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Craig Ditchfield

Top 10%
Team: Burtonwood ADivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1044

Current Handicap

3
Honours
Season:

67

Matches Played

44

Wins

23

Losses

66%

Win Rate

9.8

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

29-5

Home Record

15-18

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
46 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 46 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-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 Wins44/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2023
Home Dominance8/8 home

Handicap Trend

All Time · 67 matches

+3 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.

9 May8 Aug7 May13 Aug10 Jun19 Aug9 Jun1 Sept-14916

Gives 3 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current3
Win Percentage(40%)
63%
score+0.26→contribution+0.10
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.8
score+0.30→contribution+0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.1
score+0.16→contribution+0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(10%)
935
score+0.19→contribution+0.02
Weighted Score+0.243
Sample Size Confidence
100%(46/41 matches)
Rating1073 → shrunk 1073→ adjusted 1024
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)1073
Recency Blend40% (46 recent matches)
Final Rating1044
Handicap
3

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). 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 ÷ 41, 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

44W23L67 matches·65.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Burtonwood2023–2025Division 1, Division 248341470.8%
Burtonwood A2026Division 1158753.3%
St Mary's (Billinge) A2022Division 142250%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Bob AppletonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
8/25/2026Eddie BrooksH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
8/18/2026Chris PriceA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
8/11/2026Tommy O'DowdA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
7/14/2026Tony MeeA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
7/7/2026Alan BurrowsH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
6/30/2026AbsentA21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
6/16/2026B WhalleyA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 1
6/9/2026Daniel LofthouseH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
6/2/2026David BarrowH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
5/12/2026Carl RodenA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
5/5/2026Tony MonaghanH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/28/2026Simon TaylorA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
4/21/2026Mark HoldenH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
4/7/2026Jimmy WeaverH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
8/26/2025David FryerH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
8/19/2025M JonesA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 1
8/12/2025David ShawH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
7/29/2025Connor FlahertyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
7/22/2025Dean MidgleyA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
7/15/2025Colin WilsonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
7/8/2025John MolloyA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
7/1/2025Ken BowenA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
6/24/2025Ian FurbankH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
6/17/2025Bob AppletonA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
6/10/2025Kevin KearnsH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
6/3/2025Declan KairnsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
5/13/2025Tony RobinsonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
4/29/2025Dave WebsterH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/22/2025Ray BevingtonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
4/8/2025Keith WhalleyH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
9/3/2024Tony PilkingtonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
8/27/2024Peter JaundrillA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
8/20/2024David EvansH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
8/13/2024AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 2
7/30/2024Jack HowarthH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
7/23/2024Eddie McLorieA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
6/25/2024Eddie BrooksA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
6/11/2024Roy KnowlesA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
6/4/2024Andy TurnerA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
5/21/2024Graham ParrA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
5/14/2024Mike WarburtonH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
5/7/2024Tony GordonA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
4/30/2024John LawrensonH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
4/23/2024Bob AppletonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
4/16/2024Derek PeachH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
9/5/2023J EdwardsA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
8/29/2023D FrenchH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
8/22/2023Les SimmsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
8/15/2023Mal GradyH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
8/8/2023David SwainA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
7/25/2023John WhiteA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/18/2023Ian GerrardH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
7/11/2023Ken SwindleyA21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 2
7/4/2023Simon ChurchillA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
6/20/2023Anthony PeetA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
6/13/2023David BrandH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
6/6/2023A WakefieldA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
5/30/2023Derek GrimesH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 2
5/9/2023Kevin CorriganA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
5/2/2023Brian YoungH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
4/25/2023G EdmundsH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
4/11/2023J EdwardsH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
7/19/2022Chris CookeA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 1
6/7/2022Mark WebsterH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
5/3/2022Ben ChisnallA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 1
4/26/2022Michael NortonH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 1

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

8

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LWLWL
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LWLWLWWLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Bob Appleton12333.3%9/1/2026
Eddie Brooks11250%8/25/2026
Absent202100%6/30/2026
J Edwards11250%9/5/2023
Chris Price0110%8/18/2026
Tommy O'Dowd101100%8/11/2026
Tony Mee0110%7/14/2026
Alan Burrows101100%7/7/2026
B Whalley0110%6/16/2026
Daniel Lofthouse0110%6/9/2026
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)6/30/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Chris Cooke (-18)7/19/2022
Best Season
202376% · 17 matches
Worst Season
202653% · 15 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
73% → 59%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
91767 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
10-953% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
34-1471% win rate

By Division

Division 121-14 (60%)
Division 223-9 (72%)
Division 160%
21W·14L·35 played
Division 271.9%
23W·9L·32 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.4 (67 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026