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Brian Porter

Team: Penketh ArgyleDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

601

Current Handicap

14
Honours
Season:

47

Matches Played

15

Wins

32

Losses

32%

Win Rate

9.1

Avg Win Margin

8.6

Avg Loss Margin

11-13

Home Record

4-19

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
47 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/17/2018

A large recent sample: 47 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 39-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 · 47 matches

+14 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.

10 Jun15 Jul21 Apr9 Jun7 Jul18 Aug1 Jun17 Aug-14916

Gives 14 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current14
Win Percentage(40%)
32%
score-0.36→contribution-0.14
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.1
score+0.19→contribution+0.05
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.6
score-0.10→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(10%)
703
score-0.76→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.209
Sample Size Confidence
100%(47/39 matches)
Rating895 → shrunk 895→ adjusted 601
Handicap
14

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). 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 ÷ 39, 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

15W32L47 matches·31.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Penketh Argyle2016–2018League 3, League 2, Division 347153231.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/17/2018Val RuddA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
7/6/2018Dave FinlayH3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 3
6/29/2018Ronald HerseeH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
6/15/2018Pauline HerseeA21-4WIN+17LeagueLeague 3
6/11/2018Valerie CecchiniA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
6/8/2018Mavis CamplinH6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
6/1/2018Andrew ParnellA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
5/25/2018Joan GoudieH21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
5/21/2018Paul DraperA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
5/18/2018Clive BrownH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
5/11/2018Chloe CavanaghA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 2
5/4/2018Rob SmedleyH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 2
8/18/2017John LeeceH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
8/7/2017Kenny BrierleyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
8/4/2017Gerard ByrneH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2017Clifford SmithA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
7/17/2017Peter TowersA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/14/2017Gary AbbottH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/7/2017Roy WalkerH21-6WIN+15LeagueLeague 3
6/30/2017Dave FinlayA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
6/23/2017Frank WilliamsonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
6/16/2017Nicky BaileyH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2017Janet SnedkerH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
6/9/2017Lee NaylorA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/2/2017Johnathan BendreyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
5/26/2017George RobertsA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
5/19/2017John WyburnA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
5/12/2017Keith GentleH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
4/24/2017Dave PattersonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
4/21/2017Stephen WheeldonH21-6WIN+15LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2016Brian SadlerH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/12/2016Gary AbbottA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2016Arthur JonesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2016Frank WilliamsonA21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2016Bill TipladyH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2016Dave EastA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2016Joe BrettA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2016Leonard WheddonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2016Lol MccannA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2016June FennaH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
6/13/2016Peter LucasA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2016Barry TilstonH6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
6/3/2016Dave GriffithsA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2016Sarah KearneyH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
5/20/2016Clive BrownA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2016Clive BrownH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
4/29/2016John MadgeH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
Cartwright Cup2 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDereck SnedkerPort Sunlight Village/Works B15-21LOSSLOST
20151 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary Round* Gill SmithPort Sunlight Village/Works20-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWWL
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LLWWLLWWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Clive Brown12333.3%5/18/2018
Dave Finlay0220%7/6/2018
Gary Abbott11250%7/14/2017
Frank Williamson11250%6/23/2017
Val Rudd0110%8/17/2018
Ronald Hersee101100%6/29/2018
Pauline Hersee101100%6/15/2018
Valerie Cecchini0110%6/11/2018
Mavis Camplin0110%6/8/2018
Andrew Parnell101100%6/1/2018
Biggest Win
Pauline Hersee (+17)6/15/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Dave Finlay (-18)7/6/2018
Best Season
201842% · 12 matches
Worst Season
201624% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
30% → 33%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
68344 known · 3 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
14-3032% win rate

By Division

League 313-26 (33%)
Division 32-4 (33%)
League 20-2 (0%)
League 20%
0W·2L·2 played
League 333.3%
13W·26L·39 played
Division 333.3%
2W·4L·6 played

Debut

Apr 29, 2016

Latest

Aug 17, 2018

Seasons Active

3 (2.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

15.7 (47 total)

Seasons

201620172018