Cougar McGrath
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
19 of 22 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.06.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 26 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · Bowling 70 × 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 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 4 run outs (2 direct, 2 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.58 per match.
- Batting
- 633 runs in 27 innings, adjusted average 27.8, strike rate 63.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.58 per match at 11.1, economy 3.06, strike rate 21.8.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 633 runs in 27 inns @ 27.79 (SR 63.49) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 79, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 11.1 (econ 3.06, SR 21.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-14 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 4 RO, 1 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 | 0 | 226 | 79 | 25.11 | 102.73 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 3 | 137 | 76* | 23.55 | 54.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 53 | 23.67 | 52.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 77* | 77 | 70.64 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 42.2 | 11 | 118 | 13 | 9.08 | 2.8 | 19.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 16.67 | 4.55 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 32 | 3 | 117 | 5 | 23.4 | 3.66 | 38.4 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2.33 | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.83 | 9.2 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2.17 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Cougar compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.