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Debut v St Kilda, 1989-90 (21 Oct 1989)Last game v University, 1994-95 (8 Oct 1994)Player no. 470 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1993: v Northcote
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Debut v St Kilda, 1989-90 (21 Oct 1989)Last game v University, 1994-95 (8 Oct 1994)Player no. 470 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1993: v Northcote
36
Matches
521
Runs
18.61
Average
74
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
8
Wickets
42.38
Bowling avg
2/22
Best
9
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 St Kilda | 4 | 36 | 22 | 9.00 | 2 | 12.00 | 2/22 | |
 Footscray | 3 | 57 | 34 | 28.50 | – | – | – | |
 Dandenong | 3 | 53 | 33 | 26.50 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/22 | |
 Melbourne University | 3 | 50 | 34 | 16.67 | 1 | 45.00 | 1/45 | |
 Ringwood | 3 | 38 | 18 | 12.67 | 0 | – | 0/4 | |
 Melbourne | 3 | 31 | 25 | 15.50 | 1 | 83.00 | 1/69 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 80 | 66* | 80.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/26 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 52 | 36 | 26.00 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2.50 | – | – | – | |
 Essendon | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 2 | 8.50 | 1/0 | |
 Prahran | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
 Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | 0/45 | |
 Frankston Peninsula | 1 | 74 | 74 | 74.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Carlton | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | – | – | – | |
 Northcote | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | – | – | – | |
 Geelong | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | – | – | – | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 47.00 | 1/47 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 15.00 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 165 | 74 | 23.57 | 1 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 190 | 66* | 21.11 | 1 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19* | 11.67 | 1 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 12.00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
In the record book
Among players of 1989-90 to 1994-95: 14th of 33 for runs, 15th of 28 for wickets, 17th of 35 for matches, 18th of 31 for catches, 14th of 21 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 51st of 184 for runs, 79th of 135 for wickets, 63rd of 197 for matches, 67th of 167 for catches, 48th of 81 for batting average.
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| 1.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 5 | 0 | 94 | 34 | 18.80 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 24 | 5 | 390 | 74 | 20.53 | 2 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 4 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 9.25 | 1 |
Batted most often at 6th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 6.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 17 | 5 | 265 | 66* | 22.08 | 1 | |
| In losses | 11 | 0 | 91 | 25 | 8.27 | 2 | |
| In draws | 5 | 0 | 165 | 74 | 33.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 8 | 4 | 30.25 | 0.5 |
| In losses | 6 | 3 | 50.67 | 0.5 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 66.00 | 0.5 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 10 | 2 | 145 | 74 | 18.13 | 1 | 1 |
| Batting second | 23 | 3 | 376 | 66* | 18.80 | 1 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 18 | 17 | 277 | 74 | 18.47 | 5 | 23.40 | 2/22 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 11.50 | – | – | 0/2 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 15.50 | 1 | 78.00 | 1/69 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8.00 | 1 | 45.00 | 1/45 |
| Shepley Oval | 2 | 2 | 53 | 33 | 26.50 | – | – | 0/2 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/45 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66* | – | – | – | 0/26 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | – | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0.00 | 1/0 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/22 v St Kilda, 1990-91. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest McDonald’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Season away
1993-94: premiership
The arc
Darren McDonald's best season with the bat was 1993-94: 313 runs from 15 innings at 26.08. The best ten-innings patch came in 1993-94: 246 runs at 35.14. The leanest, 1989-90 to 1992-93: 79 runs at 9.88.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty74 | 30 Oct 1993 | v Frankston Peninsula, 1993-94 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | v Frankston Peninsula, 1993-94 | Drawn |
| 66* | v South Melbourne, 1993-94 | Won |
| 36 | v North Melbourne, 1993-94 | Won |
| 34 | v Footscray, 1992-93 | Won |
| 34 | v University, 1993-94 | Drawn |
Best bowling
Batted at 7th for 1 season, moved up to 5th from 1990-91, moved up to open from 1992-93, dropped to 6th from 1993-94.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 17 | 2 | 277 | 74 | 18.47 | 5 | 23.40 |
| Away | 18 | 16 | 3 | 244 | 66* | 18.77 | 3 | 74.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 32 | 30 | 5 | 490 | 74 | 19.60 | 8 | 41.75 |
| Sunday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 10.33 | ||
| Weekday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 74 | 20.00 | ||
| Nov | 6 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 8.50 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Dec | 3 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 66* | 47.50 | 2 | 70.00 |
| Jan | 7 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 36 | 23.00 | ||
| Feb | 6 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 34 | 18.00 | 1 | 58.00 |
| Mar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 34 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 34 | 32 | 5 | 503 | 74 | 18.63 | 8 | 41.75 |
| Finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22 | v St Kilda, 1990-91 | Lost |
| 1/0 | v Essendon, 1993-94 | Won |
| 1/17 | v Essendon, 1990-91 | Won |
| 1/22 | v Waverley-Dandenong, 1989-90 | Won |
| 1/45 | v University, 1989-90 | Won |
| 11.17 |
| 3 |
| 14.67 |
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