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Martin Somerville

Team: Pensby DDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

682

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

10

Matches Played

2

Wins

8

Losses

20%

Win Rate

9.0

Avg Win Margin

12.4

Avg Loss Margin

1-4

Home Record

1-4

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/22/2026

Only 10 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: Decade Player1/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 10 matches

+12 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.

19 May27 May3 Jun7 Jul8 Jul14 Jul22 Jul-14916

Gives 12 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(35%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.21
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
9.0
score+0.17→contribution+0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
12.4
score-0.73→contribution-0.11
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.06
Opponent Strength(15%)
833
score-0.81→contribution-0.12
Weighted Score-0.471
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating811 → shrunk 983→ adjusted 683
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)679
Recency Blend13% (10 recent matches)
Final Rating682
Handicap
12

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

2W8L10 matches·20% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby D2026Division C102820%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/22/2026David MansfieldA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
7/16/2026Derek BramellA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/14/2026Bernie VollerA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/8/2026John MurrayH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/7/2026Phill MayA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/3/2026Tommy BrownH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/2/2026Robert UptonH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
5/27/2026Harry Millington ***H10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/21/2026Georgina MiddlemasA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
5/19/2026Alan WilsonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundHarry MillingtonPensby C21-9WINWON
Semi Final RoundTerry MilnerLever Club C13-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

4losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLLW
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LLLLWLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
David Mansfield0110%7/22/2026
Derek Bramell0110%7/16/2026
Bernie Voller0110%7/14/2026
John Murray0110%7/8/2026
Phill May101100%7/7/2026
Tommy Brown0110%6/3/2026
Robert Upton101100%6/2/2026
Harry Millington ***0110%5/27/2026
Georgina Middlemas0110%5/21/2026
Alan Wilson0110%5/19/2026
Biggest Win
Robert Upton (+15)6/2/2026
Heaviest Defeat
David Mansfield (-17)7/22/2026
Best Season
202620% · 10 matches
Worst Season
202620% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
20% → 20%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
8159 known · 1 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
2-722% win rate
Division C20%
2W·8L·10 played

Debut

May 19, 2026

Latest

Jul 22, 2026

Seasons Active

1 (2 mo span)

Matches / Season

10.0 (10 total)

Seasons

2026