AC Association Croquet

National The Mary Rose is a national inter-club team croquet competition that is run each year in England and Wales by the Croquet Association. Club teams comprise 4 players who must each have handicaps of at least 0, and with their aggregate handicap being at least 4. It is a knock-out competition played to Level Advanced rules, with the earlier rounds drawn on a regional basis to minimise travel times.

Last year we reached the semi-final where we lost to Hurlingham.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell

Mary Rose match results by year:

All games: = Level Advanced
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)
Round 1
Mon 8 May
Pinchbeck Home

WON 4-3

(Net index points: -7)
Brian Havill (0) &
Gary Bennett (2½)
beat Peter Hanley (2) &
Charles Ostler (2)
+7
Arthur Reed (3½) lost to Mike Bowser (4) -9
Jonathan Lambton (3½) beat Gordon Mills (4) +7
Brian Havill (0) lost to Peter Hanley (2) -15
Gary Bennett (2½) lost to Charles Ostler (2) -4
Arthur Reed (3½) beat Gordon Mills (4) +14
Jonathan Lambton (3½) beat Mike Bowser (4) +10
Round 2
Sat 22 Jul
Wrest Park Away

WON 4-0

(Net index points: +4)
Brian Havill (½) &
Nick Archer (1½)
beat John Bevington (1) &
Tim Brewer (2½)
+13
Gary Bennett (2) beat David Woolley (10) +10
Jonathan Lambton (3) beat Peter Aspinall (10) +2
Brian Havill (½) vs. John Bevington (1) unfinished
Nick Archer (1½) vs. Tim Brewer (2½) unfinished
Gary Bennett (2) beat Peter Aspinall (10) +17
Jonathan Lambton (3) vs. David Woolley (10) unfinished
Semi-final
Wed 23 Aug
Hurlingham Away

LOST 2-4

(Net index points: -11)
Brian Havill (½) &
Nick Archer (1½)
vs. Andrew Wise (0) &
Guy Hewitt (½)
unfinished
Gary Bennett (2) lost to Toby Toller (2) -16
Arthur Reed (3½) lost to Stephen Allen (2) -17
Brian Havill (½) beat Andrew Wise (0) +2
Nick Archer (1½) lost to Guy Hewitt (½) -6
Gary Bennett (2) beat Stephen Allen (2) +9
Arthur Reed (3½) lost to Toby Toller (2) -21tp

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L
Doubles
W-L
Total
W-L
Jonathan Lambton3-00-03-0
Gary Bennett3-21-04-2
Brian Havill1-12-03-1
Nick Archer0-11-01-1
Arthur Reed1-30-01-3
 
Totals8-72-010-7


The full knock-out table for this year's results and an archive of the results back to 1989 for all clubs are maintained by the Croquet Association.

See also: