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Full name | Colin Leslie McCool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 9 December 1916|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 April 1986 Concord, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 69)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 166) | 29 March 1946 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 March 1950 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1939/40–1940/41 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945/46–1952/53 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1960 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2007 |
Colin Leslie McCool (9 December 1916 – 5 April 1986) was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Test matches between 1946 and 1950. McCool, born in Paddington, New South Wales, was an all-rounder who bowled leg spin and googlies with a round arm action and as a lower order batsman was regarded as effective square of the wicket and against spin bowling.[1] He made his Test début against New Zealand in 1946, taking a wicket with his second delivery.[1] He was part of Donald Bradman's Invincibles team that toured England in 1948 but injury saw him miss selection in any of the Test matches.[1]
A good tour of South Africa in 1949–50 was followed by a lack of opportunity in the next two seasons, leading McCool to sign a contract to play professional cricket in the Lancashire League in 1953.[2] Three years later, Somerset County Cricket Club recruited McCool where he was a success, especially as a middle-order batsman; he played five seasons and saw the club achieve its highest place in the County Championship since 1892.[3] He retired from cricket in 1960 and returned to Australia to work as a market gardener.[1] He died in Concord, New South Wales on 5 April 1986.[1]
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