James Mackay (cricketer)

**James Mackay**
Personal information
Full name	James Rainey Munro Mackay
Born	9 September 1880(1880-09-09) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 June 1953(1953-06-13) (aged 72) Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902–1906	New South Wales
1906–1907	Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	20
Runs scored	1,556
Batting average	50.19
100s/50s	6/7
Top score	203
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	—
Bowling average	—
5 wickets in innings	—
10 wickets in match	—
Best bowling	—
Catches/stumpings	5/—
Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2009

James Rainey Munro Mackay, better known as "Sunny Jim" Mackay, (9 September 1880 – 13 June 1953) was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman who was likened in his youth to Victor Trumper, and was considered unlucky to miss the 1905 Australian tour to England.

Mackay was born in Armidale, New South Wales. He scored 203, 90, 194, 105, 102* and 136 for New South Wales in the 1905/06 season. He also scored 6 other centuries for his club side. A country boy, he inadvisedly signed a disapproved contract with Melbourne C.C. in company with others and was suspended. He moved to South Africa where he dominated again for Transvaal but his eyesight was damaged when a motorbike knocked him down and his brief, but dazzling career, was cut short.

Mackay moved back to Sydney and tried to regain his place in the New South Wales side but his injury was too debilitating and he was forced to retire. In just 20 first class matches from 1902/03 to 1906/07, he had scored 1556 runs at 50.19 with six hundreds and 7 fifties. He died in Walcha.

References

Cricinfo

Australian first-class cricket season leading run-scorers (1900–01 to 1949–50)

1900–01: Hill • 1901–02: Hill • 1902–03: Duff • 1903–04: Trumper • 1904–05: Armstrong • 1905–06: Mackay • 1906–07: Hopkins • 1907–08: Hardstaff • 1908–09: Ransford • 1909–10: Kortlang • 1910–11: Faulkner • 1911–12: Rhodes • 1912–13: Trumper • 1913–14: Macartney • 1914–15: Ryder • 1915–16: – • 1916–17: – • 1917–18: no games played • 1918–19: Armstrong • 1919–20: Park • 1920–21: Hendren • 1921–22: O'Keeffe • 1922–23: Chapman • 1923–24: Ponsford • 1924–25: Sutcliffe • 1925–26: Richardson • 1926–27: Ponsford • 1927–28: Ponsford • 1928–29: Bradman • 1929–30: Bradman • 1930–31: Bradman • 1931–32: Bradman • 1932–33: Sutcliffe • 1933–34: Bradman • 1934–35: Fingleton • 1935–36: Bradman • 1936–37: Bradman • 1937–38: Bradman • 1938–39: Brown • 1939–40: Bradman • 1940–41: S. Barnes • 1941–42: Raymer • 1942–43: – • 1943–44: – • 1944–45: – • 1945–46: S. Barnes • 1946–47: Compton • 1947–48: Bradman • 1948–49: Morris

Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 • 1900–01 to 1949–50 • • Leading wicket-takers: • • •

Persondata
Name	Mackay, James
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 September 1880
Place of birth	Armidale, New South Wales
Date of death	13 June 1953
Place of death	Walcha, New South Wales