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James Ryan

Team: Gladstone BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

887

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

40

Matches Played

22

Wins

18

Losses

55%

Win Rate

8.3

Avg Win Margin

8.4

Avg Loss Margin

13-8

Home Record

9-10

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
40 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/2/2026

A large recent sample: 40 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 Wins22/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 40 matches

+8 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.

11 Jun9 Jul1 Jul24 Jul12 Aug12 May23 Jun2 Sept-12510

Gives 8 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
55%
score+0.10→contribution+0.04
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.3
score+0.05→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.4
score-0.06→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(15%)
870
score-0.05→contribution-0.01
Weighted Score+0.031
Sample Size Confidence
100%(40/33 matches)
Rating1012 → shrunk 1012→ adjusted 887
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)887
Recency Blend40% (40 recent matches)
Final Rating887
Handicap
8

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

22W18L40 matches·55% win rate
-18 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Gladstone B2024–2026Division B40221855%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/2/2026Peter GordonH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
8/6/2026Alan SmithA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
7/30/2026Phil MountfordH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
7/23/2026Chris WilliamsH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision B
7/21/2026Colin GrimesH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision B
6/25/2026Martin HickmanH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
6/23/2026Mike WalshA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
6/16/2026Michelle Caffin ***A13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
6/11/2026Robbie DeanH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
6/9/2026Ian BallA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
5/21/2026Alan Smith *H21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
5/12/2026Dave Jnr MotleyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
4/23/2026Julie DoranH0-12LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
4/21/2026Julie DoranA0-15LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
4/14/2026Joey LewisA0-0LOSS0LeagueDivision B
8/13/2025Jane HickmanA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
8/12/2025John ShawA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
8/7/2025Glyn HolcroftA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
8/5/2025Nigel WardH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
7/31/2025Steve PriceA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
7/29/2025Kevin WalshH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
7/24/2025Cathy KavanaghA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
7/22/2025Jeff HitchellH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/15/2025Keith WhartonA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision B
7/8/2025Gill SmithH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
7/3/2025John GorrieA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
7/1/2025Sandra CooperH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
6/24/2025Ian GillH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
5/20/2025Steve TelfordH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
7/16/2024Andy PorterA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/9/2024Peter HolianH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
7/4/2024Leslie RoachA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
7/2/2024Jeff HitchellA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
6/25/2024Zoe StrattonH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
6/13/2024John KayllH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
6/11/2024Steve PriceA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision B
6/4/2024Harry MillingtonH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
5/21/2024David EvansA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
5/16/2024Joe O'brienH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
5/14/2024Gary BoothH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
Leverhulme Cup4 games · 2W
20253 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundRay PenkethLever Club B21-10WINWON
Quarters RoundPeter McgheeCammell Laird21-14WINWON
Final RoundNick Burridge JrGladstone10-21LOSSLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundGarry CullenThingwall13-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundZoe Stratton / Liam HowardArno Tixall11-15LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundArthur Hall / George SaxtonPort Sunlight A9-15LOSSLOST
Andy Dawson Cup2 games · 1W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundKevin WalshHeswall Rbl B16-21LOSSWON
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundJaxon McelnayAlbany21-18WINLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
LWWWW
Last 1050% win rate↑ improving
LWWWWLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Julie Doran0220%4/23/2026
Steve Price11250%7/31/2025
Jeff Hitchell202100%7/22/2025
Peter Gordon0110%9/2/2026
Alan Smith101100%8/6/2026
Phil Mountford101100%7/30/2026
Chris Williams101100%7/23/2026
Colin Grimes101100%7/21/2026
Martin Hickman0110%6/25/2026
Mike Walsh101100%6/23/2026
Biggest Win
Chris Williams (+17)7/23/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Keith Wharton (-17)7/15/2025
Best Season
202473% · 11 matches
Worst Season
202640% · 15 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
60% → 50%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
86438 known · 2 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-325% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
20-1459% win rate
Division B55%
22W·18L·40 played

Debut

May 14, 2024

Latest

Sep 2, 2026

Seasons Active

3 (2.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.3 (40 total)

Seasons

202420252026