Ray Bates
Rating
655
Current Handicap
35
Matches Played
7
Wins
28
Losses
20%
Win Rate
8.1
Avg Win Margin
10.5
Avg Loss Margin
5-11
Home Record
2-17
Away Record
Handicap Confidence
Low ConfidenceOnly 18 of the 41 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.
Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.
Career
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Handicap Trend
All Time · 35 matches
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 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.
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
| Club | Seasons | Division(s) | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle & Child (Rainford) B | 2022–2025 | Division 3 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 18.5% |
| Eagle & Child (Rfd) B | 2026 | Division 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Eagle & Child (Rainford) A | 2022 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Margin | Competition | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2026 | Phil Watkinson | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/19/2026 | Norman Atherton | H | 21-15 | WIN | +6 | League | Division 2 |
| 5/12/2026 | Nick Bates | A | 5-21 | LOSS | -16 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/28/2026 | Kevin Parr | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/21/2026 | Jim Rennison | H | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/14/2026 | Mark Wakefield | A | 12-21 | LOSS | -9 | League | Division 2 |
| 4/7/2026 | L Simms | H | 21-20 | WIN | +1 | League | Division 2 |
| 8/26/2025 | John Pye | A | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/27/2025 | P Murphy | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/21/2025 | George Bishop | A | 21-11 | WIN | +10 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/7/2025 | Ged Fillingham | A | 3-21 | LOSS | -18 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/22/2025 | James Roberts | A | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | Division 3 |
| 7/23/2024 | Andy Hill | H | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 3 |
| 7/2/2024 | Fred Hull | H | 7-21 | LOSS | -14 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/21/2024 | Alan Liptrot | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/14/2024 | Ernie Harrison | A | 20-21 | LOSS | -1 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/7/2024 | Stanley Taylor | H | 21-7 | WIN | +14 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/9/2024 | Phil Watkins | A | 4-21 | LOSS | -17 | League | Division 3 |
| 6/13/2023 | George Marsh | H | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 3 |
| 6/6/2023 | Albert Day | A | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/30/2023 | Rick Ashcroft | H | 21-11 | WIN | +10 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/25/2023 | Frank Williams | H | 8-21 | LOSS | -13 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/18/2023 | Ward Hatton | A | 11-21 | LOSS | -10 | League | Division 3 |
| 9/6/2022 | Peter Griffiths | A | 21-17 | WIN | +4 | League | Division 3 |
| 8/30/2022 | Simon Churchill | H | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 3 |
| 8/24/2022 | Les Teeling | A | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | Division 3 |
| 7/26/2022 | M Ersking | A | 6-21 | LOSS | -15 | League | Division 3 |
| 7/19/2022 | John Ryan | H | 9-21 | LOSS | -12 | League | Division 1 |
| 7/12/2022 | Phil Watkins | H | 13-21 | LOSS | -8 | League | Division 3 |
| 7/5/2022 | John Mayer | A | 16-21 | LOSS | -5 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/24/2022 | Paul Dolan | A | 10-21 | LOSS | -11 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/17/2022 | Dave Ollerton | H | 21-9 | WIN | +12 | League | Division 3 |
| 5/3/2022 | Bill Asson | A | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/26/2022 | Anthony Siner | H | 15-21 | LOSS | -6 | League | Division 3 |
| 4/19/2022 | Colin Webster | A | 17-21 | LOSS | -4 | League | Division 3 |
Current Streak
In a slump
Longest Win Run
Career best winning streak
Longest Loss Run
Career worst losing streak
| Opponent | W | L | Total | Win % | Last Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watkins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4/9/2024 |
| Phil Watkinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5/26/2026 |
| Norman Atherton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 5/19/2026 |
| Nick Bates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5/12/2026 |
| Kevin Parr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 4/28/2026 |
| Jim Rennison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 4/21/2026 |
| Mark Wakefield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 4/14/2026 |
| L Simms | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 4/7/2026 |
| John Pye | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 8/26/2025 |
| P Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5/27/2025 |
By Division
Debut
Apr 19, 2022
Latest
May 26, 2026
Seasons Active
5 (4.1 yr span)
Matches / Season
7.0 (35 total)
Seasons