Alister McDermott

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}

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| name = Alister McDermott

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| country = Namibia

| fullname = Alister Craig McDermott

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast medium

| role = Bowler

| family = Craig McDermott (father)
Ben McDermott (brother)

| club1 = Queensland

| year1 = {{nowrap|2008/09–2014/15}}

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| club2 = Brisbane Heat

| year2 = {{nowrap|2011/12–2014/15}}

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| type1 = First-class

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| debutdate1 = 18 November

| debutyear1 = 2009

| debutfor1 = Queensland

| debutagainst1 = West Indies

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| type2 = List A

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| debutdate2 = 11 October

| debutyear2 = 2009

| debutfor2 = Queensland

| debutagainst2 = Western Australia

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| columns=3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 20

| runs1 = 226

| bat avg1 = 13.29

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 41

| deliveries1 = 3,917

| wickets1 = 75

| bowl avg1 = 24.77

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/36

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 27

| runs2 = 37

| bat avg2 = 18.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 13

| deliveries2 = 1,468

| wickets2 = 48

| bowl avg2 = 24.70

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/64

| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 25

| runs3 = 7

| bat avg3 = 1.75

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 5

| deliveries3 = 489

| wickets3 = 29

| bowl avg3 = 23.10

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/37

| catches/stumpings3 = 7/–

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| date = 9 October

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/333810.html ESPNCricinfo

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Alister Craig McDermott (born 7 June 1991) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. He made his Queensland List A cricket debut on 11 October 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/417670.html|title=Scorecard|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=22 August 2011}} against Western Australia, and his First Class debut on 18 November 2009, in a match against the touring West Indians.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/417773.html|title=Scorecard|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=22 August 2011}} Currently, he is an industrial executive at Colliers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.colliers.com.au/people/alister-mcdermott/ |title=Alister McDermott - Colliers International |access-date=8 November 2017 |archive-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095952/http://www.colliers.com.au/people/alister-mcdermott/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/cricket/where-are-they-now-australias-last-under-19-cricket-world-cup-winners-from-2010-all-grown-up-ng-b88732986z |title=Where are they now?: Australia's last Under-19 Cricket World Cup winners from 2010 all grown up |work=The West Australian |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=25 April 2019}}

He is the son of Australian Test cricketer Craig McDermott, elder brother of Ben McDermott, and has represented Australia in Youth Test and One Day Internationals at Under-19 level.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/158/158668/158668.html|title=Alister McDermott|publisher=Cricket Archive|accessdate=20 December 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091225005426/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/158/158668/158668.html| archivedate= 25 December 2009 | url-status= live}} He was a member of the Brisbane Heat Big Bash 02 winning team playing in the final and also the Sydney Thunder Big Bash 05 winning squad.

As of 2019 McDermott had begun serving as head coach of Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club and begun studying an education degree.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/alister-mcdermott-comeback-return-cricket-queensland-bulls-profile-craig-wynnum-manly-australia/2019-06-11 |title=The second coming of Alister McDermott

|work=Cricket.com.au |accessdate=31 July 2020}} In July 2020, he announced his retirement from cricket, following a string of injuries.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29569386/alister-mcdermott-retires-29-string-injuries |title=Alister McDermott retires at 29 after string of injuries |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 July 2020}}