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Sue Margerison

Team: Bebington ParkDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

883

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

20

Matches Played

4

Wins

16

Losses

20%

Win Rate

5.3

Avg Win Margin

10.1

Avg Loss Margin

2-5

Home Record

2-11

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/22/2026

Only 10 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 Player6/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 20 matches

+8 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.

19 Jul9 May10 Jun7 Jun24 Aug11 Jun22 Jul-1371115

Gives 8 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.21
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.5
score-0.08→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.6
score-0.10→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.06
Opponent Strength(15%)
818
score-0.81→contribution-0.12
Weighted Score-0.435
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating826 → shrunk 984→ adjusted 879
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)906
Recency Blend13% (10 recent matches)
Final Rating883
Handicap
8

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

4W16L20 matches·20% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bebington Park2018–2026Division B, Division C2041620%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/22/2026Anita MeldrumA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
6/25/2026Dave FearonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
6/16/2026Phil Richards **H5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
6/11/2026Terry ScottA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
7/8/2025Ian FordH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
6/10/2025Nick KavanaghA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
8/24/2023Lesley ElkinsA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
8/3/2023Phil MountfordH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/29/2023Freda WhalleyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/7/2023vs Pensby CA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
8/3/2021Deborah SilcockH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/17/2021Robert PinningA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
6/10/2021George LowdenA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
9/2/2019vs Bromborough Recs BA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
8/6/2019Margaret ProwseA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
5/9/2019Roger HampsonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/26/2018Mike RamseyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
7/24/2018Brenda CoppleA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/19/2018Brenda ChamberlainH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/10/2018George LowdenH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundThomas RaybouldBromborough Recs A0-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundPhil Hardy / Jean ClarkPensby B11-15LOSSWON
Geoff Clare Trophy1 games · 0W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundGerda EvansHeswall Rbl B9-21LOSSWON

Current Streak

6losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate
LLLLL
Last 1020% win rate↓ declining
LLLLLLWLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
George Lowden0220%6/10/2021
Anita Meldrum0110%7/22/2026
Dave Fearon0110%6/25/2026
Phil Richards **0110%6/16/2026
Terry Scott0110%6/11/2026
Ian Ford0110%7/8/2025
Nick Kavanagh0110%6/10/2025
Lesley Elkins101100%8/24/2023
Phil Mountford0110%8/3/2023
Freda Whalley101100%6/29/2023
Biggest Win
Lesley Elkins (+11)8/24/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Phil Richards ** (-16)6/16/2026
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
20% → 20%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
78214 known · 6 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-1121% win rate

By Division

Division C4-10 (29%)
Division B0-6 (0%)
Division B0%
0W·6L·6 played
Division C28.6%
4W·10L·14 played

Debut

Jul 10, 2018

Latest

Jul 22, 2026

Seasons Active

6 (8.0 yr span)

Matches / Season

3.3 (20 total)

Seasons

201820192021202320252026