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AC Association Croquet

League BEDS & HERTS LEAGUE

In 2011 Watford won the league, beating Enfield on game difference, but lost in the East Anglian Croquet Federation Regional final to Chelmsford & Bentley. Watford won the League in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and in all those three years went on to win the EACF League trophy as well.

This year's Regional final will be played at Wrest Park on Saturday 22nd September.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell

Watford match results by year:

 League tables by year:
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names first)Final place: 3rd
Tue 17 Apr Wrest Park Away DREW 3-3(Net index points: 0)
Ian Parkinson (1½) &
Adam Huby (12)		 vs. Bryan Harral (1) &
Cliff Hayes (20)		 -15
Quiller Barrett (9) &
Robin Barry (10)		 vs. Geoff Strutt (8) &
David Morris (18)		 +1T
Ian Parkinson (1½) vs. Bryan Harral (1) -14
Quiller Barrett (9) vs. Geoff Strutt (8) -13
Robin Barry (10) vs. David Morris (18) +12
Adam Huby (12) vs. Cliff Hayes (20) +1T
Wed 2 May Letchworth Home WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Mark Homan (5) &
Geoff Johnson (9)		 vs. George Woolhouse (2½) &
John Hall (5)		 +23
Alan Clark (10) &
Peter Chadwick (18)		 vs. Keith Rhodes (6) &
Peter Ross (12)		 +12
Mark Homan (5) vs. George Woolhouse (2½) -13
Geoff Johnson (9) vs. John Hall (5) +26
Alan Clark (10) vs. Keith Rhodes (6) +15
Peter Chadwick (18) vs. Peter Ross (12) +6T
Sun 20 May St. Albans Away DREW 2-2(Net index points: 0)
John Smallbone (4½) &
Adam Huby (12)		 vs. Jon Palin (4) &
Mark Lewis (20)		 -9T
Alan Clark (10) vs. Thomas Cullis (14) -17
John Smallbone (4½) &
Alan Clark (10)		 vs. Thomas Cullis (14) &
Mark Lewis (20)		 +1T
Adam Huby (12) vs. Jon Palin (4) +2

Handicap change: Adam Huby 12 to 11
Wed 27 Jun
Melgrave
A combined team from the Meldreth and Bygrave clubs
 Home DREW 3-3(Net index points: 0)
Simon Hathrell (-½) &
Peter Chadwick (18)		 vs. Chris van Essen (4½) &
Peter Whiting (18)		 +6
John Smallbone (4½) &
John Bee (5)		 vs. Robert Skeen (8) &
Keith Holgate (14)		 -24
Simon Hathrell (-½) vs. Chris van Essen (4½) +13
John Smallbone (4½) vs. Robert Skeen (8) -11T
John Bee (5) vs. Keith Holgate (14) -19
Peter Chadwick (18) vs. Peter Whiting (18) +8T
Tue 14 Aug Northampton Away DREW 3-3(Net index points: 0)
John Smallbone (4½) &
Alan Clark (10)		 vs. Les Carrick (10) &
Owen Bryce (11)		 +7
Mark Homan (6) &
Geoff Johnson (8)		 vs. Mike Hills (4½) &
Richard Cain (12)		 -15
John Smallbone (4½) vs. Mike Hills (4½) -15
Mark Homan (6) vs. Les Carrick (10) +10
Geoff Johnson (8) vs. Owen Bryce (11) +16
Alan Clark (10) vs. Richard Cain (12) -2T
Wed 29 Aug Enfield Home LOST 2-4(Net index points: -20)
John Bee (5) &
Robin Barry (9)		 vs. Ken Pickett (2½) &
Wendy Spencer-Smith (18)		 +1T
Mark Homan (6) &
Adam Huby (11)		 vs. Brian Havill (11) &
John Street (14)		 -5
John Bee (5) vs. Ken Pickett (2½) -14
Mark Homan (6) vs. Brian Havill (11) -6
Robin Barry (9) vs. John Street (14) -7
Adam Huby (11) vs. Wendy Spencer-Smith (18) +13T

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
Peter Chadwick2-02-04-0
Alan Clark1-23-04-2
Geoff Johnson2-01-13-1
Robin Barry1-12-03-1
Simon Hathrell1-01-02-0
Adam Huby3-00-33-3
Quiller Barrett0-11-01-1
Mark Homan1-21-22-4
John Smallbone0-22-22-4
John Bee0-21-11-3
Ian Parkinson0-10-10-2

Totals		11-117-518-16

 

Final league position for Watford: 3rd

League winners: Enfield


EACF League Championship play-offs
(2-way match between the winners of the Beds & Herts and the Essex & Suffolk leagues. There is no AC Northern league this year.)

Sat 22 Sep Beds & Herts and
Essex & Suffolk
league winners respectively		 Wrest Park Enfield beat Colchester North 5-2


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