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John Lawrenson

Team: Unison ADivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

812

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

32

Matches Played

10

Wins

22

Losses

31%

Win Rate

7.2

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

9-7

Home Record

1-15

Away Record

47%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
28 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/4/2026

Only 28 of the 41 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: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 32 matches

+15 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.

27 Jun21 May30 Jul1 Jul14 Apr19 May7 Jul4 Aug-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
36%
score-0.29→contribution-0.11
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.2
score-0.13→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.3
score+0.12→contribution+0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
848
score-0.46→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.205
Sample Size Confidence
47%(28/41 matches)
Rating938 → shrunk 971→ adjusted 821
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)796
Recency Blend37% (28 recent matches)
Final Rating812
Handicap
15

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). 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 ÷ 41, 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

10W22L32 matches·31.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Unison A2024–2026Division 228101835.7%
Unison B2023Division 24040%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/4/2026Eddie WebsterA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
7/28/2026Phil WatkinsonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
7/21/2026Steve SmithA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
7/14/2026Derek RogersA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
7/7/2026Noel ParrH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
6/16/2026G EdmundsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
6/2/2026Rick AshcroftA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
5/26/2026Eddie WebsterH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Frank TwissA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026John PickavanceH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
4/28/2026Jack HowarthA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026R GerrardH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026Kieron FeeneyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026Alan BarkerH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
8/12/2025R Cash (Jnr)H15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
8/5/2025Paul LeylandA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
7/1/2025Frank TwissH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
6/3/2025Simon ReadA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
5/27/2025John KayH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
8/6/2024Mal PerksH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
7/30/2024Keith BrothwoodA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
7/23/2024Peter BrownH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
7/9/2024Matthew CorlessH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
6/4/2024Stephen TinsleyH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
5/21/2024J JonesH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
5/7/2024Roy KnowlesH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
4/30/2024Craig DitchfieldA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
4/23/2024Andrew WoodwardH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
6/27/2023Eric DaviesA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
6/13/2023Neil FitzsimonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
5/30/2023Simon ReadA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
4/25/2023Fred AndertonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1040% win rate— steady
LLWLWLLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Eddie Webster11250%8/4/2026
Frank Twiss0220%5/19/2026
Simon Read0220%6/3/2025
Phil Watkinson0110%7/28/2026
Steve Smith101100%7/21/2026
Derek Rogers0110%7/14/2026
Noel Parr101100%7/7/2026
G Edmunds0110%6/16/2026
Rick Ashcroft0110%6/2/2026
John Pickavance101100%5/12/2026
Biggest Win
R Gerrard (+17)4/21/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Eric Davies (-17)6/27/2023
Best Season
202643% · 14 matches
Worst Season
202643% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
25% → 38%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
86632 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-420% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
9-1833% win rate
Division 231.3%
10W·22L·32 played

Debut

Apr 25, 2023

Latest

Aug 4, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.0 (32 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026