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Philip Mason

Team: ThingwallDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

844

Current Handicap

Honours

Season:

Matches Played

Wins

Losses

33%

Win Rate

8.4

Avg Win Margin

8.4

Avg Loss Margin

12-20

Home Record

9-22

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable

63 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/8/2021

A large recent sample: 63 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-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: Decade Player5/10

✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 63 matches

+9 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.

Gives 9 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0

Lowest0

Current9

Win Percentage(35%)

33%

score-0.33→contribution-0.12

Avg Winning Margin(23%)

8.4

score+0.07→contribution+0.02

Avg Losing Margin(15%)

8.4

score-0.07→contribution-0.01

Recent Form (last 20)(10%)

30%

score-0.40→contribution-0.04

Opponent Strength(15%)

955

score-0.38→contribution-0.06

Weighted Score-0.213

Sample Size Confidence

100%(63/33 matches)

Rating915 → shrunk 915→ adjusted 844

Handicap

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

21W42L63 matches·33.3% win rate

Club	Seasons	Division(s)	P	W	L	Win %
Thingwall	2016–2021	Division A, Division B	47	16	31	34%
Thingwall B	2016–2017	Division C	16	5	11	31.3%

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Margin	Competition	Division
6/8/2021	Peter Holian	A	7-21	LOSS	-14	League	Division A
6/1/2021	Chris Dunbar	H	21-7	WIN	+14	League	Division A
5/25/2021	Neil Humphreys	H	9-21	LOSS	-12	League	Division A
8/13/2019	Alan Lewis	A	11-21	LOSS	-10	League	Division A
8/8/2019	Robert Bowers	H	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division A
7/30/2019	John Harrison	A	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division A
7/25/2019	Chris Halsey	H	21-3	WIN	+18	League	Division A
7/23/2019	Chris Griffiths-gripton	A	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division A
7/11/2019	Mark Hadfield	H	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division A
7/9/2019	Colin Portis	A	5-21	LOSS	-16	League	Division A
7/4/2019	Anthony Jones	H	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division A
7/2/2019	Calvin Gratix	A	21-17	WIN	+4	League	Division A
6/27/2019	Wayne Jevons	H	5-21	LOSS	-16	League	Division A
6/13/2019	Mark Houghton	H	21-15	WIN	+6	League	Division A
6/11/2019	Dave Thomas	A	15-21	LOSS	-6	League	Division A
5/23/2019	Chris Griffiths-gripton	H	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division A
5/21/2019	Phil Cubbin	A	21-16	WIN	+5	League	Division A
5/16/2019	Roy Mcgunigall	A	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division A
5/14/2019	Martin Small	H	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division A
5/2/2019	Darren Breen	H	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division A
8/21/2018	Fleur Blackburn	A	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division B
8/20/2018	vs Lever Club B	A	21-9	WIN	+12	League	Division B
8/16/2018	Phil Edge	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
8/14/2018	Teresa Dobson	A	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division B
7/26/2018	Trevor Duckers	H	21-8	WIN	+13	League	Division B
7/19/2018	Daryl Evans	H	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division B
7/12/2018	Steve Oreilly	A	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division B
6/21/2018	Peter Holian	A	6-21	LOSS	-15	League	Division B
6/14/2018	Geoff Mcadam	A	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
5/31/2018	Edna Miller	A	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division B
5/17/2018	Tucker Jackson	A	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
5/15/2018	Derek Gore	H	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division B
5/10/2018	Stephen Garner	A	21-15	WIN	+6	League	Division B
8/22/2017	Ken Howard	H	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division A
7/25/2017	Kath Davies	H	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division A
7/20/2017	Gordon Ditchfield	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division C
7/11/2017	Harry Walsh	A	7-21	LOSS	-14	League	Division A
7/6/2017	Mark Houghton	A	11-21	LOSS	-10	League	Division A
7/4/2017	Colin Glanville	H	21-8	WIN	+13	League	Division A
6/22/2017	Ian Piercy	H	21-14	WIN	+7	League	Division A
6/8/2017	Keith Wharton	H	8-21	LOSS	-13	League	Division A
6/1/2017	Graham Cairns	A	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division A
5/25/2017	Peter Challinor	H	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division C
5/18/2017	Dave Jones	H	15-21	LOSS	-6	League	Division A
5/16/2017	Brian Lane	A	21-10	WIN	+11	League	Division A
5/11/2017	Simon Camden	A	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division C
8/9/2016	Malcolm Stirrup	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
8/4/2016	Ella Kennedy	H	6-21	LOSS	-15	League	Division C
8/2/2016	Paul Carty	A	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division C
7/28/2016	Robert Knight	H	21-7	WIN	+14	League	Division C
7/19/2016	Andy Smith	A	11-21	LOSS	-10	League	Division B
7/14/2016	John Burke	H	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division B
7/13/2016	vs Pensby C	A	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division C
7/12/2016	Mike Gallagher	H	21-10	WIN	+11	League	Division C
7/7/2016	Len Wheddon	A	21-19	WIN	+2	League	Division C
6/30/2016	Colin Mounsey	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
6/23/2016	Simon Camden	H	11-21	LOSS	-10	League	Division C
6/16/2016	Peter Cowan	H	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division C
6/15/2016	vs Hoylake Central	A	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division C
6/14/2016	vs Bromborough Pool B	A	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division C
6/7/2016	Dereck Snedker	H	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division C
5/12/2016	John Mountford	A	8-21	LOSS	-13	League	Division C
4/27/2016	vs Oxton Cons C	A	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division C

