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John Atherton

Team: Oxton Cons BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1000

Current Handicap

Needs 5 more match(es)

Honours

Season:

Matches Played

Wins

Losses

20%

Win Rate

3.0

Avg Win Margin

11.0

Avg Loss Margin

1-1

Home Record

0-3

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 5 matches

Started0

Lowest0

Current0

Win Percentage(35%)

score+0.00→contribution+0.00

Avg Winning Margin(23%)

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%)

score+0.00→contribution+0.00

Opponent Strength(15%)

1000

score+0.00→contribution+0.00

Weighted Score+0.000

Sample Size Confidence

0%(0/33 matches)

Rating1000 → shrunk 1000

Handicap

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

1W4L5 matches·20% win rate

Club	Seasons	Division(s)	P	W	L	Win %
Oxton Cons B	2017–2019	Division B, Division A	5	1	4	20%

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Margin	Competition	Division
5/30/2019	Derek Wigfield	A	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division B
8/7/2018	Rick Murray	A	7-21	LOSS	-14	League	Division A
7/24/2018	Tony Collier	A	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division A
7/10/2018	# Stan Newell	H	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division A
8/17/2017	Brian Lussey	H	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division A

Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 1W

20182 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Peter Steele	Bromborough Pool B	18-21	LOSS	WON
Final Round	Mike Smethurst	Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B	6-21	LOSS	LOST

20162 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 16 Round	Peter Buckney	Pensby C	6-21	LOSS	WON
Quarters Round	Malcolm Gilfoyle	Heswall Rbl B	21-12	WIN	LOST

Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W

20191 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Final Round	Alan Heaton	Heswall Rbl	18-21	LOSS	LOST

Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W

20161 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 16 Round	Graham Walker	Oxton Cons	9-21	LOSS	LOST

George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W

20161 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Barbara Ryding / N Smith	Hoylake Central	1-15	LOSS	WON

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate

LLLWL

Last 1020% win rate— steady

LLLWL

Opponent	W	L	Total	Win %	Last Met
Derek Wigfield	0	1	1	0%	5/30/2019
Rick Murray	0	1	1	0%	8/7/2018
Tony Collier	0	1	1	0%	7/24/2018
# Stan Newell	1	0	1	100%	7/10/2018
Brian Lussey	0	1	1	0%	8/17/2017

Biggest Win

# Stan Newell (+3)7/10/2018

Heaviest Defeat

Tony Collier (-17)7/24/2018

Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)

50% → 0%declining

Avg Opponent Rating Faced

9654 known · 1 unknown

vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)

0-10% win rate

vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)

1-233% win rate

By Division

Division A1-3 (25%)

Division B0-1 (0%)

Division A25%

1W·3L·4 played

Division B0%

0W·1L·1 played

Debut

Aug 17, 2017

Latest

May 30, 2019

Seasons Active

3 (1.8 yr span)

Matches / Season

1.7 (5 total)

Seasons

201720182019