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Alan Taggart

Team: Lane Ends CDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

621

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

53

Matches Played

23

Wins

30

Losses

43%

Win Rate

8.9

Avg Win Margin

7.1

Avg Loss Margin

13-15

Home Record

10-15

Away Record

90%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
39 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/26/2026

A large recent sample: 39 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-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 Wins23/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 53 matches

+15 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.

16 May8 Aug7 May9 Jul10 Sept20 May26 Aug26 May-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
41%
score-0.18→contribution-0.07
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.6
score+0.10→contribution+0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.9
score+0.19→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
706
score-0.54→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.101
Sample Size Confidence
90%(39/41 matches)
Rating970 → shrunk 973→ adjusted 623
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)620
Recency Blend40% (39 recent matches)
Final Rating622
Handicap
15

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

23W30L53 matches·43.4% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lane Ends B2023–2024Division 332161650%
Lane Ends C2025–2026Division 32171433.3%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/26/2026J ConultyA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
5/19/2026Neil MorelandA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2026Albert DayH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2026Tom FrithH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/21/2026Frank DennettA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
4/15/2026Dave RahmanH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
4/7/2026Robbie MarshallA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
9/2/2025Julian CliffeA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
8/26/2025Steve SmithH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2025John McKnightA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
7/8/2025Anthony LittleA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
7/1/2025Malcolm WattersonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2025Paul RobertsH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2025Alan TaylorA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025Phil NewH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/20/2025Phil MillingtonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2025David DuffyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2025Rick AshcroftH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2025Stanley TaylorH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 3
4/15/2025John MacklinA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
4/9/2025John KerrH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
9/17/2024David HullH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
9/10/2024Derek MercerH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
9/4/2024Jack HardenA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
9/3/2024Stanley TaylorA21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 3
8/27/2024Paul LiptrotH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
8/6/2024Ward HattonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
7/30/2024Phil WatkinsH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/16/2024Anthony PeetA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Alan HalsallH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024Rick AshcroftA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2024Craig PunshonH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024Phil NewA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Fred HullH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024Les DennettA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Wilf KayH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Ron SingletonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024Ryan TeelingH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Charlie McFarlaneA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
9/19/2023John HornA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
8/29/2023Dave RahmanH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023Ken GreenallA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Andy WeaverH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023David CunliffeA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023David CothamH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023Craig PunshonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023D FitzgeraldH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023Frank WilliamsH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
6/13/2023Ken GreenallH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023R LeylandH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
5/16/2023John PickavanceH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2023Alan KearnsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Ian HillH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LWLLW
Last 1040% win rate— steady
LWLLWLLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Dave Rahman0220%4/15/2026
Phil New202100%5/27/2025
Rick Ashcroft11250%4/30/2025
Stanley Taylor202100%4/23/2025
Craig Punshon0220%6/11/2024
Ken Greenall0220%8/22/2023
J Conulty0110%5/26/2026
Neil Moreland101100%5/19/2026
Albert Day0110%5/13/2026
Tom Frith0110%4/29/2026
Biggest Win
Stanley Taylor (+19)9/3/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Ryan Teeling (-17)4/23/2024
Best Season
202450% · 18 matches
Worst Season
202536% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
46% → 41%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
71553 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
23-2944% win rate
Division 343.4%
23W·30L·53 played

Debut

Apr 11, 2023

Latest

May 26, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.3 (53 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026