Association Croquet
BEDS & HERTS LEAGUE
In 2010 Watford came third behind Letchworth and Wrest Park. Watford won the League in 2005, 2006 and 2007,
and in all those three years went on to win the East Anglian Croquet
Federation League trophy as well.
Fixtures contact: Simon
Hathrell
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names first) |
| Tue 10 May |
Enfield |
Away |
LOST 2-4(Net index points: 0)
Simon Hathrell (-½) & Geoff Johnson (12) |
vs. |
Ken Pickett (3½) & Alan Foott (18) |
-6T |
|
Mark Homan (4½) & Quiller Barrett (9) |
vs. |
Wendy Spencer-Smith (14) & John Street (16) |
-10 |
|
|
| Simon Hathrell (-½) |
vs. |
Ken Pickett (3½) |
-2 |
|
| Mark Homan (4½) |
vs. |
Wendy Spencer-Smith (14) |
+9 |
|
| Quiller Barrett (9) |
vs. |
John Street (16) |
-15 |
|
| Geoff Johnson (12) |
vs. |
Alan Foott (18) |
+2T |
|
|
| Sat 11 Jun |
Wrest Park |
Home |
WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Simon Hathrell (-½) & John Bee (5) |
vs. |
John Bevington (1) & Tim Brewer (4½) |
+22 |
|
Arthur Reed (2) & Alan Clark (12) |
vs. |
Bryan Harral (1) & Cliff Hayes (20) |
+1T |
|
|
| Simon Hathrell (-½) |
vs. |
Bryan Harral (1) |
+9 |
|
| Arthur Reed (2) |
vs. |
John Bevington (1) |
+8 |
|
| John Bee (5) |
vs. |
Tim Brewer (4½) |
+14 |
|
| Alan Clark (12) |
vs. |
Cliff Hayes (20) |
-13T |
|
|
| Sat 9 Jul |
Letchworth |
Away |
WON 4-2(Net index points: 0)
Simon Hathrell (-½) & Quiller Barrett (10) |
vs. |
Nick Mounfield (½) & Jeremy Scott (4½) |
+6 |
|
Mark Homan (4½) & Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
John Hall (5) & Keith Rhodes (6) |
+7 |
|
|
| Simon Hathrell (-½) |
vs. |
Nick Mounfield (½) |
-26 |
|
| Mark Homan (4½) |
vs. |
Jeremy Scott (4½) |
-12 |
|
| Quiller Barrett (10) |
vs. |
John Hall (5) |
+18 |
|
| Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
Keith Rhodes (6) |
+11 |
|
|
| Sat 16 Jul |
- St. Aldreth
- A combined team from the St. Albans and Meldreth clubs
|
Home |
Postponed Abandoned after an hour - unplayable conditions. To be rescheduled. |
| Sat 6 Aug |
- St. Aldreth
- A combined team from the St. Albans and Meldreth clubs
|
Home |
WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Arthur Reed (2) & Peter Chadwick (18) |
vs. |
David Kitson (6) & Thomas Cullis (14) |
+9T |
|
Mark Homan (4½) & Robin Barry (12) |
vs. |
Robert Skeen (8) & Alec Osborne (12) |
+17 |
|
|
| Arthur Reed (2) |
vs. |
David Kitson (6) |
+15 |
|
| Mark Homan (4½) |
vs. |
Robert Skeen (8) |
-10 |
|
| Robin Barry (12) |
vs. |
Alec Osborne (12) |
+16 |
|
| Peter Chadwick (18) |
vs. |
Thomas Cullis (14) |
+12 |
|
Handicap change: Robin Barry 12 to 11 |
| Thu 25 Aug |
Northampton |
Home |
WON 6-0(Net index points: +40)
Ian Parkinson (1½) & Robin Barry (11) |
vs. |
Les Carrick (9) & Owen Bryce (10) |
+10 |
|
Mark Homan (5) & Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
Nick Evans (3) & Mel Christie (18) |
+5 |
|
|
| Ian Parkinson (1½) |
vs. |
Nick Evans (3) |
+8 |
|
| Mark Homan (5) |
vs. |
Les Carrick (9) |
+21 |
|
| Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
Owen Bryce (10) |
+23 |
|
| Robin Barry (11) |
vs. |
Mel Christie (18) |
+1T |
|
|
Statistics (Watford players)
| Name |
Singles W-L |
Doubles W-L |
Total W-L |
| Alan Clark | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 |
| Arthur Reed | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| Robin Barry | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| Mark Homan | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 |
| Ian Parkinson | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Peter Chadwick | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| John Bee | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Simon Hathrell | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Quiller Barrett | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Geoff Johnson | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Totals | 14-6 | 8-2 | 22-8 |
Final league position for Watford: Winners
Click on image for enlargement
The Watford team at the
EACF Championship play-off
L-R:
Alan Clark,
Geoff Johnson,
Arthur Reed,
Ian Parkinson
EACF
League Championship play-offs (3-way match for Beds & Herts, Essex
& Suffolk and Northern league winners,
played on what turned out to be the hottest October day ever recorded in the
UK!)
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names first) |
| Sat 1 Oct |
Chelmsford & Bentley |
Colchester |
LOST 1-2(Net index points: 0)
Ian Parkinson (1½) & Geoff Johnson (9) |
vs. |
Jeff Farrington (7) & David Bateson (10) |
-11 |
|
| Arthur Reed (2) |
vs. |
Tony Murray (4) |
-9 |
|
| Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
Cheryl Stephenson (8) |
+21 |
|
|
| Sat 1 Oct |
Hunstanton |
Colchester |
WON 2-1(Net index points: 0)
Arthur Reed (2) & Alan Clark (11) |
vs. |
Jeff Race (0) & Ian Thompson (4½) |
+25 |
|
| Ian Parkinson (1½) |
vs. |
Ken Wheeler (4) |
-23 |
|
| Geoff Johnson (9) |
vs. |
Tim Race (6) |
+10 |
|
|
| Sat 1 Oct |
(Other results) |
Colchester |
Hunstanton beat Chelmsford & Bentley 2-1
Ken Wheeler (4) &
Tim Race (6) |
vs. |
Tony Murray (4) &
Cheryl Stephenson (8) |
-16 |
| Jeff Race (0) |
vs. |
Jeff Farrington (7) |
+4 |
| Ian Thompson (4½) |
vs. |
David Bateson (10) |
+5 |
| |
| Overall result: |
|
Chelmsford & Bentley |
3-3 |
|
|
Hunstanton |
3-3 |
|
|
Watford |
3-3 |
The winner was then determined by a peg shoot-out, with each player having 3 shots. Chelmsford & Bentley emerged
victorious scoring 4 hits while Hunstanton and Watford both scored only 2. |
|
Statistics (Watford players)
| Name |
Singles W-L |
Doubles W-L |
Total W-L |
| Alan Clark | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Geoff Johnson | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Arthur Reed | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Ian Parkinson | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Totals | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
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