Luke McDonald (27)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 7 imported matches (+0.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.3 over 5 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
2 of 3 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
77% of runs come in boundaries yet the strike rate is modest — between boundaries the scoreboard stalls. Add strike rotation to keep bowlers from settling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.97.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 19 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 72 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.40 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 7 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 5 innings at 7.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 6 matches bowled in (of 7 played) — 2.33 per match at 9.2, economy 2.97, strike rate 18.6.
Fielding — imported matches (7)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 7 imported |
| Batting | 26 runs in 5 inns @ 7.28 (SR 54.55) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 16, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 9.21 (econ 2.97, SR 18.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-27 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16* | 10.67 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 19.5 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 8.14 | 2.92 | 16.7 |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 12 |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 22.5 | 3.21 | 42 |
How does Luke compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.