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Martin Somerville

Team: Pensby CDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

457

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

36

Matches Played

10

Wins

26

Losses

28%

Win Rate

8.7

Avg Win Margin

8.8

Avg Loss Margin

7-11

Home Record

3-15

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
25 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/21/2026

Only 25 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.

Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 36 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.

17 Jun3 Jul24 Apr22 May19 Jun6 Jul27 Jul21 Aug-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
28%
score-0.44→contribution-0.18
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.6
score+0.10→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.1
score-0.35→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
686
score-0.83→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.328
Sample Size Confidence
50%(25/39 matches) · floored
Rating836 → shrunk 918→ adjusted 468
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)436
Recency Blend33% (25 recent matches)
Final Rating457
Handicap
15

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

10W26L36 matches·27.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2026League 32571828%
Pensby B2022–2023League 3113827.3%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/21/2026Bob JenkinsH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
8/17/2026Roger MorganA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
8/14/2026Simon ThompsonH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
8/7/2026Martin HickmanA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 3
7/31/2026Trevor SmithH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
7/27/2026Gary DoughtyA21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
7/24/2026Nick KavanaghA4-21LOSS-17LeagueLeague 3
7/17/2026Jim IvanoffH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
7/10/2026Shaun LuckieA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
7/6/2026Dave BromleyH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2026Bob MealorH3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 3
7/2/2026Hazel MorganA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
6/22/2026Peter ArnoldH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
6/19/2026Rob NunnA6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
6/12/2026Andy HeronA6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
6/8/2026Christine AutyH8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
6/5/2026Jamilla BallA5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
5/29/2026Tony NeagleA21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
5/22/2026Katie JonesH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
5/18/2026Albert StanleyH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
5/15/2026Ron AstleA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
5/8/2026Edward ConnorA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
5/1/2026Mo MoranH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
4/24/2026John LeeceA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
4/20/2026Ted SmithH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
8/18/2023Brian LusseyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/14/2023David HollywoodH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2023vs Oxton ArgyleA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
6/30/2023Lyn NevinH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
6/23/2023vs Albany BA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2022Brian CowanH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2022Sue LawsonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
5/16/2022brenda BoultonH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
5/6/2022Jim MasonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
4/29/2022Colin WolfarthA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2022Valerie CecchiniH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundAllan ClarkePoulton3-21LOSSLOST
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundIan FordPensby15-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup1 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundAndy HeronBromborough Recs17-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLWLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LLWLLWLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Bob Jenkins0110%8/21/2026
Roger Morgan0110%8/17/2026
Simon Thompson101100%8/14/2026
Martin Hickman0110%8/7/2026
Trevor Smith0110%7/31/2026
Gary Doughty101100%7/27/2026
Nick Kavanagh0110%7/24/2026
Jim Ivanoff0110%7/17/2026
Shaun Luckie0110%7/10/2026
Dave Bromley0110%7/6/2026
Biggest Win
Tony Neagle (+16)5/29/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Bob Mealor (-18)7/3/2026
Best Season
202628% · 25 matches
Worst Season
202628% · 25 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 22%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
69534 known · 2 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
10-2429% win rate
League 327.8%
10W·26L·36 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2022

Latest

Aug 21, 2026

Seasons Active

3 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.0 (36 total)

Seasons

202220232026