Golf Croquet
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:
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Watford match results by year:
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Statistics (Watford players)
Name |
Singles W-L |
Doubles W-L |
Total W-L |
André Machell | 12-4 | 3-1 | 15-5 |
Marian Hardy | 7-5 | 2-1 | 9-6 |
Ron Hibbs | 5-2 | 1-1 | 6-3 |
Robin Barry | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
John Suckling | 3-5 | 2-0 | 5-5 |
Larry Fisher | 5-7 | 2-1 | 7-8 |
Howard Jones | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
Anne Dennis | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Linda Williams | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
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Totals | 39-34 | 6-3 | 45-37 |
Final league position in the Western Area:
(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 |
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Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.
See also: