| Full name: | Martin Paterson Donnelly | 
| Born: | 17th October 1917, Ngaruawahia, Waikato, New Zealand | 
| Died: | 22nd October 1999, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 
| Batting: | Left-hand batter | 
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | 
| Education: | New Plymouth Boys High School; Canterbury University; Worcester College, Oxford University | 
| Other Sports: | Rugby Union for Canterbury (NZ), Blackheath, Barbarians and England | 
| Biography: | He was sometimes known by the nickname 'Squib' | 
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1937-1949); Wellington (Main FC: 1936/37-1940/41); Canterbury (Main FC: 1938/39-1939/40); Oxford University (Main FC: 1946-1947); Middlesex (Main FC: 1946); Warwickshire (Main FC: 1948-1950); All teams | 
| Warwickshire cap: 1948 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1948 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1937-1949) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 7 | 12 | 1 | 582 | 206 | 52.90 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1937-1949) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0-20 | 4.00 | ||||
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1936/37-1960/61) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 131 | 221 | 26 | 9250 | 208* | 47.43 | 23 | 46 | 74 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1936/37-1960/61) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 3476 | 90 | 1683 | 43 | 4-32 | 39.13 | 0 | 0 | 80.83 | 2.90 |