A left-arm pace bowler who sometimes also bowled spin, Macaulay was educated at Hilton College where he played for the 1st XI. He made his first-class debut for Transvaal against Border in 1957–58, becoming a regular player in 1959–60. In 1963–64, playing for Orange Free State in the B Section of the Currie Cup, he took 37 wickets at 13.35, including career-best figures of 7 for 49 (11 for 97 in the match) against Rhodesia at Bloemfontein.[2]
Selected for a South African Colts XI against the MCC touring team in 1964–65, Macaulay made 55 not out, his first first-class 50; going in at number 11, he put on 112 for the last wicket with Jackie Botten in less than an hour.[3] A few weeks later he took 7 for 58 when the MCC played Orange Free State, out of a first innings total of 199 for 7 declared.[4] He was included in the South African team for the Fifth Test in Port Elizabeth, taking two wickets in a drawn match,[5] bowling most of the time with a painfully injured heel.[6]
He toured England in 1965 but the pace trio of Peter Pollock, Richard Dumbrill and Jackie Botten were preferred in the three Tests.[7]
Macaulay continued to play domestic first-class cricket until a knee injury forced him to retire after the 1968–69 season. However, he returned in 1977–78 at the age of 37, taking 42 wickets for Eastern Province at 23.14 and bowling more overs than anyone else in the country.[8] After two games the next season he retired for good. He was the first player to represent five provinces in the Currie Cup, out of the nine that competed at the time.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Mike Macaulay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^"Orange Free State v Rhodesia 1963–64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
mike, macaulay, michael, john, macaulay, april, 1939, december, 2021, south, african, cricketer, played, only, test, match, country, 1965, personal, informationfull, namemichael, john, macaulayborn, 1939, april, 1939durban, natal, south, africadied10, december. Michael John Macaulay 19 April 1939 10 December 2021 was a South African cricketer who played his only Test match for the country in 1965 1 Mike MacaulayPersonal informationFull nameMichael John MacaulayBorn 1939 04 19 19 April 1939Durban Natal South AfricaDied10 December 2021 2021 12 10 aged 82 Gqeberha Eastern Cape South AfricaBattingRight handedBowlingLeft arm mediumSlow left arm orthodoxInternational informationNational sideSouth AfricaOnly Test12 February 1965 v EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1957 58 1959 60Transvaal1960 61Western Province1961 62 1962 63Transvaal1963 64 1964 65Orange Free State1965 66Transvaal1966 67 1968 69North Eastern Transvaal1977 78 1978 79Eastern ProvinceCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 1 69Runs scored 33 888Batting average 16 50 13 05100s 50s 0 0 0 2Top score 21 59Balls bowled 276 13 566Wickets 2 234Bowling average 36 50 22 895 wickets in innings 0 1610 wickets in match 0 4Best bowling 1 10 7 49Catches stumpings 0 45 Source CricketArchive 15 November 2022 A left arm pace bowler who sometimes also bowled spin Macaulay was educated at Hilton College where he played for the 1st XI He made his first class debut for Transvaal against Border in 1957 58 becoming a regular player in 1959 60 In 1963 64 playing for Orange Free State in the B Section of the Currie Cup he took 37 wickets at 13 35 including career best figures of 7 for 49 11 for 97 in the match against Rhodesia at Bloemfontein 2 Selected for a South African Colts XI against the MCC touring team in 1964 65 Macaulay made 55 not out his first first class 50 going in at number 11 he put on 112 for the last wicket with Jackie Botten in less than an hour 3 A few weeks later he took 7 for 58 when the MCC played Orange Free State out of a first innings total of 199 for 7 declared 4 He was included in the South African team for the Fifth Test in Port Elizabeth taking two wickets in a drawn match 5 bowling most of the time with a painfully injured heel 6 He toured England in 1965 but the pace trio of Peter Pollock Richard Dumbrill and Jackie Botten were preferred in the three Tests 7 Macaulay continued to play domestic first class cricket until a knee injury forced him to retire after the 1968 69 season However he returned in 1977 78 at the age of 37 taking 42 wickets for Eastern Province at 23 14 and bowling more overs than anyone else in the country 8 After two games the next season he retired for good He was the first player to represent five provinces in the Currie Cup out of the nine that competed at the time 9 References edit Mike Macaulay CricketArchive Retrieved 23 February 2023 Orange Free State v Rhodesia 1963 64 CricketArchive Retrieved 31 March 2016 Wisden 1966 p 799 Wisden 1966 p 811 Wisden 1966 p 816 Peter van der Merwe quoted in J McGlew amp T Chesterfield South Africa s Cricket Captains Southern Halfway House 1994 p 130 South Africans in England 1965 Wisden 1966 pp 298 323 Wisden 1979 p 1011 Christopher Martin Jenkins The Complete Who s Who of Test Cricketers Rigby Adelaide 1983 p 295 External links editMike Macaulay at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Macaulay amp oldid 1195789669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
