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John Keegan

Team: Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

758

Current Handicap

11
Honours
Season:

25

Matches Played

10

Wins

15

Losses

40%

Win Rate

7.3

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

7-5

Home Record

3-10

Away Record

57%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
25 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/13/2019

Only 25 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 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: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 25 matches

+11 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 Apr22 Jun21 Jul14 Jun4 Jul25 Jul4 Jul13 Aug-13714

Gives 11 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current11
Win Percentage(35%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.07
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.3
score-0.12→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.09→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
893
score-0.33→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.183
Sample Size Confidence
57%(25/33 matches)
Rating927 → shrunk 958→ adjusted 758
Handicap
11

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

10W15L25 matches·40% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B2016–2019Division C25101540%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/13/2019vs Bromborough Pool BA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
8/8/2019Jean BarnesH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/30/2019Mark McaseyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/18/2019George LowdenH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/4/2019Carol WyburnA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/25/2019vs Thingwall BA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
8/1/2017Kevin PulhamA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
7/25/2017George MasonA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/20/2017Dave CamplinH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017Alan DaviesA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017Ann ConnellH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017Stan FraserA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/22/2017Kevin McloughlinH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
6/14/2017vs Oxton Cons CA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
6/8/2017Dave FinlayH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/17/2017vs Pensby CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Ron WilsonH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/21/2016Alan DaviesH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/14/2016Terry SuttonH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
6/28/2016John CliffeA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
6/22/2016vs Hoylake CentralH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Alan WelchH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Stephen BallA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016Roy BlakelyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Frank Leech SrH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundSteve SherlockHoylake Central & Melrose21-20WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundTony JohnsonLever Club16-21LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy1 games · 0W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundChris HendryOxton Cons C12-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLWL
Last 1040% win rate↓ declining
LLLWLWLWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Alan Davies0220%7/13/2017
Bromborough Pool B0110%8/13/2019
Jean Barnes0110%8/8/2019
Mark Mcasey0110%7/30/2019
George Lowden101100%7/18/2019
Carol Wyburn0110%7/4/2019
Thingwall B101100%6/25/2019
Kevin Pulham0110%8/1/2017
George Mason101100%7/25/2017
Dave Camplin101100%7/20/2017
Biggest Win
Ann Connell (+13)7/4/2017
Heaviest Defeat
Kevin Pulham (-17)8/1/2017
Best Season
201745% · 11 matches
Worst Season
201745% · 11 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
42% → 38%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
84317 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-325% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
5-838% win rate
Division C40%
10W·15L·25 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 13, 2019

Seasons Active

3 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.3 (25 total)

Seasons

201620172019