Crown Green HandicapFairPlay Bowls
Live
Birkenhead Sync08/09/2026|
Birkenhead Sync08/09/2026|
Back to Players
Crown Green Handicap

Don Plant

Team: Pensby BDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

687

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

31

Matches Played

13

Wins

18

Losses

42%

Win Rate

6.2

Avg Win Margin

8.1

Avg Loss Margin

7-7

Home Record

6-11

Away Record

63%

Handicap Confidence

Moderately Reliable
31 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/30/2019

A solid recent sample: 31 of 39 matches needed for full confidence in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The handicap is settling and now moves mainly with form.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 31 matches

+12 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.

29 Apr8 Aug1 Jun31 May1 Jul15 Jul5 Aug30 Aug-13714

Gives 12 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(40%)
42%
score-0.16→contribution-0.06
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
6.2
score-0.31→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.1
score-0.01→contribution-0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
45%
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Opponent Strength(10%)
811
score-0.39→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.192
Sample Size Confidence
63%(31/39 matches)
Rating904 → shrunk 939→ adjusted 687
Handicap
12

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

13W18L31 matches·41.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby B2019League 31910952.6%
Upton Victory Hall B2016–2018League 2103730%
Pensby2019League 32020%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/30/2019Derek SmithA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/23/2019Mo KellettH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2019Michael CavanaghH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2019Val RuddA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
8/9/2019Tim WatkinsH21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2019Chris WentworthA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
8/2/2019Keith GentleH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2019Allen BennettH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
7/26/2019Lol MccannA21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2019Stephen PrestonH5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
7/12/2019Babs WoodwardA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2019Ray WoodsA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
7/5/2019Nigel LoweH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2019Steve GarnerA21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
6/28/2019Teresa DobsonA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
6/21/2019Dave FinlayH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
6/14/2019Cliff HallamA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
5/31/2019Bob KellH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
5/24/2019Rod WhiteA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
5/17/2019Nicola EcclesA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
5/10/2019Bill GrayA21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
6/1/2018Derek ThomasA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 2
6/30/2017Nobby HughesH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 2
5/26/2017Colin MccleodH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 2
5/19/2017Mike DunneH21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 2
8/8/2016Nobby HughesA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 2
5/27/2016Tommy HoganA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 2
5/20/2016# Mike WalshH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 2
5/13/2016Derek WadeA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
4/29/2016Bob KellH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 2
4/22/2016Ronnie AbbottA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 2
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl1 games · 1W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundSteve PrestonOxton Argyle21-18WINWON

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWLWW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LWLWWLWLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Bob Kell202100%5/31/2019
Nobby Hughes0220%6/30/2017
Derek Smith0110%8/30/2019
Mo Kellett101100%8/23/2019
Michael Cavanagh0110%8/19/2019
Val Rudd101100%8/12/2019
Tim Watkins101100%8/9/2019
Chris Wentworth0110%8/5/2019
Keith Gentle101100%8/2/2019
Allen Bennett0110%7/29/2019
Biggest Win
Tim Watkins (+14)8/9/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Stephen Preston (-16)7/15/2019
Best Season
201948% · 21 matches
Worst Season
201948% · 21 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
40% → 44%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
75624 known · 7 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
2-250% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
8-1240% win rate

By Division

League 310-11 (48%)
League 23-7 (30%)
League 230%
3W·7L·10 played
League 347.6%
10W·11L·21 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2016

Latest

Aug 30, 2019

Seasons Active

4 (3.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

7.8 (31 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019