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Dave Finlay
Rating
572
Current Handicap
15
Season:
91
Matches Played
32
Wins
59
Losses
35%
Win Rate
7.9
Avg Win Margin
10.0
Avg Loss Margin
19-25
Home Record
13-34
Away Record
Milestones
Career
No career milestones yet — keep bowling!
Next goal: 50 Wins32/50
Season Highlights
No season milestones recorded yet.
Handicap Trend
All Time · 91 matches
+15 Rising
Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
35%score-0.30→contribution-0.12
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.9score-0.01→contribution-0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.0score-0.33→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(10%)
727score-0.64→contribution-0.06
Weighted Score-0.255
Sample Size Confidence
100%(91/75 matches)
Rating872 → shrunk 872→ adjusted 572
Handicap15
Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by a confidence factor (matches ÷ 75), so players with few games don't get extreme handicaps. Recency blend: the shrunk all-time rating is blended with a separate rating from the seasons selected in Handicap Calculation Years (currently 2024, 2025, 2026), weighted up to 40% based on recent match volume (30+ matches = full 40%). Players with no recent matches keep their all-time rating unchanged. Rating is mapped to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger).
League
32W59L91 matches·35.2% win rate
| Club | Seasons | Division(s) | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromborough Pool | 2017–2023 | League 3 | 91 | 32 | 59 | 35.2% |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Margin | Competition | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Keith Yates | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | League 3 |
| 8/11/2023 | David Hollywood | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | League 3 |
| 8/4/2023 | Jim Morris | H | 21-18 | WIN | +3 | League | League 3 |
| 7/31/2023 | vs Bebington Park | A | 21-11 | WIN | +10 | League | League 3 |
| 7/24/2023 | Anderew Turner | A | 21-13 | WIN | +8 | League | League 3 |
| 7/21/2023 | Susan Cowan | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | League 3 |
| 7/14/2023 | John Shaw | A | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | League 3 |
| 7/7/2023 | Ray Poustie | H | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | League 3 |
| 6/30/2023 | Robert Leeds | H | 21-10 | WIN | +11 | League | League 3 |
| 6/23/2023 | vs Oxton Argyle | H | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | League 3 |
| 6/16/2023 | Bill Burgess | A | 21-0 | WIN | +21 | League | League 3 |
| 6/12/2023 | vs Pensby B | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | League 3 |
| 6/9/2023 | Keith Bailey | H | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | League 3 |
| 6/2/2023 | Leslie Smith | A | 21-4 | WIN | +17 | League | League 3 |
| 5/22/2023 | Eric Anderson | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | League 3 |
| 5/19/2023 | Terry Scott | H | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | League 3 |
| 5/12/2023 | Arthur Hall | H | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | League 3 |
| 5/5/2023 | Arthur Hall | A | 5-21 | LOSS | -16 | League | League 3 |
| 8/19/2022 | Dave East | H | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | League 3 |
| 8/12/2022 | Ronald Hersee | A | 19-21 | LOSS | -2 | League | League 3 |
| 8/5/2022 | Kath Davies | H | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | League 3 |
| 8/1/2022 | vs Pensby | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | League 3 |
| 7/29/2022 | Steve Garner | H | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | League 3 |
| 7/22/2022 | Mike Lockwood | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | League 3 |
| 7/15/2022 | Lyn Nevin | H | 18-21 | LOSS | -3 | League | League 3 |
| 7/8/2022 | Jim Mason | A | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | League 3 |
| 7/1/2022 | Roderick Prince | H | 21-12 | WIN | +9 | League | League 3 |
| 6/24/2022 | Jim Morris | H | 21-9 | WIN | +12 | League | League 3 |
| 6/17/2022 | Carol Wyburn | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | League 3 |
| 6/10/2022 | Phil Leech | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | League 3 |
| 6/6/2022 | Robert Leach | A | 1-21 | LOSS | -20 | League | League 3 |
| 5/6/2022 | Geraldine Kennedy | H | 21-6 | WIN | +15 | League | League 3 |
| 4/29/2022 | Lynda Bennett | A | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | League 3 |
| 4/22/2022 | Lynda Bennett | H | 21-15 | WIN | +6 | League | League 3 |
| 8/20/2021 | Mally Lloyd | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | League 3 |
| 8/9/2021 | Pauline Hersee | H | 21-12 | WIN | +9 | League | League 3 |
| 8/2/2021 | vs Great Meols | A | 21-2 | WIN | +19 | League | League 3 |
| 7/23/2021 | Linette Nash | A | 21-15 | WIN | +6 | League | League 3 |
| 7/19/2021 | Mike Pilling | H | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | League 3 |
| 7/12/2021 | Dave Hulmston | H | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | League 3 |
| 7/9/2021 | Derek Macdonald | H | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | League 3 |
| 7/2/2021 | Margaret Lewis | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | League 3 |
| 6/14/2021 | Patricia Crompton | H | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | League 3 |
| 6/11/2021 | Eileen Hume | A | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | League 3 |
| 6/7/2021 | Dereck Snedker | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | League 3 |
| 6/4/2021 | Stephen Wheeldon | H | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | League 3 |
| 5/28/2021 | Jim Ivanoff | A | 19-21 | LOSS | -2 | League | League 3 |
| 5/24/2021 | Nick Kavanagh | A | 21-13 | WIN | +8 | League | League 3 |
| 9/6/2019 | Derek Macdonald | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | League 3 |
| 8/19/2019 | Cliff Hallam | H | 20-21 | LOSS | -1 | League | League 3 |
| 8/12/2019 | Val Arnold | A | 1-21 | LOSS | -20 | League | League 3 |
| 8/5/2019 | Joan Lawrence | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | League 3 |
| 8/2/2019 | Phil Gordon | H | 20-21 | LOSS | -1 | League | League 3 |
| 7/31/2019 | vs Port Sunlight Village & Works B | A | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | League 3 |
| 7/29/2019 | Ronnie Abbott | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | League 3 |
