Thomas MacDonald (cricketer)

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Thomas MacDonald
Personal information
Full name
Thomas John MacDonald
Born(1908-12-27)27 December 1908
Leg break
RelationsJames MacDonald (brother)
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934–1936Lincolnshire
1930Cambridge University
1928–1936Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 291
Batting average 20.78
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 132
Balls bowled 72
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2011

Thomas John MacDonald (27 December 1908 – 23 March 1998) was an Irish

Queen's University, Belfast.[1]

MacDonald made his

Scotland in 1928.[4] While studying the University of Cambridge, MacDonald also made a single first-class appearance Cambridge University against Somerset in 1930.[2] During this match he scored 29 runs in the Cambridge first-innings, before being dismissed by Jack Lee, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 7 by Arthur Wellard.[5]

He later played

Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He made six further appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hertfordshire in 1936.[6] In later life he became a schoolmaster.[1] He died at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England on 23 March 1998. He survived his brother James
, who also played first-class cricket for Ireland by nearly thirty years.

References

  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Thomas John MacDonald". www.cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Cambridge University v Somerset, 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Thomas MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

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