Taj McDonald (22)
★ Div 1 Rep
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U17 (2020/21)
WA
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Ocean Ridge Junior Cricket Club · Wanneroo Cricket Club Inc. – Junior · Belridge Secondary College · Ocean Ridge Cricket Club · Wanneroo Districts Cricket Club · Karrinyup Cricket Club · North Beach Cricket Club · North Beach Carine Cricket Club · Elite Cricket Training - WA · WA Suburban Turf Cricket Association - Rep Teams
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2003
(inferred from U17 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2019/20 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
24/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
49/100
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 81 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 13.0 over 67 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.23 dismissals per match across 81 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 24 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 49 × 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 37). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 37 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 81 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 67 innings at 13.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 82 wickets in 74 matches bowled in (of 81 played) — 1.11 per match at 24.3, economy 4.44, strike rate 32.9.
Fielding — imported matches (81)
19
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.23
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
19
Total dismissals
0.23
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
664
Runs (67 inns)
13.02
Avg (adj)
80.82
Strike rate
52
High score
21
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
82
Wickets (449 ov)
4.44
Economy
24.33
Average
56
Maidens
0.11
Extras / over
32.9
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 81 imported |
| Batting | 664 runs in 67 inns @ 13.02 (SR 80.82) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 52, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 82 wkts @ 24.33 (econ 4.44, SR 32.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-41 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 0 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.23
Catches / match
0.23
Dismissals / match
Across 81 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 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 49 | 36.5 | 86.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 5 | 116 | 42 | 17.4 | 75.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 5 | 202 | 38* | 12.63 | 119.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 7 | 104 | 23 | 9.34 | 75.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 25 | 8.59 | 119.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 5.75 | 85.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 52* | 16.71 | 146.77 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 82.5 | 13 | 364 | 12 | 30.33 | 4.41 | 41.3 |
| 2024/25 | 146.3 | 17 | 685 | 30 | 22.83 | 4.68 | 29.3 |
| 2023/24 | 130.5 | 16 | 482 | 29 | 16.62 | 3.69 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 50.7 | 6 | 230 | 5 | 46 | 4.54 | 60.8 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 5.5 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 25 | 3 | 127 | 5 | 25.4 | 5.08 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pathway benchmark
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