Peter Malcolm McCaw (10 February 1930 – 28 July 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer and chartered accountant.[1]
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| Full name | Peter Malcolm McCaw | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-02-10)10 February 1930 Inglewood, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1952/53 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||
McCaw was born in Inglewood, Taranaki. After attending New Plymouth Boys' High School he studied at Victoria University College in Wellington.[1] A sound right-handed opening batsman, he played in three first-class matches for Wellington in 1952/53.[2] He scored 51 in his first innings.[3] He served as honorary accountant to the Wellington Cricket Association from 1970 to 1976 and as president of the Association from 1984 to 1987.[1]
McCaw chaired the New Zealand government's Task Force for Tax Reform, which reported in 1982, and was a member of the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) council for 17 years.[4] In 1988, McCaw was conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by VUW.[5] He was a member of the boards of the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority, the Rural Bank, the National Bank of New Zealand and Wellington International Airport Ltd.[1]