Russ McCool

Russel John McCool, born at Taunton, Somerset, England on December 4, 1959, was an Australian cricketer who, by dint of his birthplace, played one first-class match for Somerset in 1982.

Russ 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. [Cite book
title = Cricketers' Who's Who
edition = 1983
publisher = Cricketers' Who's Who/Iain Sproat
pages = p278]

A leg-spin bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman, Russ 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. [cite web
url = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42209.html
title = Derbyshire v Somerset
publisher = www.cricketarchive.com
accessdate = 2008-05-24] He played fairly regularly for Somerset's Second Eleven in the Second Eleven Championship and the Minor Counties, taking 30 wickets in the season. [Cite book
title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
edition = 1983
publisher = John Wisden & Co
chapter = Minor Counties Championship 1982 and Second Eleven Championship 1982
pages = pp865 and 880] But he was not re-engaged by Somerset at the end of the season and returned to Australia.

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