Matthew McGovern (21)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 11 matches (+4.4)
- ● Regional representative — 15 matches (+2.2)
- ● Body of work — 60 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.79 is excellent but a wicket every 57 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 60 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 28 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.47 for the level played (State competition 11 · 1st grade 9 · Club 34 · 4th grade 4 · 5th grade and below 2). 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: 18 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 60 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 60 innings at 17.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 56 matches bowled in (of 60 played) — 0.50 per match at 36.2, economy 3.79, strike rate 57.3.
Fielding — imported matches (60)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 60 imported |
| Batting | 916 runs in 60 inns @ 17.3 (SR 52.18) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 4×50, HS 113, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 36.18 (econ 3.79, SR 57.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 2 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 60 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 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 29 | 19.5 | 61.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 0 | 158 | 58 | 19.75 | 47.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 20 | 8.64 | 52.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 1 | 94 | 16 | 8.49 | 52.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 12 | 2 | 267 | 113* | 25.96 | 155.23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 2 | 202 | 71 | 21.7 | 55.65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 16* | 17.63 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
| 2020/21 | 27.5 | 5 | 109 | 7 | 15.57 | 3.96 | 23.6 |
| 2019/20 | 46 | 5 | 218 | 3 | 72.67 | 4.74 | 92 |
| 2018/19 | 62 | 5 | 259 | 7 | 37 | 4.18 | 53.1 |
| 2017/18 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 4 | 50.25 | 3.3 | 91.5 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | 9 | 188 | 5 | 37.6 | 3.42 | 66 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1.85 | 39 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.