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Des Clarke

Team: Pensby CDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

739

Current Handicap

11
Honours
Season:

76

Matches Played

34

Wins

42

Losses

45%

Win Rate

7.5

Avg Win Margin

9.3

Avg Loss Margin

17-20

Home Record

17-22

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
76 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/13/2019

A large recent sample: 76 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-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 Wins34/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 76 matches

+11 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.

23 Jun10 Aug21 Jun1 Aug6 Jun21 Aug25 Jun13 Aug-13713

Gives 11 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current11
Win Percentage(35%)
45%
score-0.11→contribution-0.04
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.5
score-0.08→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.3
score-0.21→contribution-0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(15%)
962
score-0.15→contribution-0.02
Weighted Score-0.141
Sample Size Confidence
100%(76/33 matches)
Rating943 → shrunk 943→ adjusted 739
Handicap
11

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

34W42L76 matches·44.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2016–2018Division C50242648%
Pensby B2016–2019Division B2491537.5%
Pensby2019Division A21150%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/13/2019Derek GoreH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision B
8/8/2019Gary DonaldsonA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
8/6/2019Glynis LomaxA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
8/1/2019Bill DowH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
7/30/2019Eddie MasseyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
7/25/2019Tony ThelwellH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
7/23/2019Larry BakerA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
7/11/2019Ray PriceH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
7/10/2019vs Oxton Cons CA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
7/2/2019Graham JordanA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
6/27/2019Steve OreillyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
6/25/2019vs Oxton Cons BA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
6/20/2019Gary DonaldsonH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision B
6/13/2019Stephen GilfoyleH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
6/11/2019Keith WhartonH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
6/6/2019#paul LewinH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
6/5/2019vs Arno TixallA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
5/23/2019Leonard HowellH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
5/16/2019Thomas RaybouldA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
5/14/2019Phillip McgunigallH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
5/2/2019Joan JonesA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/21/2018Peter ChallinorA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
8/15/2018vs Bebington ParkH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
8/8/2018vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
8/1/2018vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
7/26/2018Leonard HowellA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/24/2018David CruickshankA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/17/2018Peter TeagueH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/21/2018Mike SmethurstA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
6/13/2018vs Hoylake Central & MelroseH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
6/6/2018vs Oxton Cons CA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
5/30/2018vs NestonH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
5/23/2018vs Sea DogH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/16/2018vs Thingwall BH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
5/10/2018Gordon CapperA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
8/22/2017Wally SmithH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
8/16/2017vs NestonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
8/10/2017Mike WalshA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
8/2/2017vs Sea DogH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
8/1/2017Phil SpencerA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/27/2017Malcolm GilfoyleA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/26/2017vs Albany BH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/12/2017vs Oxton Cons CA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/11/2017Albert SmithA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
7/6/2017Dave HarrisonA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/5/2017vs Bromborough Recs BH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017John GellingA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
6/22/2017Joan JonesA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/21/2017vs Thingwall BH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
6/15/2017John WyburnA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/13/2017Keith ChristianH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision B
6/8/2017Jim MasonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
6/7/2017vs Bebington ParkH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/31/2017vs Heswall Rbl BH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
5/25/2017Gary DonaldsonA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
5/17/2017vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Gordon LavenderA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
5/10/2017vs Oxton Cons CH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
8/10/2016vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
8/9/2016Gordon CapperA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/27/2016Joe LandsboroughH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Hilary ChaltonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
7/20/2016vs Tixall CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
7/19/2016Peter LimbA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/13/2016vs Thingwall BH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
7/6/2016Tania GilfoyleH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/5/2016Geoff HawkswellA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
6/29/2016vs Hoylake CentralH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/23/2016Thomas RaybouldH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Arthur JonesA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Heather AndrewsA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Richie PhillipsA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
5/11/2016vs Albany BH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
5/10/2016Malcolm GilfoyleA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
4/27/2016vs Sea DogH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Barbara RydingA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
George ONeill Trophy4 games · 1W
20192 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundWalk Over / Walk OverNeston15-0WINWON
Round of 16 RoundNigel Ward / Paul DraperBebington Park7-15LOSSLOST
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDave Motley Jnr / #paul LewinLever Club11-15LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRoy Jones / Terry MilnerLever Club14-15LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 4W
20182 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundNigel WardBebington Park21-14WINWON
Semi Final RoundChris HendryOxton Cons C21-7WINLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundRobert KnightBromborough Recs B21-10WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPhillip McgunigallOxton Cons C21-18WINLOST
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPeter McgrathOxton Cons7-21LOSSLOST
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundPhil EdgeLever Club B16-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

6

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1040% win rate↓ declining
WLLLLLWWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Oxton Cons C13425%7/10/2019
Gary Donaldson12333.3%8/8/2019
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B21366.7%8/8/2018
Sea Dog12333.3%5/23/2018
Thingwall B21366.7%5/16/2018
Leonard Howell202100%5/23/2019
Thomas Raybould0220%5/16/2019
Joan Jones202100%5/2/2019
Bebington Park0220%8/15/2018
Hoylake Central & Melrose0220%8/1/2018
Biggest Win
Derek Gore (+19)8/13/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-17)6/13/2018
Nemesis
Oxton Cons C1-3 H2H
Best Season
201752% · 23 matches
Worst Season
201836% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 39%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
93041 known · 35 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
2-820% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
12-1939% win rate

By Division

Division C24-26 (48%)
Division B9-15 (38%)
Division A1-1 (50%)
Division A50%
1W·1L·2 played
Division B37.5%
9W·15L·24 played
Division C48%
24W·26L·50 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 13, 2019

Seasons Active

4 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

19.0 (76 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019