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Dave Atherton

Team: Unison CDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

577

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

50

Matches Played

19

Wins

31

Losses

38%

Win Rate

8.1

Avg Win Margin

7.4

Avg Loss Margin

12-11

Home Record

7-20

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
28 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/18/2026

Only 28 of the 41 matches needed for full confidence in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player5/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 50 matches

+15 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.

6 Jul16 Aug11 Jul17 Apr14 Aug30 Jul10 Jun18 Aug-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
18%
score-0.64→contribution-0.26
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.2
score+0.03→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.0
score+0.17→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.06
Opponent Strength(10%)
697
score-1.00→contribution-0.10
Weighted Score-0.383
Sample Size Confidence
50%(28/41 matches) · floored
Rating885 → shrunk 943→ adjusted 593
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)550
Recency Blend37% (28 recent matches)
Final Rating577
Handicap
15

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

19W31L50 matches·38% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Unison C2022–2026Division 350193138%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/18/2026Harry OrrettA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/4/2026Tom FrithA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
7/22/2026Andy HillH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/21/2026Keith WalshA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/30/2026Neil SherwoodA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
6/24/2026Norman BeesleyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
6/17/2026David SandlandA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
6/10/2026Paul RobertsH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/5/2026G McClurgA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2026Peter JaundrillH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/8/2026Ron VizardH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
9/2/2025Noel SwiftA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
8/27/2025D PeelH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
8/19/2025Anthony SinerA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
7/30/2025Norman BeesleyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Graham FenneyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2025Neil CunliffeH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
7/16/2025Chris ShepherdA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2025Gary ElliotH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/28/2024P MurphyH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
8/14/2024Barry FosterH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
7/31/2024Ken EvansH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Ian GerrardA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/26/2024David SandlandA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024Geoff HoughtonA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Martin FostersA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024Jim FaircloughA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
4/17/2024David SandlandH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023Charlie McFarlaneA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2023Phil WatkinsH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023Les WeldingA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023Mike MulcrowA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2023Ged HopeH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Alan DelahuntA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023Mike OxleyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2023Phillip AlmondH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
6/20/2023Peter GriffithsA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2023Peter CookeH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
8/24/2022Graham FenneyH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022David GentA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
8/10/2022Phillip AlmondH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
8/2/2022Peter BannonA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/27/2022Greg WinstanleyH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022UnknownA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
7/13/2022UnknownH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
7/6/2022John PyeH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
6/22/2022M ErskingH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2022Jim SowlerA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
6/8/2022Geoff SkeltonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022Andrew CharnockA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LWLLLLLWLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
David Sandland0330%6/17/2026
Norman Beesley0220%6/24/2026
Graham Fenney0220%7/29/2025
Phillip Almond202100%6/28/2023
Unknown202100%7/19/2022
Harry Orrett0110%8/18/2026
Tom Frith101100%8/4/2026
Andy Hill0110%7/22/2026
Keith Walsh0110%7/21/2026
Neil Sherwood0110%6/30/2026
Biggest Win
Anthony Siner (+17)8/19/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Ron Vizard (-15)4/8/2026
Nemesis
David Sandland0-3 H2H
Best Season
202267% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202618% · 11 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
56% → 20%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
70950 known · 0 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
19-3138% win rate
Division 338%
19W·31L·50 played

Debut

May 3, 2022

Latest

Aug 18, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

10.0 (50 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026