MacGill 'threatened' Sydney bar owner

Stuart MacGill told police he wanted a woman to leave him alone after stalking him for a year. (AAP)

Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill and a friend acted in a threatening manner towards a Sydney bar owner earlier this year, a court has been told.

MacGill, 51, is accused of stalking and verbally intimidating Samantha Ford while walking down Kemp Street in the Sydney CBD and then later at the Captain Cook Hotel on around 6pm on February 1 this year.