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John Beswick

Team: Pensby CDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

748

Current Handicap

11
Honours
Season:

10

Matches Played

3

Wins

7

Losses

30%

Win Rate

12.7

Avg Win Margin

7.4

Avg Loss Margin

3-2

Home Record

0-5

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/26/2016

Only 10 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

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Next goal: Decade Player1/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 10 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.

27 Apr17 May9 Jun5 Jul13 Jul26 Jul-13713

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current11
Win Percentage(35%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.14
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
12.7
score+0.78→contribution+0.18
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.4
score+0.10→contribution+0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
941
score-0.48→contribution-0.07
Weighted Score-0.060
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating976 → shrunk 998→ adjusted 748
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

3W7L10 matches·30% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2016Division C103730%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/26/2016Gordon LavenderH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/19/2016Tony WhittyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/13/2016vs Thingwall BH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision C
7/5/2016Scott NewshamA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/23/2016Roy BiggsH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Dave FinlayA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Hadgie ThompsonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016Alan GreenA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
5/11/2016vs Albany BH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
4/27/2016vs Sea DogH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundWalk OverBebington Park21-0WINWON
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundColin LitsterOxton Cons C18-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
LLWLWLLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Gordon Lavender0110%7/26/2016
Tony Whitty0110%7/19/2016
Thingwall B101100%7/13/2016
Scott Newsham0110%7/5/2016
Roy Biggs101100%6/23/2016
Dave Finlay0110%6/9/2016
Hadgie Thompson0110%5/31/2016
Alan Green0110%5/17/2016
Albany B0110%5/11/2016
Sea Dog101100%4/27/2016
Biggest Win
Unknown (+20)4/27/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Hadgie Thompson (-10)5/31/2016
Best Season
201630% · 10 matches
Worst Season
201630% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
20% → 40%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
9026 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
1-420% win rate
Division C30%
3W·7L·10 played

Debut

Apr 27, 2016

Latest

Jul 26, 2016

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

10.0 (10 total)

Seasons

2016