Golf Croquet
The Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship is a national competition sponsored by the Croquet Association.
It is the top tier of national inter-club competition for Golf Croquet. Matches take place over 1 day,
teams consist of four players, and there are no handicap restrictions.
Watford entered this competition for the first time in 2014,
and did remarkably well to reach the national final. BUT In contrast, in both 2015 and 2016 we were knocked out in the first
round. Last year we conceded a walk-over to Ashby in the second round after it proved impossible to schedule the
away match.
The competition format is a standard knock-out.
Fixtures contact: Jason Carley
All games: 
Level Play
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names & scores first) |
Round 1
Sat 7 May |
Ashby |
Away |
WON 5-0 [hoops: 87 - 77](Net index points: +27)
Nick Archer (-3) &
Jason Carley (-1) |
beat |
Tim King (-2) &
Arthur Rowe (0) |
7-6, 7-3 |
|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Paul Durkin (0) |
7-4, 7-6 |
|
|---|
| John Taylor (1) |
beat |
Jane Tewson (1) |
7-5, 4-7, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Tim King (-2) |
4-7, 7-5, 7-6 |
|
|---|
| Jason Carley (-1) |
beat |
Arthur Rowe (0) |
7-5, 7-5 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
vs. |
Jane Tewson (1) |
4-7 |
|
|---|
| John Taylor (1) |
vs. |
Paul Durkin (0) |
5-7 |
|
|---|
Handicap change: Jason Carley -1 to -2
The remaining games were abandoned once the match result had been decided. |
Quarter-final
Sat 11 Jun |
High Wycombe |
Away |
WON 4-3 [hoops: 101 - 98](Net index points: -11)
Nick Archer (-3) &
Jason Carley (-2) |
beat |
Raouf Allim (-2) &
Ian Shore (-1) |
7-3, 2-7, 7-3 |
|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Edward Olhausen (4) |
7-3, 7-3 |
|
|---|
| Steve Dennis (3) |
lost to |
Paul Gunn (0) |
3-7, 3-7 |
|
|---|
| Nick Archer (-3) |
lost to |
Raouf Allim (-2) |
6-7, 7-4, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| Jason Carley (-2) |
beat |
Ian Shore (-1) |
7-6, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Paul Gunn (0) |
7-5, 4-7, 7-5 |
|
|---|
| Steve Dennis (3) |
lost to |
Edward Olhausen (4) |
7-6, 3-7, 4-7 |
|
|---|
|
Semi-final
Thu 25 Aug |
Sussex County |
Away |
WON 4-2 [hoops: 91 - 71](Net index points: +22)
Nick Archer (-3) &
Jason Carley (-3) |
beat |
Liz Farrow (-1) &
Paul Castell (-1) |
7-2, 4-7, 7-3 |
|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Daphne Gaitley (1) |
7-5, 7-2 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
lost to |
Noel Gill (0) |
2-7, 7-3, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Liz Farrow (-1) |
7-4, 7-3 |
|
|---|
| Jason Carley (-3) |
beat |
Paul Castell (-1) |
7-3, 7-2 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
lost to |
Noel Gill (0) |
3-7, 4-7 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
vs. |
Daphne Gaitley (1) |
7-2, 2-7 |
|
|---|
|
Final
Sat 24 Sep |
Roehampton |
Away |
LOST 1-5 [hoops: 93 - 109](Net index points: -5)
Nick Archer (-3) &
Jason Carley (-3) |
lost to |
Mark van Loon (-3) &
Joel Taylor (-3) |
7-5, 4-7, 6-7 |
|
| John Taylor (0) |
beat |
Dan Pearson (-1) |
7-6, 6-7, 7-1 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
lost to |
Tim Russell (-3) |
7-3, 5-7, 6-7 |
|
|---|
| Nick Archer (-3) |
lost to |
Mark van Loon (-3) |
3-7, 4-7 |
|
|---|
| Jason Carley (-3) |
lost to |
Joel Taylor (-3) |
4-7, 7-6, 4-7 |
|
|---|
| John Taylor (0) |
vs. |
Tim Russell (-3) |
3-7, 7-4 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
lost to |
Dan Pearson (-1) |
2-7, 4-7 |
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