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Ray Bates

Team: Eagle & Child (Rfd) BDivision: Division 2Last updated: 9/29/2026

Rating

655

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

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

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player5/10

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 35 matches

+15 Rising
26 Apr5 Jul24 Aug30 May14 May7 May14 Apr26 May-14916
Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.24
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.1
score+0.02→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.5
score-0.42→contribution-0.06
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.06
Opponent Strength(10%)
740
score-0.94→contribution-0.09
Weighted Score-0.450
Sample Size Confidence
49%(35/50 matches)
Rating865 → shrunk 934→ adjusted 734
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)746
Recency Blend24% (18 recent matches)
Final Blended Rating737
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

7W28L35 matches·20% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Eagle & Child (Rainford) B2022–2025Division 32752218.5%
Eagle & Child (Rfd) B2026Division 272528.6%
Eagle & Child (Rainford) A2022Division 11010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/26/2026Phil WatkinsonH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Norman AthertonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026Nick BatesA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 2
4/28/2026Kevin ParrA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026Jim RennisonH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026Mark WakefieldA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026L SimmsH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
8/26/2025John PyeA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025P MurphyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2025George BishopA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2025Ged FillinghamA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
4/22/2025James RobertsA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2024Andy HillH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
7/2/2024Fred HullH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024Alan LiptrotH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Ernie HarrisonA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Stanley TaylorH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
4/9/2024Phil WatkinsA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
6/13/2023George MarshH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023Albert DayA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Rick AshcroftH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023Frank WilliamsH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Ward HattonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2022Peter GriffithsA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022Simon ChurchillH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/24/2022Les TeelingA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
7/26/2022M ErskingA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022John RyanH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2022Phil WatkinsH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
7/5/2022John MayerA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/24/2022Paul DolanA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2022Dave OllertonH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022Bill AssonA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022Anthony SinerH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/19/2022Colin WebsterA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1030% win rate— steady
LWLLLLWLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Phil Watkins0220%4/9/2024
Phil Watkinson0110%5/26/2026
Norman Atherton101100%5/19/2026
Nick Bates0110%5/12/2026
Kevin Parr0110%4/28/2026
Jim Rennison0110%4/21/2026
Mark Wakefield0110%4/14/2026
L Simms101100%4/7/2026
John Pye0110%8/26/2025
P Murphy0110%5/27/2025
Biggest Win
Stanley Taylor (+14)5/7/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Kevin Parr (-18)4/28/2026
Best Season
202217% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202217% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
18% → 22%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
74035 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
7-2721% win rate

By Division

Division 35-22 (19%)
Division 22-5 (29%)
Division 10-1 (0%)
Division 10%
0W·1L·1 played
Division 228.6%
2W·5L·7 played
Division 318.5%
5W·22L·27 played

Debut

Apr 19, 2022

Latest

May 26, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

7.0 (35 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026