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Sam Thompson

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

Rating

1014

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

86

Matches Played

42

Wins

44

Losses

49%

Win Rate

8.4

Avg Win Margin

6.5

Avg Loss Margin

23-22

Home Record

19-22

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
69 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/30/2026

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: 50 Wins42/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 86 matches

+6 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.

15 Jun8 Jun10 Aug11 Jun6 May3 Jul26 May30 Jul-1258

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
49%
score-0.01→contribution-0.01
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.7
score-0.05→contribution-0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.8
score+0.20→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
1018
score-0.00→contribution-0.00
Weighted Score+0.035
Sample Size Confidence
100%(69/33 matches)
Rating1014 → shrunk 1014
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)1014
Recency Blend40% (69 recent matches)
Final Rating1014
Handicap
6

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

42W44L86 matches·48.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Thingwall2016–2026Division A, Division B83404348.2%
Thingwall B2016Division C32166.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/30/2026Anthony WoodA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
7/28/2026Kenneth WilliamsH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/23/2026Nick WoodwardA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
7/21/2026Dave RimmerH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
7/9/2026Atrau CharltonA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/7/2026Lynn Mountford *H19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/2/2026Steven Gardner *H17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
6/30/2026Graham Wright *A21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
6/18/2026Kenneth WilliamsA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/16/2026Paula GormanH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
6/9/2026Nick Woodward *H21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Matty Hindley *A21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/26/2026Thomas RaybouldH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Tony Collier *H18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/12/2026Tony Sullivan *A9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
5/5/2026Colin Goulding *A17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
8/7/2025Graham WrightH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
8/6/2025Andrew MeldrumA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
7/29/2025Gary LaceyH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/24/2025David SmartA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
7/22/2025David SadlerH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
7/15/2025Mike BrookA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/8/2025Nick Burridge JrH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/3/2025Dave SimcoeA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/1/2025Kevin TurnerH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
6/24/2025Gary DonaldsonA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
6/17/2025Liam HowardH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
6/10/2025Ellie WoodA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
6/3/2025Kevin ExellH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Stuart RaybouldA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/20/2025Brian LawrenceH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
5/15/2025Russell SeymourA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
5/13/2025Ian SharpH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/6/2025Nick WoodwardA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
8/8/2024Neil HumphreysH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
7/30/2024John RobertsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/25/2024Darren HankinH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/23/2024Gill SmithH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision A
7/18/2024Arthur HallA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/16/2024Paul OllerheadH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
7/9/2024Hanna LusseyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/4/2024Michael CoupeH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/2/2024Steve TelfordA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/11/2024Geoff McadamH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/4/2024Stephen LangtonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
5/30/2024Kevin TurnerH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/28/2024Paul OllerheadA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/23/2024Ray OrdA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
5/21/2024Alan HeatonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/14/2024Mark MylesH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
8/31/2023Anthony CarlsonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
8/24/2023Dave ThomasH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision A
8/22/2023Ricky PowellA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
8/15/2023Mark HoughtonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/10/2023Ian MuskettA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
8/3/2023David OwenH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/27/2023Brian HanlonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/25/2023Gary LewisA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/20/2023Peter MilnesH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
7/13/2023Alan HeatonA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/11/2023Wayne JevonsH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
7/4/2023Steven GardnerH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/29/2023Jordan McelnayA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
6/15/2023Ray EvansH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/13/2023Mark WoodA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/8/2023John FinchH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
6/1/2023Graham CairnsA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
5/25/2023Malcolm GilfoyleH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
5/18/2023Kevin HowgateA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/3/2021Gordon CapperH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision A
5/27/2021Gerda EvansA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/3/2017Graham MotleyH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/27/2017Dave RimmerH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/18/2017Thomas RaybouldA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/22/2017Paul GriffithsH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/15/2017Graham MotleyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
6/8/2017Ian HazelhurstH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/1/2017Steve SnowA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/25/2017Fred BoltonA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
5/18/2017Lee PowellH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
5/11/2017Glynis LomaxH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/28/2016Mike DohertyA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
6/23/2016Phil DuckersH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Brian HarrisH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
5/12/2016Len DaviesH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision B
4/27/2016vs Oxton Cons CA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
George ONeill Trophy9 games · 5W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPhil Nielson / Gill SheenPensby9-15LOSSWON
Semi Final RoundRichie Kirby / Glyn BailyBromborough Recs15-3WINLOST
20253 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundAlan Dunbar / Lynne CooperPort Sunlight A15-7WINWON
Quarters RoundJane Lloyd / Gordon DitchfieldBebington Park15-8WINWON
Semi Final RoundKevin Exell / John SheenPensby A3-15LOSSLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMal Hughes / Robbie DeanArno Tixall15-6WINLOST
20232 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMick Andrews / Keith WhartonTixall4-15LOSSLOST
Round of 16 RoundJack Kiley / Brian LusseyHeswall Rbl15-3WINLOST
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundIan Muskett / Steve TelfordTixall11-15LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup5 games · 3W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundViv SchausLittle Sutton21-16WINLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundJohn MurrayTixall21-3WINLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundTommy RobertsCammell Laird7-21LOSSLOST
20222 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundAlan DunbarPt Sunlight Vill & Wks14-21LOSSWON
Quarters RoundSteve GreenfieldGladstone21-12WINLOST
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 1W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPeter BreenArno Cl21-18WINLOST

Current Streak

4wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWWWL
Last 1060% win rate↑ improving
WWWWLLLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Kenneth Williams11250%7/28/2026
Nick Woodward11250%7/23/2026
Dave Rimmer202100%7/21/2026
Thomas Raybould11250%5/26/2026
Kevin Turner11250%7/1/2025
Paul Ollerhead11250%7/16/2024
Alan Heaton11250%5/21/2024
Graham Motley0220%8/3/2017
Anthony Wood101100%7/30/2026
Atrau Charlton0110%7/9/2026
Biggest Win
Dave Thomas (+20)8/24/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Russell Seymour (-15)5/15/2025
Best Season
202556% · 18 matches
Worst Season
201730% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
47% → 51%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
99871 known · 15 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
13-2534% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
22-1167% win rate

By Division

Division A39-42 (48%)
Division C2-1 (67%)
Division B1-1 (50%)
Division A48.1%
39W·42L·81 played
Division B50%
1W·1L·2 played
Division C66.7%
2W·1L·3 played

Debut

Apr 27, 2016

Latest

Jul 30, 2026

Seasons Active

7 (10.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.3 (86 total)

Seasons

2016201720212023202420252026