2008 Association Croquet League matches

Association Croquet

BEDS & HERTS LEAGUE

Watford are the defending champions of the Beds & Herts League from 2007, 2006 and 2005, and in all three years went on to win the East Anglian Croquet Federation League trophy as well.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell

Watford match results by year:

League tables by year:

Date

Opponents

Venue

Results (Watford names first)

Wed 30 Apr

Colworth

Home

WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)

Ian Parkinson (1) & Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	Arthur Weightman (2½) & Steve Jones (10)	+10
Mark Homan (4½) & Quiller Barrett (7)	vs.	Tom Anderson (2½) & Trevor Wilkins (10)	+23

Ian Parkinson (1)	vs.	Tom Anderson (2½)	-2^T
Mark Homan (4½)	vs.	Arthur Weightman (2½)	+6
Quiller Barrett (7)	vs.	Steve Jones (10)	+1^T
Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	Trevor Wilkins (10)	+4^T

Sat 10 May

St. Albans

Away

LOST 1-3(Net index points: -20)

Simon Hathrell (½) & Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	Terry Mahoney (3) & Jon Palin (10)	-14
Adam Huby (12)	vs.	David Kitson (7)	-11

Simon Hathrell (½) & Adam Huby (12)	vs.	Terry Mahoney (3) & David Kitson (7)	+1^T
Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	Jon Palin (10)	-15

Thu 19 Jun

Northampton

Away

WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)

Simon Hathrell (½) & Mark Homan (3½)	vs.	Owen Bryce (12) & Terry Leary (14)	+8
Ian Parkinson (1) & Arthur Reed (2½)	vs.	Les Carrick (8) & Rex Hale (12)	+1^T

Simon Hathrell (½)	vs.	Les Carrick (8)	+15
Ian Parkinson (1)	vs.	Rex Hale (12)	+9
Arthur Reed (2½)	vs.	Owen Bryce (12)	+3
Mark Homan (3½)	vs.	Terry Leary (14)	-3

Handicap change: Simon Hathrell ½ to 0

Fri 20 Jun

Meldreth

Home

WON 4-1(Net index points: +20)

Simon Hathrell (0) & John Bee (8)	vs.	Stuart Warren (9) & Janet Pope (18)	+13
Mark Homan (3½)	vs.	Robert Skeen (9)	-7

Simon Hathrell (0)	vs.	Robert Skeen (9)	+7
Mark Homan (3½)	vs.	Stuart Warren (9)	+16
John Bee (8)	vs.	Janet Pope (18)	+17

Sat 19 Jul

Enfield

Home

LOST 2-4(Net index points: -20)

John Smallbone (6) & Adam Huby (14)	vs.	Ken Pickett (2) & Alan Foott (18)	-8^T
John Bee (8) & Janet Lewis (9)	vs.	Dennis Graham (2½) & Wendy Spencer-Smith (14)	+4

John Smallbone (6)	vs.	Ken Pickett (2)	+21
John Bee (8)	vs.	Dennis Graham (2½)	-7^T
Janet Lewis (9)	vs.	Wendy Spencer-Smith (14)	-2^T
Adam Huby (14)	vs.	Alan Foott (18)	-11^T

Thu 7 Aug

Wrest Park

Away

LOST 2-4(Net index points: 0)

John Smallbone (6) & Janet Lewis (9)	vs.	Bryan Harral (1½) & David Morris (18)	-3^T
Quiller Barrett (7) & Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	Elaine Newman (14) & Ray Pearcy (16)	-9^T

John Smallbone (6)	vs.	Bryan Harral (1½)	-4
Quiller Barrett (7)	vs.	Elaine Newman (14)	+3
Janet Lewis (9)	vs.	Ray Pearcy (16)	-13
Peter Chadwick (18)	vs.	David Morris (18)	+1^T

Sat 6 Sep

Letchworth

Away

WON 4-2(Net index points: +20)

Simon Hathrell (0) & Adam Huby (14)	vs.	George Woolhouse (1) & Jeremy Scott (5)	-4
Arthur Reed (2) & John Bee (7)	vs.	Peter Hanley (4) & John Hall (5)	+4

Simon Hathrell (0)	vs.	George Woolhouse (1)	+12
Arthur Reed (2)	vs.	Peter Hanley (4)	-10
John Bee (7)	vs.	Jeremy Scott (5)	+5
Adam Huby (14)	vs.	John Hall (5)	+4^T

Statistics (Watford players)
Name	Singles W-L	Doubles W-L	Total W-L
Simon Hathrell	3-0	3-2	6-2
John Bee	2-1	3-0	5-1
Mark Homan	2-2	2-0	4-2
Quiller Barrett	2-0	1-1	3-1
Ian Parkinson	1-1	2-0	3-1
Arthur Reed	1-1	2-0	3-1
Peter Chadwick	2-1	1-2	3-3
Adam Huby	1-2	1-2	2-4
John Smallbone	1-1	0-2	1-3
Janet Lewis	0-2	1-1	1-3
Totals	15-11	8-5	23-16

Watford's final position was 4th.

League winners: Wrest Park.

EACF League Championship play-offs (3-way match for Beds & Herts, Essex & Suffolk and Northern league winners)

Sat 27 September

Beds & Herts,
Essex & Suffolk
and Northern
league winners respectively

Colchester

Overall result:	Colchester South	4-2
	Wrest Park	4-2
	Hunstanton	1-5

Colchester South also beat Wrest Park 2-1 in their individual encounter and therefore proceed to the 2009 Secretary's Shield competition

Watford are the defending EACF League Champions for 2007, the third consecutive year.

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Arthur Reed (left) receiving the 2007 EACF League
Champions trophy from the EACF Secretary Terrey Sparks

The 2007 Watford winners with the Beds & Herts
League shield and the EACF League Champions trophy.
Left to right: Adam Huby, Arthur Reed,
Mark Homan, Ian Parkinson

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