Donald McRae

Donald McRae may refer to:

Don McRae (cricketer)

Donald Alexander Noel McRae (25 December 1914 in Christchurch – 10 August 1986 in Christchurch) was a double international representing New Zealand in cricket and in soccer. His last first-class match was in New Zealand's first Test match against Australia in 1946.

He made a single appearance as goalkeeper for New Zealand in association football against Australia on 4 July 1936, conceding 7 goals in the 1-7 loss. His domestic club at the time was Nomads United.

He played cricket for Canterbury from 1937-38 to 1945-46 as an economical left-arm medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman. In his first match, against Otago, he top-scored in the second innings with 43, which remained his highest first-class score. In 1943-44, playing for a New Zealand XI against a New Zealand Services XI, he opened the bowling and took 5 for 20 off 17 overs in the first innings. In his four inter-provincial matches in 1944-45 he took 17 wickets at 13.29.

When the Plunket Shield resumed in 1945-46 he took 13 wickets in the three matches at 23.69. He took only one wicket when the Australians defeated Canterbury by an innings, but still made the Test side three weeks later. He opened the bowling and took 0 for 44 and made 0 and 8 in another innings defeat, and never played first-class cricket again.

Don McRae (politician)

Don McRae (born 1969 or 1970) is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Comox Valley in the 2009 provincial election. After serving nearly 2 years on the backbenches he was appointed Minister of Agriculture on March 14, 2011, in Premier Christy Clark's first cabinet. On September 5, 2012, he was appointed as the Minister of Education. In addition to his ministerial roles, he has a seat on the Environment and Land Use Committee and the Cabinet Committee on Open Government and Engagement. He has introduced one piece of legislation, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011.

Prior to working in the provincial government, McRae worked as a secondary school teacher at Georges P. Vanier Secondary School. He spent seven years on Courtenay's city council, having successfully run in the 2002, 2005, and 2008 municipal elections. He was appointed as a director to the Comox-Strathcona Regional District and later the Comox Valley Regional District.