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Wally Smith

Team: Bromborough Pool BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

886

Current Handicap

8
Honours
Season:

38

Matches Played

23

Wins

15

Losses

61%

Win Rate

9.7

Avg Win Margin

6.7

Avg Loss Margin

11-6

Home Record

12-9

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
38 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/22/2017

A large recent sample: 38 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: 50 Wins23/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 38 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.

17 May14 Jun14 Jul2 Aug18 May29 Jun19 Jul22 Aug-125811

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current8
Win Percentage(35%)
61%
score+0.21→contribution+0.07
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
9.7
score+0.28→contribution+0.06
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.7
score+0.22→contribution+0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
877
score+0.07→contribution+0.01
Weighted Score+0.207
Sample Size Confidence
100%(38/33 matches)
Rating1083 → shrunk 1083→ adjusted 886
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

23W15L38 matches·60.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Pool B2016–2017Division C37231462.2%
Bromborough Pool2017Division B1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/22/2017Des ClarkeA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
8/15/2017Malcolm GilfoyleA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
8/1/2017Dereck SnedkerH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/27/2017Ann PritchardA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/25/2017Terry ScottH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/19/2017vs Oxton Cons CA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017John JonesA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/11/2017Kevin McloughlinH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/6/2017Valerie CecchiniH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017Robert KellA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017Tania GilfoyleH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/22/2017Len WheddonA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
6/8/2017John SheppardA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
6/1/2017Denise CapperH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
5/25/2017Archie GallowayA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
5/18/2017Phillip McgunigallH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision C
5/17/2017vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
5/16/2017Malcolm RannardH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
5/11/2017John BurkeA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
8/4/2016George LowdenA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
8/2/2016George DugganH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/27/2016Geoff HawkswellA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Janet SnedkerA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/21/2016Val LimbH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
7/19/2016Dave PattersonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/14/2016Alan DaviesH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/12/2016Bernie LearA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/5/2016Stephen McloughlinH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
6/23/2016Brian KellyA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Tom MayH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/14/2016vs Thingwall BH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Malcolm HarkerH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
6/7/2016George DugganA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Scott NewshamH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Ken WrightA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/17/2016Tania GilfoyleA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/11/2016vs Hoylake CentralH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Terry LanganA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 2W
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundAlan MathewsOxton Cons C16-21LOSSLOST
20163 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundVal MakinsonHoylake Central21-19WINWON
Semi Final RoundAnn ConnellBromborough Recs B21-9WINWON
Final RoundGeorge DugganKendal15-21LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 1W
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRoy CookePensby B21-18WINWON
Round of 16 RoundKevin HowgatePt Sunlight Vill & Wks19-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRay Evans / Tony CollierTixall B3-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWWWL
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LWWWLLWLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Tania Gilfoyle0220%6/29/2017
George Duggan11250%8/2/2016
Des Clarke0110%8/22/2017
Malcolm Gilfoyle101100%8/15/2017
Dereck Snedker101100%8/1/2017
Ann Pritchard101100%7/27/2017
Terry Scott0110%7/25/2017
Oxton Cons C0110%7/19/2017
John Jones101100%7/13/2017
Kevin Mcloughlin0110%7/11/2017
Biggest Win
Phillip Mcgunigall (+18)5/18/2017
Heaviest Defeat
Des Clarke (-13)8/22/2017
Best Season
201663% · 19 matches
Worst Season
201758% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
63% → 58%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
83328 known · 10 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-0100% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
16-1159% win rate

By Division

Division C23-14 (62%)
Division B0-1 (0%)
Division B0%
0W·1L·1 played
Division C62.2%
23W·14L·37 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 22, 2017

Seasons Active

2 (1.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

19.0 (38 total)

Seasons

20162017