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Malcolm Probbing

Team: Lever ClubDivision: League 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

954

Current Handicap

7
Honours
Season:

55

Matches Played

27

Wins

28

Losses

49%

Win Rate

7.6

Avg Win Margin

6.6

Avg Loss Margin

17-11

Home Record

10-17

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
55 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/2/2021

A large recent sample: 55 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 39-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: 50 Wins27/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 55 matches

+7 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.

19 Jun4 May8 Jun27 Jul5 Jul12 Aug14 Jun2 Aug-12510

Gives 7 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(40%)
49%
score-0.02→contribution-0.01
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.6
score-0.07→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.6
score+0.24→contribution+0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
913
score-0.12→contribution-0.01
Weighted Score-0.032
Sample Size Confidence
100%(55/39 matches)
Rating984 → shrunk 984→ adjusted 954
Handicap
7

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (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 ÷ 39, 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

27W28L55 matches·49.1% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lever Club2017–2021League 2, League 155272849.1%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/2/2021vs Gladstone BH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 2
7/30/2021George GouldingA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 2
7/12/2021Nick WoodwardH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 2
7/9/2021Joe LandsboroughH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 2
7/5/2021Ray FarrellA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 2
6/28/2021Bill AtkinsonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 2
6/18/2021Peter HolianA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
6/14/2021Malcolm HughesH21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 2
6/11/2021Paul QuinlanA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 2
6/4/2021Philip MasonA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 2
5/21/2021Dave ThomasH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 2
8/21/2019Billy TaylorH21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 1
8/21/2019Craig SavilleH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 1
8/14/2019Ray JonesA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 1
8/12/2019Craig SavilleA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 1
8/5/2019Rob OllerheadA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 1
8/2/2019Mike BrookH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 1
7/22/2019Dave RimmerA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 1
7/19/2019John SherlockH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 1
7/15/2019Paul BranscombeA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 1
7/12/2019Anthony ThompsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 1
7/5/2019Allan BainbridgeH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 1
7/1/2019Paul SavilleA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 1
6/28/2019Steve NugentH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 1
5/10/2019Howie SmithA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 1
8/6/2018Mal EvansH21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 1
8/3/2018Peter McbrideA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 1
7/27/2018Peter McbrideH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 1
7/6/2018James IsaacH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 1
7/2/2018Sandra AstlesA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 1
6/29/2018# Joan WalkerH21-2WIN+19LeagueLeague 1
6/22/2018vs New Brighton Quarry Vikings CA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 1
6/15/2018Tommy WalkerA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 1
6/11/2018Dave HulmstonH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 1
6/8/2018Peter HarrisonA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 1
6/4/2018Peter JonesA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 1
6/1/2018Paul OllerheadH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 1
5/25/2018Dave SmartA21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 1
5/21/2018Malcolm JohnsonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 1
5/18/2018Terry SmithH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 1
5/11/2018Brian ThomlinsonA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 1
5/4/2018Bill JonesH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 1
4/20/2018Stan NewellH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 1
8/11/2017Aaron RichardsH21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 1
8/7/2017Lee AbbottA21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 1
7/31/2017Ritchie NorburyH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 1
7/17/2017Nigel LoweA21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 1
6/30/2017# Arthur HallA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 1
6/19/2017Les RichardsH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 1
6/16/2017Michael HindsH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 1
6/12/2017Ian HulmeH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 1
6/9/2017# Bob HodgsonA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 1
6/2/2017John KayllH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 1
5/19/2017Derek MacdonaldA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 1
4/21/2017Barbara RydingH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 1
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl8 games · 4W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundIan SteadNew Brighton Quarry Vikings11-21LOSSLOST
20183 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn BrierleyPoulton21-7WINWON
Round of 32 RoundBarry Smith *Manor Road21-15WINWON
Round of 16 RoundWayne RobertsKings 200020-21LOSSWON
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMike GallagherKendal21-9WINWON
Round of 32 Round* Jim HulicanManor Road16-21LOSSWON
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPaul DiamondLever Club B13-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundJack KilleyHeswall RBL B21-15WINLOST
Cartwright Cup1 games · 1W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJoan WalkerHoylake Central & Melrose21-8WINLOST
1 Cup Title Won
Stott Cup 2018· Lever Club
Stott Cup5 games · 4W 1×
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundTommy JamesNaval Club21-17WINLOST
2018 Winner4 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn RandlesSt Georges21-12WINWON
Quarters RoundTommy WalkerHoylake Central & Melrose21-19WINWON
Semi Final RoundDave EatonThingwall15-21LOSSWON
Final RoundDave HulmstonAlbany21-5WINWON
Doctor Dawson Victory Cup2 games · 2W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRob OllerheadGladstone21-15WINLOST
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJimmy KearneyNew Brighton Quarry Vikings B21-14WINLOST
Frank Hurst Trophy2 games · 2W
20192 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEric AndersonThingwall21-8WINWON
Quarters RoundEric CookOxton Conservative Club B21-16WINWON
Graham White Cup1 games · 1W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundSteve LangtonOxton Cons B21-12WINLOST

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLWL
Last 1030% win rate— steady
LLLWLLLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Craig Saville0220%8/21/2019
Peter Mcbride11250%8/3/2018
Gladstone B0110%8/2/2021
George Goulding0110%7/30/2021
Nick Woodward0110%7/12/2021
Joe Landsborough101100%7/9/2021
Ray Farrell0110%7/5/2021
Bill Atkinson0110%6/28/2021
Peter Holian0110%6/18/2021
Malcolm Hughes101100%6/14/2021
Biggest Win
# Joan Walker (+19)6/29/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Howie Smith (-17)5/10/2019
Best Season
201861% · 18 matches
Worst Season
201936% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
59% → 39%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
89144 known · 11 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
5-742% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
17-1553% win rate

By Division

League 123-21 (52%)
League 24-7 (36%)
League 152.3%
23W·21L·44 played
League 236.4%
4W·7L·11 played

Debut

Apr 21, 2017

Latest

Aug 2, 2021

Seasons Active

4 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.8 (55 total)

Seasons

2017201820192021