Francis Walsh
Bowling – Opening Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Newcastle City & Eastern Districts Cricket Club · Newcastle District Cricket Association Inc. · Wests Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
33/100
Batting
Proficient
42/100
Bowling
Proficient
62/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 84 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
30 of 60 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.21.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting 42 × 30% · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.31 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 81). 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: 21 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 84 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 1,106 runs in 85 innings, adjusted average 16.8, strike rate 70.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 121 wickets in 71 matches bowled in (of 84 played) — 1.70 per match at 17.4, economy 3.21, strike rate 32.5.
Fielding — imported matches (84)
21
Ct (field)
3
Ct (WK)
0.29
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
27
Total dismissals
0.32
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1106
Runs (85 inns)
16.84
Avg (adj)
70.3
Strike rate
67
High score
25
Not outs
9
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
121
Wickets (655.5 ov)
3.21
Economy
17.37
Average
141
Maidens
0.13
Extras / over
32.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 84 imported |
| Batting | 1106 runs in 85 inns @ 16.84 (SR 70.3) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 67, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 121 wkts @ 17.37 (econ 3.21, SR 32.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-20 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 3 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 27 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.29
Catches / match
0.32
Dismissals / match
Across 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 12 | 3 | 268 | 45* | 27.92 | 167.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3.33 | 28.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 5 | 160 | 44* | 27.65 | 135.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 27* | 10.79 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 15 | 5 | 199 | 44* | 17.69 | 79.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 29 | 10.92 | 59.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 1 | 141 | 67 | 27.42 | 88.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10* | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 25 | 14.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 74.2 | 15 | 231 | 17 | 13.59 | 3.11 | 26.2 |
| 2018/19 | 42 | 8 | 125 | 7 | 17.86 | 2.98 | 36 |
| 2017/18 | 52 | 15 | 156 | 11 | 14.18 | 3 | 28.4 |
| 2016/17 | 99 | 26 | 354 | 19 | 18.63 | 3.58 | 31.3 |
| 2015/16 | 86.3 | 11 | 339 | 17 | 19.94 | 3.93 | 30.5 |
| 2014/15 | 131.5 | 36 | 374 | 24 | 15.58 | 2.84 | 32.9 |
| 2013/14 | 52 | 12 | 125 | 10 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 31.2 |
| 2011/12 | 49 | 8 | 163 | 5 | 32.6 | 3.33 | 58.8 |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 16.67 | 3.33 | 30 |
| 2009/10 | 28.5 | 3 | 119 | 5 | 23.8 | 4.18 | 34.2 |
| 2008/09 | 26 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 2.54 | 52 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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