| Intro | South African cricketer |
| A.K.A. | Robert Hepburn MacDonald |
| Is |
Athlete Cricketer |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
18 July 1965, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Age | 55 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Robert Hepburn Macdonald (born 18 July 1965) is a South African former cricketer.
MacDonald was born at Cape Town in October 1965. He studied in England at Durham University, before undertaking his post-graduate studies at Keble College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Hampshire at Oxford in 1991. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1993, making a total of nineteen first-class appearances. Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 31 wickets at an average of 38.93, with best figures of 5 for 20. These figures, which was his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Middlesex in 1993. He also made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Universities cricket team against the touring Australians. In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made three List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities, making four appearances in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup and a single appearance in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup. taking 9 wickets at an average of 26.22. His best figures of 6 for 36 came against Gloucestershire on his List A debut. He took no more than a single wicket in his other five List A matches.