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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 good 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 against Norwich and Letchworth, and then lost to Colchester in the regional final.

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

In 2006 the Club won in the first round against Roehampton, and then lost to Norwich in the second round.

Longman Cup match results by year:

Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)
Round 1
 
Round 2
Wed 27 Jun
Hurlingham Away WON 5-2(Net index points: +20)
John Bee (8) &
David Drazin (12)
vs. Anne Stephens (11) &
Audrey Porter (18)
+2T
Mark Homan (4½) vs. Richard Chilton (14) -10
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. Robert Pennant-Jones (8) +21
Mark Homan (4½) vs. Robert Pennant-Jones (8) -8
John Bee (8) vs. Anne Stephens (11) +2
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. Richard Chilton (14) +3T
David Drazin (12) vs. Audrey Porter (18) +12
Round 3
Sat 21 Jul
Colchester Home WON 4-3(Net index points: 0)
David Drazin (12) &
Peter Chadwick (18)
vs. David Haslam (7) &
Jane Collier (16)
+12
Mark Homan (5) vs. George Jeffery (11) -11
John Bee (8) vs. Peter Allnutt (4) -3T
Mark Homan (5) vs. Peter Allnutt (4) +24
John Bee (8) vs. David Haslam (7) +7
David Drazin (12) vs. George Jeffery (11) -3
Peter Chadwick (18) vs. Jane Collier (16) +2T
Quarter-final
Sun 2 Sep
Norwich Away LOST 3-4(Net index points: -20)
Janet Lewis (8) &
John Bee (8)
vs. Neil Chalmers (6) &
Harry Bruford (11)
+7
John Smallbone (6) vs. Callum Ringer (8) -12
Quiller Barrett (7) vs. Feargal Smith (4) +4
John Smallbone (6) vs. Feargal Smith (4) -12
Quiller Barrett (7) vs. Neil Chalmers (6) +6
Janet Lewis (8) vs. Callum Ringer (8) -20
John Bee (8) vs. Harry Bruford (11) -24

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L
Doubles
W-L
Total
W-L
Quiller Barrett4-00-04-0
John Bee2-22-04-2
David Drazin1-12-03-1
Peter Chadwick1-01-02-0
Janet Lewis0-11-01-1
Mark Homan1-30-01-3
John Smallbone0-20-00-2

Totals
9-93-012-9


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.