‘We are planning for him to play’ - Andrew McDonald provides Steve Smith's fitness update ahead of NZ Tests
Andrew McDonald provides Steve Smith fitness update
02 Nov 2026
2 MinAndrew McDonald
Australia
Current Series
Full Name
Andrew McDonald
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Andrew McDonald
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
05 Jun 1981 (45y 153d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Fast Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 4 | 6 | 1 | 107 | 68 | 21.40 | 217 | 49.30 | -- | 1 |
| t20 | 93 | 81 | 26 | 1743 | 96 | 31.69 | 1401 | 124.41 | -- | 11 |
| fc | 95 | 155 | 33 | 4825 | 176 | 39.54 | 8032 | 60.07 | 11 | 25 |
| list a | 100 | 86 | 23 | 1888 | 67 | 29.96 | 2260 | 83.53 | -- | 9 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 4 | 7 | 122.00 | 300 | 9 | 3/25 | 33.33 | 2.45 | 81.3 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 93 | 84 | 245.00 | 1887 | 82 | 5/13 | 23.01 | 7.70 | 17.9 | 1 | 1 |
| fc | 95 | -- | 2105.20 | 5776 | 201 | 6/34 | 28.73 | 2.74 | 62.8 | 8 | 5 |
| list a | 100 | -- | 617.50 | 3147 | 79 | 5/38 | 39.83 | 5.09 | 46.9 | 1 | 1 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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