Michael McDonald (31)

Bowling – First-Change Bowler U17 (2011/12) SA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Port Adelaide Cricket Club · Grange Cricket Club · Woodville Cricket Club · Palmerston Cricket Club · Adelaide Turf Cricket Association · Woodville South Cricket Club · Northern Mavericks
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 1994 (inferred from U17 eligibility, 2011/12 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2010/11 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
37/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Advance
60/100

Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 260 imported matches (+5.0)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 9.2 over 170 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.49.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 107 catches in 260 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 12 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 37 × 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 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 34 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 107 catches + 12 run outs (10 direct, 2 assisted) in 260 matches — 0.46 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 170 innings at 9.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
387 wickets in 248 matches bowled in (of 260 played) — 1.56 per match at 22.2, economy 3.49, strike rate 38.2.

Fielding — imported matches (260)

107
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.41
Catches / match
10
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
119
Total dismissals
0.46
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1113
Runs (170 inns)
9.17
Avg (adj)
39.09
Strike rate
51
High score
68
Not outs
9
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

387
Wickets (2464.7 ov)
3.49
Economy
22.24
Average
439
Maidens
0.03
Extras / over
38.2
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 260 imported
Batting 1113 runs in 170 inns @ 9.17 (SR 39.09)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 51, 31 ducks
Bowling 387 wkts @ 22.24 (econ 3.49, SR 38.2)
Best / 5WI 7-78 · 15 five-fors
Fielding 107 ct, 12 RO, 0 st
All figures from imported scorecards only.

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 119 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.41
Catches / match
0.46
Dismissals / match

Across 260 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 14 2 189 51 15.43 47.61 1 0
2024/25 11 4 37 16* 4.59 84.09 0 0
2023/24 13 3 160 36 15.15 54.79 0 0
2022/23 9 3 25 8 3.7 16.67 0 0
2021/22 20 9 101 17 7.32 65.16 0 0
2020/21 18 10 81 15 7 47.93 0 0
2019/20 16 8 95 28* 8.91 38.62 0 0
2018/19 10 6 46 16* 7.36 52.87 0 0
2017/18 22 16 117 28* 9.19 46.06 0 0
2016/17 11 5 29 9* 3.83 23.2 0 0
2015/16 5 0 87 41 17.4 44.16 0 0
2014/15 11 1 97 39* 9.62 30.89 0 0
2013/14 3 1 9 6 4 — 0 0
2012/13 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2011/12 3 0 27 19 9 — 0 0
2010/11 2 0 13 13 6.5 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2026/27 8 2 15 2 7.5 1.88 24
2025/26 237 59 621 38 16.34 2.62 37.4
2024/25 247 70 678 47 14.43 2.74 31.5
2023/24 191.5 50 481 47 10.23 2.51 24.4
2022/23 177 31 659 26 25.35 3.72 40.8
2021/22 206.2 31 796 31 25.68 3.86 39.9
2020/21 216.5 25 858 25 34.32 3.96 52
2019/20 246.7 21 1,020 19 53.68 4.14 77.9
2018/19 219 22 924 32 28.88 4.22 41.1
2017/18 258.3 38 1,029 43 23.93 3.98 36
2016/17 225.2 35 790 31 25.48 3.51 43.6
2015/16 67 15 268 9 29.78 4 44.7
2014/15 92.2 24 269 20 13.45 2.92 27.7
2013/14 40.5 8 107 11 9.73 2.64 22.1
2012/13 20 7 39 5 7.8 1.95 24
2011/12 4 0 19 0 — 4.75 —
2010/11 8.7 1 32 1 32 3.69 52

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 6 0 1 0 7
2024/25 8 0 1 0 9
2023/24 15 0 1 0 16
2022/23 7 0 0 0 7
2021/22 17 0 4 0 21
2020/21 12 0 0 0 12
2019/20 6 0 0 0 6
2018/19 12 0 0 0 12
2017/18 7 0 1 0 8
2016/17 3 0 1 0 4
2015/16 5 0 1 0 6
2014/15 6 0 2 0 8
2013/14 1 0 0 0 1
2012/13 1 0 0 0 1
2011/12 1 0 0 0 1
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