Background
He was born at Croydon, Surrey.
He was born at Croydon, Surrey.
University of Cambridge.
MacGinty was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. In 1951, MacGinty made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against the Northamptonshire Second XI. From 1951 to 1952, he represented the county in 7 Minor Counties matches, with his final appearance coming against Lincolnshire. MacGinty also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his first-class debut against Leicestershire in 1952.
He represented the University in 5 further first-class matches in 1952, with his final appearance coming against Gloucestershire.
In his 6 first-class matches, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 29.64, with best figures of 4/58.