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Chris Eccles

Team: Lever ClubDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1015

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

20

Matches Played

16

Wins

4

Losses

80%

Win Rate

10.1

Avg Win Margin

5.0

Avg Loss Margin

10-1

Home Record

6-3

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/16/2026

Only 10 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 Player5/10

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 20 matches

+6 Rising
9 Jun18 Jul27 May25 Jul7 Aug14 May16 Jul-11357
Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
70%
score+0.40→contribution+0.14
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
11.1
score+0.52→contribution+0.12
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.3
score+0.28→contribution+0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
70%
score+0.40→contribution+0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
1034
score+0.43→contribution+0.06
Weighted Score+0.415
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating1166 → shrunk 1015
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)1018
Recency Blend13% (10 recent matches)
Final Rating1015
Handicap
6

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

16W4L20 matches·80% win rate
-28 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lever Club2016–2026Division A2016480%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/16/2026Lee OsborneH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision A
7/9/2026Malcolm Gilfoyle *A21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision A
5/21/2026Tony Sullivan *H21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Kenneth WilliamsA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
5/12/2026Joey WilliamsA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/5/2026Gary Cullen *H15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
8/7/2025Connor BoydA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
7/24/2025Dwayne JonesA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
8/3/2023James WhalleyH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/25/2023Mark JonesA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/6/2021Darren HankinA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
6/8/2021Mike PattinH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
5/27/2021James MotleyH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
8/4/2016Tom RyanH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
7/27/2016Arthur HallH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/18/2016Phil NielsonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/12/2016Steve TelfordH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
6/21/2016Dave GilmoreA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/9/2016Andy EcclesA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/7/2016Keith WhartonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
George ONeill Trophy7 games · 6W
20263 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundSimon Thompson / Stephen ThomasBebington Park15-13WINWON
Round of 16 RoundMike Lockwood / Gary DonaldsonAlbany15-9WINWON
Quarters RoundNicola Eccles / Calum JonesLever Club B15-11WINLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundNick Burridge Jr / Tony SullivanGladstone15-7WINLOST
20233 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundGill Sheen / Chris Griffiths-griptonPensby11-15LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundIan Proctor / June BuckleyRoyden Hall15-2WINWON
Quarters RoundGeoff Mcadam / Dwayne JonesBromborough Recs15-14WINLOST
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 1W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJack WoodArno Tixall21-10WINLOST

Current Streak

4wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWWWL
Last 1070% win rate↑ improving
WWWWLLWWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Lee Osborne101100%7/16/2026
Malcolm Gilfoyle *101100%7/9/2026
Tony Sullivan *101100%5/21/2026
Kenneth Williams101100%5/14/2026
Joey Williams0110%5/12/2026
Gary Cullen *0110%5/5/2026
Connor Boyd101100%8/7/2025
Dwayne Jones101100%7/24/2025
James Whalley101100%8/3/2023
Mark Jones0110%7/25/2023
Biggest Win
Lee Osborne (+19)7/16/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Mark Jones (-8)7/25/2023
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
90% → 70%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
102616 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
9-190% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
5-183% win rate
Division A80%
16W·4L·20 played

Debut

Jun 7, 2016

Latest

Jul 16, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (10.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

4.0 (20 total)

Seasons

20162021202320252026