Brian Makin

Brian Makin was a member of the crack Old Waconians lacrosse team that was invincible in the years immediately before after World War II. They won six out of the nine Iroquois Cup finals between 1938-53.

Makin was one of eight children, five of whom excelled at sport, and two of his brothers, like Brian, played lacrosse at Cheadle Hulme School. Makin served with the Royal Corps of Signals during World War II and, after the hostilities, resumed his career with the Post Office, for whom he worked most of his life. Despite being from the Lancashire-side of the Pennines, it was after a posting to the Post Office in Leeds in 1936 that he played his club lacrosse for Parkside, and won county honours, for Yorkshire. He later went on to captain Lancashire, however, and also skippered the Old Waconians, and in 1952 had the honour of captaining The Rest in the annual match against England at Lord’s. Makin also played in the prestigious North versus South match on several occasions, and played for England against Lord Robinson’s XI in 1951.

Brian Makin died in his 91st year in December 2008, His brother David, a fellow Old Waconian, passed away just six months earlier.