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Crown Green Handicap

Steve Browne

Team: Tixall BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

787

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

28

Matches Played

8

Wins

20

Losses

29%

Win Rate

5.3

Avg Win Margin

8.8

Avg Loss Margin

4-11

Home Record

4-9

Away Record

72%

Handicap Confidence

Moderately Reliable
28 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/29/2021

A solid recent sample: 28 of 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The handicap is settling and now moves mainly with form.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 28 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.

12 May9 Jun18 May3 Jun17 Jun1 Jul13 Jul27 Jul-13712

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(35%)
29%
score-0.43→contribution-0.15
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
5.3
score-0.46→contribution-0.11
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.8
score-0.13→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
937
score-0.51→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.399
Sample Size Confidence
72%(28/33 matches)
Rating841 → shrunk 886→ adjusted 787
Handicap
10

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

8W20L28 matches·28.6% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Tixall B2016–2021Division B, Division A2781929.6%
Tixall2019Division A1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/27/2021Len MastermanA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
7/22/2021Anita MeldrumH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
7/20/2021Mike DunneA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
7/15/2021Brian ShepherdA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
7/13/2021Alan M JonesH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
7/8/2021Kenneth WilliamsA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
7/6/2021Jean McgrathH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
7/1/2021Freda WhalleyA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
6/24/2021George DugganA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/22/2021Dave WilsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
6/17/2021Tony MarslandH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
6/16/2021vs Arno TixallA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/10/2021Andy PorterH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision B
6/8/2021Ray PenkethH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
6/3/2021Edna CookA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
6/1/2021Ian ProctorH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
5/26/2021vs Oxton Cons CA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
5/25/2021Mike DunneH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
5/18/2021Aaron RichardsH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
8/22/2019Peter MilneA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
8/4/2016Kyle GordonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
6/16/2016Mark HadfieldH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
6/9/2016Luke SandlandA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
6/7/2016Ian MoxhamH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
5/26/2016Tony WhittyH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/19/2016Roy McgunigallH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016Karen NunnH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
4/26/2016Brian SommervilleA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 0W
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundJake McelnayAlbany B12-21LOSSLOST
Round of 16 RoundNeil PowellBebington Park18-21LOSSWON
Andy Dawson Cup1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundEric CookOxton Cons B19-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRob Ollerhead / Christian TitherKings 20009-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLWLL
Last 1040% win rate↓ declining
LLWLLWWLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Mike Dunne11250%7/20/2021
Len Masterman0110%7/27/2021
Anita Meldrum0110%7/22/2021
Brian Shepherd0110%7/15/2021
Alan M Jones0110%7/13/2021
Kenneth Williams101100%7/8/2021
Jean Mcgrath101100%7/6/2021
Freda Whalley0110%7/1/2021
George Duggan101100%6/24/2021
Dave Wilson0110%6/22/2021
Biggest Win
Mike Dunne (+11)7/20/2021
Heaviest Defeat
Freda Whalley (-16)7/1/2021
Best Season
202132% · 19 matches
Worst Season
202132% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
21% → 36%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
92323 known · 5 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-538% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
2-1313% win rate

By Division

Division B6-13 (32%)
Division A2-7 (22%)
Division A22.2%
2W·7L·9 played
Division B31.6%
6W·13L·19 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Jul 27, 2021

Seasons Active

3 (5.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

9.3 (28 total)

Seasons

201620192021