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Crown Green Handicap

James Thomson

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

Rating

550

Current Handicap

NQ

Needs 7 more match(es)

Honours
Season:

3

Matches Played

2

Wins

1

Losses

67%

Win Rate

7.0

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

1-0

Home Record

1-1

Away Record

0%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
3 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/15/2026

Only 3 of the 39 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.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Hot Streak 152/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 3 matches

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.

24 Apr12 Jun15 Jun-101

Held at 0 across all 3 matches.

Started0
Lowest0
Current0
Win Percentage(40%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(10%)
1000
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score+0.000
Sample Size Confidence
0%(3/39 matches)
Rating1000 → shrunk 1000→ adjusted 550
Handicap
NQ

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

2W1L3 matches·66.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2026League 332166.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/15/2026Phil WilkinsonH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2026Paul CoxA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
4/24/2026Diane BibbyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl1 games · 1W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRoderick PrincePoulton21-11WINLOST

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 567% win rate
WWL
Last 1067% win rate— steady
WWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Phil Wilkinson101100%6/15/2026
Paul Cox101100%6/12/2026
Diane Bibby0110%4/24/2026
Biggest Win
Phil Wilkinson (+13)6/15/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Diane Bibby (-8)4/24/2026
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
0% → 100%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
5613 known · 0 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
2-167% win rate
League 366.7%
2W·1L·3 played

Debut

Apr 24, 2026

Latest

Jun 15, 2026

Seasons Active

1 (2 mo span)

Matches / Season

3.0 (3 total)

Seasons

2026