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Linda Darlington

Team: Heswall Rbl BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

806

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

41

Matches Played

17

Wins

24

Losses

41%

Win Rate

6.9

Avg Win Margin

9.3

Avg Loss Margin

13-8

Home Record

4-16

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
35 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/28/2026

A large recent sample: 35 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player5/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 41 matches

+10 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.

22 Jul1 Jun12 Jul24 Aug4 Jun13 May15 Jul28 May-13713

Gives 10 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(35%)
43%
score-0.14→contribution-0.05
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.3
score-0.11→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.7
score-0.12→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
45%
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Opponent Strength(15%)
880
score-0.28→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.148
Sample Size Confidence
100%(35/33 matches)
Rating941 → shrunk 941→ adjusted 799
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)816
Recency Blend40% (35 recent matches)
Final Rating806
Handicap
10

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

17W24L41 matches·41.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Heswall Rbl B2021–2025Division B, Division C40172342.5%
Heswall Rbl B2026Division A1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/28/2026Rob MealorA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
8/12/2025Philip CurrieA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
8/5/2025Mervyn PryceH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
7/29/2025Cathy DohertyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision B
7/24/2025Bob JonesA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/22/2025Lynne CooperH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
7/15/2025Eddie MasseyA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
7/3/2025John BensteadA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
7/1/2025Nicky BaileyH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/24/2025Martin HickmanH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
5/20/2025Ray PenkethH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
5/13/2025Sandra CooperH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
7/16/2024Tony McsorleyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/10/2024vs Bromborough Social ClubA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/4/2024Peter AherneH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
7/2/2024Peter BarkerA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/27/2024Sue LawsonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
6/4/2024Tony CollierA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
5/30/2024Roy NewcombeH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/28/2024Andrew DobsonA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
5/14/2024Alan MathewsH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
8/31/2023John SheenA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
8/24/2023Mervyn PryceH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
8/10/2023Harry MillingtonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
8/3/2023Robert McguiganH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/27/2023Paul LewinA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
7/20/2023George LowdenH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
7/12/2023vs Arno TixallA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision B
7/6/2023Chris BlackburnH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
7/4/2023John SheenH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
6/29/2023Mervyn PryceA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
6/15/2023Ray HartleyA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
6/1/2023Mark PeersA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
5/25/2023Anita MeldrumH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
5/18/2023Teresa DobsonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
7/29/2021Brian ShepherdA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
7/27/2021Keith WhartonH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision B
7/22/2021Matty RobertsA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision B
7/20/2021Derek GoreH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
7/15/2021Dee ButlerA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
7/13/2021David CrawfordH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy4 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundNick Burridge Jr / Tony SullivanGladstone7-15LOSSLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDave Harrison / Rob MealorBromborough Recs11-15LOSSLOST
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundAdrian Cairns / Ritchie KirbyOxton Cons B12-15LOSSLOST
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJack Jones / Paul WilliamsTixall B3-15LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup3 games · 0W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDanny MorrisGladstone6-21LOSSLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPaul LewinLever Club B17-21LOSSLOST
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMike DunneAlbany12-21LOSSLOST
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundChris TippeyArno Tixall20-21LOSSWON

Current Streak

4losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLLW
Last 1030% win rate— steady
LLLLWLLLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Mervyn Pryce0330%8/5/2025
John Sheen0220%8/31/2023
Rob Mealor0110%5/28/2026
Philip Currie0110%8/12/2025
Cathy Doherty0110%7/29/2025
Bob Jones101100%7/24/2025
Lynne Cooper0110%7/22/2025
Eddie Massey0110%7/15/2025
John Benstead0110%7/3/2025
Nicky Bailey101100%7/1/2025
Biggest Win
Martin Hickman (+15)6/24/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Matty Roberts (-18)7/22/2021
Nemesis
Mervyn Pryce0-3 H2H
Best Season
202545% · 11 matches
Worst Season
202343% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
40% → 43%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
87737 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-614% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
14-1647% win rate

By Division

Division B13-18 (42%)
Division C4-5 (44%)
Division A0-1 (0%)
Division A0%
0W·1L·1 played
Division B41.9%
13W·18L·31 played
Division C44.4%
4W·5L·9 played

Debut

Jul 13, 2021

Latest

May 28, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.9 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.2 (41 total)

Seasons

20212023202420252026