| 7/26/2019 | Bob Kell | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | League 3 |
| 7/1/2019 | Alex Norman | H | 21-7 | WIN | +14 | League | League 3 |
| 6/21/2019 | Don Plant | A | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | League 3 |
| 6/17/2019 | Dave Grundy | H | 21-12 | WIN | +9 | League | League 3 |
| 6/10/2019 | Jake Mcelnay | A | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | League 3 |
| 6/7/2019 | Andy Porter | H | 21-14 | WIN | +7 | League | League 3 |
| 5/31/2019 | Ann Birkett | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | League 3 |
| 5/24/2019 | Jennifer Hope | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | League 3 |
| 5/17/2019 | Diane Bibby | A | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | League 3 |
| 5/3/2019 | Sheila Spearing | H | 21-11 | WIN | +10 | League | League 3 |
| 4/26/2019 | vs New Brighton Quarry Vikings D | A | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | League 3 |
| 8/10/2018 | Eric Anderson | A | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | League 3 |
| 8/3/2018 | Ronald Hersee | A | 18-21 | LOSS | -3 | League | League 3 |
| 7/20/2018 | Linette Nash | A | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | League 3 |
| 7/13/2018 | Johnathan Bendrey | H | 21-17 | WIN | +4 | League | League 3 |
| 7/6/2018 | Brian Porter | A | 21-3 | WIN | +18 | League | League 3 |
| 7/2/2018 | David Blackburn | H | 21-18 | WIN | +3 | League | League 3 |
| 6/29/2018 | Brian Sadler | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | League 3 |
| 6/15/2018 | Kish Balgobin | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | League 3 |
| 6/11/2018 | Ken Zeller | H | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | League 3 |
| 6/8/2018 | Jim Morris | A | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | League 3 |
| 5/21/2018 | Beryl Bell | H | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | League 3 |
| 5/18/2018 | Eddie Copple | A | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | League 3 |
| 5/4/2018 | Dave Camplin | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | League 3 |
| 8/18/2017 | Edwin Berry | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | League 3 |
| 7/17/2017 | Sheila Hobley | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | League 3 |
| 7/14/2017 | Ken Ashley | H | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | League 3 |
| 7/3/2017 | Dorothy Jones | A | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | League 3 |
| 6/30/2017 | Brian Porter | H | 21-19 | WIN | +2 | League | League 3 |
| 6/16/2017 | Simon Thelwall | A | 18-21 | LOSS | -3 | League | League 3 |
| 6/9/2017 | Peter Towers | H | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | League 3 |
| 6/2/2017 | Linda Howard | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | League 3 |
| 5/26/2017 | David Hollywood | A | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | League 3 |
| 5/19/2017 | Jim Blackwood | H | 5-21 | LOSS | -16 | League | League 3 |
| 5/5/2017 | Clifford Smith | A | 21-14 | WIN | +7 | League | League 3 |
| 4/28/2017 | Clifford Smith | H | 21-19 | WIN | +2 | League | League 3 |
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl6 games · 2W
20221 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | Ian Ford | Pensby | 13-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20181 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | Philip Taylor | Harrison Park | 6-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20172 rounds
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | Walk Over | Wallasey RBL | 21-0 | WIN | WON |
| Round of 32 Round | * David Gilmore | Tixall | 5-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20161 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | * Danny Worrall | Gladstone | 3-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20151 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | John Beswick | Pensby B | 21-17 | WIN | WON |
Cartwright Cup5 games · 0W
20191 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | Brian Pinder | Oxton Conservative Club | 2-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20181 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 Round | Mark Wood | Cammell Laird | 12-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20171 round
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | * Colin Mounsey | Cammell Laird | 11-21 | LOSS | LOST |
20162 rounds
| Round | Opponent | Team | Score | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 Round | * Les Ellison | Bromborough Pool | 10-21 | LOSS | LOST |
| Quarters Round | * Stuart Blair | Lever Club | 6-21 | LOSS | LOST |
Current Streak
2losses
In a slump
Longest Win Run
3
Career best winning streak
Longest Loss Run
8
Career worst losing streak
Last 560% win rate
LLWWW
Last 1060% win rate— steady
LLWWWLWWWL
| Opponent | W | L | Total | Win % | Last Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Morris | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100% | 8/4/2023 |
| David Hollywood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 8/11/2023 |
| Eric Anderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 5/22/2023 |
| Arthur Hall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 5/12/2023 |
| Ronald Hersee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 8/12/2022 |
| Lynda Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 4/29/2022 |
| Linette Nash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 7/23/2021 |
| Derek Macdonald | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 7/9/2021 |
| Brian Porter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 7/6/2018 |
| Clifford Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 5/5/2017 |
Biggest Win
Bill Burgess (+21)6/16/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Robert Leach (-20)6/6/2022
Favourite Victim
Jim Morris3-0 H2H
Best Season
202344% · 18 matches
Worst Season
201928% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 37%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
68178 known · 13 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-233% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
28-4737% win rate
League 335.2%
32W·59L·91 played
Debut
Apr 28, 2017
Latest
Aug 18, 2023
Seasons Active
6 (6.3 yr span)
Matches / Season
15.2 (91 total)
Seasons
201720182019202120222023