Michael George Gandy earned the nickname Mahatma and played as a left-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, making a single first-class appearance for Tasmania in January 1969 during a tour match against the West Indies. In that solitary match, he scored zero runs and bowled 128 balls to take one wicket for 66 runs.
Moving to officiating after his playing days, Gandy stood in one Women's Test match in 1985, six first-class matches between 1985 and 1989, and one List A match in 1988.
Beyond the middle, Gandy served as a Cricket Tasmania board member for 16 years and helped establish the Tasmanian cricket museum. His contributions to the sport extend to writing and compiling several books on local cricket history, including Tigers Roar written alongside Ric Finlay and Rick Smith to celebrate 150 years of the Tasmanian Cricket Association, plus works on association grounds and anthologies for the ACS Tasmania.
The Australia Day Honours in 2019 brought Gandy the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to cricket.