Dale McDonald
Batting – Top-Order Batter
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Competitions
Registered with:
Footscray Cricket Club · Torquay Cricket Club · Greenvale Kangaroos Cricket Club · Brighton Cricket Club · Williamstown Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
29/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
42/100
Batting
Proficient
59/100
Bowling
Strong
~32/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 13 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 141 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 166 imported matches (+3.3)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 57.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Bowling
Tight but not threatening
Economy of 3.94 is excellent but a wicket every 48 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 8 hundred(s), best of 180.
- ✓ Safe hands — 71 catches in 166 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 40% · Batting 59 × 30% · Bowling 32 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.68 for the level played (1st grade 115 · 2nd grade 26 · Club 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 71 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 166 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- 4,403 runs in 166 innings, adjusted average 28.0, strike rate 57.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 74 wickets in 99 matches bowled in (of 166 played) — 0.75 per match at 31.2, economy 3.94, strike rate 47.6.
Fielding — imported matches (166)
71
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.43
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
75
Total dismissals
0.45
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
4403
Runs (166 inns)
27.96
Avg (adj)
57.33
Strike rate
180
High score
9
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
74
Wickets (586.8 ov)
3.94
Economy
31.22
Average
71
Maidens
0.04
Extras / over
47.6
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 166 imported |
| Batting | 4403 runs in 166 inns @ 27.96 (SR 57.33) |
| Milestones | 8×100, 17×50, HS 180, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 74 wkts @ 31.22 (econ 3.94, SR 47.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-52 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 71 ct, 4 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 75 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.43
Catches / match
0.45
Dismissals / match
Across 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 35 | 19.44 | 63.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 54 | 26.8 | 85.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 7 | 2 | 110 | 34 | 20.2 | 51.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 1 | 185 | 67* | 44.4 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 59 | 33 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 16 | 1 | 501 | 102* | 33.27 | 196.47 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 13 | 1 | 288 | 107* | 23.86 | 166.47 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 95 | 51.5 | 71.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 75.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 15 | 0 | 374 | 60 | 24.93 | 52.09 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 19 | 0 | 337 | 50 | 17.74 | 119.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 20 | 2 | 613 | 113 | 33.72 | 645.26 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 14 | 0 | 516 | 119 | 36.86 | 8600 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 15 | 0 | 302 | 81 | 20.13 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 8 | 0 | 207 | 119 | 25.88 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 6 | 1 | 151 | 39 | 29.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 15 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 19 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 3.11 | 114 |
| 2020/21 | 56 | 6 | 180 | 8 | 22.5 | 3.21 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 0 | — | 3.07 | — |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 15.8 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 9.8 | 3.09 | 19 |
| 2016/17 | 23 | 6 | 74 | 4 | 18.5 | 3.22 | 34.5 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 28.5 | 4.38 | 39 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 64 | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2011/12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 4.33 | — |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009/10 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 3.64 | 33 |
| 2008/09 | 98.7 | 9 | 393 | 5 | 78.6 | 3.98 | 118.4 |
| 2007/08 | 63 | 11 | 248 | 5 | 49.6 | 3.94 | 75.6 |
| 2006/07 | 85.3 | 16 | 363 | 19 | 19.11 | 4.25 | 26.9 |
| 2005/06 | 88 | 7 | 326 | 14 | 23.29 | 3.7 | 37.7 |
| 2004/05 | 38 | 4 | 196 | 4 | 49 | 5.16 | 57 |
| 2003/04 | 12 | 2 | 53 | 0 | — | 4.42 | — |
| 2002/03 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | — | 3.2 | — |
| 2001/02 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 4.9 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013/14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006/07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005/06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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