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.
All games:
Handicap
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 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (7) |
4-7 |
|
Ron Hibbs (10) |
beat |
Jackie Berry (8) |
7-6 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
beat |
Alfred Sawbridge (8) |
7-1 |
|
Linda Williams (11) |
lost to |
Robert Chipperfield (7) |
0-7 |
|
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 |
|
Anne Dennis (5) |
lost to |
Ann Udall (7) |
2-7 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Glynis Davies (6) |
7-6 |
|
Ron Hibbs (10) |
beat |
Alison Chard (12) |
7-2 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (8) |
3-5 |
|
Anne Dennis (5) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (8) |
5-7 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Alison Chard (12) |
7-5 |
|
Ron Hibbs (10) |
beat |
Glynis Davies (6) |
7-3 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
lost to |
Ann Udall (7) |
6-7 |
|
Anne Dennis (5) |
beat |
Alison Chard (12) |
7-6 |
|
André Machell (6) |
lost to |
Vivienne Heard (8) |
4-7 |
|
Ron Hibbs (10) |
lost to |
Ann Udall (7) |
5-7 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
lost to |
Glynis Davies (6) |
4-7 |
|
|
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 |
Rosie Gillett (9) & David Thompson (10) |
7-4 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Helen Wilkinson (8) |
7-2 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
Rosie Gillett (9) |
6-7 |
|
John Suckling (10) |
lost to |
David Thompson (10) |
6-7 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (11) |
7-6 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Rosie Gillett (9) |
7-5 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
Helen Wilkinson (8) |
5-7 |
|
John Suckling (10) |
lost to |
Una Pengelly (11) |
2-7 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
lost to |
David Thompson (10) |
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 |
Rosie Gillett (9) |
6-4 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Una Pengelly (11) |
7-2 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
beat |
David Thompson (10) |
7-4 |
|
John Suckling (10) |
beat |
Rosie Gillett (9) |
7-6 |
|
Marian Hardy (12) |
beat |
Helen Wilkinson (8) |
7-5 |
|
|
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 |
|
John Suckling (9) |
lost to |
Roy Bradbury (8) |
5-7 |
|
Robin Barry (9) |
beat |
Tony Meredith (8) |
7-4 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Chris Harrison (7) |
7-6 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
Terry Collis (6) |
6-7 |
|
John Suckling (9) |
beat |
Tony Meredith (8) |
7-6 |
|
Robin Barry (9) |
lost to |
Roy Bradbury (8) |
5-7 |
|
André Machell (6) |
lost to |
Tony Meredith (8) |
6-7 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
Roy Bradbury (8) |
5-7 |
|
John Suckling (9) |
lost to |
Chris Harrison (7) |
6-7 |
|
Robin Barry (9) |
beat |
Terry Collis (6) |
7-4 |
|
André Machell (6) |
beat |
Roy Bradbury (8) |
7-4 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
Tony Meredith (8) |
6-7 |
|
John Suckling (9) |
beat |
Terry Collis (6) |
7-6 |
|
Robin Barry (9) |
beat |
Chris Harrison (7) |
7-6 |
|
|
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 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
lost to |
Celia Frost (12) |
5-6 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
lost to |
David Higgins (12) |
0-7 |
|
Marian Hardy (11) |
beat |
Gill Higgins (12) |
7-5 |
|
André Machell (5) |
lost to |
David Higgins (12) |
5-7 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
beat |
Gill Higgins (12) |
7-1 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
beat |
Diana Dunckley (9) |
7-4 |
|
Marian Hardy (11) |
beat |
Celia Frost (12) |
6-5 |
|
André Machell (5) |
beat |
Celia Frost (12) |
7-4 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
lost to |
Diana Dunckley (9) |
2-7 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
beat |
Gill Higgins (12) |
7-6 |
|
Marian Hardy (11) |
beat |
David Higgins (12) |
7-5 |
|
André Machell (5) |
beat |
Gill Higgins (12) |
7-6 |
|
Howard Jones (8) |
beat |
David Higgins (12) |
7-6 |
|
Larry Fisher (8) |
beat |
Celia Frost (12) |
7-5 |
|
Marian Hardy (11) |
lost to |
Diana Dunckley (9) |
6-7 |
|
|
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 |
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)
All games:
Handicap
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names & scores first) |
Sun 8 Sep Semi-final |
(Other results) |
|
|
Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.
See also: