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AC Association Croquet

BEDS & HERTS LEAGUE

The defending champions from 2008 are Wrest Park. Watford won in the previous three consecutive years, and in all those three years went on to win the East Anglian Croquet Federation League trophy as well.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell

2009 league table

Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)
Thur 7 May St. Albans
   & *Meldreth
Home
WON 5-1
Ian Parkinson (0) & Peter Chadwick (16) vs.
          *Chris van Essen (3½) & *Alec Osborne (11)
John Smallbone (6) & John Bee (7) vs.
          Terry Mahoney (3) & *Bob Brashaw (12)

Ian Parkinson (0) vs. Terry Mahoney (3)
John Smallbone (6) vs. *Chris van Essen (3½)
John Bee (7) vs. *Alec Osborne (11)
Peter Chadwick (16) vs. *Bob Brashaw (12)


+2(T)

+2(T)

-23
+2(T)
+9
+23
Wed 10 June Northampton Home
DREW 3-3
Simon Hathrell (0) & Robin Barry (18) vs.
           Peter Stansfield (1) & Richard Cain (20)
David Drazin (12) & Peter Chadwick (16) vs.
           Owen Bryce (11) & Jill Carrick (14)

Simon Hathrell (0) vs. Peter Stansfield (1)
David Drazin (12) vs. Owen Bryce (11)
Peter Chadwick (16) vs. Jill Carrick (14)
Robin Barry (18) vs. Richard Cain (20)


+1(T)

-5(T)

+23
-18
-1(T)
+16
Thur 16 July Wrest Park Home
WON 5-1
Arthur Reed (1½) & John Smallbone (6) vs.
           Geoff Strutt (6) & Elaine Newman (12)
Ian Parkinson (0) & Janet Lewis (10) vs.
           Bryan Harral (1) & David Morris (18)

Ian Parkinson (0) vs. Bryan Harral (1)
Arthur Reed (1½) vs. Geoff Strutt (6)
John Smallbone (6) vs. Elaine Newman (12)
Janet Lewis (10) vs. David Morris (18)


+10(T)

-6(T)

+6(T)
+13
+2(T)
+17
Wed 22 July Enfield Away
LOST 1-5
Simon Hathrell (0) & David Drazin (12) vs.
           Ken Pickett (3) & Alan Foott (16)
John Smallbone (5) & Quiller Barrett (9) vs.
           John Street (16) & Wendy Spencer-Smith (16)

Simon Hathrell (0) vs. Ken Pickett (3)
John Smallbone (5) vs. John Street (16)
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. Wendy Spencer-Smith (16)
David Drazin (12) vs. Alan Foott (16)


-20

-1(T)

-17
+10
-7(T)
-3(T)
Sat 8 August Letchworth Away
WON 4-2
John Bee (7) & Adam Huby (12) vs.
           Peter Hanley (4) & Robert Staddon (12)
Quiller Barrett (9) & David Drazin (12) vs.
           John Hall (4½) and Colin Davies (10)

John Bee (7) vs. Peter Hanley (4)
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. John Hall (4½)
Adam Huby (12) vs. Colin Davies (10)
David Drazin (12) vs. Robert Staddon (12)


+1(T)

-10

+1(T)
–10
+1(T)
+2(T)
Mon 24 August Colworth Away
LOST 1-3
Arthur Reed (1½) & Alan Clark (16) vs.
            Tom Anderson (2½) & Steve Jones (9)
John Smallbone (4½) vs. Trevor Wilkins (10)

John Smallbone (4½) & Alan Clark (16) vs.
            Tom Anderson (2½) & Trevor Wilkins (10)
Arthur Reed (1½) vs. Steve Jones (9)


-4(T)
-7(T)


+1(T)
-16

 

Watford's final position was 2nd. Wrest Park won for the second year in succession, in spite of losing 1-5 to Watford. See the EACF website for details.

 

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

Sat 26 September Beds & Herts,
Essex & Suffolk

and Northern
league winners respectively
Hunstanton
Overall result: Hunstanton 5-1
  Colchester South 4-2
  Wrest Park 0-6

Hunstanton proceed to the 2010 Secretary's Shield competition.

 

 

Click on the image to see an enlargement.
EACF_Wrest_Park_2007_01.jpg (99285 bytes)
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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Last update: 09 Jan 2010

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