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Alan Birch

Top 10%
Team: Rainhill BarDivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1028

Current Handicap

4
Honours
Season:

30

Matches Played

16

Wins

14

Losses

53%

Win Rate

11.4

Avg Win Margin

7.2

Avg Loss Margin

14-7

Home Record

2-7

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins16/50

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 30 matches

+4 Rising
13 Apr18 May20 Jul23 Aug2 May5 Jul6 Sept10 Sept-11357
Started0
Lowest0
Current4
Win Percentage(40%)
53%
score+0.07→contribution+0.03
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
11.4
score+0.56→contribution+0.14
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.2
score+0.13→contribution+0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
45%
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Opponent Strength(10%)
917
score-0.02→contribution-0.00
Weighted Score+0.175
Sample Size Confidence
54%(30/41 matches)
Rating1053 → shrunk 1028
Handicap
4

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). 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 ÷ 41, 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

16W14L30 matches·53.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Rainhill Bar2022–2023Division 126141253.8%
Rainhill Bar A2024Division 142250%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/10/2024Mark WebsterH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
8/14/2024David BarrowH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 1
7/3/2024Tommy EvansH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
5/1/2024Dean MidgleyH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
9/25/2023Alan TaylorH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2023AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
8/29/2023Dave WebsterA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
8/23/2023Gary AndersH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2023David BarrowH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 1
7/5/2023Jason FinneyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 1
6/21/2023John MolloyH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
6/13/2023Gary AndersA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
6/7/2023Terry KellyH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
5/2/2023Colin DugganA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
9/13/2022Graham GloverH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2022James LongshawA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
8/31/2022AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
8/23/2022Frank GraysonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
8/17/2022Garry AppletonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
8/9/2022Alf StevensA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
8/3/2022Jon StrainH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
7/20/2022AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2022John RyanA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 1
6/21/2022Sid LloydA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
6/1/2022Ken LethbridgeH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 1
5/18/2022Keith MitchinsonH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
5/10/2022Dave WebsterA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
5/4/2022Ken BowenH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
4/27/2022Andy WilkinsonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
4/13/2022S LoweH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWWLW
Last 1040% win rate↑ improving
LWWLWWLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Absent303100%9/6/2023
David Barrow11250%8/14/2024
Dave Webster0220%8/29/2023
Gary Anders0220%8/23/2023
Mark Webster0110%9/10/2024
Tommy Evans101100%7/3/2024
Dean Midgley0110%5/1/2024
Alan Taylor101100%9/25/2023
Jason Finney0110%7/5/2023
John Molloy0110%6/21/2023
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)9/6/2023
Heaviest Defeat
John Ryan (-14)7/12/2022
Favourite Victim
Absent3-0 H2H
Best Season
202263% · 16 matches
Worst Season
202340% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
60% → 47%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
91730 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-925% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
13-572% win rate
Division 153.3%
16W·14L·30 played

Debut

Apr 13, 2022

Latest

Sep 10, 2024

Seasons Active

3 (2.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

10.0 (30 total)

Seasons

202220232024