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Alan Popham

Team: Tixall BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

889

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

37

Matches Played

15

Wins

22

Losses

41%

Win Rate

8.4

Avg Win Margin

8.6

Avg Loss Margin

9-7

Home Record

6-15

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
37 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/24/2021

A large recent sample: 37 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins15/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 37 matches

+8 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.

19 May28 Jun21 Jul8 Jun4 Jul3 Aug18 May24 Jun-12510

Gives 8 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
41%
score-0.19→contribution-0.07
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.4
score+0.07→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.6
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
973
score-0.22→contribution-0.03
Weighted Score-0.122
Sample Size Confidence
100%(37/33 matches)
Rating951 → shrunk 951→ adjusted 889
Handicap
8

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 400). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2022, 2023, 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 ÷ 33, 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

15W22L37 matches·40.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Tixall B2016–2021Division B, Division A37152240.5%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/24/2021Keith LoughrinA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
6/22/2021Ray PriceA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision B
6/17/2021Daniel OH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/3/2021Brian FrancisA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
5/26/2021vs Oxton Cons CA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision B
5/18/2021Michael HuddartH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
8/22/2017Les JonesA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/17/2017Geoff NewnsH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
8/15/2017Ken ArnoldA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/10/2017Brian LusseyH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/3/2017Glynis LomaxH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
8/1/2017John LewisA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/27/2017James MotleyH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/25/2017Margaret LewisA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/11/2017Robin MayH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/4/2017Vinnie RoxburghA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
6/29/2017Barbara HardyH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
6/20/2017Robin ProbbingA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
6/15/2017Jack WilsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/8/2017Irene YatesH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
5/25/2017Peter WinstanleyH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
5/16/2017Brian LongerH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/11/2017Jordan McdermottA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
8/2/2016Brian GouldsonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/21/2016John EisenH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/19/2016Steve SnowA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/12/2016Ted SullivanA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/7/2016Stuart BlairH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
6/30/2016Christine DutfieldA21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision A
6/28/2016Jordan McdermottH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
6/21/2016Paul LewisA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
6/9/2016Paul LewisA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/2/2016Ron RintoulA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
5/31/2016John EisenA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
5/19/2016Graham WalkerH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/17/2016Mark BuntingA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016Tony LeeH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundBarbara HardyPensby B10-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundPhil NorburyBebington Park21-16WINWON

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
WLWLW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
WLWLWWLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Jordan Mcdermott0220%5/11/2017
John Eisen202100%7/21/2016
Paul Lewis0220%6/21/2016
Keith Loughrin101100%6/24/2021
Ray Price0110%6/22/2021
Daniel O101100%6/17/2021
Brian Francis0110%6/3/2021
Oxton Cons C101100%5/26/2021
Michael Huddart101100%5/18/2021
Les Jones0110%8/22/2017
Biggest Win
Christine Dutfield (+20)6/30/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Ray Price (-19)6/22/2021
Best Season
201636% · 14 matches
Worst Season
201735% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
44% → 37%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
96629 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-827% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
7-1139% win rate

By Division

Division A11-20 (35%)
Division B4-2 (67%)
Division A35.5%
11W·20L·31 played
Division B66.7%
4W·2L·6 played

Debut

May 12, 2016

Latest

Jun 24, 2021

Seasons Active

3 (5.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.3 (37 total)

Seasons

201620172021