Golf Croquet
EACF WESTERN AREA
Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls
Watford won the East Anglian Croquet Federation League Western Area in each of the last 4 years, but in each
year then lost in the regional EACF League Championship play-offs.
Handicaps shown below are the new handicaps
used for the CA's new national GC handicapping system being trialled nationally in 2016,
replacing the "effective" handicap scheme used in GC handicap games
in recent years. Details of the trial can be found
on the EACF website.
All games: 
Handicap
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names & scores first)Final place: Runner-up |
| Wed 27 Apr |
Wrest Park |
Away |
WON 12-6 [hoops: 109 - 97] |
| Thu 16 Jun |
Northampton Mallets |
Home |
WON 14-4 [hoops: 114 - 87](Net index points: +80)
Ian Parkinson (1) &
Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Les Carrick (7) &
Vivienne Heard (12) |
7-6 |
|
Geoff Johnson (2) &
Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Marilyn Robinson (7) &
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-5 |
|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
beat |
Les Carrick (7) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
beat |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
lost to |
Les Carrick (7) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
3-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Les Carrick (7) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
3-7 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
lost to |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Les Carrick (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
|
| Thu 30 Jun |
Northampton Hoops |
Away |
WON 10-8 [hoops: 103 - 102] |
| Thu 7 Jul |
Stony Stratford |
Home |
LOST 8-10 [hoops: 96 - 103](Net index points: -20)
Anne Dennis (6) &
Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) &
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
7-3 |
|
Ron Drew (8) &
Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
Marian Holland (7) &
John Burridge (11) |
4-7 |
|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Marian Holland (7) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
beat |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
John Burridge (11) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
John Burridge (11) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
5-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
lost to |
John Burridge (11) |
0-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
5-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
John Burridge (11) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
beat |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
2-7 |
|
|---|
|
| Fri 5 Aug |
Leighton Linslade |
Away |
WON 13-5 [hoops: 109 - 96](Net index points: +80)
John Smallbone (2) &
Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) &
Sally Clay (9) |
7-5 |
|
George Skinner (5) &
Ron Drew (7) |
lost to |
Una Pengelly (10) &
Val Jeffers (10) |
4-7 |
|
| John Smallbone (2) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Sally Clay (9) |
6-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
lost to |
Val Jeffers (10) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
lost to |
Sally Clay (9) |
3-7 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
beat |
Val Jeffers (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Val Jeffers (10) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
lost to |
John Thorp (1) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
Sally Clay (9) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
lost to |
Val Jeffers (10) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
beat |
Sally Clay (9) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
|
Statistics (Watford players)
| Name |
Singles
W-L |
Doubles
W-L |
Total
W-L |
| Anne Dennis | 6-2 | 2-0 | 8-2 |
| Alan Clark | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 |
| Maureen Croft | 5-3 | 2-0 | 7-3 |
| Ian Parkinson | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
| George Skinner | 3-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| Geoff Johnson | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| John Smallbone | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Ron Drew | 5-3 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Brenda Theobald | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Totals | 31-17 | 4-2 | 35-19 |
Final league position in the Western Area: Runner-up
Area winners: Stony Stratford
(Semi-finals and finals for
Northern,
Central,
Eastern
and Western area winners)
All games: Handicap
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names & scores first) |
Sun 11 Sep
Semi-final |
(Other results) |
Watford |
|
Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.
See also:
Mary Rose
League tables by year:
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