GC Golf Croquet

League EACF EAST & WEST AREA

Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls

This Level Play League within the EACF Region is contested in two areas, with Watford as the East & West Area winner in 2015 but only 6th in in 2016. The 2016 Area and overall winner was Northampton.

Handicaps shown below are the new GC handicaps.

League tables by year:
 Watford match results by year:
All games: = Level Play
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)Final place: Winner
Thu 1 Jun Chelmsford Home

WON 12-6 [hoops: 109 - 95]

(Net index points: -38)
Nick Archer (-2) &
John Smallbone (2)		 lost to John Skuse (4) &
Tony Frewin (4)		 4-7
Simon Hathrell (1) &
Arthur Reed (3)		 beat Robert Jones (5) &
Karen Jones (6)		 7-2
Nick Archer (-2) beat John Skuse (4) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Tony Frewin (4) 7-5
John Smallbone (2) lost to Robert Jones (5) 4-7
Arthur Reed (3) beat Karen Jones (6) 7-6
John Smallbone (2) beat Karen Jones (6) 7-5
Arthur Reed (3) beat Robert Jones (5) 7-3
Nick Archer (-2) beat Tony Frewin (4) 7-4
Simon Hathrell (1) lost to John Skuse (4) 4-7
Nick Archer (-2) beat Robert Jones (5) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Karen Jones (6) 7-6
John Smallbone (2) lost to John Skuse (4) 4-7
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Tony Frewin (4) 4-7
John Smallbone (2) lost to Tony Frewin (4) 5-7
Arthur Reed (3) beat John Skuse (4) 7-2
Nick Archer (-2) beat Karen Jones (6) 7-4
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Robert Jones (5) 7-4
Thu 6 Jul Letchworth Home

WON 10-8 [hoops: 103 - 101]

(Net index points: -1)
Nick Archer (-2) &
John Bee (4)		 beat John Noble (-1) &
Ian Mantle (4)		 7-6
Geoff Johnson (1) &
Simon Hathrell (1)		 lost to John Skingsley (2) &
Peter Ross (2)		 5-7
Nick Archer (-2) lost to John Noble (-1) 4-7
Geoff Johnson (1) beat John Skingsley (2) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Peter Ross (2) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to Ian Mantle (4) 6-7
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Ian Mantle (4) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to Peter Ross (2) 4-7
Nick Archer (-2) lost to John Skingsley (2) 6-7
Geoff Johnson (1) lost to John Noble (-1) 2-7
Nick Archer (-2) beat Peter Ross (2) 7-5
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Ian Mantle (4) 7-2
Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Noble (-1) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to John Skingsley (2) 6-7
Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Skingsley (2) 7-5
John Bee (4) lost to John Noble (-1) 0-7
Nick Archer (-2) beat Ian Mantle (4) 7-4
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Peter Ross (2) 7-5
Mon 14 Aug Enfield Away

LOST 8-10 [hoops: 94 - 109]

(Net index points: -46)
Simon Hathrell (1) &
Arthur Reed (3)		 beat David Frost (0) &
Peter Brock (5)		 7-6
Steve Dennis (1) &
John Smallbone (3)		 beat Ken Pickett (0) &
Brian Dawes (4)		 7-4
Simon Hathrell (1) lost to David Frost (0) 5-7
Steve Dennis (1) beat Ken Pickett (0) 7-4
Arthur Reed (3) beat Brian Dawes (4) 7-4
John Smallbone (3) beat Peter Brock (5) 7-5
John Smallbone (3) beat Brian Dawes (4) 7-4
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Peter Brock (5) 5-7
Steve Dennis (1) lost to David Frost (0) 5-7
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Ken Pickett (0) 7-6
Arthur Reed (3) lost to David Frost (0) 5-7
John Smallbone (3) lost to Ken Pickett (0) 4-7
Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Brian Dawes (4) 5-7
Steve Dennis (1) beat Peter Brock (5) 7-6
Steve Dennis (1) lost to Brian Dawes (4) 3-7
Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Peter Brock (5) 1-7
John Smallbone (3) lost to David Frost (0) 3-7
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Ken Pickett (0) 2-7

Handicap change: Brian Dawes 4 to 3
Fri 18 Aug Leighton Linslade Away

WON 14-4 [hoops: 112 - 87]

