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Full name | Kenneth Mackessack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 October 1902 Alves, Morayshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 October 1982 Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Douglas Mackessack (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926/27 | Northern Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927/28 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 April 2019 |
Kenneth Mackessack DL (24 October 1902 – 18 October 1982) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Mackessack served with the Seaforth Highlanders from 1923 to 1948, during which he served in British India and in the Second World War, in which he was wounded during the Battle of El Alamein. He served the remainder of the war as a military attaché in Washington, for which he was appointed to the Legion of Merit. During his military career he also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, as well as for teams in British India. Following his retirement from the military, Mackessack served as the deputy lieutenant for Moray in 1954.