Bailen McDonald (29)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.6 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
10 of 18 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.
Out for 0 in 26% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.61.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 7.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 1.30 per match at 9.4, economy 2.61, strike rate 21.7.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 143 runs in 23 inns @ 7.57 (SR 33.62) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 9.43 (econ 2.61, SR 21.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-3 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 1 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 23 | 6.55 | 36.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 21.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12* | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48 | 17 | 90 | 8 | 11.25 | 1.88 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 53 | 3.53 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 26.2 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 3.27 | 1.38 | 14.3 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 | 3.94 | 8.8 |
| 2013/14 | 16.3 | 2 | 79 | 2 | 39.5 | 4.84 | 49 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2010/11 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3.43 | 14 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3.33 | 9 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Bailen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.