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Mark Hughes

Team: Albany BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

852

Current Handicap

9
Honours
Season:

51

Matches Played

29

Wins

22

Losses

57%

Win Rate

7.8

Avg Win Margin

9.5

Avg Loss Margin

17-7

Home Record

12-15

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
51 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/24/2026

A large recent sample: 51 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: 50 Wins29/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 51 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.

23 Jul17 Jun23 Jul12 May2 Jun2 Jul16 Jul24 Aug-13714

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current9
Win Percentage(35%)
57%
score+0.14→contribution+0.05
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.8
score-0.03→contribution-0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.5
score-0.24→contribution-0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
75%
score+0.50→contribution+0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
850
score-0.03→contribution-0.00
Weighted Score+0.052
Sample Size Confidence
100%(51/33 matches)
Rating1021 → shrunk 1021→ adjusted 872
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)821
Recency Blend40% (51 recent matches)
Final Rating852
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

29W22L51 matches·56.9% win rate
-5 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Albany B2023–2026Division C38251365.8%
Albany2025–2026Division A134930.8%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/24/2026Hanna LusseyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/30/2026Les HightonH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/29/2026John NixonH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/28/2026Pauline WelchA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
7/23/2026Paul GerrardH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision C
7/21/2026Andy Eccles *A4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
7/21/2026Doreen OMahonyH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision C
7/16/2026Kenneth WilliamsA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/16/2026Roy CookeH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/15/2026Alan SimpsonA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
7/14/2026Kevin Howgate *H21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/9/2026John BuckleyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/7/2026Keith WhartonH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/2/2026Paul HellerH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
6/23/2026David CruickshankA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
6/17/2026Owen RobertsA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
6/16/2026Graham HamblettH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
6/11/2026Karl RobinsonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/9/2026John PerkinsA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/2/2026Alan SimpsonA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
5/28/2026Jamie SmithH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Keith WhartonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
5/26/2026Neil LangleyH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
5/21/2026Kathy CucchiA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/19/2026Tom Howard **H11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Tommy BrownH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
5/12/2026Mike BrookH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/5/2026Tony McsorleyA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
8/5/2025Steve OreillyA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/31/2025Alan SimpsonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/29/2025John JonesA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/24/2025Ray HartleyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
7/23/2025Zoe StrattonA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
7/23/2025Bill PlattA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/16/2025vs Pensby DA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
7/15/2025Rob MealorA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/3/2025Karl RobinsonH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/1/2025Tony McsorleyA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
6/24/2025Mick HindsH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
6/24/2025Tommy BrownA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/17/2025Ian ProctorH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
6/10/2025Jason ByrnesH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/3/2025Robbie DeanH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Roy NewcombeH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
5/20/2025Marie ListerA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
5/6/2025Tony McsorleyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
8/13/2024Derek MoodyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/23/2024Terry BoydA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
7/16/2024Brian SmithA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
8/31/2023Steve CharmleyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/29/2023Patricia HarrisonA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
George ONeill Trophy5 games · 3W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn Nixon / Tony LakeBromborough Social Club15-7WINWON
Round of 16 RoundKatrina Lockwood / Paul CottamLever Club12-15LOSSLOST
20252 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundBarry Bawden / Adrian MantleOxton Cons15-12WINWON
Quarters RoundDavid Smart / Tony CavanaghPensby A15-8WINLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundThora Mcateer / Trevor SmithPort Sunlight VW B6-15LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup4 games · 2W
20263 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundNancy BrabanderAlbany B21-17WINWON
Round of 16 RoundPhil MountfordPensby B21-15WINWON
Semi Final RoundDavid SmartPensby19-21LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundNeil WrightLever Club B6-21LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 2W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundJohn BakerLever Club C21-19WINLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundRoger HamerPensby D21-13WINLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
LWWWW
Last 1070% win rate↑ improving
LWWWWLWLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Alan Simpson21366.7%7/15/2026
Tony Mcsorley21366.7%5/5/2026
Keith Wharton0220%7/7/2026
Karl Robinson11250%6/11/2026
Tommy Brown11250%5/14/2026
Hanna Lussey0110%8/24/2026
Les Highton101100%7/30/2026
John Nixon101100%7/29/2026
Pauline Welch101100%7/28/2026
Paul Gerrard101100%7/23/2026
Biggest Win
Paul Gerrard (+18)7/23/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Terry Boyd (-19)7/23/2024
Best Season
202664% · 28 matches
Worst Season
202550% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
48% → 65%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
83347 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-40% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
27-1663% win rate

By Division

Division C25-13 (66%)
Division A4-9 (31%)
Division A30.8%
4W·9L·13 played
Division C65.8%
25W·13L·38 played

Debut

Jun 29, 2023

Latest

Aug 24, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.2 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.8 (51 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026