Mark MacDonald
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Regional representative — 13 matches (+1.9)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.9 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 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.
Only 0.07 catches per match over 28 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 32% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 10.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 33.0 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.21 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 203 runs in 22 inns @ 10.9 (SR 74.9) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 29.33 (econ 5.33, SR 33) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-33 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 0 | 98 | 29 | 8.17 | 106.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 4 | 105 | 40* | 16.85 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 20 | 5.26 | 22.8 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 5.43 | 84 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Mark compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.