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Ian Jones

Top 10%
Team: TixallDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1075

Current Handicap

5
Honours
Season:

35

Matches Played

22

Wins

13

Losses

63%

Win Rate

8.7

Avg Win Margin

6.2

Avg Loss Margin

10-7

Home Record

12-6

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
35 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/16/2018

A large recent sample: 35 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

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Next goal: 50 Wins22/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 35 matches

+5 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.

17 May9 Jun1 Jun4 Jul1 Aug15 Aug12 Jul16 Aug-1258

Gives 5 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current5
Win Percentage(35%)
63%
score+0.26→contribution+0.09
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.7
score+0.12→contribution+0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.2
score+0.31→contribution+0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
65%
score+0.30→contribution+0.03
Opponent Strength(15%)
1005
score+0.26→contribution+0.04
Weighted Score+0.237
Sample Size Confidence
100%(35/33 matches)
Rating1095 → shrunk 1095→ adjusted 1075
Handicap
5

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

22W13L35 matches·62.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Tixall2016–2018Division A2114766.7%
Tixall B2017Division A148657.1%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/16/2018Kevin HowgateA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
8/14/2018Ron RintoulH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
7/31/2018Stuart BlairA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/26/2018Andy WainwrightH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/19/2018Tania GilfoyleA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/12/2018Tony SullivanH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/31/2018Nick WelshA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
5/24/2018Gill SmithA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
5/17/2018Stephen GilfoyleH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/15/2018Karen SmithA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/15/2017Phil NielsonA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
8/10/2017Tony JohnsonA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
8/10/2017Dave EatonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/3/2017Ian JohnsonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
8/1/2017Barry BawdenA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
7/27/2017Tony SullivanH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/11/2017Mick AndrewsH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/6/2017Darren BreenH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/4/2017Wayne RobertsA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/22/2017Eric AndersonA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/15/2017Alan HeatonA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/8/2017Stephen LangtonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/1/2017Liam RhodesA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/25/2017Barbara McburneyH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
5/11/2017James FitzpatrickA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
6/16/2016Roy McgunigallA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
6/9/2016Margaret LewisH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision A
6/7/2016Robin ProbbingA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/2/2016Andy EcclesH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
5/31/2016Christine DutfieldH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision A
5/19/2016Ron RintoulA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/17/2016Colin SmithH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016Richie FinchA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/10/2016Peter McgrathH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
4/26/2016Andrew HalseyH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup5 games · 3W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundRob LewisCammell Laird21-5WINWON
20164 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRay PriceBromborough Pool14-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundPaul LewinLever Club B19-21LOSSWON
Quarters RoundRoy JonesLever Club21-11WINWON
Semi Final RoundPeter McgheeCammell Laird21-6WINWON
George ONeill Trophy2 games · 2W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundArthur Jones / Teresa DobsonBromborough Pool15-5WINWON
Round of 16 RoundBarbara Hardy / Phil HardyPensby B15-10WINLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

6

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
LWWWW
Last 1070% win rate↑ improving
LWWWWLLWWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Ron Rintoul11250%8/14/2018
Tony Sullivan0220%7/12/2018
Kevin Howgate0110%8/16/2018
Stuart Blair101100%7/31/2018
Andy Wainwright101100%7/26/2018
Tania Gilfoyle101100%7/19/2018
Nick Welsh0110%5/31/2018
Gill Smith101100%5/24/2018
Stephen Gilfoyle101100%5/17/2018
Karen Smith101100%5/15/2018
Biggest Win
Christine Dutfield (+20)5/31/2016
Heaviest Defeat
James Fitzpatrick (-14)5/11/2017
Best Season
201870% · 10 matches
Worst Season
201760% · 15 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
65% → 61%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
101230 known · 5 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
7-944% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
11-379% win rate
Division A62.9%
22W·13L·35 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 16, 2018

Seasons Active

3 (2.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

11.7 (35 total)

Seasons

201620172018