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Stephen Croston

Team: Manor Road BDivision: League 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

986

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

17

Matches Played

9

Wins

8

Losses

53%

Win Rate

5.0

Avg Win Margin

9.9

Avg Loss Margin

5-4

Home Record

4-4

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Hot Streak 156/15

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 17 matches

+6 Rising
22 Apr20 May3 Jun1 Jul15 Jul29 Jul5 Aug19 Aug-13713
Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(40%)
53%
score+0.06→contribution+0.02
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
5.0
score-0.50→contribution-0.13
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.9
score-0.31→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
53%
score+0.06→contribution+0.01
Opponent Strength(10%)
909
score-0.04→contribution-0.00
Weighted Score-0.146
Sample Size Confidence
19%(17/39 matches)
Rating927 → shrunk 986
Handicap
6

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). 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 ÷ 39, 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

9W8L17 matches·52.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Manor Road B2016League 1149564.3%
Manor Road2016League 13030%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/19/2016Nobby HughesH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 1
8/12/2016Jackie ThompsonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueLeague 1
8/8/2016Paul BarnsH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 1
8/5/2016Eddie WoodA21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 1
8/1/2016Dennis HeenanA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 1
7/29/2016John LeeceH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 1
7/22/2016Keith YatesH21-15WIN+6LeagueLeague 1
7/15/2016Tom DanchonA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 1
7/8/2016Mark MasonA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 1
7/1/2016John KayllH21-9WIN+12LeagueLeague 1
6/24/2016Ian HamiltonA21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 1
6/3/2016Ian JonesH3-21LOSS-18LeagueLeague 1
5/27/2016Walter BroomH21-18WIN+3LeagueLeague 1
5/20/2016Paul PartridgeH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 1
5/16/2016Phil HaleA7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 1
5/6/2016Jamie SmithA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 1
4/22/2016Roy JonesH12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 1
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl2 games · 1W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary Round* Lee PowellLever Club8-21LOSSLOST
Round of 32 RoundJoy BrannaganLord Napier21-12WINWON

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

6

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWWL
Last 1070% win rate↓ declining
LLWWLWWWWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Nobby Hughes0110%8/19/2016
Jackie Thompson0110%8/12/2016
Paul Barns101100%8/8/2016
Eddie Wood101100%8/5/2016
Dennis Heenan0110%8/1/2016
John Leece101100%7/29/2016
Keith Yates101100%7/22/2016
Tom Danchon101100%7/15/2016
Mark Mason101100%7/8/2016
John Kayll101100%7/1/2016
Biggest Win
John Kayll (+12)7/1/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Ian Jones (-18)6/3/2016
Best Season
201653% · 17 matches
Worst Season
201653% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
38% → 67%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
88213 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-40% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
6-367% win rate
League 152.9%
9W·8L·17 played

Debut

Apr 22, 2016

Latest

Aug 19, 2016

Seasons Active

1 (4 mo span)

Matches / Season

17.0 (17 total)

Seasons

2016