William McDougall "Mac" Anderson (8 October 1919 – 21 December 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test match in 1946. His son Robert Anderson played international cricket for New Zealand in the 1970s.

Mac Anderson
Mac Anderson (left) and Walter Hadlee, Wellington 1946
Personal information
Full name
William McDougall Anderson
Born(1919-10-08)8 October 1919
Westport, New Zealand
Died21 December 1979(1979-12-21) (aged 60)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLegbreak, googly
RelationsRobert Anderson (son)
Tim Anderson (grandson)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 34)29 March 1946 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938/39–1949/50Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 37
Runs scored 5 1,973
Batting average 2.50 34.61
100s/50s 0/0 2/13
Top score 4 137
Balls bowled 1,031
Wickets 18
Bowling average 38.16
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/90
Catches/stumpings 1/– 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Cricket career

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Anderson was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School.[1] He played for Canterbury from 1938–39 to 1949–50 as a batsman and occasional leg-spinner.[2]

He made his highest score in 1945–46, when he scored 137 in 396 minutes opening the batting for Canterbury against Otago.[3] He made 61 for Canterbury against the Australians shortly afterwards,[4] and was selected for the single Test against Australia in Wellington. He was one of six New Zealanders to make their Test debuts in this match; for five of them, including Anderson, it was their only Test. He made 4 and 1.[5]

Anderson made 285 runs at 71.25 in the 1948–49 Plunket Shield with three 50s, and played in the trial match, but was not selected for the subsequent tour to England. Anderson later served as a selector for Canterbury and, for two years, for the New Zealand Test team.[6]

Anderson married Ruth Wickham in Christchurch in April 1947.[7] They lived in Christchurch, where he worked as a salesman.[8] He died in December 1979, aged 60.[6]

References

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  1. ^ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 12. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mac Anderson". NZC. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Canterbury v Australians 1945-46". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Only Test, Wellington, March 29-30, 1946, Australia tour of New Zealand". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Former Canterbury cricket rep. dead". Press: 15. 24 December 1979.
  7. ^ "Marriages". Press: 1. 2 July 1947.
  8. ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1960, Canterbury, Riccarton". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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