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Les Highton

Team: Lever Club CDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

684

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

16

Matches Played

5

Wins

11

Losses

31%

Win Rate

6.0

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

4-5

Home Record

1-6

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
16 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/30/2026

Only 16 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.

Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins5/50

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 16 matches

+12 Rising
6 May27 May2 Jun10 Jun24 Jun15 Jul22 Jul30 Jul-13714
Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(35%)
31%
score-0.38→contribution-0.13
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.0
score-0.33→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.08→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
31%
score-0.38→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
794
score-0.63→contribution-0.10
Weighted Score-0.359
Sample Size Confidence
50%(16/33 matches) · floored
Rating856 → shrunk 928→ adjusted 686
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)678
Recency Blend21% (16 recent matches)
Final Rating684
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

5W11L16 matches·31.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lever Club C2026Division C1541126.7%
Lever Club B2026Division B110100%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/30/2026Mark HughesA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/29/2026Joy RynkiewiczH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/22/2026Derek MycockH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/20/2026Bill PlattH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/15/2026Thomas CollierH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/30/2026Dee ButlerA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
6/24/2026Jamilla Ball ***A16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/23/2026Sheila GrimesA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/10/2026Harry Millington ***H21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/4/2026Deborah SilcockH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/2/2026Gwenda PerkinsH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
5/28/2026Doug TaylorA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
5/27/2026Pauline HainesH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
5/19/2026Harry LucasA0-21LOSS-21LeagueDivision C
5/6/2026Hilary RiceH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/5/2026Ian MckillopA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy2 games · 1W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundKatrina Lockwood / Paul CottamLever Club15-14WINWON
Semi Final RoundDanny Morris / Steve GreenfieldGladstone2-15LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy1 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundRon WhytePensby D16-21LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundWendy ThompsonPensby B5-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LWLLLLLLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Mark Hughes0110%7/30/2026
Joy Rynkiewicz101100%7/29/2026
Derek Mycock0110%7/22/2026
Bill Platt0110%7/20/2026
Thomas Collier0110%7/15/2026
Dee Butler0110%6/30/2026
Jamilla Ball ***0110%6/24/2026
Sheila Grimes0110%6/23/2026
Harry Millington ***101100%6/10/2026
Deborah Silcock0110%6/4/2026
Biggest Win
Harry Millington *** (+8)6/10/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Harry Lucas (-21)5/19/2026
Best Season
202631% · 16 matches
Worst Season
202631% · 16 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 13%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
76414 known · 2 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-1029% win rate

By Division

Division C4-11 (27%)
Division B1-0 (100%)
Division B100%
1W·0L·1 played
Division C26.7%
4W·11L·15 played

Debut

May 5, 2026

Latest

Jul 30, 2026

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

16.0 (16 total)

Seasons

2026