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Frank Dixon

Team: Garswood HallDivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

982

Current Handicap

7
Honours
Season:

20

Matches Played

6

Wins

14

Losses

30%

Win Rate

10.3

Avg Win Margin

8.4

Avg Loss Margin

4-7

Home Record

2-7

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
19 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/19/2026

Only 19 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 Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 20 matches

+7 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.

7 May29 May2 Jul23 Jul13 Aug13 May19 May-1258

Gives 7 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(40%)
32%
score-0.37→contribution-0.15
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
10.3
score+0.39→contribution+0.10
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.8
score+0.03→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
32%
score-0.37→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
972
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.123
Sample Size Confidence
50%(19/41 matches) · floored
Rating963 → shrunk 982
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)982
Recency Blend25% (19 recent matches)
Final Rating982
Handicap
7

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

6W14L20 matches·30% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Garswood Hall2024–2026Division 11961331.6%
Garswood Hall B2022Division 21010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/19/2026Louis FazakerleyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
5/12/2026David MorrisH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
9/2/2025David UnsworthH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
5/13/2025Ian LallyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
4/22/2025Louis FazakerleyA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 1
8/20/2024Barry FosterH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
8/13/2024Chris DagnallA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
8/6/2024Anthony MaleyH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
7/30/2024Anthony OllertonA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
7/23/2024Simon TaylorH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
7/16/2024John BartonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
7/9/2024Ste EvansH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/2/2024Mike HavernH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
6/11/2024D FrenchA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
6/4/2024Liam GregsonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
5/29/2024Alan HeatonA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
5/21/2024Peter BannonH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
5/14/2024Simon TaylorA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 1
5/7/2024Lance FletcherH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2022Frank TwissH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

5losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate
LLLLL
Last 1030% win rate↓ declining
LLLLLWLWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Louis Fazakerley0220%5/19/2026
Simon Taylor0220%7/23/2024
David Morris0110%5/12/2026
David Unsworth0110%9/2/2025
Ian Lally0110%5/13/2025
Barry Foster101100%8/20/2024
Chris Dagnall0110%8/13/2024
Anthony Maley101100%8/6/2024
Anthony Ollerton101100%7/30/2024
John Barton0110%7/16/2024
Biggest Win
Anthony Maley (+14)8/6/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Alan Heaton (-17)5/29/2024
Best Season
202443% · 14 matches
Worst Season
202443% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
30% → 30%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
96720 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-910% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
5-550% win rate

By Division

Division 16-13 (32%)
Division 20-1 (0%)
Division 131.6%
6W·13L·19 played
Division 20%
0W·1L·1 played

Debut

Jul 12, 2022

Latest

May 19, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.9 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.0 (20 total)

Seasons

2022202420252026