Alan Mackley
Alan E Mackley, (born 1913; died 1982 at Perth, Western Australia) was the first Australian cricket Test match umpire from Western Australia.
He umpired one Test match between Australia and England at Adelaide on 25 January to 30 January 1963, a match drawn with England requiring 132 runs to win with 6 wickets in hand. Neil Harvey and Norm O'Neill both scored centuries and Graham McKenzie took 5 wickets in England’s first innings. Mackley’s partner in this match was Colin Egar.
He umpired 51 first-class matches between 1951 and 1965, all (except his Test match) in Perth.
Mackley was later a member of the Western Australian Cricket Association Appeals Board, and the Umpires’ Appointment Board.
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References
- Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, 1983 edition (obituary)
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