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Robert Bowers

Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

789

Current Handicap

Honours

Season:

Matches Played

Wins

Losses

28%

Win Rate

5.8

Avg Win Margin

8.1

Avg Loss Margin

12-22

Home Record

7-28

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable

69 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/20/2019

A large recent sample: 69 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 Player4/10

✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 69 matches

+10 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 10 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0

Lowest0

Current10

Win Percentage(35%)

28%

score-0.45→contribution-0.16

Avg Winning Margin(23%)

5.8

score-0.37→contribution-0.08

Avg Losing Margin(15%)

8.1

score-0.02→contribution-0.00

Recent Form (last 20)(10%)

15%

score-0.70→contribution-0.07

Opponent Strength(15%)

955

score-0.50→contribution-0.08

Weighted Score-0.398

Sample Size Confidence

100%(69/33 matches)

Rating841 → shrunk 841→ adjusted 789

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

19W50L69 matches·27.5% win rate

Club	Seasons	Division(s)	P	W	L	Win %
Bromborough Recs	2016–2019	Division A, Division B	69	19	50	27.5%

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Margin	Competition	Division
8/20/2019	James Fitzpatrick	H	0-21	LOSS	-21	League	Division A
8/15/2019	David Smart	A	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division A
8/13/2019	Mark Obrien	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division A
8/8/2019	Philip Mason	A	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division A
8/6/2019	James Fitzpatrick	A	5-21	LOSS	-16	League	Division A
8/1/2019	Margaret Lewis	H	21-19	WIN	+2	League	Division A
7/30/2019	Tony Sullivan	A	4-21	LOSS	-17	League	Division A
7/25/2019	John Harrison	H	3-21	LOSS	-18	League	Division A
7/23/2019	Peter Fishwick	A	21-20	WIN	+1	League	Division A
7/11/2019	Paul Williams	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division A
7/9/2019	Steve Snow	A	6-21	LOSS	-15	League	Division A
7/4/2019	Kevin Venables	H	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division A
6/27/2019	Dave Bromley	A	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division A
6/20/2019	Peter Favager	H	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division A
6/11/2019	Ged Richardson	A	10-21	LOSS	-11	League	Division A
5/30/2019	Jim Mannion	A	10-21	LOSS	-11	League	Division A
5/23/2019	Ray Williams	H	20-21	LOSS	-1	League	Division A
5/16/2019	Keith Wharton	A	8-21	LOSS	-13	League	Division A
5/14/2019	Mark Hadfield	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division A
5/9/2019	Ben Scarratt	A	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division A
5/2/2019	Ron Rintoul	H	21-14	WIN	+7	League	Division A
8/21/2018	Ben Povall	A	21-8	WIN	+13	League	Division B
8/16/2018	Margaret Caffery	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
8/14/2018	Albert Smith	A	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
8/9/2018	Frank Evans	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
8/2/2018	Phil Critchley	A	7-21	LOSS	-14	League	Division B
7/31/2018	George Smith	H	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division B
7/24/2018	Doreen Johnson	A	21-17	WIN	+4	League	Division B
7/19/2018	Carl Ashworth	H	21-10	WIN	+11	League	Division B
7/12/2018	Jake Mcelnay	A	21-19	WIN	+2	League	Division B
7/10/2018	Rob Lewis	H	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division B
7/5/2018	Ben Povall	H	21-17	WIN	+4	League	Division B
7/3/2018	vs Pensby B	A	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division B
6/28/2018	Liam Massey	H	6-21	LOSS	-15	League	Division B
6/21/2018	Alan Humphreys	A	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division B
6/14/2018	Dave Eaton	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
6/7/2018	Teresa Dobson	A	21-11	WIN	+10	League	Division B
5/24/2018	Brenda Thompson	H	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division B
8/22/2017	Peter Smith	H	21-8	WIN	+13	League	Division B
8/17/2017	Dave Hulmston	A	21-13	WIN	+8	League	Division B
8/15/2017	Mike Brannon	H	21-18	WIN	+3	League	Division B
8/10/2017	John Firkins	A	20-21	LOSS	-1	League	Division B
8/3/2017	John Crighton	A	15-21	LOSS	-6	League	Division B
8/1/2017	Laura Ryding	H	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division B
7/27/2017	Roy Brannon	A	17-21	LOSS	-4	League	Division B
7/25/2017	Frank Leech Sr	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
7/20/2017	Liam Massey	A	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division B
7/12/2017	vs Tixall C	A	15-21	LOSS	-6	League	Division B
7/4/2017	Chris Kissack	H	21-12	WIN	+9	League	Division B
6/29/2017	David Gore	A	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division B
6/1/2017	Steve Dabbs	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
5/25/2017	Lewis Bullen	A	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
5/18/2017	Albert Smith	H	3-21	LOSS	-18	League	Division B
8/25/2016	vs Arno Tixall	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
8/16/2016	Peter Jones	H	21-20	WIN	+1	League	Division B
8/11/2016	Paul Lewin	A	11-21	LOSS	-10	League	Division B
8/9/2016	Stephen Langton	A	21-19	WIN	+2	League	Division B
8/4/2016	Clive Brown	H	18-21	LOSS	-3	League	Division B
7/28/2016	Garry Cullen	H	21-19	WIN	+2	League	Division B
7/26/2016	Keith Basnett	H	21-14	WIN	+7	League	Division B
7/21/2016	Keith Fraser	A	16-21	LOSS	-5	League	Division B
7/19/2016	Derek Wigfield	H	10-21	LOSS	-11	League	Division B
7/13/2016	vs Tixall C	A	14-21	LOSS	-7	League	Division B
7/7/2016	Larry Baker	A	7-21	LOSS	-14	League	Division B
7/5/2016	Ian Norris	H	19-21	LOSS	-2	League	Division B
6/30/2016	Mark Hilton	A	5-21	LOSS	-16	League	Division B
6/9/2016	Phil Norbury	A	10-21	LOSS	-11	League	Division B
6/2/2016	Garry Cullen	A	13-21	LOSS	-8	League	Division B
5/31/2016	Peter Mcghee	H	12-21	LOSS	-9	League	Division B

