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John Beswick

Team: Pensby BDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

698

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

16

Matches Played

8

Wins

8

Losses

50%

Win Rate

9.0

Avg Win Margin

9.1

Avg Loss Margin

5-4

Home Record

3-4

Away Record

17%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
16 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/23/2019

Only 16 of the 39 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 Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 16 matches

+12 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.

13 May27 May1 Jul11 May11 Jun29 Jun6 Jul23 Aug-13714

Gives 12 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(40%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.0
score+0.17→contribution+0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.1
score-0.19→contribution-0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(10%)
678
score-0.36→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.023
Sample Size Confidence
17%(16/39 matches)
Rating989 → shrunk 998→ adjusted 698
Handicap
12

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). 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 ÷ 39, 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

8W8L16 matches·50% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby B2016–2019League 3168850%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/23/2019Phil GordonH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
4/26/2019vs Port Sunlight Village & Works BA3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 3
7/6/2018Wendy ThompsonH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
7/2/2018Albert StanleyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
6/29/2018Terry ScottH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
6/15/2018Peter LucasA21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
6/11/2018Derek PotterH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
6/8/2018Bill BurgessA21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
5/11/2018Kevin PulhamA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/4/2018John GladwinH21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2016Alan FennaA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2016Val RuddH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2016Roy BrannonH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
5/20/2016Henry WilsonA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
5/13/2016Lorna FosterH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2016Tom BentleyH7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl3 games · 0W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundRobby Fitzpatrick *Tixall7-21LOSSLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundRobin MayHoylake Central9-21LOSSLOST
20151 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDave FinlayBromborough Pool B17-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundBill PurcellGreat Meols16-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LLWLWWLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Phil Gordon0110%8/23/2019
Port Sunlight Village & Works B0110%4/26/2019
Wendy Thompson101100%7/6/2018
Albert Stanley0110%7/2/2018
Terry Scott101100%6/29/2018
Peter Lucas101100%6/15/2018
Derek Potter0110%6/11/2018
Bill Burgess101100%6/8/2018
Kevin Pulham0110%5/11/2018
John Gladwin101100%5/4/2018
Biggest Win
Bill Burgess (+16)6/8/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-18)4/26/2019
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 50%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
65615 known · 1 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
8-753% win rate
League 350%
8W·8L·16 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2016

Latest

Aug 23, 2019

Seasons Active

3 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.3 (16 total)

Seasons

201620182019