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Crown Green Handicap

Mark Smith

Team: TixallDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

976

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

39

Matches Played

17

Wins

22

Losses

44%

Win Rate

7.6

Avg Win Margin

7.6

Avg Loss Margin

12-6

Home Record

5-16

Away Record

33%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
19 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/10/2024

Only 19 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 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: 50 Wins17/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 39 matches

+6 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.

3 Jun29 Jun15 Jul5 Aug29 Jun14 May9 Jul10 Sept-1258

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
47%
score-0.05→contribution-0.02
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
5.6
score-0.41→contribution-0.09
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.7
score-0.28→contribution-0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
47%
score-0.05→contribution-0.01
Opponent Strength(15%)
1018
score-0.04→contribution-0.01
Weighted Score-0.170
Sample Size Confidence
33%(19/33 matches)
Rating932 → shrunk 977
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)973
Recency Blend25% (19 recent matches)
Final Rating976
Handicap
6

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

17W22L39 matches·43.6% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Oxton Cons2021–2023Division A28111739.3%
Tixall2024Division A116554.5%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/10/2024Ralph BowieH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
8/20/2024Mike BrookA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
8/6/2024Eric CookA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/25/2024Mervyn PryceH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/16/2024Mark HoughtonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
7/9/2024Martin SmallH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/4/2024Nick Burridge JrA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/30/2024Keith TullyH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
5/28/2024Ray OrdA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/21/2024Steven GardnerA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
5/14/2024Adam RowlandsA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
8/22/2023John FinchH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
8/17/2023Gary DonaldsonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/3/2023Russell SeymourA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/27/2023Brian SomervilleH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
6/29/2023John NashA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
6/22/2023Chris KissackH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/13/2023Calvin GratixH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/25/2023Tommy RobertsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/12/2021Atrau CharltonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
8/5/2021David OwenH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/29/2021Brian HanlonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/27/2021Brian GouldsonH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
7/22/2021Mark JonesA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/20/2021Jeff JonesH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
7/15/2021Ian MuskettA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
7/13/2021Gary LewisH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
7/8/2021Steven GardnerA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/6/2021John SheenA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/1/2021Ralph BowieH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
6/29/2021Paula GormanA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/17/2021Alan HeatonA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/15/2021Neil HumphreysH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/10/2021Dave EatonA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
6/8/2021Ian HazlehurstH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/3/2021Brian KenyonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/1/2021Martin SmallH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/27/2021Phil HellyerH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
5/18/2021Arthur HallA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
1 Cup Title Won
George ONeill Trophy 2024· Tixall
George ONeill Trophy5 games · 4W 1×
2024 Winner5 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMark Wood / Seamus KellyCammell Lairds15-10WINWON
Round of 16 RoundValerie Cecchini / Wendy ThompsonPensby15-6WINWON
Quarters RoundKenneth Williams / Ian ProctorRoyden Hall15-3WINWON
Semi Final RoundBrian Lawrence / Peter MilnesHeswall Rbl10-15LOSSWON
Final RoundMartin Small / John Gomersall JnrLever Club15-12WINWON
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W
20242 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundStuart BlairLedsham Royal8-21LOSSWON
Semi Final RoundTony SullivanGladstone21-6WINWON

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WLWWW
Last 1050% win rate↑ improving
WLWWWWLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Ralph Bowie202100%9/10/2024
Martin Small11250%7/9/2024
Steven Gardner0220%5/21/2024
Mike Brook0110%8/20/2024
Eric Cook101100%8/6/2024
Mervyn Pryce101100%7/25/2024
Mark Houghton101100%7/16/2024
Nick Burridge Jr0110%7/4/2024
Keith Tully0110%5/30/2024
Ray Ord0110%5/28/2024
Biggest Win
Brian Gouldson (+16)7/27/2021
Heaviest Defeat
Russell Seymour (-14)8/3/2023
Best Season
202455% · 11 matches
Worst Season
202140% · 20 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
42% → 45%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
102135 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
6-1627% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
9-469% win rate
Division A43.6%
17W·22L·39 played

Debut

May 18, 2021

Latest

Sep 10, 2024

Seasons Active

3 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.0 (39 total)

Seasons

202120232024