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John Pennington

Team: Parish ChurchDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

674

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

19

Matches Played

6

Wins

13

Losses

32%

Win Rate

4.2

Avg Win Margin

7.7

Avg Loss Margin

4-6

Home Record

2-7

Away Record

21%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
19 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/9/2023

Only 19 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 Player2/10

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 19 matches

+15 Rising
12 Apr3 May28 Jun2 Aug30 Aug18 Apr9 May-14916
Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
32%
score-0.37→contribution-0.15
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
4.2
score-0.64→contribution-0.16
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.7
score+0.05→contribution+0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
32%
score-0.37→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
733
score-0.70→contribution-0.07
Weighted Score-0.407
Sample Size Confidence
21%(19/41 matches)
Rating878 → shrunk 974→ adjusted 674
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

6W13L19 matches·31.6% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Parish Church2022–2023Division 31961331.6%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/9/2023Malcolm WattersonH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/2/2023Ernie HarrisonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023Albert DayA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Stuart BloxhamH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Rick AshcroftA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2022Greg WinstanleyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022W PenningtonH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
8/23/2022Paul LeylandA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022B MurphyH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
8/2/2022Robert PageH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022G McClaireH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022Jim SowlerA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022John MayerH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
6/21/2022Eddie HarringtonA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
5/10/2022John CritchleyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022Jonathan FenneyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022John MarshH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
4/19/2022Ken EvansA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
4/12/2022James HopkinsH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLWLL
Last 1030% win rate— steady
LLWLLLLWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Malcolm Watterson0110%5/9/2023
Ernie Harrison0110%5/2/2023
Albert Day101100%4/25/2023
Stuart Bloxham0110%4/18/2023
Rick Ashcroft0110%4/11/2023
Greg Winstanley0110%9/6/2022
W Pennington0110%8/30/2022
Paul Leyland101100%8/23/2022
B Murphy101100%8/16/2022
Robert Page0110%8/2/2022
Biggest Win
Paul Leyland (+7)8/23/2022
Heaviest Defeat
Jim Sowler (-16)7/12/2022
Best Season
202236% · 14 matches
Worst Season
202236% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 30%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
73319 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
6-1233% win rate
Division 331.6%
6W·13L·19 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

May 9, 2023

Seasons Active

2 (1.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

9.5 (19 total)

Seasons

20222023