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Andrew McDonald
Australia
Player profile
Full name Andrew Barry McDonald
Born June 15, 1981, Wodonga, Victoria
Current age 27 years 120 days
Major teams Victoria
Nickname Ronnie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.94 m
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
38 |
62 |
16 |
1696 |
150* |
36.86 |
3225 |
52.58 |
2 |
11 |
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30 |
0 |
| List A |
52 |
42 |
14 |
826 |
65* |
29.50 |
1054 |
78.36 |
0 |
3 |
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16 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
13 |
12 |
4 |
180 |
43 |
22.50 |
141 |
127.65 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
38 |
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4965 |
2480 |
79 |
6/34 |
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31.39 |
2.99 |
62.8 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| List A |
52 |
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1921 |
1546 |
41 |
3/46 |
3/46 |
37.70 |
4.82 |
46.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
13 |
10 |
156 |
209 |
10 |
3/20 |
3/20 |
20.90 |
8.03 |
15.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
2001/02 |
| Last First-class |
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2001/02 |
| Last List A |
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Oct 12, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 13, 2008 scorecard |
The allrounder Andrew McDonald had another consistent season in 2007-08 after enjoying a breakthrough campaign the previous summer. He helped Victoria reach the Pura Cup final with 545 runs at 49.54 combined with 13 wickets at 37.92. McDonald added his second first-class century when he led a fightback with 139 against South Australia at the Junction Oval, after reaching triple-figures for the first time in 2006-07. That season he was exceptional, topping Victoria's Pura Cup wicket tally and finishing second to Brad Hodge in their batting averages. He came into the season with one first-class half-century; he added six more and averaged 57.69. His 29 dismissals were invaluable in an injury-ravaged Bushrangers attack and his 6 for 34 against Queensland was a career-best. His red hair and surname inevitably invited the nickname Ronnie, but there was no clowning around from McDonald in 2006-07, when he became only the fifth player in Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup history to make 750 runs and take 25 wickets in a season. Not surprisingly, he was Victoria's Pura Cup Player of the Year and earned a part-time Academy place for 2007, and he was picked in the Australia A squad to tour Pakistan in September but had to pull out due to a shoulder injury.
A former Australia Under-19 player, McDonald was tipped for a bright future after picking up 32 wickets in ten games in 2003-04. Backed by a haul of 6 for 67 against Western Australia and another burst of 4 for 2 in 14 balls, he seemed ready to settle in the side. However, the following summer he had finger surgery and his appearances became less frequent. The 2005-06 campaign was subdued but he burst back and remains one of the keys to Victoria's chances of four-day and one-day success.
Brydon Coverdale April 2008
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Simon Katich appeals for a catch against Andrew McDonald © Getty Images |
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Jan 10, 2008 |
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Andrew McDonald is bowled by Shaun Tait © Getty Images |
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Dec 31, 2007 |
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Andrew McDonald's 43 lifted Victoria to 187 © Getty Images |
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