Ted McDonald

Ted McDonald
Born	Edgar Arthur McDonald (1891-01-06)6 January 1891 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died	22 July 1937(1937-07-22) (aged 46) Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 114)	14 January 1921 v England
Last Test	29 November 1921 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1909/10–1910/11	Tasmania
1911/12–1921/22	Victoria
1924–1931	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 11 281 Runs scored 116 2,661 Batting average 16.57 10.43 100s/50s 0/0 1/2 Top score 36 100* Balls bowled 2,885 58,504 Wickets 43 1,395 Bowling average 33.27 20.76 5 wickets in innings 2 119 10 wickets in match 0 31 Best bowling 5/32 8/41 Catches/stumpings 3/– 97/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 February 2009
Australian rules footballer Australian rules football career Personal information Position(s) Defender Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1912 Essendon 02 (0) 1913–19 Fitzroy 46 (2) 1919–20 Essendon A (VFA) 25 (2) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald (6 January 1891 – 22 July 1937) was a cricketer who played for Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire and Australia, as well as being an Australian rules footballer who played with Launceston Football Club, Essendon Football Club, and Fitzroy Football Club before totally concentrating on cricket. Despite a short international career, he was considered by many cricketers as well as commentators to be one of the best fast bowlers of his generation.