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John Allanby

Team: Heswall Rbl BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

885

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

28

Matches Played

18

Wins

10

Losses

64%

Win Rate

8.6

Avg Win Margin

6.7

Avg Loss Margin

10-4

Home Record

8-6

Away Record

72%

Handicap Confidence

Moderately Reliable
28 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/21/2018

A solid recent sample: 28 of 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The handicap is settling and now moves mainly with form.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins18/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 28 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.

26 Apr1 Jun12 Jul9 Aug4 Jul16 Aug17 Jul21 Aug-125811

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
64%
score+0.29→contribution+0.10
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.6
score+0.10→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.7
score+0.22→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
889
score+0.17→contribution+0.02
Weighted Score+0.205
Sample Size Confidence
72%(28/33 matches)
Rating1082 → shrunk 1059→ adjusted 885
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

18W10L28 matches·64.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Heswall Rbl B2016–2018Division B, Division C2718966.7%
Heswall Rbl2016Division A1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/21/2018Bobbie JamesonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
8/7/2018John MadgeA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/31/2018Albert SmithH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/24/2018John SmithH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
7/17/2018Ian HawesA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
7/10/2018Kieron IversH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
5/15/2018Mike GallagherH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision B
8/22/2017Clive BrownH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
8/16/2017vs Oxton Cons CA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
8/15/2017Arthur JonesH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
8/1/2017Kenneth WilliamsA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
7/11/2017Andrew ParnellA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017George ParnellH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
5/31/2017vs Pensby CA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Alan DunbarA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
8/10/2016vs Oxton Cons CA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
8/9/2016Lesley QuinnH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
8/8/2016vs Bromborough Recs BA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
8/2/2016David CruickshankA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/19/2016Robert KnightH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
7/12/2016Ken WrightH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/6/2016Pat BensonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
6/7/2016Paul HarrisH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
6/1/2016vs Hoylake CentralA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Jim LeightonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016George JellicoeH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
5/10/2016Dave CamplinH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Neil HumphreysA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision A
1 Cup Title Won
Geoff Clare Trophy 2017· Heswall Rbl B
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 2W 1×
2017 Winner3 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundStephen GarnerAlbany B19-21LOSSWON
Semi Final RoundTed PolandBromborough Recs B21-11WINWON
Final RoundChris Griffiths-griptonBebington Park21-18WINWON
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundJackie ThompsonKendal16-21LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup4 games · 2W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundMargaret LewisParkfield13-21LOSSLOST
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRobert KnightBromborough Recs B21-10WINWON
Round of 16 RoundRoy CookePensby21-14WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDarren HankinGladstone6-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 2W
20173 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundCliff Gripton / Roger HamerBebington Park15-7WINWON
Quarters RoundKevin Venables / Mark JonesLedsham Royal15-8WINWON
Semi Final RoundRobbie Fitzpatrick / Mick AndrewsTixall4-15LOSSLOST
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundPeter HolianCammell Laird6-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWWLW
Last 1060% win rate— steady
LWWLWWWLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Oxton Cons C202100%8/16/2017
Bobbie Jameson0110%8/21/2018
John Madge101100%8/7/2018
Albert Smith101100%7/31/2018
John Smith0110%7/24/2018
Ian Hawes101100%7/17/2018
Kieron Ivers101100%7/10/2018
Mike Gallagher101100%5/15/2018
Clive Brown0110%8/22/2017
Arthur Jones0110%8/15/2017
Biggest Win
Mike Gallagher (+18)5/15/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Neil Humphreys (-19)4/26/2016
Best Season
201677% · 13 matches
Worst Season
201677% · 13 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
71% → 57%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
84520 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-30% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
11-665% win rate

By Division

Division C13-7 (65%)
Division B5-2 (71%)
Division A0-1 (0%)
Division A0%
0W·1L·1 played
Division B71.4%
5W·2L·7 played
Division C65%
13W·7L·20 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 21, 2018

Seasons Active

3 (2.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

9.3 (28 total)

Seasons

201620172018