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Les L Williams

Team: Tixall BDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

826

Current Handicap

9
Honours
Season:

29

Matches Played

7

Wins

22

Losses

24%

Win Rate

7.1

Avg Win Margin

10.2

Avg Loss Margin

3-10

Home Record

4-12

Away Record

77%

Handicap Confidence

Moderately Reliable
29 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/22/2017

A solid recent sample: 29 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 · 29 matches

+9 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.

26 Apr26 May19 Jul4 Aug25 May13 Jul1 Aug22 Aug-13713

Gives 9 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current9
Win Percentage(35%)
24%
score-0.52→contribution-0.18
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.1
score-0.14→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.2
score-0.36→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
25%
score-0.50→contribution-0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
1019
score-0.51→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.402
Sample Size Confidence
77%(29/33 matches)
Rating839 → shrunk 876→ adjusted 826
Handicap
9

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

7W22L29 matches·24.1% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Tixall B2016–2017Division A2972224.1%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/22/2017Lee PowellA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
8/17/2017Mark MylesH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
8/15/2017David SmartA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
8/3/2017Brian GouldsonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/1/2017Allen JonesA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
7/27/2017James WhalleyH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/25/2017Ken HowardA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
7/20/2017Robin ProbbingH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/13/2017Brian PinderA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
6/22/2017Brian LusseyA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/15/2017Ray JonesA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision A
6/1/2017James MotleyA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
5/25/2017Colin CousinsH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
5/16/2017Brian LawrenceH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/11/2017Keith WhartonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
8/9/2016John WilkinsonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
8/4/2016Daniel JeffriesH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/3/2016David SmartH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
8/2/2016Harry WalshA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
7/21/2016Babs WoodwardH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/19/2016Roy McgunigallA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
7/14/2016Gary LewisH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/12/2016George ArgyleA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/21/2016Vic AlcockA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
5/26/2016Steve DutfieldH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/19/2016Brian PinderH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
5/17/2016Mark WarringtonA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016Roy JonesH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
4/26/2016Mick AndrewsA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup4 games · 2W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundJohn MadgeCammell Laird17-21LOSSLOST
20163 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundKen ArnoldPensby B21-16WINWON
Round of 16 RoundCliff GriptonBebington Park21-16WINWON
Final RoundMick AndrewsTixall6-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy2 games · 1W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPeter Steele / Peter ProwseBromborough Pool15-8WINWON
Round of 16 RoundColin Taylor / Ellen LevertonPensby B3-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLLWW
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
LLLWWLLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
David Smart0220%8/15/2017
Brian Pinder0220%7/13/2017
Lee Powell0110%8/22/2017
Mark Myles0110%8/17/2017
Brian Gouldson101100%8/3/2017
Allen Jones101100%8/1/2017
James Whalley0110%7/27/2017
Ken Howard0110%7/25/2017
Robin Probbing0110%7/20/2017
Brian Lussey101100%6/22/2017
Biggest Win
Gary Lewis (+14)7/14/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Ray Jones (-18)6/15/2017
Best Season
201629% · 14 matches
Worst Season
201720% · 15 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
29% → 20%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
102625 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-1418% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
2-625% win rate
Division A24.1%
7W·22L·29 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 22, 2017

Seasons Active

2 (1.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

14.5 (29 total)

Seasons

20162017