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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
19 May28 Jun21 Jul8 Jun4 Jul3 Aug18 May24 Jun-12510
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