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Crown Green Handicap

Gary Cookson

Team: Ledsham RoyalDivision: Division ALast updated: 9/29/2026

Rating

1038

Current Handicap

5
Honours
Season:

21

Matches Played

14

Wins

7

Losses

67%

Win Rate

8.6

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

7-2

Home Record

7-5

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player6/10

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 21 matches

+5 Rising
5 Jul26 Jul30 May9 Jul1 Aug30 Jun8 Aug-1258
Started0
Lowest0
Current5
Win Percentage(35%)
67%
score+0.33→contribution+0.12
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.6
score+0.11→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
70%
score+0.40→contribution+0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
1002
score+0.34→contribution+0.05
Weighted Score+0.236
Sample Size Confidence
8%(21/75 matches)
Rating1095 → shrunk 1007
Handicap5

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 400). 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 2022, 2023, 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

14W7L21 matches·66.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Ledsham Royal2018–2024Division A2114766.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/8/2024vs ThingwallA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
8/1/2024vs Lever ClubA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/24/2023vs GladstoneA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
6/30/2022Steven GardnerH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
6/29/2021vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
8/22/2019vs Lever ClubH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
8/1/2019vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/25/2019vs AlbanyH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
7/16/2019vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/9/2019vs Tixall BA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
7/2/2019vs ThingwallH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
6/6/2019vs PensbyH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
5/30/2019vs AlbanyA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
8/21/2018vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
8/14/2018vs Lever ClubH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
7/26/2018vs Heswall RblA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
7/19/2018vs Oxton Cons BA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/10/2018vs AlbanyA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/5/2018vs Pt Sunlight Vill & WksA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/4/2018vs PensbyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
6/26/2018vs Lever ClubA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
WWLLW
Last 1060% win rate— steady
WWLLWWLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks32560%6/29/2021
Lever Club31475%8/1/2024
Albany21366.7%7/25/2019
Thingwall202100%8/8/2024
Pensby202100%6/6/2019
Gladstone0110%8/24/2023
Steven Gardner0110%6/30/2022
Tixall B101100%7/9/2019
Heswall Rbl0110%7/26/2018
Oxton Cons B101100%7/19/2018
Biggest Win
Unknown (+16)7/25/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-17)6/26/2018
Favourite Victim
Lever Club3-1 H2H
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
70% → 64%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
10511 known · 20 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
Division A66.7%
14W·7L·21 played

Debut

Jun 26, 2018

Latest

Aug 8, 2024

Seasons Active

6 (6.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

3.5 (21 total)

Seasons

201820192021202220232024