Tim MacDonald
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
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| name = Tim Macdonald
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| country = Australia
| fullname = Timothy Peter Macdonald
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|09|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Subiaco, Western Australia
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
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| matches1 = 21
| runs1 = 120
| bat avg1 = 6.31
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 17
| deliveries1 = 3,393
| wickets1 = 50
| bowl avg1 = 35.30
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| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/40
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
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| deliveries2 = 48
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| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 3
| runs3 = 8
| bat avg3 = –
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8*
| deliveries3 = 66
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg3 = 22.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–
| date = 24 May
| year = 2020
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/261355.html Cricinfo
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Timothy Peter Macdonald (born 7 September 1980) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer, who is an assistant coach of the England women's cricket team. As a player, MacDonald was a bowler who played for Western Australia and Tasmania.
Career
Macdonald was a pace bowler who represented Western Australia and Tasmania.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/england_women_appoint_tim_macdonald_assistant_coach_permanent_basis.html| title=England Women appoint Tim MacDonald as assistant coach on permanent basis| magazine=The Cricketer| date=5 August 2020| accessdate=24 February 2021}} He played club cricket for Claremont-Nedlands in the WACA District League; he took 70 wickets in the 2005-06 tournament at an average of 11.63.{{cite web| url=https://www.waca.com.au/news/waca-finalises-warriors-squad-for-2006-07/2006-06-26| title= WACA Finalises Warriors Squad for 2006-07| publisher=Western Australia cricket team| date=26 June 2006| accessdate=24 February 2021}} He was signed by Western Australia for the 2006–07 season. He was not selected for the Tasmania squad for the 2011–12 season.{{cite news| url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australian-news-tasmania-finalise-new-look-squad-521305| title=Tasmania finalise new-look squad| work=ESPNcricinfo| date=30 June 2011| accessdate=24 February 2021}}
In the 2013–14 season, Macdonald was player-coach of the Claremont-Nedlands; he took 42 wickets in the season, the most of any Claremont-Nedlands player. After the season, MacDonald retired from playing cricket.{{cite web| url= https://www.waca.com.au/news/first-grade-previews-the-finalists/2014-10-02| title= First Grade Previews: The Finalists| publisher=Western Australia cricket team| date=2 October 2014| accessdate=24 February 2021}} He was named the WACA District League Senior Coach of the Year for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news| url= https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/western-suburbs-weekly/cricket-claremont-nedlands-tim-david-claims-olly-cooley-medal-c-806689| title= Cricket: Claremont-Nedlands' Tim David claims Olly Cooley Medal| work=Perth Now| date=8 April 2017| accessdate=24 February 2021}}
MacDonald later worked as an assistant coach under Lisa Keightley at Perth Scorchers and Western Fury. He was an assistant coach for the Australia women's national cricket team for their 2017–18 series in India.{{cite web| url= https://www.cricketact.com.au/news/australia-a-selection-for-bates-and-brown/2018-10-10| title= Meteors Duo Selected for Australia A Tour of India| publisher=Cricket ACT| date=10 October 2018| accessdate=24 February 2021}} McDonald was later an assistant coach of the England women's cricket team for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and in August 2020, he was given the role full-time.{{cite news| url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-women-appoint-tim-macdonald-as-full-time-senior-assistant-coach-1228583| title=England Women appoint Tim Macdonald as full-time senior assistant coach| work=ESPNcricinfo| date=5 August 2020| accessdate=24 February 2021}}
References
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External links
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Category:Australian cricketers
Category:Western Australia cricketers