Andy Dawson Cup4 games · 2W

20181 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Derek Mycock	Pensby B	21-8	WIN	LOST

20172 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 16 Round	Ray Penketh	Lever Club B	21-13	WIN	WON
Semi Final Round	Peter Mcghee	Cammell Laird	11-21	LOSS	LOST

20161 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Mervyn Pryce	Oxton Cons B	9-21	LOSS	LOST

George ONeill Trophy3 games · 0W

20191 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Jim Morris / Nigel Ward	Bebington Park	3-15	LOSS	LOST

20181 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Quarters Round	Jon Ellis / Steve Greenfield	Gladstone	8-15	LOSS	LOST

20171 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Terry Langan / Ron Green	Bromborough Recs B	9-15	LOSS	LOST

Leverhulme Cup3 games · 1W

20192 rounds

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Preliminary Round	Ethel Jones	Bromborough Recs B	21-20	WIN	WON
Round of 16 Round	Stephen Ball	Heswall Rbl	9-21	LOSS	LOST

20171 round

Round	Opponent	Team	Score	Result	Team
Round of 32 Round	Harry Walsh	Heswall Rbl	5-21	LOSS	LOST

Current Streak

5losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate

LLLLL

Last 1020% win rate↓ declining

LLLLLWLLWL

Opponent	W	L	Total	Win %	Last Met
James Fitzpatrick	0	2	2	0%	8/20/2019
Ben Povall	2	0	2	100%	8/21/2018
Albert Smith	0	2	2	0%	8/14/2018
Liam Massey	0	2	2	0%	6/28/2018
Tixall C	0	2	2	0%	7/12/2017
Garry Cullen	1	1	2	50%	7/28/2016
David Smart	0	1	1	0%	8/15/2019
Mark Obrien	0	1	1	0%	8/13/2019
Philip Mason	0	1	1	0%	8/8/2019
Margaret Lewis	1	0	1	100%	8/1/2019

Biggest Win

Ben Povall (+13)8/21/2018

Heaviest Defeat

James Fitzpatrick (-21)8/20/2019

Best Season

201841% · 17 matches

Worst Season

201919% · 21 matches

Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)

26% → 29%improving

Avg Opponent Rating Faced

94253 known · 16 unknown

vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)

2-1313% win rate

vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)

13-2534% win rate

By Division

Division B15-33 (31%)

Division A4-17 (19%)

Division A19%

4W·17L·21 played

Division B31.3%

15W·33L·48 played

Debut

May 31, 2016

Latest

Aug 20, 2019

Seasons Active

4 (3.2 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.3 (69 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019