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Jim Blackwood

Team: Port Sunlight Village & Works BDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

598

Current Handicap

14
Honours
Season:

106

Matches Played

42

Wins

64

Losses

40%

Win Rate

6.9

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

28-23

Home Record

14-41

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
106 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/18/2023

A large recent sample: 106 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 39-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 Wins42/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 106 matches

+14 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.

13 May8 Aug17 Jul13 Jul17 Jun12 Aug16 Aug8 Jul18 Aug-1371115

Gives 14 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current14
Win Percentage(40%)
40%
score-0.21→contribution-0.08
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
6.9
score-0.18→contribution-0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.09→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
776
score-0.49→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.230
Sample Size Confidence
100%(106/39 matches)
Rating885 → shrunk 885→ adjusted 598
Handicap
14

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

42W64L106 matches·39.6% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Port Sunlight Village & Works B2017–2023League 379324740.5%
Port Sunlight Village/Works B2016League 3, Division 3189950%
Port Sunlight Village & Works2018–2021League 291811.1%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/18/2023Steve CharmleyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2023vs Thingwall BA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
7/24/2023Beryl BellH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
7/7/2023Val ArnoldH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2023vs PoultonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2023vs Oxton ArgyleH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
6/9/2023Kevin OwensA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
5/22/2023Lorraine WatkinsA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
8/26/2022vs Oxton ArgyleH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2022Patricia CromptonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/8/2022vs Thingwall BH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2022Mike WalshA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2022Mike PillingA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2022Sheila HobleyH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2022Roy WestonH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
7/4/2022Michelle CaffinH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2022Alan SimpsonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2022Dave GriffithsA3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2022Jean ClarkA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
6/6/2022Colin WolfarthH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
5/30/2022vs Great MeolsH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2022Carol EvansA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2022Margie VickersH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
5/13/2022Steve GarnerH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
5/6/2022Mike DunneA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
4/29/2022Roy BiggsH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
8/16/2021Ian WilsonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
8/2/2021vs Thingwall BH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
7/30/2021Terry ScottA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
7/12/2021Edward ConnorH21-6WIN+15LeagueLeague 3
7/2/2021Peter Smith JnrA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 2
6/28/2021Paul KavanaghH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
6/21/2021vs ThingwallH5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 2
6/18/2021John KayllA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 2
6/14/2021Victor PeersH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 2
6/11/2021Tommy ScroggieA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 2
6/7/2021Eric JamesH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
5/24/2021Robin MayA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 2
8/19/2019John HirdA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
8/16/2019vs Albany BH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2019Diane BibbyH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
8/9/2019David HollywoodA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2019Les RichardsA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
8/2/2019Billy ConroyH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2019vs Bromborough PoolH2-21LOSS-19LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2019Brenda CoppleH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
7/26/2019Jennifer HopeA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2019Margaret ProwseA21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2019Steve PrestonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/12/2019Steve PrestonH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2019Harry HendersonA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2019Brian SadlerH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
6/21/2019Eric JenkinsA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2019Jim MorrisA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
6/14/2019Alan MawbyH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
5/31/2019Ann WilsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
5/24/2019Linette NashH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
5/17/2019Joan GoudieA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/10/2019Andrew ParnellH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
5/3/2019Jean BarnesA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
4/26/2019vs Pensby BH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
8/17/2018Mark HadfieldH4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 3
8/10/2018Vinnie RoxburghA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
8/3/2018Chris KellyA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
7/27/2018Richie PhillipsH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
7/20/2018Les RichardsA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
7/13/2018Billy ConroyH21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
6/15/2018Kenny BrierleyH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
6/11/2018Ian WilsonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
6/8/2018Steve SherlockH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
5/25/2018Andy PorterA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
5/11/2018Gary CullenH8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
4/27/2018Roger MorganA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 2
8/21/2017Barbara PattersonH21-6WIN+15LeagueLeague 3
8/18/2017Eileen RenshawA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
8/7/2017Ken FlintA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
8/4/2017Dave BibbyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2017Linda HowardH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
7/17/2017Nigel WardA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
7/14/2017Roy WestonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
7/7/2017Jessie TipladyH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2017Steve DabbsH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
6/30/2017Mavis CamplinA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2017Reg EvansA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
5/19/2017Dave FinlayA21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
4/28/2017Val RuddA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
4/24/2017Fred ConwayH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
4/21/2017Dave EastA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2016Keith BennettA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2016Diane BibbyH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
8/8/2016Clifford ParnellH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
8/1/2016Ann WilsonA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2016Margaret LeachH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2016Peter LoweH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
7/15/2016Barbara PattersonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
7/8/2016Don LawrenceA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
7/1/2016Alan HoughtonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
6/24/2016Phil HardyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
6/20/2016vs Albany BH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2016Bill GrayA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
6/3/2016Keith GentleH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2016Gordon DitchfieldA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2016Zoe StrattonA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2016Kevin OwensA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
5/6/2016Phil HaselgroveH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
4/22/2016Leonard WheddonA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl5 games · 0W
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundLeonard WheddonAlbany19-21LOSSLOST
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundBrian SadlerUpton Victory Hall B10-21LOSSLOST
20182 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundNigel WardBebington Park8-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundBrian SomervilleWest Kirby Victoria12-21LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary Round*b Peter BirchNew Brighton Quarry Vikings B5-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup2 games · 0W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundGary DonaldsonAlbany6-21LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundMargie VickersPoulton9-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

10losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate
LLLLL
Last 100% win rate— steady
LLLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Thingwall B12333.3%7/31/2023
Oxton Argyle0220%6/12/2023
Kevin Owens0220%6/9/2023
Roy Weston11250%7/8/2022
Ian Wilson0220%8/16/2021
Albany B0220%8/16/2019
Diane Bibby202100%8/12/2019
Les Richards11250%8/5/2019
Billy Conroy202100%8/2/2019
Steve Preston11250%7/15/2019
Biggest Win
Phil Haselgrove (+17)5/6/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-19)7/31/2019
Best Season
202256% · 18 matches
Worst Season
202117% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
42% → 38%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
72085 known · 21 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-538% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
31-4640% win rate

By Division

League 336-54 (40%)
League 21-8 (11%)
Division 35-2 (71%)
League 211.1%
1W·8L·9 played
League 340%
36W·54L·90 played
Division 371.4%
5W·2L·7 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2016

Latest

Aug 18, 2023

Seasons Active

7 (7.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

15.1 (106 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019202120222023