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Brian Cowan

Team: Sea DogDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

800

Current Handicap

NQ

Needs 1 more match(es)

Honours
Season:

9

Matches Played

3

Wins

6

Losses

33%

Win Rate

8.0

Avg Win Margin

8.3

Avg Loss Margin

3-3

Home Record

0-3

Away Record

0%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
2 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/28/2023

Only 2 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 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 · 9 matches

16 May1 Jun15 Jun4 Jul5 Jul13 Jul28 Jun-13712
Started0
Lowest0
Current0
Win Percentage(35%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(15%)
1000
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score+0.000
Sample Size Confidence
0%(2/33 matches)
Rating1000 → shrunk 1000→ adjusted 800
Handicap
NQ

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

3W6L9 matches·33.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Sea Dog2016–2017Division C72528.6%
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B2023Division C21150%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/28/2023vs Oxton Cons CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/8/2023Andrew ParnellH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017Stan FraserH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/5/2017vs Oxton Cons CA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017Teresa DobsonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/15/2017Dave CamplinH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
6/1/2017Nigel LoweH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Joan GoudieA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016Muriel EvansH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy1 games · 0W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundStan FraserThingwall B10-21LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundChris Griffiths-griptonBebington Park3-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1033% win rate↓ declining
LWLLLWLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Oxton Cons C0220%6/28/2023
Andrew Parnell101100%6/8/2023
Stan Fraser0110%7/13/2017
Teresa Dobson0110%7/4/2017
Dave Camplin101100%6/15/2017
Nigel Lowe0110%6/1/2017
Joan Goudie0110%5/16/2017
Muriel Evans101100%5/17/2016
Biggest Win
Dave Camplin (+13)6/15/2017
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-14)7/5/2017
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 20%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
8057 known · 2 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-350% win rate
Division C33.3%
3W·6L·9 played

Debut

May 17, 2016

Latest

Jun 28, 2023

Seasons Active

3 (7.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

3.0 (9 total)

Seasons

201620172023