Charles Edward MacCormick (29 January 1862 – 30 July 1945) was an Australian-born lawyer, judge and

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er. He played five first-class matches in New Zealand for

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between the 1884–85 and 1893–94 seasons. Charles MacCormick was born at

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in Sydney, Australia in 1862, one of 11 children.Mrs E. A. MacCormick, ''

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'', volume XLIX, issue 271, 27 July 1926, p. 5.
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. Retrieved 1 June 2023.) He was the son of Charles MacCormick, a barrister who worked at the

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. The family moved to

in New Zealand in 1865 and MacCormick was educated at

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and

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.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 83. Cardiff:

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. MacCormick trained as a lawyer and was clerk to Thomas DuFaur before becoming a partner in the firm in around 1900. The firm specialist in Māori land law, and in 1906 MacCormick was appointed as one of the judges of the

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. In 1940 he became the court's Chief Justice.Mr Evan MacCormick, ''

'', volume XLIX, issue 271, 13 November 1918, p. 4.
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. Retrieved 1 June 2023.) He served as the President of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and was involved in running cricket and

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clubs in Auckland. MacCormick died at Auckland in 1945. He was aged 83.

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