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Steve Dabbs

Team: Bromborough PoolDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

874

Current Handicap

9
Honours
Season:

38

Matches Played

30

Wins

8

Losses

79%

Win Rate

9.9

Avg Win Margin

5.6

Avg Loss Margin

16-3

Home Record

14-5

Away Record

16%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
13 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/28/2026

Only 13 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player8/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 38 matches

+9 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.

2 Jun16 May23 Jul3 Jun14 Jul1 Jun2 Jul28 May-12510

Gives 9 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current9
Win Percentage(35%)
92%
score+0.85→contribution+0.30
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
10.3
score+0.38→contribution+0.09
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.0
score-0.17→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
92%
score+0.85→contribution+0.08
Opponent Strength(15%)
911
score+0.76→contribution+0.11
Weighted Score+0.567
Sample Size Confidence
16%(13/33 matches)
Rating1227 → shrunk 1035→ adjusted 854
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)968
Recency Blend17% (13 recent matches)
Final Rating874
Handicap
9

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

30W8L38 matches·78.9% win rate
-27 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Pool2016–2026Division B2014670%
Bromborough Pool B2016–2025Division C1816288.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/28/2026Keith WilliamsA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
7/8/2025Mike HaydenA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/18/2025vs Bromborough Social ClubA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
6/11/2025vs Pensby DA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/24/2024vs Pensby CA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/2/2024David CruickshankA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
6/13/2024Chris WentworthH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
5/16/2024Tony LakeH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
5/14/2024David CruickshankH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/22/2023Paul DraperH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision C
6/1/2023Eddie EatonA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
5/25/2023Phillip McgunigallH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
5/18/2023Liz StewardsonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision B
7/27/2021Matty RobertsH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
7/20/2021Dave HulmstonH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision B
7/14/2021vs Oxton Cons CA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
6/22/2021Lee NaylorH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/17/2021Gill SmithA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
6/15/2021Ian ProctorH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
6/10/2021Ian HawesA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
6/3/2021Barry MillerA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision B
5/27/2021Andy PorterH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision B
5/25/2021Ruth BlakeA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
8/1/2019David CruickshankA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/30/2019Sarah ParnellH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
7/23/2019John BarkerH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
6/27/2019Ritchie KirbyH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
6/25/2019vs Sea DogH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision C
6/13/2019John CrightonH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
6/1/2017Robert BowersA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
5/16/2017Brian ShepherdA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
8/2/2016Tucker JacksonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
7/27/2016John AthertonA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Mike DohertyA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
6/23/2016Roy CookeA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Barry BawdenH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Ken HoltH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
5/11/2016vs Tixall CA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
1 Cup Title Won
Geoff Clare Trophy 2022· Bromborough Pool B
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 3W 1×
20252 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundJune BuckleyRoyden Hall21-15WINWON
Semi Final RoundKarl RobinsonPensby D21-4WINWON
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundLynne CooperPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B21-14WINLOST
2022 Winner1 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Final RoundJoe LandsboroughKendal15-21LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 1W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundMargaret CafferyPensby B21-17WINWON

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

11

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WLWWW
Last 1090% win rate— steady
WLWWWWWWWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
David Cruickshank303100%7/2/2024
Keith Williams101100%5/28/2026
Mike Hayden0110%7/8/2025
Bromborough Social Club101100%6/18/2025
Pensby D101100%6/11/2025
Pensby C101100%7/24/2024
Chris Wentworth101100%6/13/2024
Tony Lake101100%5/16/2024
Paul Draper101100%6/22/2023
Eddie Eaton101100%6/1/2023
Biggest Win
Unknown (+21)6/25/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Matty Roberts (-12)7/27/2021
Favourite Victim
David Cruickshank3-0 H2H
Best Season
202160% · 10 matches
Worst Season
202160% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
79% → 79%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
87830 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-260% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
22-388% win rate

By Division

Division B14-6 (70%)
Division C16-2 (89%)
Division B70%
14W·6L·20 played
Division C88.9%
16W·2L·18 played

Debut

May 11, 2016

Latest

May 28, 2026

Seasons Active

8 (10.0 yr span)

Matches / Season

4.8 (38 total)

Seasons

20162017201920212023202420252026