(Net index points: +21)
Nick Archer (-2) &
John Walker (2)		 lost to John Cundell (3) &
John Thorp (3)		 6-7
Simon Hathrell (1) &
Steve Dennis (1)		 beat David Ball (3) &
Roger Stroud (4)		 7-5
Nick Archer (-2) beat John Cundell (3) 7-0
Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Thorp (3) 7-6
Steve Dennis (1) beat David Ball (3) 7-3
John Walker (2) beat Roger Stroud (4) 7-4
John Walker (2) lost to David Ball (3) 3-7
Steve Dennis (1) beat Roger Stroud (4) 7-5
Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Cundell (3) 7-3
Nick Archer (-2) beat John Thorp (3) 7-4
Steve Dennis (1) beat John Cundell (3) 7-5
John Walker (2) lost to John Thorp (3) 4-7
Nick Archer (-2) beat David Ball (3) 7-5
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Roger Stroud (4) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat David Ball (3) 7-6
Nick Archer (-2) beat Roger Stroud (4) 7-2
John Walker (2) lost to John Cundell (3) 1-7
Steve Dennis (1) beat John Thorp (3) 7-5
Tue 22 Aug Northampton Home

WON 10-8 [hoops: 100 - 90]

(Net index points: +67)
Geoff Johnson (1) &
Arthur Reed (3)		 lost to Lionel Tibble (-3) &
Marilyn Robinson (6)		 3-7
Simon Hathrell (1) &
Steve Dennis (1)		 lost to Les Heard (0) &
Mike Hills (0)		 2-7
Geoff Johnson (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-3) 5-7
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Les Heard (0) 7-3
Steve Dennis (1) lost to Mike Hills (0) 5-7
Arthur Reed (3) beat Marilyn Robinson (6) 7-0
Steve Dennis (1) beat Marilyn Robinson (6) 7-2
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Mike Hills (0) 3-7
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Les Heard (0) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Lionel Tibble (-3) 7-4
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Mike Hills (0) 7-4
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Marilyn Robinson (6) 7-3
Steve Dennis (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-3) 4-7
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Les Heard (0) 5-7
Steve Dennis (1) beat Les Heard (0) 7-3
Arthur Reed (3) lost to Lionel Tibble (-3) 3-7
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Marilyn Robinson (6) 7-5
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Mike Hills (0) 7-4

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
Simon Hathrell16-43-219-6
Nick Archer10-21-211-4
Steve Dennis8-42-110-5
Geoff Johnson6-20-26-4
Arthur Reed5-72-17-8
John Smallbone3-51-14-6
John Walker1-30-11-4
John Bee0-41-01-4
 
Totals49-315-554-36


Final Area position: Winner


Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.

See also:

EACF League Championship final

(Final between North & Central and East & West area winners)

All games: = Level Play
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)Final place: Winner
Sat 14 Oct
Final		 Colchester Ipswich

WON 12-2 [hoops: 92 - 68]

(Net index points: +65)
Nick Archer (-3) &
Simon Hathrell (1)		 beat Dick Strover (-2) &
Chris Sheen (-2)		 7-6
Geoff Johnson (1) &
John Smallbone (3)		 beat Marian Manning (4) &
Michael Manning (5)		 7-6
Nick Archer (-3) beat Dick Strover (-2) 7-5
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Chris Sheen (-2) 7-1
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Marian Manning (4) 7-3
John Smallbone (3) beat Michael Manning (5) 7-5
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Michael Manning (5) 7-5
John Smallbone (3) beat Marian Manning (4) 7-5
Nick Archer (-3) lost to Chris Sheen (-2) 6-7
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Dick Strover (-2) 7-4
Nick Archer (-3) beat Marian Manning (4) 7-6
Simon Hathrell (1) beat Michael Manning (5) 7-3
Geoff Johnson (1) beat Dick Strover (-2) 7-5
John Smallbone (3) lost to Chris Sheen (-2) 2-7

Handicap change: Simon Hathrell 1 to 0

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
Simon Hathrell3-01-04-0
Geoff Johnson3-01-04-0
Nick Archer2-11-03-1
John Smallbone2-11-03-1
 
Totals10-22-012-2

The 2017 EACF Level Play league final winners L-R:
Nick Archer, Geoff Johnson, John Smallbone, Simon Hathrell
with the GC Level Play league trophy
Click on image for an enlargement