Harold McDonell

Who was Harold McDonell?

Harold Clark McDonell was an English cricketer. McDonell was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler who played as an all-rounder.

McDonell was educated at Winchester College, where he was in the cricket team.

McDonell made his first-class debut for Surrey against Hampshire in 1901. He did not play for Surrey in 1902, but resumed in 1903 and 1904, with his final first-class match for the county coming against the touring South Africans. McDonell played 13 first-class matches for Surrey, scoring 269 runs at a batting average of 14.15 and a high score of 46. With the ball McDonell took 41 wickets at a bowling average of 21.75, with 2 five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/44 against Gloucestershire in 1904.

McDonell not only played for Surrey during this period, but also Cambridge University, for whom he made his debut for in 1902 against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. From 1902 to 1905 McDonell represented the University in 31 first-class matches, with his final first-class match for the University coming in the 1905 season against Oxford University.