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Aneurin Donald
29England
- Right-handed ultra-aggressive opener
- Right-arm off-spin bowler
First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 66 | 113 | 3,106 | 29.30 | 72.6 | 1/20 | 234 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 14 | 310 | 23.85 | 69.5 | 0/1 | 55 |
Batting style
Ultra-aggressive middle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 27.1 | 31.5 | |
| Average v pace | 31.8 | 29.3 | |
| Average v spin | 21.3 | 38.3 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 76 | 53 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 78 | 55 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 36 | 59 | |
| Dot % | 64.7 | 73.1 |
1,422 balls in first-class matches · May 2022 – Sept 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- −6.9
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +6.7
July 2016Now −6.9201520172019202120232025
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 5 | 183 | 30.5 | 64.2 | – | – | – |
Team
- DerbyshireCounty ChampionshipLast played Sept 2026
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 1/10 | 19% | 0 | 2 | 18063123371055261 |
- Aneurin Donald has made 50 or more in 1 of the last 10 First-class innings.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2026 | Derbyshire | Gloucestershire | County Ground | 26 & 1 | – | Gloucestershire won by 213 runs |
| 24 Sept 2025 | Derbyshire | Kent | St Lawrence Ground | 55 (63) | – | Derbyshire won by an innings and 229 runs |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Derbyshire | Glamorgan | County Ground | 10* (16) | – | Drawn |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Derbyshire | Northamptonshire | County Ground | 37 (69) | – | Drawn |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Derbyshire | Leicestershire | County Ground | 31 & 23 | – | Leicestershire won by 189 runs |
| 26 Sept 2024 | Derbyshire | Leicestershire | Grace Road | – | – | Drawn |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Derbyshire | Middlesex | County Ground | 0 & 6 | – | Middlesex won by an innings and 66 runs |
| 9 Sept 2024 | Derbyshire | Northamptonshire | County Ground | 21 & 18 | – | Northamptonshire won by 133 runs |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Derbyshire | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | 26 & 28 | – | Sussex won by an innings and 59 runs |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Derbyshire | Glamorgan | County Ground | 28 (22) | – | Derbyshire won by 10 wickets |
Records
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- Twenty-one wickets at 8.76 and the England contracts still to comeOllie Robinson spent two years without an England contract, then took 21 Pakistan wickets at 8.76. As the ECB draws up its next list, the county seamers it overlooked for the Ashes are waiting too.
- Nine Durham wins and no Durham name in the PCA Team of the YearDurham went through the Division Two season unbeaten, and none of their players made the PCA Men's Team of the Year. Ranked on this season alone, across all four domestic competitions, half the PCA's side holds up.
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