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Mark Mason

Team: ThingwallDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

674

Current Handicap

13
Honours
Season:

26

Matches Played

10

Wins

16

Losses

38%

Win Rate

9.1

Avg Win Margin

7.9

Avg Loss Margin

4-10

Home Record

6-6

Away Record

44%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
26 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/23/2019

Only 26 of the 39 matches needed for full confidence in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 26 matches

+13 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.

6 May27 May20 Jun4 Jul15 Jul1 Aug9 Jun23 Aug-13714

Gives 13 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current13
Win Percentage(40%)
38%
score-0.23→contribution-0.09
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.1
score+0.18→contribution+0.05
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.9
score+0.02→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
832
score-0.44→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.117
Sample Size Confidence
44%(26/39 matches)
Rating942 → shrunk 974→ adjusted 674
Handicap
13

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

10W16L26 matches·38.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Thingwall2016–2019League 31641225%
Thingwall B2016–2017League 3106460%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/23/2019Tommy WalkerH6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
9/1/2017vs Albany BH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/11/2017Fred DohertyA21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
7/17/2017Colin GoodwinA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
6/9/2017Meryl HardingH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2016Keith YatesH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2016Harry RobinsonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/1/2016Mike MillerA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2016Bob LynchH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2016Peter ProwseA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2016Colin LiddiardH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
7/11/2016Barry ThompsonA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2016Stephen CrostonH19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
7/4/2016Keith BennettH21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2016Ray WoodsA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2016Hadgie ThompsonH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/20/2016vs New Brighton Quarry Vikings DH21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2016Mark SmithA21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
6/13/2016Eddie WoodH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
6/10/2016Bob KellA21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2016Linda HowardA21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
5/20/2016Keith BaileyH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2016Jim SandisonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/13/2016Paul DraperA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
5/6/2016Gordon DitchfieldH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2016Dave GriffithsA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl2 games · 1W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEddie ThomasPenketh Argyle21-5WINWON
20151 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundEric ParkinsonLiscard16-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup2 games · 1W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 Round* Colin GouldingLever Club21-18WINLOST
20151 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundRod WhiteLiscard13-21LOSSLOST
Stott Cup1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRob SmithUpton Victory Hall16-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1020% win rate↑ improving
LLWLWLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Tommy Walker0110%8/23/2019
Albany B0110%9/1/2017
Fred Doherty101100%8/11/2017
Colin Goodwin0110%7/17/2017
Meryl Harding101100%6/9/2017
Keith Yates0110%8/19/2016
Harry Robinson0110%8/12/2016
Mike Miller0110%8/1/2016
Bob Lynch0110%7/29/2016
Peter Prowse0110%7/22/2016
Biggest Win
Keith Bennett (+14)7/4/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Tommy Walker (-15)8/23/2019
Best Season
201638% · 21 matches
Worst Season
201638% · 21 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
54% → 23%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
77019 known · 7 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-0100% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
6-1233% win rate
League 338.5%
10W·16L·26 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2016

Latest

Aug 23, 2019

Seasons Active

3 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.7 (26 total)

Seasons

201620172019