Thomas MacDonald (cricketer)

Thomas John MacDonald (27 December 1908 – 23 March 1998) was an Irish cricketer. MacDonald was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was educated initially at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, before attending Queen's University, Belfast.^[1]

Thomas MacDonald

Personal information
Full name	Thomas John MacDonald
Born	(1908-12-27)27 December 1908 Comber, County Down, United Kingdom
Died	23 March 1998(1998-03-23) (aged 89) Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	James MacDonald (brother)
International information
National side	Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934–1936	Lincolnshire
1930	Cambridge University
1928–1936	Ireland
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

MacDonald made his first-class debut for Ireland against the West Indians at College Park, Dublin in 1928. He made five further first-class appearances for Ireland, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1936.^[2] In his six first-class matches for Ireland, he scored 255 runs at an average of 21.25, with a high score of 132.^[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against 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 cricket in England for Lincolnshire, first appearing for the county in the 1934 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. "Player profile: Thomas John MacDonald". www.cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "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.

External links

• Thomas MacDonald at ESPNcricinfo
• Thomas MacDonald at CricketArchive