The NSW cricket community is in mourning today following the passing in Brisbane, of NSW Cricket Association Life Member, John McMahon OAM, aged 91.
McMahon was born in Sydney in 1932 and played his first game of cricket in 1943, at the age of 9, and his last game in 2011, at the age of 79.
His lifelong contribution to cricket came as a player, coach and administrator with his service to the sport, particularly in the state’s Northern Rivers, where he moved to Lismore for his work as a journalist in the mid 1950’s, earning him recognition as a life member of Lismore District Cricket Association, Far North Coast Cricket Council, North Coastal Cricket Zone, Country Cricket NSW and the NSW Cricket Association.
