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
All games: 
26pt Handicap
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Results (Watford names first)Final place: 4th |
| Wed 30 Apr |
Colworth |
Home |
WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Ian Parkinson (1) &
Peter Chadwick (18) |
beat |
Arthur Weightman (2½) &
Steve Jones (10) |
+10 |
|
Mark Homan (4½) &
Quiller Barrett (7) |
beat |
Tom Anderson (2½) &
Trevor Wilkins (10) |
+23 |
|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
lost to |
Tom Anderson (2½) |
-2T |
|
|---|
| Mark Homan (4½) |
beat |
Arthur Weightman (2½) |
+6 |
|
|---|
| Quiller Barrett (7) |
beat |
Steve Jones (10) |
+1T |
|
|---|
| Peter Chadwick (18) |
beat |
Trevor Wilkins (10) |
+4T |
|
|---|
|
| Sat 10 May |
St. Albans |
Away |
LOST 1-3(Net index points: -20)
Simon Hathrell (½) &
Peter Chadwick (18) |
lost to |
Terry Mahoney (3) &
Jon Palin (10) |
-14 |
|
| Adam Huby (12) |
lost to |
David Kitson (7) |
-11 |
|
|---|
Simon Hathrell (½) &
Adam Huby (12) |
beat |
Terry Mahoney (3) &
David Kitson (7) |
+1T |
|
| Peter Chadwick (18) |
lost to |
Jon Palin (10) |
-15 |
|
|---|
|
| Thu 19 Jun |
Northampton |
Away |
WON 5-1(Net index points: +20)
Simon Hathrell (½) &
Mark Homan (3½) |
beat |
Owen Bryce (12) &
Terry Leary (14) |
+8 |
|
Ian Parkinson (1) &
Arthur Reed (2½) |
beat |
Les Carrick (8) &
Rex Hale (12) |
+1T |
|
| Simon Hathrell (½) |
beat |
Les Carrick (8) |
+15 |
|
|---|
| Ian Parkinson (1) |
beat |
Rex Hale (12) |
+9 |
|
|---|
| Arthur Reed (2½) |
beat |
Owen Bryce (12) |
+3 |
|
|---|
| Mark Homan (3½) |
lost to |
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) |
beat |
Stuart Warren (9) &
Janet Pope (18) |
+13 |
|
| Mark Homan (3½) |
lost to |
Robert Skeen (9) |
-7 |
|
|---|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Robert Skeen (9) |
+7 |
|
|---|
| Mark Homan (3½) |
beat |
Stuart Warren (9) |
+16 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (8) |
beat |
Janet Pope (18) |
+17 |
|
|---|
|
| Sat 19 Jul |
Enfield |
Home |
LOST 2-4(Net index points: -20)
John Smallbone (6) &
Adam Huby (14) |
lost to |
Ken Pickett (2) &
Alan Foott (18) |
-8T |
|
John Bee (8) &
Janet Lewis (9) |
beat |
Dennis Graham (2½) &
Wendy Spencer-Smith (14) |
+4 |
|
| John Smallbone (6) |
beat |
Ken Pickett (2) |
+21 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (8) |
lost to |
Dennis Graham (2½) |
-7T |
|
|---|
| Janet Lewis (9) |
lost to |
Wendy Spencer-Smith (14) |
-2T |
|
|---|
| Adam Huby (14) |
lost to |
Alan Foott (18) |
-11T |
|
|---|
|
| Thu 7 Aug |
Wrest Park |
Away |
LOST 2-4(Net index points: 0)
John Smallbone (6) &
Janet Lewis (9) |
lost to |
Bryan Harral (1½) &
David Morris (18) |
-3T |
|
Quiller Barrett (7) &
Peter Chadwick (18) |
lost to |
Elaine Newman (14) &
Ray Pearcy (16) |
-9T |
|
| John Smallbone (6) |
lost to |
Bryan Harral (1½) |
-4 |
|
|---|
| Quiller Barrett (7) |
beat |
Elaine Newman (14) |
+3 |
|
|---|
| Janet Lewis (9) |
lost to |
Ray Pearcy (16) |
-13 |
|
|---|
| Peter Chadwick (18) |
beat |
David Morris (18) |
+1T |
|
|---|
|
| Sat 6 Sep |
Letchworth |
Away |
WON 4-2(Net index points: +20)
Simon Hathrell (0) &
Adam Huby (14) |
lost to |
George Woolhouse (1) &
Jeremy Scott (5) |
-4 |
|
Arthur Reed (2) &
John Bee (7) |
beat |
Peter Hanley (4) &
John Hall (5) |
+4 |
|
| Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
George Woolhouse (1) |
+12 |
|
|---|
| Arthur Reed (2) |
lost to |
Peter Hanley (4) |
-10 |
|
|---|
| John Bee (7) |
beat |
Jeremy Scott (5) |
+5 |
|
|---|
| Adam Huby (14) |
beat |
John Hall (5) |
+4T |
|
|---|
|
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.
Click
on an image to see an enlargement. |
|
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
|
See also: Directions
and contact details for clubs in the East Anglian region.
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