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John Sheppard

Team: Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

715

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

28

Matches Played

9

Wins

19

Losses

32%

Win Rate

6.0

Avg Win Margin

9.6

Avg Loss Margin

2-8

Home Record

7-11

Away Record

72%

Handicap Confidence

Moderately Reliable
28 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/3/2017

A solid recent sample: 28 of 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The handicap is settling and now moves mainly with form.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player2/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 28 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.

2 Jun22 Jun14 Jul10 Aug24 May29 Jun3 Aug-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(35%)
32%
score-0.36→contribution-0.12
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.0
score-0.33→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.6
score-0.26→contribution-0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
897
score-0.48→contribution-0.07
Weighted Score-0.340
Sample Size Confidence
72%(28/33 matches)
Rating864 → shrunk 902→ adjusted 715
Handicap
12

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

9W19L28 matches·32.1% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B2016–2017Division C2571828%
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks2017Division B32166.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/3/2017Billy CottamA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision B
7/25/2017John MarklandA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017Brenda ThompsonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017Andy PritchardH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017Alan SteedmanA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
6/14/2017vs Oxton Cons CA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/8/2017Wally SmithH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/1/2017Anthony ClareA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/24/2017vs Tixall CA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
5/17/2017vs Pensby CA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Peter SmithA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
5/11/2017Andy PorterA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
8/10/2016vs Pensby CA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
8/2/2016Archie GallowayH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Teresa DobsonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
7/21/2016Tania GilfoyleH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/14/2016Paul HarrisH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
7/13/2016vs Oxton Cons CA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/7/2016Gordon LavenderA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
6/28/2016George DugganA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
6/22/2016vs Hoylake CentralH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Peter ChallinorA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Chris KissackH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
6/7/2016Tom MurphyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Roy CookeH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Phil DuckersA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016Ray WhartonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Mark SmithH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundGeoff HawkswellOxton Cons C17-21LOSSLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDon ChalkleyHeswall Rbl B21-12WINLOST
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPhil WynneHoylake Central & Melrose21-8WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDave SimcoeLever Club14-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LWLLW
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
LWLLWLLLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Oxton Cons C11250%6/14/2017
Pensby C11250%5/17/2017
Billy Cottam0110%8/3/2017
John Markland101100%7/25/2017
Brenda Thompson0110%7/13/2017
Andy Pritchard0110%7/4/2017
Alan Steedman101100%6/29/2017
Wally Smith0110%6/8/2017
Anthony Clare0110%6/1/2017
Tixall C101100%5/24/2017
Biggest Win
Paul Harris (+13)7/14/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Andy Porter (-16)5/11/2017
Best Season
201733% · 12 matches
Worst Season
201631% · 16 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
29% → 36%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
85620 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-150% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
5-1328% win rate

By Division

Division C7-18 (28%)
Division B2-1 (67%)
Division B66.7%
2W·1L·3 played
Division C28%
7W·18L·25 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 3, 2017

Seasons Active

2 (1.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

14.0 (28 total)

Seasons

20162017