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Ken Jones

Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

900

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

10

Matches Played

0

Wins

10

Losses

0%

Win Rate

0.0

Avg Win Margin

10.2

Avg Loss Margin

0-3

Home Record

0-7

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/21/2018

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

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 10 matches

+8 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.

12 May30 Jun11 May1 Jun7 Jun21 Jun-13713

Gives 8 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
0%
score-1.00→contribution-0.35
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.2
score-0.37→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
0%
score-1.00→contribution-0.10
Opponent Strength(15%)
892
score-1.00→contribution-0.15
Weighted Score-0.668
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating733 → shrunk 975→ adjusted 900
Handicap
8

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

0W10L10 matches·0% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2016–2018Division B100100%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/21/2018Alan StoreyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
5/10/2018Dave ChapmanA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
6/7/2017vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
6/1/2017Dave WilsonH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
5/25/2017Nobby HughesA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
5/11/2017Paul QuinlanH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
7/5/2016Linda ClareH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
6/30/2016Peter BreenA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
6/9/2016Neil PowellA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
5/12/2016Ellen LevertonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 0W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundDarren Hankin / James MotleyGladstone1-15LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundJean Taggart / Norma NielsonPensby C7-15LOSSLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPeter Jones / Dave RimmerOxton Cons B7-15LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 2W
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundNicky BaileyPensby C21-12WINWON
Semi Final RoundJamillah BallHeswall Rbl B21-18WINLOST
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundAlan M JonesOxton Cons B14-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

10losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

0

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate
LLLLL
Last 100% win rate— steady
LLLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Alan Storey0110%6/21/2018
Dave Chapman0110%5/10/2018
Hoylake Central & Melrose0110%6/7/2017
Dave Wilson0110%6/1/2017
Nobby Hughes0110%5/25/2017
Paul Quinlan0110%5/11/2017
Linda Clare0110%7/5/2016
Peter Breen0110%6/30/2016
Neil Powell0110%6/9/2016
Ellen Leverton0110%5/12/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Nobby Hughes (-16)5/25/2017
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
0% → 0%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
8457 known · 3 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
0-60% win rate
Division B0%
0W·10L·10 played

Debut

May 12, 2016

Latest

Jun 21, 2018

Seasons Active

3 (2.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

3.3 (10 total)

Seasons

201620172018