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Neil Powell

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

Rating

688

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

53

Matches Played

23

Wins

30

Losses

43%

Win Rate

8.3

Avg Win Margin

7.8

Avg Loss Margin

12-17

Home Record

11-13

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
12 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/23/2024

Only 12 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.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins23/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 53 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.

1 Jul5 Aug27 May29 Jul19 May7 Jul14 Jun23 Aug-13714

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(40%)
33%
score-0.33→contribution-0.13
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.0
score+0.17→contribution+0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.4
score-0.40→contribution-0.06
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
33%
score-0.33→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(10%)
810
score-0.56→contribution-0.06
Weighted Score-0.241
Sample Size Confidence
9%(12/39 matches)
Rating880 → shrunk 989→ adjusted 689
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)681
Recency Blend16% (12 recent matches)
Final Rating688
Handicap
12

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

23W30L53 matches·43.4% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby B2019–2024League 351222943.1%
Pensby2023League 221150%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/23/2024Jim IvanoffA21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2024Kevin TurnerH9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
8/2/2024Fred BeacallH13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
7/19/2024George McalenyH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
7/12/2024Phil GordonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
7/5/2024Eddie CarvellH6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2024Lynn MountfordH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
6/21/2024vs ThingwallH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/14/2024Thora McateerA5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
5/24/2024Angela HoldenA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
4/26/2024Brenda BoultonH21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2024Mathew HindleyA21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
8/11/2023Rita PlattA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 2
7/21/2023Gary CullenA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
7/14/2023Keith BennettH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
7/7/2023Derek MacdonaldA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2023vs Oxton ArgyleA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
6/30/2023Ray WilliamsA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 2
6/12/2023vs Bromborough PoolH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
6/2/2023Cathy KavanaghH20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
5/26/2023Kevin TurnerA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
5/22/2023Martin HickmanA21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
5/19/2023Roy WestonH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
5/12/2023Allan ClarkeH18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
5/5/2023George McalenyA21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
4/28/2023Brenda BoultonH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2022Clifford ParnellH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
8/15/2022vs Thingwall BA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 3
8/8/2022vs PoultonH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2022John DaviesA21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2022Robbie RossH21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
7/4/2022Kevin TurnerA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2022Ann ClemettH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2022Mary FishwickH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
6/6/2022George SaxtonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
5/30/2022vs Bromborough PoolH21-16WIN+5LeagueLeague 3
5/27/2022Deborah SilcockA21-14WIN+7LeagueLeague 3
5/13/2022John BensteadH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
4/29/2022Geoff BurnsA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
4/22/2022Nicky BaileyH10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
8/19/2019Peter RattrayH21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2019Mike PillingA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
8/9/2019Mike PillingH21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2019Gordon DitchfieldA19-21LOSS-2LeagueLeague 3
7/29/2019Karen JamesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
7/22/2019Joan GoudieH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 3
7/19/2019Ken RobertsA21-7WIN+14LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2019Ann BirkettH15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
7/8/2019John BensteadA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
7/1/2019Bill PorterA18-21LOSS-3LeagueLeague 3
6/17/2019Cliff HallamH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 3
5/17/2019Archie GallowayH14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
4/26/2019vs Port Sunlight Village & Works BA21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl3 games · 0W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundNigel BreenManor Road B13-21LOSSLOST
20222 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEddie ThomasOxton Argyle20-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundRay HartleyPensby15-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup1 games · 0W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundBob JenkinsHoylake Central & Melrose B3-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

8

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
WLLLLLLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Kevin Turner0330%8/12/2024
George Mcaleny11250%7/19/2024
Brenda Boulton202100%4/26/2024
Bromborough Pool202100%6/12/2023
John Benstead0220%5/13/2022
Mike Pilling11250%8/12/2019
Jim Ivanoff101100%8/23/2024
Fred Beacall0110%8/2/2024
Phil Gordon0110%7/12/2024
Eddie Carvell0110%7/5/2024
Biggest Win
Peter Rattray (+16)8/19/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Thora Mcateer (-16)6/14/2024
Nemesis
Kevin Turner0-3 H2H
Best Season
202250% · 14 matches
Worst Season
202433% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
42% → 44%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
74043 known · 10 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-20% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
20-2149% win rate

By Division

League 322-29 (43%)
League 21-1 (50%)
League 250%
1W·1L·2 played
League 343.1%
22W·29L·51 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2019

Latest

Aug 23, 2024

Seasons Active

4 (5.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

13.3 (53 total)

Seasons

2019202220232024