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Derek MacDonald

Team: PoultonDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

621

Current Handicap

14
Honours
Season:

88

Matches Played

41

Wins

47

Losses

47%

Win Rate

8.2

Avg Win Margin

9.3

Avg Loss Margin

18-23

Home Record

23-24

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins41/50

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 88 matches

+14 Rising
7 Jun30 Jul1 Jul22 Apr24 Jun2 May11 Jul22 May17 Aug-14916
Started0
Lowest0
Current14
Win Percentage(40%)
39%
score-0.23→contribution-0.09
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
6.9
score-0.19→contribution-0.05
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.9
score-0.31→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
55%
score+0.10→contribution+0.01
Opponent Strength(10%)
726
score-0.55→contribution-0.06
Weighted Score-0.230
Sample Size Confidence
100%(57/39 matches)
Rating885 → shrunk 885→ adjusted 640
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)585
Recency Blend40% (57 recent matches)
Final Rating618
Handicap
14

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). 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 ÷ 39, 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

41W47L88 matches·46.6% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Poulton2021–2026League 3, League 288414746.6%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/17/2026John RiggA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
8/7/2026Carole LongA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2026Alan WelchH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
7/27/2026Philip CurrieA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
7/24/2026Sam LockwoodA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
7/17/2026Andy PritchardH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/6/2026Mike WorthyH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
6/29/2026Luke RoweA21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
6/26/2026Brian LusseyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
6/19/2026Gary DoughtyA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2026Michael OMahonyA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
5/29/2026Albert StanleyA21-2WIN+19LeagueLeague 3
5/22/2026Gary WoodH21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
5/15/2026Tina BarrettA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
5/1/2026Phil WilkinsonH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
4/24/2026Keith BaileyH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
8/22/2025Terry ScottA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/15/2025Eddie ShiffA21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
8/11/2025Alan SimpsonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
8/4/2025Geoff MillichipA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/25/2025Stephen CorriganH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
7/21/2025Mark StevensonA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
7/18/2025Scott HuxleyH7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
7/11/2025Angela HoldenA21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
7/7/2025Debbie RobertsH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
7/4/2025Howard FernA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
6/27/2025Iain GillH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
6/20/2025vs Albany BA21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
6/13/2025Brendan DesmondH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
6/9/2025Ronald WhyteA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
6/6/2025Eddie ThomasH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
5/30/2025Stephen CorriganA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
5/23/2025Dave EdwardsH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2025Kevin TurnerA21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
5/2/2025Roy RogerA21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
4/25/2025Graham HamblettH3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 3
8/23/2024Liz WhiteleyH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 2
8/12/2024Robert LeachA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 2
8/5/2024Phil BlackH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 2
8/2/2024Daniel JeffriesA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 2
7/19/2024Brian LusseyA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 2
7/15/2024Ross MilliganH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 2
7/12/2024Graham JordanA1-21LOSS-20LeagueLeague 2
7/5/2024Alan HughesH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 2
6/28/2024Graham WalkerA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 2
6/24/2024John HudsonH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 2
6/21/2024vs Upton Victory Hall BA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 2
6/14/2024Steve WinterH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
6/7/2024Tommy ScroggieA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 2
6/3/2024Paul QuinlanH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 2
5/31/2024Graham CooperA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 2
5/24/2024Nick WoodwardH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 2
5/17/2024Stuart WorthingtonA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 2
5/10/2024Mark WoodH3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 2
5/3/2024Aaron RichardsA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 2
4/26/2024Edna CookH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 2
4/22/2024John HudsonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 2
8/19/2022Ray HartleyH21-3WIN+18LeagueLeague 3
8/15/2022vs Bromborough PoolH21-2WIN+19LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2022Ray HartleyA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
8/8/2022vs Pensby BA21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2022Jordan McelnayA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
8/1/2022vs Albany BH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2022Ken WinterH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2022Ken WinterA21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2022Jean TaggartH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2022Beryl BellA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2022Zoe NunnH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2022Stephen DaviesA21-6WIN+15LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2022Patricia CromptonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
5/30/2022vs Thingwall BA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2022Andrew ParnellH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
5/20/2022Mike CooperH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
5/13/2022Pauline HerseeA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
4/29/2022Peter JonesA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2022Paul DraperH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
7/30/2021Kath DaviesH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
7/19/2021Keith GentleA21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
7/16/2021Ronald HerseeA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
7/12/2021Ian HamiltonH21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
7/9/2021Dave FinlayA21-3WIN+18LeagueLeague 3
7/5/2021Tim WatkinsH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
6/28/2021Mal EvansA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/21/2021vs Albany BA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
6/18/2021Dave HulmstonH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
6/14/2021Sue TilstonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
6/7/2021Jane BradshawH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/24/2021Ann BrownA2-21LOSS-19LeagueLeague 3
Stott Cup1 games · 0W
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJake McelnayAlbany18-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

9

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LLWLWLWWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Albany B21366.7%6/20/2025
Brian Lussey0220%6/26/2026
Stephen Corrigan0220%7/25/2025
John Hudson0220%6/24/2024
Ray Hartley202100%8/19/2022
Ken Winter202100%7/29/2022
John Rigg0110%8/17/2026
Carole Long0110%8/7/2026
Alan Welch101100%7/31/2026
Philip Currie0110%7/27/2026
Biggest Win
Albert Stanley (+19)5/29/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Graham Jordan (-20)7/12/2024
Best Season
202268% · 19 matches
Worst Season
202414% · 21 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
48% → 45%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
71480 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-420% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
36-3948% win rate

By Division

League 338-29 (57%)
League 23-18 (14%)
League 214.3%
3W·18L·21 played
League 356.7%
38W·29L·67 played

Debut

May 24, 2021

Latest

Aug 17, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (5.2 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.6 (88 total)

Seasons

20212022202420252026