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Tom Stead

Team: New Brighton Quarry Vikings BDivision: League 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

958

Current Handicap

7
Honours
Season:

17

Matches Played

4

Wins

13

Losses

24%

Win Rate

5.0

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

2-5

Home Record

2-8

Away Record

19%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
17 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/21/2023

Only 17 of the 39 matches needed for full confidence in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 17 matches

+7 Rising
Win on the night Loss on the nightLower handicap = stronger player

The line re-checks the handicap after every match — from results, winning and losing margins, the strength of who was played, and home or away. Each dot is the number that applied going into the next game.

3 Jun17 Jun8 Jul22 Jul29 Jul12 Aug19 Aug7 Jul21 Jul-12510

Gives 7 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(40%)
24%
score-0.53→contribution-0.21
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
5.0
score-0.50→contribution-0.13
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
24%
score-0.53→contribution-0.05
Opponent Strength(10%)
987
score-0.55→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.445
Sample Size Confidence
19%(17/39 matches)
Rating778 → shrunk 958
Handicap
7

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2024, 2025, 2026), excluding walkovers — the same window the official recalculation uses. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by confidence (window matches ÷ 39, an adaptive threshold set by the last recalculation). Offsets: division and B/C/D team offsets are then applied, weighted by where each window match was played. Recency blend: the calculation years are re-weighted at up to 40% by match volume. Players with a long career but fewer than 5 window matches fall back to their full career record. Rating maps to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger) via the league's spread multiplier.

League

4W13L17 matches·23.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
New Brighton Quarry Vikings B2016–2017League 11221016.7%
New Brighton Quarry Vikings2016–2023League 152340%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/21/2023Ron HitchmoughH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 1
7/14/2023Colin JonesA21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 1
7/7/2017Thomas RaybouldH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 1
7/3/2017Tony SullivanA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 1
8/19/2016# Ray LynchA3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 1
8/19/2016Luke SandlandH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 1
8/12/2016Daniel JeffriesA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 1
8/8/2016Mike NelsonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 1
7/29/2016Mike EcclesA5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 1
7/29/2016Wayne JevonsH8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 1
7/22/2016Dave Motley JnrA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 1
7/15/2016Colin GouldingH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 1
7/8/2016Daniel JeffriesH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 1
6/24/2016Ron HitchmoughA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 1
6/17/2016Steve JonesA21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 1
6/13/2016Robby FitzpatrickA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 1
6/3/2016# Stuart RaybouldA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 1
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl2 games · 2W
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 Round** Jamie KearneyNew Brighton Quarry Vikings B21-13WINWON
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundAndy WainwrightPerch Rock21-16WINWON
Frank Hurst Trophy1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundTrevor BarracloughNB Quarry Vikings C15-21LOSSWON

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
WWLLL
Last 1020% win rate↑ improving
WWLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Ron Hitchmough11250%7/21/2023
Daniel Jeffries11250%8/12/2016
Colin Jones101100%7/14/2023
Thomas Raybould0110%7/7/2017
Tony Sullivan0110%7/3/2017
# Ray Lynch0110%8/19/2016
Luke Sandland0110%8/19/2016
Mike Nelson0110%8/8/2016
Mike Eccles0110%7/29/2016
Wayne Jevons0110%7/29/2016
Biggest Win
Steve Jones (+8)6/17/2016
Heaviest Defeat
# Ray Lynch (-18)8/19/2016
Best Season
201615% · 13 matches
Worst Season
201615% · 13 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
25% → 22%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
98414 known · 3 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-517% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-538% win rate
League 123.5%
4W·13L·17 played

Debut

Jun 3, 2016

Latest

Jul 21, 2023

Seasons Active

3 (7.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.7 (17 total)

Seasons

201620172023