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Crown Green Handicap

John Cosgrove

Team: TixallDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1192

Current Handicap

NQ

Needs 1 more match(es)

Honours
Season:

9

Matches Played

8

Wins

1

Losses

89%

Win Rate

7.4

Avg Win Margin

2.0

Avg Loss Margin

2-0

Home Record

6-1

Away Record

80%

Handicap Confidence

Provisional
9 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/5/2026

The handicap is built on a small recent sample (9 matches so far). It is deliberately conservative and will move as more results come in.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Hot Streak 158/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 9 matches

+2 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.

21 May16 Jun18 Jun30 Jun23 Jul30 Jul5 Aug-114

Gives 2 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current2
Win Percentage(35%)
89%
score+0.78→contribution+0.27
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.4
score-0.10→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
2.0
score+1.00→contribution+0.15
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
89%
score+0.78→contribution+0.08
Opponent Strength(15%)
966
score+0.74→contribution+0.11
Weighted Score+0.600
Sample Size Confidence
80%(9/33 matches)
Rating1240 → shrunk 1192
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)1192
Recency Blend12% (9 recent matches)
Final Rating1192
Handicap
NQ

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

8W1L9 matches·88.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Tixall2026Division A98188.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/5/2026Lynne CooperA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
7/30/2026Paul OllerheadA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/23/2026Dave ChapmanA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
6/30/2026Neal SleemanH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/18/2026Dwayne JonesA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
6/16/2026Matty Hindley *H21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Brian Lawrence *A21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/21/2026Tania GilfoyleA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Kathy CucchiA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 1W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPhillip SummersPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B21-13WINWON

Current Streak

8wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

8

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 5100% win rate
WWWWW
Last 1089% win rate↑ improving
WWWWWWWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Lynne Cooper101100%8/5/2026
Paul Ollerhead101100%7/30/2026
Dave Chapman101100%7/23/2026
Neal Sleeman101100%6/30/2026
Dwayne Jones101100%6/18/2026
Matty Hindley *101100%6/16/2026
Brian Lawrence *101100%5/28/2026
Tania Gilfoyle101100%5/21/2026
Kathy Cucchi0110%5/14/2026
Biggest Win
Dwayne Jones (+14)6/18/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Kathy Cucchi (-2)5/14/2026
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
75% → 100%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
9567 known · 2 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
2-0100% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-180% win rate
Division A88.9%
8W·1L·9 played

Debut

May 14, 2026

Latest

Aug 5, 2026

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

9.0 (9 total)

Seasons

2026