Walter McDonald (cricketer)

Walter "Pudger" McDonald (24 March 1884 – 22 March 1955) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria, two for Queensland, and one for Tasmania between 1922 and 1929.[1][2]

Walter McDonald
Personal information
Born(1884-03-24)24 March 1884
Melbourne, Australia
Died22 March 1955(1955-03-22) (aged 70)
Melbourne, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922Victoria
1924 - 1925Queensland
1929Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 20 November 2015

McDonald began his cricket career as an allrounder in Victorian country cricket playing games in Warrnambool. He worked for the National Bank in Warrnambool and was transferred to Mildura where he continued to play cricket. His cricket development was limited by only playing country cricket where many of the wickets were concrete.[3]

At some point McDonald was transferred to Melbourne where he joined the Melbourne Cricket Club and began competing in district cricket, primarily as a bowler, before being transferred to Townsville in 1923 where he became prominent in cricket as a player and administrator, and he was later described as the best allrounder the city had ever had.[4] In 1928 he was transferred to Launceston and his arrival was viewed as a positive sign for Northern Tasmanian cricket.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Walter McDonald". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. "Walter McDonald". CricHQ. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "NEW PLAYER FOR THE NORTH". Examiner. Launeston, Tas. 16 December 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "MR. W. H. McDONALD". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Townsville, Qld. 5 January 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "NEW PLAYER FOR THE NORTH". Examiner. Launeston, Tas. 16 December 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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