1 Cup Title Won

Andy Dawson Cup 2018· Thingwall

Andy Dawson Cup3 games · 1W 1×

2018 Winner3 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Preliminary Round	Dave Rowland	Albany B	17-21	LOSS	WON
Semi Final Round	Alan Humphreys	Royden Hall	9-21	LOSS	WON
Final Round	John Madge	Cammell Laird	21-11	WIN	WON

George ONeill Trophy8 games · 2W

20193 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Dave Thomas / John Bennion	Albany	12-15	LOSS	WON
Semi Final Round	# Stan Newell / # Mo Saville	Oxton Cons B	5-15	LOSS	WON
Final Round	Darren Hankin / James Motley	Gladstone	6-15	LOSS	LOST

20183 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 16 Round	Edna Cook / Gill Smith	Oxton Cons B	15-9	WIN	WON
Quarters Round	Martin Small / Peter Harrison	Albany	15-12	WIN	WON
Semi Final Round	Barbara Mcburney / Mark Houghton	Parkfield	10-15	LOSS	LOST

20171 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Liam Rhodes / James Whalley	Gladstone	5-15	LOSS	LOST

20161 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	John Markland / Kenneth Williams	Sea Dog	12-15	LOSS	WON

Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W

20191 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Phil Edge	Lever Club	21-17	WIN	LOST

20181 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Charlie Ward	Gladstone	20-21	LOSS	WON

Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W

20171 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 16 Round	David Cruickshank	Sea Dog	19-21	LOSS	LOST

20161 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Gordon Lavender	Bromborough Recs B	21-16	WIN	WON

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate

LWLLW

Last 1030% win rate↑ improving

LWLLWLWLLL

Opponent	W	L	Total	Win %	Last Met
Peter Holian	0	2	2	0%	6/8/2021
Chris Griffiths-gripton	0	2	2	0%	7/23/2019
Mark Houghton	1	1	2	50%	6/13/2019
Simon Camden	0	2	2	0%	5/11/2017
Chris Dunbar	1	0	1	100%	6/1/2021
Neil Humphreys	0	1	1	0%	5/25/2021
Alan Lewis	0	1	1	0%	8/13/2019
Robert Bowers	1	0	1	100%	8/8/2019
John Harrison	0	1	1	0%	7/30/2019
Chris Halsey	1	0	1	100%	7/25/2019

Biggest Win

Chris Halsey (+18)7/25/2019

Heaviest Defeat

John Harrison (-17)7/30/2019

Best Season

201846% · 13 matches

Worst Season

201723% · 13 matches

Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)

32% → 34%improving

Avg Opponent Rating Faced

94047 known · 16 unknown

vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)

4-1521% win rate

vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)

10-1836% win rate

By Division

Division A9-21 (30%)

Division B7-10 (41%)

Division C5-11 (31%)

Division A30%

9W·21L·30 played

Division B41.2%

7W·10L·17 played

Division C31.3%

5W·11L·16 played

Debut

Apr 27, 2016

Latest

Jun 8, 2021

Seasons Active

5 (5.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.6 (63 total)

Seasons

20162017201820192021