Golf Croquet
The Golf Croquet Inter-Club (Murphy) Shield is a national competition sponsored by the Croquet Association.
Teams consist of four players with an aggregate handicap of at least 12. One player may have a handicap of
2, the others must be higher.
Watford were national champions in 2017, having previously become
the champions in 2013 as well.
The competition format is a single-life knock-out.
Handicaps shown below are the new GC handicaps.
Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls
All games: 
Level Play
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names & scores first) |
Round 1
|
bye |
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Round 2
Tue 5 Jun |
Camerton & Peasedown |
Home |
WON 4-3 [hoops: 114 - 113](Net index points: +67)
Brian Havill (2) &
Anne Dennis (5) |
beat |
Maureen Boys (2) &
Rosalind Key-Pugh (3) |
7-6, 6-7, 7-6 |
|
| Robin Barry (7) |
beat |
Patrick Knight (6) |
7-6, 7-5 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (8) |
beat |
Robin Oldland (4) |
7-6, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Maureen Boys (2) |
7-5, 5-7, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| Anne Dennis (5) |
lost to |
Rosalind Key-Pugh (3) |
7-6, 5-7, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| Robin Barry (7) |
lost to |
Robin Oldland (4) |
2-7, 7-6, 4-7 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (8) |
lost to |
Patrick Knight (6) |
7-3, 5-7, 4-7 |
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|---|
|
Quarter-final
Tue 3 Jul
(10:30 start) |
Sussex County |
Home |
WON 4-1 [hoops: 94 - 81](Net index points: +24)
Brian Havill (2) &
John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Richard Carline (2) &
Morgan Case (3) |
7-4, 7-6 |
|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
Mike Kavanagh (5) |
7-5, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (5) |
beat |
David King (4) |
3-7, 7-1, 7-6 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Richard Carline (2) |
7-6, 7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
lost to |
Morgan Case (3) |
6-7, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
vs. |
David King (4) |
7-5, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (5) |
vs. |
Mike Kavanagh (5) |
7-4, 3-7 |
|
|---|
|
Semi-final
Sat 18 Aug |
Hamptworth |
Away |
LOST 2-5 [hoops: 82 - 101](Net index points: -75)
Arthur Reed (2) &
John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Tim O'Donnell (3) &
Bob Channon (4) |
7-6, 7-5 |
|
| Robin Barry (7) |
lost to |
Dudley Blundell (5) |
3-7, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (5) |
lost to |
Richard Jenkins (5) |
6-7, 5-7 |
|
|---|
| Arthur Reed (2) |
lost to |
Tim O'Donnell (3) |
3-7, 2-7 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Bob Channon (4) |
7-5, 6-7, 7-5 |
|
|---|
| Robin Barry (7) |
lost to |
Richard Jenkins (5) |
7-3, 5-7, 3-7 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (5) |
lost to |
Dudley Blundell (5) |
2-7, 6-7 |
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Handicap change: Robin Barry 7 to 8 |
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