Ben McDonald (28)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U16 (2013/14)
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Competitions
Registered with:
Mildura East Cricket Club · Nichols Point Cricket Club · Willowfest Australian Cricket Club Championships
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1997
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2013/14 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2013/14 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
51/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
60/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 10.6 over 33 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.09.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 10.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 1.32 per match at 16.2, economy 3.09, strike rate 31.4.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.29
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.32
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
348
Runs (33 inns)
10.55
Avg (adj)
37.58
Strike rate
31
High score
0
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
33
Wickets (172.7 ov)
3.09
Economy
16.18
Average
36
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
31.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 348 runs in 33 inns @ 10.55 (SR 37.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 16.18 (econ 3.09, SR 31.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-11 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 1 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.29
Catches / match
0.32
Dismissals / match
Across 31 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 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 0 | 217 | 31 | 18.08 | 37.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 23 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 16.5 | 2.87 | 34.5 |
| 2025/26 | 114.8 | 32 | 297 | 20 | 14.85 | 2.59 | 34.5 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 3.33 | — |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 9.25 | 24 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 4.67 | 18 |
| 2012/13 | 6.8 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 6.44 | 10.3 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 3.86 | 42 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3.25 | 24 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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