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Malcolm Ronaldson
Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Bruce Ronaldson
Born	13 April 1917; East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	2 December 2004 (aged 87); Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
1938	Eastern Province
First-class debut	1 January 1938 Eastern Province v Border
Last First-class	25 March 1938 Eastern Province v Transvaal
Career statistics
Matches	5
Runs scored	242
Batting average	26.88
100s/50s	0/2
Top score	94
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	-
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	-
10 wickets in match	-
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	1/0
	Source: CricketArchive, 18 August 2008

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Malcolm Bruce Ronaldson (13 April 1917 – 2 December 2004) was a South African cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman,^[2] he played first-class cricket for Eastern Province in 1938^[3] and later played for Tanganyika and East Africa in the 1950s.^[4]

Biography

Born in East London in 1917,^[2] Bruce Ronaldson played five matches for Eastern Province in the 1937/38 Currie Cup, his first coming against Border and his last coming against Transvaal.^[3] Opening the batting, often without gloves,^[5] his highest score of 94^[2] came in the match against Western Province.^[6]

World War II prevented him from playing first-class cricket again,^[5] but he played for, and captained Tanganyika throughout the 1950s. Most of his matches were against Uganda, with one match each against Kenya and the MCC. He also played twice for East Africa - against Sunder Cricket Club in 1957^[4] and against a South African Non-Europeans team captained by Basil D'Oliveira in 1958.^[7]

Ronaldson worked for the British Colonial Service as a District Commissioner for fifteen years and, while at Mbulu, trained Tanzanian marathon runner, John Stephen Akhwari, who was favourite for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Akhwari is notable for his honourable last place finish. He fell early in the race, cutting his knee and dislocating the joint but went on to complete the race, stating to journalists that "My country did not send me 10,000 miles just to start the race; they sent me to finish the race."^[8] 18 other competitors did not finish the race.

He moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 and spent 20 years as company secretary of Oxfam.^[5] He died in Oxford in 2004, aged 87.^[2] His son Chris Ronaldson was world champion in real tennis,^[5] winning the first ever grand slam in 1984.

References

^ Malcolm Ronaldson at Cricinfo
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b First-class matches played by Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b Other matches played by Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2007, Obituaries K-R
^ Scorecard of Western Province v Eastern Province, 19 February 1938
^ Scorecard of East Africa v South African Non-Europeans, 13 September 1958 at CricketArchive
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-12-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] Malcolm Ronaldson at Cricinfo

[CAP-2] Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive

[FCM-3] First-class matches played by Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive

[OthM-4] Other matches played by Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive

[WisObit-5] Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2007, Obituaries K-R

[6] Scorecard of Western Province v Eastern Province, 19 February 1938

[7] Scorecard of East Africa v South African Non-Europeans, 13 September 1958 at CricketArchive

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-12-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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 [[World War II]] prevented him from playing first-class cricket again,<ref name="WisObit" /> but he played for, and [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] Tanganyika throughout the 1950s. Most of his matches were against [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]], with one match each against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]]. He also played twice for East Africa - against Sunder Cricket Club in 1957<ref name="OthM" /> and against a South African Non-Europeans team captained by [[Basil D'Oliveira]] in 1958.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97177.html Scorecard] of East Africa v South African Non-Europeans, 13 September 1958 at CricketArchive</ref>
-Ronaldson worked for the British Colonial Service as a District Commissioner for fifteen years and, while at Mbulu, trained Tanzanian marathon runner, John Stephen Akhwari, who was favourite for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.  Akhwari is notable for his honourable last place finish.  He fell early in the race, cutting his knee and dislocating the joint but went on to complete the race, stating to journalists that "My country did not send me 10,000 miles just to start the race; they sent me to finish the race."<ref>http://en.beijing2008.cn/education/stories/n214077658.shtml</ref>  18 other competitors did not finish the race.
+Ronaldson worked for the British Colonial Service as a District Commissioner for fifteen years and, while at Mbulu, trained Tanzanian marathon runner, John Stephen Akhwari, who was favourite for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.  Akhwari is notable for his honourable last place finish.  He fell early in the race, cutting his knee and dislocating the joint but went on to complete the race, stating to journalists that "My country did not send me 10,000 miles just to start the race; they sent me to finish the race."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/education/stories/n214077658.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224182309/http://en.beijing2008.cn/education/stories/n214077658.shtml |archivedate=2011-12-24 |df= }}</ref>  18 other competitors did not finish the race.
 He moved to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1962 and spent 20 years as company secretary of [[Oxfam]].<ref name="WisObit" /> He died in [[Oxford]] in 2004, aged 87.<ref name="CAP" /> His son [[Chris Ronaldson]] was world champion in [[real tennis]],<ref name="WisObit" /> winning the first ever grand slam in 1984.