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League 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

 

Watford match results by year:

 League tables by year:
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)
Thu 7 May
St. Aldreth
A combined team from the St. Albans and Meldreth clubs
 Home WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Ian Parkinson (0) &
Peter Chadwick (16)		 vs. Chris van Essen (3½) &
Alec Osborne (11)		 +2T
John Smallbone (6) &
John Bee (7)		 vs. Terry Mahoney (3) &
Bob Brashaw (12)		 +2T
Ian Parkinson (0) vs. Terry Mahoney (3) -23
John Smallbone (6) vs. Chris van Essen (3½) +2T
John Bee (7) vs. Alec Osborne (11) +9
Peter Chadwick (16) vs. Bob Brashaw (12) +23
Wed 10 Jun Northampton Home DREW 3-3(Net index points: 0)
Simon Hathrell (0) &
Robin Barry (18)		 vs. Peter Stansfield (1) &
Richard Cain (20)		 +1T
David Drazin (12) &
Peter Chadwick (16)		 vs. Owen Bryce (11) &
Jill Carrick (14)		 -5T
Simon Hathrell (0) vs. Peter Stansfield (1) +23
David Drazin (12) vs. Owen Bryce (11) -18
Peter Chadwick (16) vs. Jill Carrick (14) -1T
Robin Barry (18) vs. Richard Cain (20) +16
Thu 16 Jul Wrest Park Home WON 5-1(Net index points: +40)
Ian Parkinson (0) &
Janet Lewis (10)		 vs. Bryan Harral (1) &
David Morris (18)		 -6T
Arthur Reed (1½) &
John Smallbone (6)		 vs. Geoff Strutt (6) &
Elaine Newman (12)		 +10T
Ian Parkinson (0) vs. Bryan Harral (1) +6T
Arthur Reed (1½) vs. Geoff Strutt (6) +13
John Smallbone (6) vs. Elaine Newman (12) +2T
Janet Lewis (10) vs. David Morris (18) +17
Wed 22 Jul Enfield Away LOST 1-5(Net index points: -20)
Simon Hathrell (0) &
David Drazin (12)		 vs. Ken Pickett (3) &
Alan Foott (16)		 -20
John Smallbone (5) &
Quiller Barrett (9)		 vs. John Street (16) &
Wendy Spencer-Smith (16)		 -1T
Simon Hathrell (0) vs. Ken Pickett (3) -17
John Smallbone (5) vs. John Street (16) +10
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. Wendy Spencer-Smith (16) -7T
David Drazin (12) vs. Alan Foott (16) -3T
Sat 8 Aug Letchworth Away WON 4-2(Net index points: +20)
John Bee (7) &
Adam Huby (12)		 vs. Peter Hanley (4) &
Robert Staddon (12)		 +1T
Quiller Barrett (9) &
David Drazin (12)		 vs. John Hall (4½) &
Colin Davies (10)		 -10
John Bee (7) vs. Peter Hanley (4) +1T
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. John Hall (4½) -10
Adam Huby (12) vs. Colin Davies (10) +1T
David Drazin (12) vs. Robert Staddon (12) +2T
Mon 24 Aug Colworth Away LOST 1-3(Net index points: -20)
Arthur Reed (1½) &
Alan Clark (16)		 vs. Tom Anderson (2½) &
Steve Jones (9)		 -4T
John Smallbone (4½) vs. Trevor Wilkins (10) -7T
John Smallbone (4½) &
Alan Clark (16)		 vs. Tom Anderson (2½) &
Trevor Wilkins (10)		 +1T
Arthur Reed (1½) vs. Steve Jones (9) -16

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
John Smallbone3-13-16-2
John Bee2-02-04-0
Adam Huby1-01-02-0
Robin Barry1-01-02-0
Simon Hathrell1-11-12-2
Peter Chadwick1-11-12-2
Ian Parkinson1-11-12-2
Arthur Reed1-11-12-2
Janet Lewis1-00-11-1
Alan Clark0-01-11-1
David Drazin1-20-31-5
Quiller Barrett0-20-20-4

Totals		13-96-619-15

 

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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