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Charles Ward

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

Rating

961

Current Handicap

NQ

Needs 3 more match(es)

Honours
Season:

7

Matches Played

5

Wins

2

Losses

71%

Win Rate

5.8

Avg Win Margin

3.5

Avg Loss Margin

3-0

Home Record

2-2

Away Record

80%

Handicap Confidence

Provisional
7 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/3/2025

The handicap is built on a small recent sample (7 matches so far). It is deliberately conservative and will move as more results come in.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player2/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 7 matches

+7 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.

11 Jun13 Jun4 Jul23 Jul1 Aug13 May3 Jun-1259

Gives 7 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(35%)
71%
score+0.43→contribution+0.15
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
5.8
score-0.37→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
3.5
score+0.75→contribution+0.11
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
71%
score+0.43→contribution+0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
875
score+0.30→contribution+0.04
Weighted Score+0.271
Sample Size Confidence
80%(7/33 matches)
Rating1108 → shrunk 1086→ adjusted 961
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)961
Recency Blend9% (7 recent matches)
Final Rating961
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

5W2L7 matches·71.4% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Gladstone B2024–2025Division B75271.4%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/3/2025Nick KavanaghH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
5/13/2025Wendy ThompsonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
8/1/2024Steve CharmleyA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
7/23/2024Michelle CaffinA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
7/4/2024Steve O'reillyA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
6/13/2024George McalenyH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
6/11/2024John BensteadA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 1W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundStuart Worthington / Tania GilfoyleHeswall Rbl B15-8WINLOST

Current Streak

3wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWWLW
Last 1071% win rate— steady
WWWLWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Nick Kavanagh101100%6/3/2025
Wendy Thompson101100%5/13/2025
Steve Charmley101100%8/1/2024
Michelle Caffin0110%7/23/2024
Steve O'reilly101100%7/4/2024
George Mcaleny101100%6/13/2024
John Benstead0110%6/11/2024
Biggest Win
Wendy Thompson (+10)5/13/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Michelle Caffin (-6)7/23/2024
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
67% → 75%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
8546 known · 1 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-267% win rate
Division B71.4%
5W·2L·7 played

Debut

Jun 11, 2024

Latest

Jun 3, 2025

Seasons Active

2 (12 mo span)

Matches / Season

3.5 (7 total)

Seasons

20242025