Famous People with Name Massie

Hugh Hamon Massie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Hugh Hamon Massie: was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Massie's role in the 1882 "Ashes" Test Match was almost as pivotal in deciding the result as Fred Spofforth's celebrated performance with the ball. Massie scored 55 in 57 minutes from just sixty deliveries, with nine fours, to give the Australians a chance. They duly took it to win by seven runs.

Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie: A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in 1972 at Lord's where he took eight wickets in each innings, with figures of 16/137 for the match. This was a world record until beaten by India's Narendra Hirwani, who took 16 wickets for just 1 run fewer. The parallels go deeper - neither man enjoyed an extended Test career; between the two of them, they played fewer than 25 Test matches.

Leslie "Les" Massie            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Leslie "Les" Massie: is a Scottish footballer, who played most of his games during the 1950s & 1960s for Huddersfield Town. In 2006, he was named on Huddersfield's 100 fans' favourites of all time.