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Mike Mulcrow

Team: Eagle & Child BillingeDivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

718

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

74

Matches Played

25

Wins

49

Losses

34%

Win Rate

8.0

Avg Win Margin

10.2

Avg Loss Margin

18-19

Home Record

7-30

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
53 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 53 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 Wins25/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 74 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.

6 Jun15 Aug7 May6 Aug10 Jun26 Aug9 Jun1 Sept-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
42%
score-0.17→contribution-0.07
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.5
score-0.08→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
11.0
score-0.50→contribution-0.07
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
714
score-0.51→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.243
Sample Size Confidence
100%(53/41 matches)
Rating927 → shrunk 927→ adjusted 678
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)777
Recency Blend40% (53 recent matches)
Final Rating718
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

25W49L74 matches·33.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Eagle & Child (Billinge)2023–2024Division 339102925.6%
Eagle & Child Billinge2026Division 21861233.3%
Billinge BC2025Division 3179852.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Eddie HarrisonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
8/25/2026Phil WatkinsonA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2
8/4/2026Garry AppletonH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
7/28/2026Colin JonesA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 2
7/21/2026Chris SmithH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/14/2026J EdwardsA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
7/8/2026A PickervanceA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2
7/7/2026Jeff BarlowH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
6/23/2026Ron ModiakH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
6/16/2026Andrew ValentineH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
6/9/2026Ray IllingA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision 2
6/2/2026Brian McCarrickH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
5/26/2026Jack HowarthA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Kevin ParrH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026Simon ChurchillA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026Dave RogersH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026Tony PilkingtonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026Callum RothwellA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 2
9/2/2025Steve SmithA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
8/26/2025Les JonesH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
8/20/2025Alan TaylorA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
8/12/2025Dennis MussellH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2025R GerrardA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Frank DennettH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2025George BishopA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
7/15/2025Steven LeaveslyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
7/8/2025Malcolm WilczynskiH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/1/2025Rob CulshawA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
6/24/2025G McClurgH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
6/10/2025James LeachH3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
5/20/2025David GentA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2025AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 3
5/6/2025Tom KirbyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
4/15/2025Charlie McFarlaneA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
4/8/2025Ken WoodsH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
9/11/2024Derek MercerH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
9/3/2024AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 3
8/27/2024Andrew ValentineA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
8/20/2024Steve GloverA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
8/6/2024Trevor FrenchA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
7/30/2024Jim SowlerH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2024John McKnightA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Phil WatkinsA1-21LOSS-20LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024Doug LaceH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024W PenningtonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Steven BoardmanH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024John PickavanceA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024John McKnightH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Mike OxleyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2024John BurrowsH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
4/24/2024Roy LesterA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Kevin ParrH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/10/2024George BishopA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2023John HornA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
9/5/2023Alan HaleA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
8/29/2023Kevin MoranH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023Kevin GlassA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Frank WilliamsA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023Ray CharnockH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023Jim FaircloughA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023Dave AthertonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
7/18/2023John McKnightA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Alan MarshH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023W PenningtonA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023P MurphyH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/13/2023R LeylandH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023Ron LambH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Ray IllingA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
5/23/2023Alan DelahuntH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2023G WebsterA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/9/2023Peter GeorgesonH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
5/2/2023Dave RahmanA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023Peter GriffithsH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Ian CunninghamH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

4losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

9

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLLW
Last 1030% win rate— steady
LLLLWLLLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
John McKnight21366.7%7/23/2024
Andrew Valentine11250%6/16/2026
Ray Illing0220%6/9/2026
Kevin Parr11250%5/19/2026
George Bishop0220%7/23/2025
Absent202100%5/13/2025
W Pennington0220%6/4/2024
Eddie Harrison0110%9/1/2026
Phil Watkinson0110%8/25/2026
Garry Appleton0110%8/4/2026
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)5/13/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Phil Watkins (-20)7/9/2024
Best Season
202553% · 17 matches
Worst Season
202314% · 21 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
22% → 46%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
71974 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-150% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
24-4833% win rate

By Division

Division 319-37 (34%)
Division 26-12 (33%)
Division 233.3%
6W·12L·18 played
Division 333.9%
19W·37L·56 played

Debut

Apr 11, 2023

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

18.5 (74 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026