Niven Dovey
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 85 balls (SR 59), then 50 to 100 in just 22 (SR 227) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 43 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 48 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 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 40). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 18 catches + 4 run outs (2 direct, 2 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.51 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 48 innings at 19.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 1.03 per match at 30.1, economy 4.53, strike rate 39.8.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 848 runs in 48 inns @ 19.51 (SR 69.09) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 122, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 30.09 (econ 4.53, SR 39.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-34 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 4 RO, 0 st |
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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 10.31 | 40.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 24 | 3 | 344 | 62 | 16.13 | 63.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 1 | 471 | 122 | 24.73 | 80.24 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 42 | 7 | 135 | 2 | 67.5 | 3.21 | 126 |
| 2025/26 | 121.3 | 6 | 606 | 15 | 40.4 | 4.99 | 48.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.8 | 0 | 252 | 16 | 15.75 | 4.51 | 20.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
How does Niven compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.