Brenton McDonald (born 30 April 1984) is an Australian former

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er. A right-arm

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bowler, McDonald played one match in the

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for the

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in 2011 and two

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matches for

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in October 2012. The younger brother of former

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er and national coach Andrew McDonald, he was nicknamed Les by his father because he was a "miserable tacker" when he was young. McDonald played his junior cricket in

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before moving to

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in 2011 to play for Richmond Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket Association. McDonald won a premiership with Richmond in 2011–12https://www.codesports.com.au/cricket/local-cricket/brenton-les-mcdonald-brother-of-australian-coach-andrew-had-a-glittering-cricket-career-of-his-own/news-story/2e0884d77f00e29000b1be6e80940008 before moving to South Australia. In total, McDonald played for three clubs in two different states. He won three premierships in a row, one with each club. McDonald retired from cricket in 2016.

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* 1984 births Living people Australian cricketers Melbourne Renegades cricketers South Australia cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Richmond cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub