Robert MacDonald (South African cricketer)

Robert Hepburn Macdonald (born 18 July 1965) is a South African former cricketer.

Robert MacDonald

Personal information
Full name	Robert Hepburn Macdonald
Born	18 July 1965 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–1993	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 20 5 Runs scored 76 18 Batting average 9.60 18.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 20 12* Balls bowled 2,920 264 Wickets 35 9 Bowling average 38.71 26.22 5 wickets in innings 1 1 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 5/20 6/36 Catches/stumpings –/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019

MacDonald was born at Cape Town in October 1965. He studied in England at Durham University, before undertaking his post-graduate studies at Keble College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Hampshire at Oxford in 1991. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1993, making a total of nineteen first-class appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 31 wickets at an average of 38.93, with best figures of 5 for 20.[3] These figures, which was his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Middlesex in 1993.[4] He also made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Universities cricket team against the touring Australians.[2] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made three List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities, making four appearances in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup and a single appearance in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] taking 9 wickets at an average of 26.22.[6] His best figures of 6 for 36 came against Gloucestershire on his List A debut.[7] He took no more than a single wicket in his other five List A matches.[8]

References

1. "Player profile: Robert MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Robert MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
4. "Oxford University v Middlesex, 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
5. "List A Matches played by Robert MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
6. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Robert MacDonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
7. "Gloucestershire v Combined Universities, Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
8. "List A Bowling Against Each Opponent by Robert Macdonald". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Robert MacDonald at ESPNcricinfo