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Martin Rowlands

Team: Widnes BC BDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

663

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

11

Matches Played

9

Wins

2

Losses

82%

Win Rate

11.4

Avg Win Margin

6.0

Avg Loss Margin

4-1

Home Record

5-1

Away Record

7%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
11 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/30/2025

Only 11 of the 41 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

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Next goal: Hot Streak 155/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 11 matches

+15 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.

8 Apr29 Apr13 May27 May23 Jul30 Jul-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
82%
score+0.64→contribution+0.25
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
11.4
score+0.57→contribution+0.14
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.0
score+0.33→contribution+0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
82%
score+0.64→contribution+0.06
Opponent Strength(10%)
668
score+0.30→contribution+0.03
Weighted Score+0.541
Sample Size Confidence
7%(11/41 matches)
Rating1162 → shrunk 1012→ adjusted 662
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)672
Recency Blend15% (11 recent matches)
Final Rating663
Handicap
15

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). 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 ÷ 41, 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

9W2L11 matches·81.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Widnes BC B2025Division 3119281.8%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/30/2025B MurphyH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Les JonesA21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2025Andy HillH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/10/2025Paul DolanA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025Dave RobertsA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2025AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2025Geoff HoughtonA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2025Steve BrackleyH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2025Ian CarterA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2025John McKnightH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
4/8/2025Keith WalshA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWLWW
Last 1080% win rate— steady
WWLWWWWWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
B Murphy101100%7/30/2025
Les Jones101100%7/29/2025
Andy Hill0110%7/23/2025
Paul Dolan101100%6/10/2025
Dave Roberts101100%5/27/2025
Absent101100%5/21/2025
Geoff Houghton101100%5/13/2025
Steve Brackley101100%5/7/2025
Ian Carter0110%4/29/2025
John McKnight101100%4/16/2025
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)5/21/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Ian Carter (-8)4/29/2025
Best Season
202582% · 11 matches
Worst Season
202582% · 11 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
80% → 83%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
66811 known · 0 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
9-282% win rate
Division 381.8%
9W·2L·11 played

Debut

Apr 8, 2025

Latest

Jul 30, 2025

Seasons Active

1 (4 mo span)

Matches / Season

11.0 (11 total)

Seasons

2025