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 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
beat |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
lost to |
Les Carrick (7) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| 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 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
lost to |
Marilyn Robinson (7) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
Les Carrick (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (12) |
3-7 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
June Pendergrast (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
|
| 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 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
beat |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
beat |
John Burridge (11) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
John Burridge (11) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
5-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
6-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
lost to |
John Burridge (11) |
0-7 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
5-7 |
|
|---|
| Brenda Theobald (8) |
lost to |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Maureen Croft (10) |
lost to |
Jackie Berry (9) |
2-7 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (6) |
beat |
John Burridge (11) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (8) |
beat |
Robert Chipperfield (10) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
|
| 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 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
beat |
Val Jeffers (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
lost to |
Sally Clay (9) |
3-7 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
lost to |
John Thorp (1) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
Sally Clay (9) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Val Jeffers (10) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (10) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (2) |
lost to |
Val Jeffers (10) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| Ron Drew (7) |
beat |
John Thorp (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (5) |
beat |
Sally Clay (9) |
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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