William McDougall "Mac" Anderson (8 October 1919 – 21 December 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test match in 1946.

His son Robert Anderson played international cricket for New Zealand in the 1970s.

[3] He made 61 for Canterbury against the Australians shortly afterwards,[4] and was selected for the single Test against Australia in Wellington.

[5] Anderson made 285 runs at 71.25 in the 1948–49 Plunket Shield with three 50s, and played in the trial match, but was not selected for the subsequent tour to England.

Anderson later served as a selector for Canterbury and, for two years, for the New Zealand Test team.