Career
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. When McDowall bowled Duncan Cooper for 4 in Victoria"s first innings, he took the first-ever first-class wicket claimed in Australia.
McDowall went on to take 5/27 in the first innings, making him the first man to take a 5 wicket haul in Australian first class cricket history.