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Matthew Corless

Team: Burtonwood ADivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1013

Current Handicap

5
Honours
Season:

39

Matches Played

19

Wins

20

Losses

49%

Win Rate

9.5

Avg Win Margin

7.2

Avg Loss Margin

13-8

Home Record

6-12

Away Record

90%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
39 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 39 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins19/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 39 matches

+5 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.

13 Aug6 May22 Jul2 Sept12 May16 Jun21 Jul1 Sept-14916

Gives 5 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current5
Win Percentage(40%)
49%
score-0.03→contribution-0.01
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.5
score+0.25→contribution+0.06
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.2
score+0.14→contribution+0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(10%)
958
score-0.07→contribution-0.01
Weighted Score+0.085
Sample Size Confidence
90%(39/41 matches)
Rating1026 → shrunk 1024→ adjusted 1005
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)1026
Recency Blend40% (39 recent matches)
Final Rating1013
Handicap
5

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

19W20L39 matches·48.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Burtonwood A2026Division 12012860%
Burtonwood2024–2025Division 1, Division 21971236.8%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Stephen TinsleyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
8/25/2026B WhalleyH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
8/11/2026Ray HayesA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
8/4/2026Mike WinrowH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
7/28/2026John MolloyA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/21/2026Mark BeddowsH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 1
7/14/2026Neil PownallA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/7/2026John DalzielH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
6/30/2026AbsentA21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
6/23/2026David SwainH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
6/16/2026Steve DonnellyA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
6/9/2026Mike HavernH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
6/2/2026Colin DugganH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
5/26/2026Andy WilkinsonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 1
5/19/2026Ron SingletonH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 1
5/12/2026John DuncanA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
5/5/2026Andrew WoodwardH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
4/28/2026George CurranA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
4/21/2026Chris DagnallH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
4/7/2026David BrandH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
9/2/2025Robert AngusA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
8/26/2025Jimmy WeaverH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
8/19/2025Alan CatterallA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 1
8/12/2025Mark BeddowsH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 1
7/29/2025Anthony GartsideH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/22/2025John WilsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
7/15/2025Chris DagnallH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/8/2025David TickleA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
6/17/2025David FryerA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
5/20/2025Phil LeeA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
5/6/2025Colin WilsonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
4/29/2025Eddie WebsterH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
4/22/2025Simon TaylorH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
4/8/2025Neil HiltonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
8/20/2024Dave RogersH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
8/13/2024AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 2
8/6/2024Greg WinstanleyA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/30/2024Graham ParrH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
7/9/2024John LawrensonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LWLWL
Last 1060% win rate↓ declining
LWLWLWWWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Mark Beddows11250%7/21/2026
Absent202100%6/30/2026
Chris Dagnall11250%4/21/2026
Stephen Tinsley0110%9/1/2026
B Whalley101100%8/25/2026
Ray Hayes0110%8/11/2026
Mike Winrow101100%8/4/2026
John Molloy0110%7/28/2026
Neil Pownall101100%7/14/2026
John Dalziel101100%7/7/2026
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)6/30/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Graham Parr (-17)7/30/2024
Best Season
202660% · 20 matches
Worst Season
202529% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
37% → 60%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
95839 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
6-1135% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
13-959% win rate

By Division

Division 116-18 (47%)
Division 23-2 (60%)
Division 147.1%
16W·18L·34 played
Division 260%
3W·2L·5 played

Debut

Jul 9, 2024

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

3 (2.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.0 (39 total)

Seasons

202420252026