Russ McCool

Russel John McCool (born 4 December 1959 at Taunton, Somerset, England) is an Australian cricketer who, by dint of his birthplace, played one first-class match for Somerset in 1982.¹

McCool was the son of the Australian Test all-rounder Colin McCool and his wife Dorothy. He was born while his father was engaged as a professional cricketer for Somerset, but brought up in Australia where he attended schools in Woy Woy, New South Wales.²

A leg-spin bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman, Russel McCool played for New South Wales Colts from the 1980–81 season. But his only first-class experience came in a single season, 1982, that he spent with Somerset, qualifying by birth. In his single match for the first team against Derbyshire at Derby, he made 7 and 12 batting at No 10, took one catch, but failed to take a wicket with his bowling.³ He played fairly regularly for Somerset's Second Eleven in the Second Eleven Championship and the Minor Counties, taking 30 wickets in the season.⁴ He suffered an injury at the end of the season and had to stop playing and return to Australia.