Robert Hepburn Macdonald (born 18 July 1965) is a South African former cricketer.
MacDonald was born at Cape Town in October 1965.
He studied in England at Durham University, before undertaking his post-graduate studies at Keble College, Oxford.
While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Hampshire at Oxford in 1991.
He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1993, making a total of nineteen first-class appearances.
Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 31 wickets at an average of 38.93, with best figures of 5 for 20.
These figures, which was his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Middlesex in 1993.
He also made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Universities cricket team against the touring Australians.
In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made three List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities, making four appearances in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup and a single appearance in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup.
taking 9 wickets at an average of 26.22.
His best figures of 6 for 36 came against Gloucestershire on his List A debut.
He took no more than a single wicket in his other five List A matches.