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Stuart Raybould

Top 10%
Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1086

Current Handicap

4
Honours
Season:

21

Matches Played

15

Wins

6

Losses

71%

Win Rate

12.2

Avg Win Margin

4.2

Avg Loss Margin

10-1

Home Record

5-5

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
21 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/7/2026

Only 21 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.

Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 21 matches

+4 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.

22 Jun15 Aug28 May25 Jun6 May28 May7 Jul-11357

Gives 4 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current4
Win Percentage(35%)
71%
score+0.43→contribution+0.15
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
12.2
score+0.70→contribution+0.16
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
4.2
score+0.64→contribution+0.10
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
75%
score+0.50→contribution+0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
999
score+0.43→contribution+0.06
Weighted Score+0.532
Sample Size Confidence
50%(21/33 matches) · floored
Rating1213 → shrunk 1107→ adjusted 1078
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)1107
Recency Blend28% (21 recent matches)
Final Rating1086
Handicap
4

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

15W6L21 matches·71.4% win rate
+6 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2023–2026Division A, Division B2115671.4%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/7/2026Ian MorganA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
6/23/2026Dave RimmerA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
6/16/2026Graham Wright *A12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Kenneth WilliamsH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Sam ThompsonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/15/2025Elaine MilliganH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
5/6/2025Andrew MeldrumH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
8/1/2024Graham EllisonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/18/2024Gary LewisH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
6/25/2024Paul GriffithsH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
6/18/2024Paul OllerheadA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
6/13/2024Graham EllisonH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision A
5/28/2024Colin PortisH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
8/29/2023vs Lever Club BH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
8/24/2023Stephen EdwardsA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
8/15/2023Brian KearonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
8/9/2023vs Arno TixallA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
8/8/2023vs Sea DogH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/22/2023Tania GilfoyleA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision B
6/15/2023Tommy BrownA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
5/25/2023Steve PrestonA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 0W
20242 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundVicky Moseley / John FinchGladstone11-15LOSSWON
Quarters RoundJoe Edwards / John Gomersall JnrLever Club6-15LOSSLOST
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundRichie Finch / James WhalleyGladstone4-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
WWLWL
Last 1070% win rate— steady
WWLWLWWLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Graham Ellison11250%8/1/2024
Ian Morgan101100%7/7/2026
Dave Rimmer101100%6/23/2026
Graham Wright *0110%6/16/2026
Kenneth Williams101100%5/28/2026
Sam Thompson0110%5/27/2025
Elaine Milligan101100%5/15/2025
Andrew Meldrum101100%5/6/2025
Gary Lewis101100%7/18/2024
Paul Griffiths101100%6/25/2024
Biggest Win
Graham Ellison (+18)6/13/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Graham Wright * (-9)6/16/2026
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
80% → 64%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
98615 known · 6 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
6-367% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
5-183% win rate

By Division

Division A9-4 (69%)
Division B6-2 (75%)
Division A69.2%
9W·4L·13 played
Division B75%
6W·2L·8 played

Debut

May 25, 2023

Latest

Jul 7, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.3 (21 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026