Jason Mcdonald
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.5 over 32 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 20 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
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 6.46 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 28% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 50 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 36). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 36 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 4.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.75 per match at 38.6, economy 6.46, strike rate 35.8.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 105 runs in 32 inns @ 4.51 (SR 42.68) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 17, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 38.6 (econ 6.46, SR 35.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-29 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 3 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 6* | 3.56 | 43.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 13 | 3.78 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.5 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6* | 2.8 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 61.8 | 2 | 368 | 15 | 24.53 | 5.95 | 24.7 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 3 | 449 | 11 | 40.82 | 6.93 | 35.4 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 1 | 119 | 3 | 39.67 | 7.93 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 30.5 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 163 | 5.34 | 183 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Jason compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.