Josh McDonald
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.1 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 23% 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 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (2nd grade 7 · 3rd grade 2 · Club 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 10.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 55 wickets in 38 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 1.45 per match at 24.2, economy 4.37, strike rate 33.3.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 188 runs in 22 inns @ 10.1 (SR 65.96) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 41, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 55 wkts @ 24.24 (econ 4.37, SR 33.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-40 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 41 | 17.83 | 78.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 25* | 7.47 | 75.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17* | 4.78 | 34.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 68.7 | 5 | 385 | 21 | 18.33 | 5.61 | 19.6 |
| 2024/25 | 92.7 | 11 | 413 | 13 | 31.77 | 4.46 | 42.8 |
| 2023/24 | 144 | 22 | 535 | 21 | 25.48 | 3.72 | 41.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.