Colin McDonald (New Zealand cricketer)

Colin John McDonald (8 February 1948 – 3 October 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer and journalist. He played two first-class matches for Otago in the 1968–69 season.[1]

Jim McDonald
Personal information
Full name
Colin John McDonald
Born(1948-02-08)8 February 1948
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died3 October 2005(2005-10-03) (aged 57)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

Jim McDonald was born at Dunedin in 1948 and educated at Kings High School in the city.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1965–66 season and appeared for a New Zealand under-23 side in February 1968 before making his representative debut for Otago in December of the same year. A bowler, he took two wickets on debut against Canterbury and three in Otago's following match against Wellington but did not retain his place in the side.[3]

McDonald worked as journalist.[2] He died at Invercargill in 2005 aged 57.[1] An obituary was published in the following year's New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[2]

References
  1. "Colin McDonald". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 84. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Jim McDonald, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023. (subscription required)


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