Bruce McDonald
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 42 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 16% 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 10 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 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 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 39 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 1.05 per match at 21.2, economy 3.82, strike rate 33.2.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 89 runs in 25 inns @ 5.27 (SR 30.51) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 20, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 39 wkts @ 21.15 (econ 3.82, SR 33.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-24 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6* | 4.44 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4* | 3.75 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 13* | 6.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7* | 6.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 43 | 2 | 148 | 5 | 29.6 | 3.44 | 51.6 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2.5 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 2.57 | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 28 | 3.73 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | 5.25 | — |
| 2020/21 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 4.86 | 10.5 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | — |
| 2018/19 | 66.2 | 7 | 235 | 16 | 14.69 | 3.55 | 24.8 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 3.73 | 66 |
| 2016/17 | 14 | 2 | 58 | 4 | 14.5 | 4.14 | 21 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 4.74 | 9.5 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | 4.14 | 84 |
| 2013/14 | 15 | 0 | 83 | 4 | 20.75 | 5.53 | 22.5 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Bruce compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.