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Crown Green Handicap

Simon Read

Team: Lady MargaretDivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

937

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

93

Matches Played

65

Wins

28

Losses

70%

Win Rate

7.7

Avg Win Margin

7.0

Avg Loss Margin

41-8

Home Record

24-20

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
55 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 55 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

50 Wins

65 wins

Next goal: Hot Streak 1510/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2024
Home Dominance9/9 home

Handicap Trend

All Time · 93 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.

19 Apr19 Jul9 May15 Aug17 Jul6 May23 Jul9 Jun1 Sept-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(40%)
76%
score+0.53→contribution+0.21
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.2
score-0.14→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.9
score+0.18→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
75%
score+0.50→contribution+0.05
Opponent Strength(10%)
840
score+0.36→contribution+0.04
Weighted Score+0.289
Sample Size Confidence
100%(55/41 matches)
Rating1087 → shrunk 1087→ adjusted 937
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)937
Recency Blend40% (55 recent matches)
Final Rating937
Handicap
10

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

65W28L93 matches·69.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lady Margarets2022–2025Division 273502368.5%
Lady Margaret2026Division 22015575%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Neil BradshawH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
8/25/2026Steve SmithA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/18/2026Brian McCarrickH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
8/12/2026Callum RothwellH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
8/11/2026John McElroyA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
8/4/2026Bill MolyneuxH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/28/2026John CorlessA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
7/21/2026Kieron FeeneyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
7/14/2026Norman AthertonA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
7/7/2026A WakefieldH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
6/23/2026Rick AshcroftA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
6/16/2026Ken WoodsH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
6/9/2026Ryan TeelingA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
6/2/2026John HallH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Andrew ChurchillH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026James HopkinsA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
5/5/2026Stephen HolroydH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026Dave ChesworthA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026Anthony LittleH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026Paul SpoonerA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
8/26/2025Graham ParrA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
8/19/2025Ken LethbridgeH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
7/29/2025Kevin MoranA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
7/23/2025Simon ChurchillA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
7/22/2025Kieron FeeneyH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
7/15/2025Mike SmithH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
7/8/2025Neil SherwoodA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 2
7/1/2025John CooperH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
6/24/2025Ernie HarrisonA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
6/17/2025Jason WalshH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
6/10/2025J LyonsA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
6/3/2025John LawrensonH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
5/20/2025Andrew WoodwardH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
5/13/2025J EdwardsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
5/6/2025Alex WallaceA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
4/29/2025Paul LeylandH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
4/22/2025Mal GradyA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
4/15/2025Ian McBrideH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
4/8/2025Mike TooleA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
9/3/2024David Blackburn-WoodsA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
8/27/2024J EdwardsH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
8/6/2024Tony GordonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/5/2024D WoodsH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
7/30/2024Brian McCarrickH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
7/23/2024Andy TurnerA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
7/17/2024Antony JohnsonH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
7/16/2024Les SimmsH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
7/2/2024Dave RogersA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
6/18/2024James HopkinsA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
5/28/2024Tony GordonH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
5/14/2024Sid LloydH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 2
5/7/2024Les SimmsA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
4/30/2024Jimmy NolanH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/23/2024A WakefieldH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
4/16/2024Ian FurbankA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2
8/29/2023Greg WinstanleyH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
8/22/2023Trevor FrenchA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
8/15/2023Stuart BrandH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
8/8/2023A WakefieldA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
8/1/2023Alan ShortH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 2
7/25/2023S LoweA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
7/18/2023David SuttonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
7/4/2023Ken HillH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
6/27/2023David Blackburn-WoodsA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
6/20/2023Chris NicholA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
6/13/2023Barry FosterH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
6/6/2023David BrandA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/30/2023John LawrensonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
5/16/2023Ian HewittH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
5/9/2023Michael NortonA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
5/2/2023G FrodshamA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
4/25/2023Kevin MarshA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
4/18/2023David Blackburn-WoodsH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
4/11/2023Mike HitchcoxH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
8/30/2022Roland GaskellA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
8/23/2022Steven ThomasH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
8/22/2022Neil AconleyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/9/2022Jimmy RobyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
8/2/2022A WakefieldA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
7/26/2022Eddie WebsterH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
7/19/2022Ken HalsallH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
7/12/2022N BateA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
7/5/2022Fred HullH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
6/28/2022D TabernerA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
6/21/2022Gordon DerbyshireH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 2
5/31/2022Kevin KearnsA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
5/24/2022Derek RogersH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
5/17/2022Eddie WebsterA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
5/10/2022Craig BrandA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
5/3/2022Alan JohnsonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
4/26/2022Peter CookeA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
4/19/2022David ShawH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/12/2022Ian GerrardA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

3wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

10

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWWLW
Last 1080% win rate— steady
WWWLWWLWWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
A Wakefield31475%7/7/2026
David Blackburn-Woods303100%9/3/2024
Brian McCarrick202100%8/18/2026
Kieron Feeney202100%7/21/2026
James Hopkins0220%5/12/2026
John Lawrenson202100%6/3/2025
J Edwards202100%5/13/2025
Tony Gordon202100%8/6/2024
Les Simms202100%7/16/2024
Eddie Webster11250%7/26/2022
Biggest Win
Alan Short (+19)8/1/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Derek Rogers (-17)5/24/2022
Favourite Victim
David Blackburn-Woods3-0 H2H
Best Season
202481% · 16 matches
Worst Season
202247% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
61% → 79%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
85393 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
4-544% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
61-2373% win rate
Division 269.9%
65W·28L·93 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

18.6 (93 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026