Andrew MacKinlay

Andrew Stuart MacKinlay (born 24 April 1949) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election.

Early life

MacKinlay was educated variously at St Joseph's School, Wembley; Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, Tolworth; Salesian College (a private Catholic school at the time), now a comprehensive called Salesian School, (Highfield Road, Chertsey), and Kingston College. He worked from 1965 as a committee clerk with Surrey County Council until 1975, when he served as a union official with the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO). He joined NALGO in 1965. He joined the Labour Party in 1966. MacKinlay was elected councillor in 1971 in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and served for seven years.

Parliamentary career

He stood unsuccessfully for Labour in the following elections:

Andrew MacKinlay (cricketer)

Andrew Ian MacKinlay (born 21 September 1967) is a former South African cricketer. MacKinlay was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Durban, Natal Province.

MacKinlay made his debut in List A cricket for Natal Country Districts against Transvaal in the Nissan Shield during the 1991/92 season. His second and final appearance in List A cricket for Natal Country Districts came against Orange Free State in the following season's competition.

MacKinlay later represented the Essex Cricket Board in List A cricket. His first match for the Board came against Ireland in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2001, he played 4 matches for the Board, the last of which came against Suffolk in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his career total of 6 List A matches, he scored 83 runs at a batting average of 27.66, with a high score of 33*. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 61.25, with best figures of 1/31.