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National The Longman Cup is a national inter-club croquet tournament that is run each year in England and Wales. Club teams comprise 4 players who must each have handicaps between 3.5 and 20, and with their aggregate handicap exceeding 24. It is a knock-out competition within each region, played with handicaps, with the regional winners progressing to the national semi-finals and final at the end of the season.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell


Winning the Longman Cup in 2001

Watford has had a strong record in this event, having won it in 2001 and been losing national finalists in 2003. 

In 2004 the Club won the first two rounds and then lost to Colchester in the regional final.

In 2005 the Club again won the first two rounds, and then lost to Newport in the regional final.

Longman Cup match results by year:

Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)
Round 1
Sat 10 Jun
Roehampton Away WON 5-2(Net index points: +40)
John Bee (8) &
Bill Gillott (12)
vs. Brian Rees (4) &
Tony Salem (16)
-5
John Smallbone (7) vs. Peter Siddall (6) +4T
John Moore (16) vs. Jean Oades (11) +14T
John Smallbone (7) vs. Brian Rees (4) +22
John Bee (8) vs. Peter Siddall (6) +10
Bill Gillott (12) vs. Jean Oades (11) +8
John Moore (16) vs. Tony Salem (16) -10
Round 2
Sun 9 Jul
Norwich Home LOST 3-4(Net index points: 0)
Adam Huby (12) &
David Drazin (14)
vs. Neil Chalmers (6) &
Dan Neale (11)
-10
Mark Homan (6) vs. Terrey Sparks (3½) -7
Quiller Barrett (7) vs. Feargal Smith (3½) -3
Mark Homan (6) vs. Feargal Smith (3½) +23
Quiller Barrett (7) vs. Terrey Sparks (3½) -4
Adam Huby (12) vs. Neil Chalmers (6) +4T
David Drazin (14) vs. Dan Neale (11) +14

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L
Doubles
W-L
Total
W-L
John Smallbone2-00-02-0
Mark Homan1-10-01-1
John Moore1-10-01-1
Bill Gillott1-00-11-1
John Bee1-00-11-1
David Drazin1-00-11-1
Adam Huby1-00-11-1
Quiller Barrett0-20-00-2

Totals
8-40-28-6


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.