William Wallace Mackersy (6 May 1875 – 27 February 1959) was a New Zealand

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er. He played four first-class matches for

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during the 1906–07 and 1907–08 seasons.William Mackersy

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. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Mackersy was born at

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in 1875. Professionally he was the general manager of the Milburn Lime and Cement company, retiring in 1944 after working for the company for 53 years.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 86. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He made his first-class debut for Otago against the touring England team at Carisbrook in February 1907. Opening the bowling, Mackersy did not take a wicket during the match. The following season he played in all three of Otago's first-class fixtures, taking 10 wickets, seven of which were taken during his final representative match against Auckland in January 1908.William Mackersy
CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2023. Mackersy was married with four children. He lived at Dunedin and died there in 1959. He was aged 83.Deaths, '' The Press'', volume XCVIII, issue 28832, 28 February 1959, p. 1.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 14 November 2023.)

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