IPL playerAustralia2009 to 2013
Andrew McDonald
On scorecards: AB McDonald · Right-hand bat
Andrew McDonald, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Andrew McDonald's first IPL season was 2009, with Delhi Daredevils, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 3 runs.
The peak
The best season was 2012, for Royal Challengers Bangalore: 5 wickets at 6.10 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.64, with best figures of 2 for 25.
Franchise by franchise
2009 to 2011, Delhi Daredevils. 6 matches, 76 runs and 5 wickets.
2012 to 2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 4 matches, 47 runs and 6 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2009 to 2011.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 11 wickets in 186 deliveries, at 8.42 runs an over against a league rate of 7.71 for the same seasons: 0.71 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
At the auction
Andrew McDonald went under the hammer once. The price was ₹36 lakh (US$80k), paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2011.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Andrew McDonald made 10 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7.33 | - | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 | 65 | 33* | – | 125.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 9.86 | 2/37 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 114.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 11.50 | - | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 47 | 30 | 23.5 | 134.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 6.10 | 2/25 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 8.50 | 1/17 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2009 to 2011
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2012 to 2013
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 35% |
| Balls per four | 11.1 |
| Balls per six | 25 |
| Dot balls bowled | 26.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 16.9 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹36 lakh (US$80k) |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet