William McDonald
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.2 over 32 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.10 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
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.57.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 5.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 56 wickets in 35 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 1.60 per match at 19.7, economy 3.57, strike rate 33.1.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 108 runs in 32 inns @ 5.17 (SR 31.19) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 12, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 56 wkts @ 19.66 (econ 3.57, SR 33.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7* | 2.25 | 17.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 12* | 8.46 | 49.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1.84 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 8* | 3.8 | 90.48 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 4.25 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 120.8 | 25 | 332 | 26 | 12.77 | 2.75 | 27.9 |
| 2024/25 | 83.2 | 13 | 387 | 16 | 24.19 | 4.65 | 31.2 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 12 | 228 | 9 | 25.33 | 3.36 | 45.2 |
| 2022/23 | 28.8 | 3 | 120 | 4 | 30 | 4.16 | 43.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does William compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.