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| Full name | Robert Murray McDowall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1821 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 1894 (aged 72) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Underarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1850/51–1853/54 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Murray McDowall (21 November 1821 – 5 November 1894), was a Scottish-born Australian cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches for Tasmania. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. When McDowall bowled Duncan Cooper for 4 in Victoria's first innings, he took the first-ever first-class wicket claimed in Australia. McDowall went on to take 5/27 in the first innings, making him the first man to take a 5 wicket haul in Australian first class cricket history.