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Norman Atherton
Rating
655
Current Handicap
15
Season:
81
Matches Played
11
Wins
70
Losses
14%
Win Rate
5.1
Avg Win Margin
11.5
Avg Loss Margin
8-27
Home Record
3-43
Away Record
Milestones
Career
No career milestones yet — keep bowling!
Next goal: Decade Player5/10
Season Highlights
No season milestones recorded yet.
Handicap Trend
All Time · 81 matches
+15 Rising
Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
14%score-0.73→contribution-0.29
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
5.1score-0.48→contribution-0.12
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
11.5score-0.59→contribution-0.09
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
5%score-0.90→contribution-0.09
Opponent Strength(10%)
923score-0.83→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.674
Sample Size Confidence
100%(81/50 matches)
Rating798 → shrunk 798→ adjusted 598
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)599
Recency Blend40% (50 recent matches)
Final Blended Rating598
Handicap15
Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by a confidence factor (matches ÷ 50), so players with few games don't get extreme handicaps. Recency blend: the shrunk all-time rating is blended with a separate rating from the seasons selected in Handicap Calculation Years (currently 2024, 2025, 2026), weighted up to 40% based on recent match volume (30+ matches = full 40%). Players with no recent matches keep their all-time rating unchanged. Rating is mapped to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger).
League
11W70L81 matches·13.6% win rate
| Club | Seasons | Division(s) | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bispham Hall B | 2022–2026 | Division 2, Division 1 | 80 | 11 | 69 | 13.8% |
| Bispham Hall A | 2022 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Margin | Competition | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2026 | Paul Kelly | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/25/2026 | Jack Howarth | A | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/18/2026 | Geoff Parr | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/12/2026 | Mark Sweet | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/11/2026 | Anthony Ollerton | A | 21-13 | WIN | +8 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/21/2026 | A Pickervance | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/14/2026 | Simon Read | H | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/7/2026 | Anthony Little | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/23/2026 | Trevor Bold | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/16/2026 | John Hall | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/9/2026 | Richard Martland | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/2/2026 | Tom Ollerton | H | 20-21 | LOSS | -1 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/19/2026 | Ray Bates | A | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/12/2026 | John Cooper | H | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/5/2026 | Dave Nimmo | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/28/2026 | Rick Ashcroft | H | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/21/2026 | Ron Pickavance | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/14/2026 | Derek Roylance | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/7/2026 | Neil Lynch | A | 5-21 | LOSS | -16 | League | Division 2 |
| 9/10/2025 | Carl Smithies | H | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | Division 1 |
| 9/2/2025 | Ron Vizard | H | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/27/2025 | Anthony Maley | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/19/2025 | Ray Bevington | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/12/2025 | Tony Robinson | H | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/22/2025 | Geoff Foster | A | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/8/2025 | Daniel Lofthouse | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/1/2025 | Mark Webster | H | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/24/2025 | Graham Baker | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/17/2025 | Sean Gartside | H | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/10/2025 | Chris Ashton | A | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/3/2025 | Jeff Barlow | A | 2-21 | LOSS | -19 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/20/2025 | Phil Hughes | A | 1-21 | LOSS | -20 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/13/2025 | Mark Beddows | H | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/29/2025 | Louis Fazakerley | H | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/22/2025 | Charlie Fryer | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/15/2025 | Karl Holden | H | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/8/2025 | D Woods | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 1 |
| 9/5/2024 | Terry Dooley | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/27/2024 | Liam Gregson | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/23/2024 | David Barrow | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/16/2024 | Wayne Dolan | H | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/25/2024 | Matt Gartside | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/18/2024 | Paul Melling | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/12/2024 | Stephen Beesley | A | 1-21 | LOSS | -20 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/4/2024 | Tom Ollerton | H | 21-13 | WIN | +8 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/21/2024 | Dean Midgley | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/14/2024 | Graham Berry | H | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/7/2024 | Declan Kairns | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/16/2024 | Daniel Lofthouse | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/9/2024 | John Molloy | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 1 |
| 9/25/2023 | Anthony Maley | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 1 |
| 9/5/2023 | Keith Spiers | H | 21-12 | WIN | +9 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/29/2023 | Phil Aspinall | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/22/2023 | Wayne Ditchfield | H | 1-21 | LOSS | -20 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/8/2023 | Paul Melling | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/11/2023 | Connor Flaherty | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/27/2023 | Tim Waine | A | 14-21 | LOSS | -7 | League | Division 1 |
| 6/6/2023 | Danny Miller | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/23/2023 | David Barrow | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/16/2023 | Mark Atherton | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 1 |
| 5/2/2023 | Chris Price | H | 21-19 | WIN | +2 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/25/2023 | Charlie Fryer | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/18/2023 | Sid Lloyd | H | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | Division 1 |
| 4/11/2023 | Keith Mitchinson | A | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 1 |
| 9/6/2022 | Les Hatton | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/16/2022 | Kevin Corrigan | A | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/9/2022 | Keith Haskayne | A | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 1 |
| 8/2/2022 | Alan Woods | A | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/19/2022 | Alan Catterall | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/12/2022 | Graham Forrest | H | 19-21 | LOSS | -2 | League | Division 2 |
| 7/5/2022 | Frank Holcroft | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/28/2022 | Noel Swift | H | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/14/2022 | Ian Palmer | A | 5-21 | LOSS | -16 | League | Division 2 |
| 6/7/2022 | Kevin Corrigan | H | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/24/2022 | Daniel Rigby | H | 21-11 | WIN | +10 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/17/2022 | Gordon Lowe | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/10/2022 | Ron Pickavance | H | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/3/2022 | A Wakefield | A | 21-16 | WIN | +5 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/26/2022 | Ste Moss | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/19/2022 | Barry Foster | A | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/12/2022 | Mike Toole | H | 21-19 | WIN | +2 | League | Division 2 |
Current Streak
4losses
In a slump
Longest Win Run
2
Career best winning streak
Longest Loss Run
39
Career worst losing streak
Last 520% win rate
LLLLW
Last 1010% win rate— steady
LLLLWLLLLL
| Opponent | W | L | Total | Win % | Last Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ollerton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 6/2/2026 |
| Ron Pickavance | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4/21/2026 |
| Anthony Maley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 8/27/2025 |
| Daniel Lofthouse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 7/8/2025 |
| Charlie Fryer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4/22/2025 |
| David Barrow | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 7/23/2024 |
| Paul Melling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 6/18/2024 |
| Kevin Corrigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 8/16/2022 |
| Paul Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 9/1/2026 |
| Jack Howarth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 8/25/2026 |
Biggest Win
Daniel Rigby (+10)5/24/2022
Heaviest Defeat
Phil Hughes (-20)5/20/2025
Best Season
202229% · 17 matches
Worst Season
20250% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
25% → 2%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
92381 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-2810% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
8-4216% win rate
By Division
Division 15-41 (11%)
Division 26-29 (17%)
Division 110.9%
5W·41L·46 played
Division 217.1%
6W·29L·35 played
Debut
Apr 12, 2022
Latest
Sep 1, 2026
Seasons Active
5 (4.4 yr span)
Matches / Season
16.2 (81 total)
Seasons
20222023202420252026