Debut v Carlton, 1925-26 (14 Nov 1925)Last game v St Kilda, 1929-30 (22 Feb 1930)Player no. 121 to appear for the club
23
Matches
294
Runs
24.50
Average
70*
Highest
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Debut v Carlton, 1925-26 (14 Nov 1925)Last game v St Kilda, 1929-30 (22 Feb 1930)Player no. 121 to appear for the club
23
Matches
294
Runs
24.50
Average
70*
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
6
Wickets
62.83
Bowling avg
2/24
Best
4
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 St Kilda | 4 | 50 | 32 | 16.67 | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
 Melbourne University | 3 | 38 | 34 | 19.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 64 | 64* | – | 1 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/17 |
 Northcote | 2 | 27 | 26 | 13.50 | 0 | – | 0/41 | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 13 | 12* | 13.00 | 0 | – | 0/23 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 | |
 Prahran | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | – | 0/4 | |
 Carlton | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 20.50 | 2/24 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 70 | 70* | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0/18 |
 Richmond | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/14 | |
 Essendon | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 31.00 | 1/31 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 20.00 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 70* | 104.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 64* | 45.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1925-26 to 1929-30: 15th of 39 for runs, 13th of 23 for wickets, 16th of 42 for matches, 21st of 33 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 117th of 321 for runs, 105th of 172 for wickets, 111th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.
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| 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 20.00 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 7 | 1 | 141 | 70* | 23.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 7 | 3 | 113 | 64* | 28.25 | 1 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 1 | 86 | 34 | 14.33 | 1 | |
| In losses | 5 | 1 | 72 | 32 | 18.00 | ||
| In draws | 3 | 2 | 135 | 70* | 135.00 | 2 | |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 9 | 5 | 40.00 | 0.6 |
| In losses | 4 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In draws | 5 | 1 | 82.00 | 0.2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 7 | 3 | 178 | 70* | 44.50 | 2 | |
| Batting second | 8 | 1 | 102 | 34 | 14.57 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 12 | 8 | 186 | 70* | 31.00 | 3 | 70.67 | 2/24 |
| University Oval | 3 | 2 | 38 | 34 | 19.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 50 | 32 | 25.00 | – | – | 0/9 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | – | – | 0/36 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 17.00 | 1/17 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/17 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/24 v Carlton, 1925-26. 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, down Season away
The arc
MS McDonald's best season with the bat was 1926-27: 234 runs from 10 innings at 29.25. The best ten-innings patch came in 1925-26 to 1926-27: 217 runs at 31.00. The leanest, 1925-26 to 1926-27: 181 runs at 22.63.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty70* | 20 Nov 1926 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1926-27 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 70* | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1926-27 | Drawn |
| 64* | v North Melbourne, 1926-27 | Drawn |
| 34 | v University, 1926-27 | Won |
| 32 | v St Kilda, 1926-27 | Lost |
| 26 | v Northcote, 1925-26 | Won |
Best bowling
Opened for 1 season, dropped to 9th from 1926-27, moved up to 4th from 1929-30.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 8 | 2 | 186 | 70* | 31.00 | 3 | 70.67 |
| Away | 11 | 8 | 2 | 108 | 34 | 18.00 | 3 | 55.00 |
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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 290 | 70* | 29.00 | 5 | 69.00 |
| Weekday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 1 | 32.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 | ||
| Nov | 5 | 3 | 1 | 107 | 70* | 53.50 | 3 | 23.00 |
| Dec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| Jan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 17.00 | ||
| Feb | 7 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 64* | 23.00 | 2 | 38.00 |
| Mar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 16.50 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 22 | 14 | 3 | 276 | 70* | 25.09 | 6 | 59.83 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 18.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24 | v Carlton, 1925-26 | Won |
| 1/14 | v South Melbourne, 1925-26 | Won |
| 1/17 | v North Melbourne, 1925-26 | Won |
| 1/23 | v University, 1925-26 | Won |
| 1/31 | v Essendon, 1925-26 | Drawn |
| 1 |
| 58.00 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 18.00 |