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 (left) and Walter Hadlee, Wellington 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William McDougall Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1919 Westport, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 December 1979 (aged 60) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak, googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Anderson (son) Tim Anderson (grandson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 34) | 29 March 1946 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1938/39–1949/50 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editAnderson 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mac Anderson". NZC. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Canterbury v Australians 1945-46". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Only Test, Wellington, March 29-30, 1946, Australia tour of New Zealand". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Former Canterbury cricket rep. dead". Press: 15. 24 December 1979.
- ^ "Marriages". Press: 1. 2 July 1947.
- ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1960, Canterbury, Riccarton". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2024.