GC Golf Croquet

League EACF WESTERN AREA

Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls

Watford was 4th in the East Anglian Croquet Federation League Western Area in 2017. The 2017 Area and EACF Regional winner was Stony Stratford.

Handicaps shown below are the new GC handicaps.

League tables by year:
 Watford match results by year:
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)
Thu 2 May Stony Stratford Away

LOST 4-6 [hoops: 51 - 59]

(Net index points: -30)
Howard Jones (8) &
Ron Hibbs (10)		 beat Robert Chipperfield (7) &
Jackie Berry (8)		 7-4
Linda Williams (11) lost to Alfred Sawbridge (8) 5-7
Howard Jones (8) lost to Jackie Berry (8) 5-7
Ron Hibbs (10) beat Robert Chipperfield (7) 7-6
Ron Hibbs (10) lost to Alfred Sawbridge (8) 5-7
Linda Williams (11) lost to Jackie Berry (8) 4-7
Ron Hibbs (10) beat Jackie Berry (8) 7-6
Howard Jones (8) lost to Robert Chipperfield (7) 4-7
Linda Williams (11) lost to Robert Chipperfield (7) 0-7
Howard Jones (8) beat Alfred Sawbridge (8) 7-1

Handicap change: Linda Williams 11 to 12
Mon 3 Jun Northampton  Mallets Away

DREW 9-9 [hoops: 96 - 101]

(Net index points: 0)
Anne Dennis (5) &
Ron Hibbs (10)		 lost to Glynis Davies (6) &
Vivienne Heard (8)		 2-6
André Machell (6) &
Marian Hardy (12)		 beat Ann Udall (7) &
Alison Chard (12)		 7-5
Anne Dennis (5) lost to Glynis Davies (6) 4-6
André Machell (6) beat Ann Udall (7) 7-6
Ron Hibbs (10) beat Vivienne Heard (8) 7-5
Marian Hardy (12) beat Alison Chard (12) 5-4
Marian Hardy (12) lost to Vivienne Heard (8) 3-5
Ron Hibbs (10) beat Alison Chard (12) 7-2
André Machell (6) beat Glynis Davies (6) 7-6
Anne Dennis (5) lost to Ann Udall (7) 2-7
Ron Hibbs (10) beat Glynis Davies (6) 7-3
Marian Hardy (12) lost to Ann Udall (7) 6-7
Anne Dennis (5) lost to Vivienne Heard (8) 5-7
André Machell (6) beat Alison Chard (12) 7-5
André Machell (6) lost to Vivienne Heard (8) 4-7
Anne Dennis (5) beat Alison Chard (12) 7-6
Marian Hardy (12) lost to Glynis Davies (6) 4-7
Ron Hibbs (10) lost to Ann Udall (7) 5-7
Thu 27 Jun Leighton Linslade Home

WON 11-7 [hoops: 107 - 95]

(Net index points: +40)
André Machell (6) &
Marian Hardy (12)		 lost to Helen Wilkinson (8) &
Una Pengelly (11)		 2-7
Larry Fisher (8) &
John Suckling (10)		 beat Rose Gillett (9) &
David Thompson (10)		 7-4
André Machell (6) beat Helen Wilkinson (8) 7-2
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Rose Gillett (9) 6-7
John Suckling (10) lost to David Thompson (10) 6-7
Marian Hardy (12) beat Una Pengelly (11) 7-6
John Suckling (10) lost to Una Pengelly (11) 2-7
Marian Hardy (12) lost to David Thompson (10) 5-7
André Machell (6) beat Rose Gillett (9) 7-5
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Helen Wilkinson (8) 5-7
André Machell (6) beat David Thompson (10) 7-2
Larry Fisher (8) beat Una Pengelly (11) 7-6
John Suckling (10) lost to Helen Wilkinson (8) 5-7
Marian Hardy (12) beat Rose Gillett (9) 6-4
John Suckling (10) beat Rose Gillett (9) 7-6
Marian Hardy (12) beat Helen Wilkinson (8) 7-5
André Machell (6) beat Una Pengelly (11) 7-2
Larry Fisher (8) beat David Thompson (10) 7-4
Thu 18 Jul Wrest Park Home

DREW 9-9 [hoops: 108 - 110]

(Net index points: -20)
André Machell (6) &
Larry Fisher (8)		 beat Terry Collis (6) &
Chris Harrison (7)		 7-6
Robin Barry (9) &
John Suckling (9)		 beat Tony Meredith (8) &
Roy Bradbury (8)		 7-5
André Machell (6) lost to Terry Collis (6) 4-7
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Chris Harrison (7) 2-7
Robin Barry (9) beat Tony Meredith (8) 7-4
John Suckling (9) lost to Roy Bradbury (8) 5-7
Robin Barry (9) lost to Roy Bradbury (8) 5-7
John Suckling (9) beat Tony Meredith (8) 7-6
André Machell (6) beat Chris Harrison (7) 7-6
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Terry Collis (6) 6-7
André Machell (6) lost to Tony Meredith (8) 6-7
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Roy Bradbury (8) 5-7
Robin Barry (9) beat Terry Collis (6) 7-4
John Suckling (9) lost to Chris Harrison (7) 6-7
Robin Barry (9) beat Chris Harrison (7) 7-6
John Suckling (9) beat Terry Collis (6) 7-6
André Machell (6) beat Roy Bradbury (8) 7-4
Larry Fisher (8) lost to Tony Meredith (8) 6-7
Thu 22 Aug Northampton  Hoops Home

WON 12-6 [hoops: 109 - 97]

(Net index points: +60)
André Machell (5) &
Marian Hardy (11)		 beat Diana Dunckley (9) &
David Higgins (12)		 7-3
Larry Fisher (8) &
Howard Jones (8)		 lost to Celia Frost (12) &
Gill Higgins (12)		 6-7
André Machell (5) beat Diana Dunckley (9) 7-6
Larry Fisher (8) lost to David Higgins (12) 0-7
Howard Jones (8) lost to Celia Frost (12) 5-6
Marian Hardy (11) beat Gill Higgins (12) 7-5
Howard Jones (8) beat Gill Higgins (12) 7-1
Marian Hardy (11) beat Celia Frost (12) 6-5
André Machell (5) lost to David Higgins (12) 5-7
Larry Fisher (8) beat Diana Dunckley (9) 7-4
André Machell (5) beat Celia Frost (12) 7-4
Larry Fisher (8) beat Gill Higgins (12) 7-6
Howard Jones (8) lost to Diana Dunckley (9) 2-7
Marian Hardy (11) beat David Higgins (12) 7-5
Howard Jones (8) beat David Higgins (12) 7-6
Marian Hardy (11) lost to Diana Dunckley (9) 6-7
André Machell (5) beat Gill Higgins (12) 7-6
Larry Fisher (8) beat Celia Frost (12) 7-5

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
André Machell12-43-115-5
Marian Hardy7-52-19-6
Ron Hibbs5-21-16-3
Robin Barry3-11-04-1
John Suckling3-52-05-5
Larry Fisher5-72-17-8
Howard Jones3-41-14-5
Anne Dennis1-30-11-4
Linda Williams0-30-00-3
 
Totals39-346-345-37


Final league position in the Western Area:

EACF League Championship finals

(Semi-finals and finals for Northern, Central, Eastern and Western area winners)

Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)
Sun 8 Sep
Semi-final		 (Other results)

Hunstanton
vs.
Maldon Pavilion
vs.
Enfield
vs.
Northampton Mallets		 Winner: Maldon Pavilion

See the EACF website for details


Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.

See also: