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Colin Goulding

Team: Ledsham RoyalDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

985

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

12

Matches Played

4

Wins

8

Losses

33%

Win Rate

5.8

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

1-3

Home Record

3-5

Away Record

13%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
12 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/4/2016

Only 12 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: Hot Streak 152/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 12 matches

+6 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.

12 May31 May7 Jun14 Jul21 Jul4 Aug-12510

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
33%
score-0.33→contribution-0.12
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
5.8
score-0.38→contribution-0.09
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
33%
score-0.33→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(15%)
1000
score-0.33→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.292
Sample Size Confidence
13%(12/33 matches)
Rating883 → shrunk 985
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

4W8L12 matches·33.3% win rate
-21 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Ledsham Royal2016Division A124833.3%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/4/2016vs Lever ClubA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
8/2/2016vs AlbanyA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
7/21/2016vs PensbyA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/18/2016vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/14/2016vs GladstoneA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
6/23/2016vs ParkfieldA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
6/7/2016vs AlbanyH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
6/2/2016vs TixallA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/31/2016vs PensbyH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/17/2016vs GladstoneH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016vs Oxton ConsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
4/26/2016vs Heswall RblH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 2W
20163 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEddie Benson / Ron RintoulPensby13-15LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundElla Kennedy / Ian HamiltonHoylake Central15-8WINWON
Quarters RoundLes Hignett / Paul RolfeOxton Cons15-9WINLOST
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 2W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundJean RobertsHoylake Central21-7WINWON
Round of 16 RoundJohn SheenPensby21-9WINWON

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWWL
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
LLWWLLLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Albany0220%8/2/2016
Pensby11250%7/21/2016
Gladstone11250%7/14/2016
Lever Club0110%8/4/2016
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks101100%7/18/2016
Parkfield0110%6/23/2016
Tixall0110%6/2/2016
Oxton Cons101100%5/12/2016
Heswall Rbl0110%4/26/2016
Biggest Win
Unknown (+10)7/21/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-13)7/14/2016
Best Season
201633% · 12 matches
Worst Season
201633% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 33%improving

Not enough data yet.

Division A33.3%
4W·8L·12 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 4, 2016

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

12.0 (12 total)

Seasons

2016