Verity McDonald (21)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.5 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.51 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.14 catches per match over 35 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 17% 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 20 × 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
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 17 · Club 18). 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: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 11.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 10 wickets from 47.3 overs across 19 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.53 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 228 runs in 24 inns @ 11.48 (SR 69.63) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 61, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 30.8 (econ 6.51, SR 28.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 61* | 30 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4.44 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4.06 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 9.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12* | 13.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 19.67 | 5.9 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2019/20 | 5.3 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 14.33 | 8.06 | 10.7 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3.25 | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 39.67 | 7.44 | 32 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Verity compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.