Donald McDonald
English cricketer
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| Intro | English cricketer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Military personnel Athlete Cricketer | |
| Work field | Military Sports | |
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| Birth | 22 February 1887 | |
| Death | 29 June 1961 (aged 74 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Donald McDonald (22 February 1887 — 29 June 1961) was an English first-class cricketer of Scottish descent.
McDonald was born in February 1887 at Chard, Somerset. He was educated at Taunton School, before matriculating to the University of Edinburgh. A club cricketer for Carlton, he was selected to play for the Scottish cricket team in a single first-class match against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1913. Playing as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler in the Scottish side, McDonald met with success in the Irish first-innings by taking figures of 5 for 51, in addition to taking the wicket of Bob Lambert. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs in the Scottish first innings by Basil Ward, while in their second innings he was not required to bat. McDonald served in the First World War as a captain in the Somerset Light Infantry, with attachment to the 20th (Light) Division in 1918. McDonald died in June 1961 at Southbourne, Hampshire.