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Steven Bedson

Team: Sea DogDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

494

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

33

Matches Played

1

Wins

32

Losses

3%

Win Rate

4.0

Avg Win Margin

14.4

Avg Loss Margin

1-17

Home Record

0-15

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
33 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/14/2026

A large recent sample: 33 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: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 33 matches

+15 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.

25 Jun20 Aug24 Jun22 Jul5 May19 May16 Jun14 Jul-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(35%)
3%
score-0.94→contribution-0.33
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
4.0
score-0.67→contribution-0.15
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
14.4
score-1.00→contribution-0.15
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
5%
score-0.90→contribution-0.09
Opponent Strength(15%)
831
score-1.00→contribution-0.15
Weighted Score-0.890
Sample Size Confidence
100%(33/33 matches)
Rating644 → shrunk 644→ adjusted 494
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)494
Recency Blend40% (33 recent matches)
Final Rating494
Handicap
15

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

1W32L33 matches·3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Sea Dog2024–2026Division C331323%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/14/2026Roger HamerH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/7/2026Andy PritchardH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/24/2026Michael HewittA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
6/23/2026Shaun LuckieH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/16/2026Jamilla Ball ***H1-21LOSS-20LeagueDivision C
6/9/2026John MurrayH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
6/3/2026Rita GunnigleA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
5/21/2026Pauline WelchA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/19/2026John PerkinsH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
5/14/2026Derek BramellA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/12/2026Nicola EcclesH2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
5/6/2026Phil Richards **A4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
5/5/2026Doug TaylorH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
8/12/2025Dee ButlerA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
8/5/2025Jean ClarkH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/24/2025Colin GrimesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/22/2025Leslie SilcockA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
7/8/2025Phillip McgunigallA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/3/2025Mal SmithA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
7/1/2025Pauline HoeyH2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
6/24/2025Kevin JonesH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
6/18/2025vs Pensby CA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
6/10/2025Ken HannawayH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/5/2025vs Bromborough Social ClubA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
5/15/2025Colin LitsterH2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
8/20/2024Thomas CollierH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
8/1/2024Alan MathewsA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/23/2024Alex NormanA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/9/2024Rob MoodyH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/26/2024vs Pensby CA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
6/25/2024Peter BurgessA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
6/13/2024Colin LitsterH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
6/6/2024vs Bebington ParkH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundPaul ChapmanBromborough Social Club8-21LOSSWON
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundMichelle CaffinPensby C12-21LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundKevin BodeyTixall B2-21LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundMichael HewittPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B15-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundAtrau Charlton / Eddie CharltonBromborough Recs12-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

32

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1010% win rate— steady
WLLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Pensby C0220%6/18/2025
Colin Litster0220%5/15/2025
Roger Hamer101100%7/14/2026
Andy Pritchard0110%7/7/2026
Michael Hewitt0110%6/24/2026
Shaun Luckie0110%6/23/2026
Jamilla Ball ***0110%6/16/2026
John Murray0110%6/9/2026
Rita Gunnigle0110%6/3/2026
Pauline Welch0110%5/21/2026
Biggest Win
Roger Hamer (+4)7/14/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Jamilla Ball *** (-20)6/16/2026
Best Season
20268% · 13 matches
Worst Season
20250% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
0% → 6%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
79427 known · 6 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
1-264% win rate
Division C3%
1W·32L·33 played

Debut

Jun 6, 2024

Latest

Jul 14, 2026

Seasons Active

3 (2.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

11.0 (33 total)

Seasons

202420252026