GC Golf Croquet

National The Golf Croquet Inter-Club (Murphy) Shield is a national competition sponsored by the Croquet Association. Teams consist of four players with an aggregate handicap of at least 12. One player may have a handicap of 2, the others must be higher.

The competition format is a single-life knock-out.

Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls

Watford won the championship!

GC Inter-Club (Murphy) Shield results by year:

All games: = Level Play
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)
Round 1
Mon 20 May		 Phyllis Court Away

WON 4-3

(Net index points: +40)
Ian Parkinson (2) &
John Bee (4)		 beat Helena Jansson (2) &
Michael Fensome (3)		 7-6
John Smallbone (4) lost to Raymond Wood (3) 4-7
Geoff Johnson (5) beat John Chalfont (4) 7-6
Ian Parkinson (2) &
John Bee (4)		 beat Helena Jansson (2) &
Michael Fensome (3)		 7-6
Geoff Johnson (5) lost to Raymond Wood (3) 6-7
John Smallbone (4) beat John Chalfont (4) 7-4
Ian Parkinson (2) lost to Helena Jansson (2) 5-7
John Bee (4) beat Michael Fensome (3) 7-6
John Smallbone (4) beat Raymond Wood (3) 7-3
Geoff Johnson (5) lost to John Chalfont (4) 6-7
Geoff Johnson (5) beat Raymond Wood (3) 7-6
Ian Parkinson (2) beat Helena Jansson (2) 7-6
John Bee (4) lost to Michael Fensome (3) 6-7
John Smallbone (4) beat John Chalfont (4) 7-5
Geoff Johnson (5) beat Raymond Wood (3) 7-5
John Bee (4) lost to Michael Fensome (3) 3-7
Ian Parkinson (2) beat Helena Jansson (2) 7-3
Geoff Johnson (5) lost to John Chalfont (4) 6-7
John Smallbone (4) lost to Raymond Wood (3) 6-7

Handicap change: John Smallbone 4 to 3
Round 2
Mon 15 Jul		 Dulwich Away

WON 5-2

(Net index points: +70)
John Walker (2) &
John Smallbone (3)		 lost to David Collins (2) &
John Raddish (3)		 5-7
Geoff Johnson (4) beat Anne Laver (4) 7-5
Arthur Reed (4) beat Peter Haydon (4) 7-6
John Walker (2) &
John Smallbone (3)		 beat David Collins (2) &
John Raddish (3)		 7-3
Arthur Reed (4) beat Anne Laver (4) 7-5
Geoff Johnson (4) beat Peter Haydon (4) 7-4
John Walker (2) &
John Smallbone (3)		 lost to David Collins (2) &
John Raddish (3)		 2-7
Geoff Johnson (4) beat Anne Laver (4) 7-6
Arthur Reed (4) beat Peter Haydon (4) 7-5
John Walker (2) lost to David Collins (2) 6-7
John Smallbone (3) beat John Raddish (3) 7-5
Arthur Reed (4) beat Anne Laver (4) 7-6
Geoff Johnson (4) beat Peter Haydon (4) 7-3
John Walker (2) lost to David Collins (2) 6-7
John Smallbone (3) lost to John Raddish (3) 6-7
John Smallbone (3) beat John Raddish (3) 7-1
Semi-final
Wed 21 Aug		 Hamptworth Home

WON 4-3

(Net index points: -16)
Steve Dennis (2) &
Geoff Johnson (3)		 beat Vic Stilwell (2) &
Richard Smith (3)		 7-6
John Smallbone (3) beat Richard Jenkins (6) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to David Cooper (3) 4-7
Steve Dennis (2) &
Geoff Johnson (3)		 beat Vic Stilwell (2) &
Richard Smith (3)		 7-5
John Smallbone (3) lost to David Cooper (3) 5-7
John Bee (4) lost to Richard Jenkins (6) 4-7
Steve Dennis (2) beat Vic Stilwell (2) 7-6
Geoff Johnson (3) lost to Richard Smith (3) 5-7
John Smallbone (3) beat Richard Jenkins (6) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to David Cooper (3) 1-7
Steve Dennis (2) beat Vic Stilwell (2) 7-6
Geoff Johnson (3) beat Richard Smith (3) 7-2
John Smallbone (3) beat David Cooper (3) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to Richard Jenkins (6) 4-7
John Smallbone (3) beat David Cooper (3) 7-4
Geoff Johnson (3) lost to Richard Smith (3) 5-7
Final
Thu 3 Oct		 Nottingham Northampton

WON 4-3

(Net index points: +22)
Steve Dennis (2) &
Geoff Johnson (3)		 lost to Ian Vincent (2) &
Patricia Duke-Cox (3)		 3-7
John Smallbone (3) beat Eileen Buxton (5) 7-6
John Bee (4) lost to Kath Wright (3) 1-7
Steve Dennis (2) &
Geoff Johnson (3)		 lost to Ian Vincent (2) &
Patricia Duke-Cox (3)		 5-7
John Smallbone (3) beat Kath Wright (3) 7-5
John Bee (4) beat Eileen Buxton (5) 7-3
Steve Dennis (2) beat Ian Vincent (2) 7-5
Geoff Johnson (3) lost to Patricia Duke-Cox (3) 2-7
John Smallbone (3) beat Eileen Buxton (5) 7-4
John Bee (4) lost to Kath Wright (3) 5-7
Steve Dennis (2) lost to Ian Vincent (2) 6-7
Geoff Johnson (3) beat Patricia Duke-Cox (3) 7-3
John Smallbone (3) lost to Kath Wright (3) 4-7
John Bee (4) beat Eileen Buxton (5) 7-3
Steve Dennis (2) lost to Ian Vincent (2) 4-7
Geoff Johnson (3) beat Patricia Duke-Cox (3) 7-6
John Smallbone (3) beat Kath Wright (3) 7-6

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
John Smallbone13-51-214-7
Geoff Johnson10-62-212-8
Arthur Reed4-00-04-0
Ian Parkinson2-12-04-1
Steve Dennis3-22-25-4
John Bee3-82-05-8
John Walker0-21-21-4
 
Totals35-245-440-28


Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.

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