Michael MacDonald
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 6 imported matches (+0.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 44.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
4 of 4 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.
Going at 5.94 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 4 batting innings imported — import more of this player's matches before treating these findings as conclusive.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 46 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 6 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- 84 runs in 4 innings, adjusted average 21.0, strike rate 44.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 17.0 overs across 3 matches bowled in (of 6 played) — 0.33 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (6)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 6 imported |
| Batting | 84 runs in 4 inns @ 21 (SR 44.23) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 52, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 50.5 (econ 5.94, SR 51) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 44.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 7.86 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 4.6 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.