Merv Bourke
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Port Pirates Cricket Club · Wauchope Cricket Club · Macquarie University Cricket Club · NSW Masters Cricket · Mid North Coast Veterans Cricket Association - Representative Teams · Mid North Coast Veterans Cricket Association
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
41/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
63/100
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 59 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.75.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 24 catches in 59 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 59). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 24 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 59 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 52 innings at 24.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 43 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 59 played) — 1.65 per match at 13.1, economy 3.75, strike rate 21.0.
Fielding — imported matches (59)
24
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.41
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
26
Total dismissals
0.44
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1105
Runs (52 inns)
24.52
Avg (adj)
73.05
Strike rate
99
High score
8
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
43
Wickets (150.3 ov)
3.75
Economy
13.09
Average
11
Maidens
0
Extras / over
21
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 59 imported |
| Batting | 1105 runs in 52 inns @ 24.52 (SR 73.05) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 99, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 43 wkts @ 13.09 (econ 3.75, SR 21) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-33 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 2 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.41
Catches / match
0.44
Dismissals / match
Across 59 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 9.4 | 204.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46* | 46 | 82.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3.67 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 2 | 169 | 43* | 31.04 | 264.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 134 | 43* | 41.88 | 319.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 29* | 33 | 63.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 0 | 234 | 75 | 23.4 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 10 | 3 | 340 | 99* | 44.2 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 11 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 12.4 | 5.64 | 13.2 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 4.14 | 42 |
| 2016/17 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 13.33 | 3.33 | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 5.29 | 42 |
| 2009/10 | 56.3 | 2 | 209 | 17 | 12.29 | 3.71 | 19.9 |
| 2008/09 | 53 | 7 | 161 | 14 | 11.5 | 3.04 | 22.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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