Golf Croquet
Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls
The GC 4-Club Trophy is a competition between four local clubs: Leighton Linslade, Northampton, Watford and Wrest Park,
played Level in teams of 3 with a minimum aggregate handicap of 4. There are 4 matches, one hosted at each club, with each
match played in a tournament format in two all-play-all blocks of singles, with play-offs between the block leaders.
Each club is awarded points according to the performance of its 3 players, and the winner is the club
with the most points at the end of the season.
All games:
Level Play
Date & venue |
Results (Watford names in red)Final place: Winner |
Fri 11 May (09:30 start)
Leighton Linslade |
Watford | Pts |
Simon Hathrell (0) | 10 |
Geoff Johnson (1) | 12 |
John Smallbone (3) | 9 |
| 31 |
|
Northampton | Pts |
Les Heard (0) | 11 |
Stuart Smith (1) | 5 |
Richard Cain (5) | 6 |
| 22 |
|
Leighton Linslade | Pts |
David Ball (3) | 4 |
John Cundell (3) | 7 |
John Thorp (3) | 2 |
| 13 |
|
Wrest Park | Pts |
Eric Audsley (1) | 8 |
Richard Keighley (3) | 1 |
Richard Skidmore (5) | 3 |
| 12 |
|
--- Block games: --- |
Richard Cain (5) |
beat |
David Ball (3) |
7-3 |
|
John Cundell (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-4 |
|
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
Simon Hathrell (0) |
7-6 |
|
John Thorp (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-5 |
|
John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (1) |
7-2 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (5) |
7-1 |
|
David Ball (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-4 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-4 |
|
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-4 |
|
Stuart Smith (1) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-6 |
|
Richard Skidmore (5) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-4 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
David Ball (3) |
7-1 |
|
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-3 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Skidmore (5) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (1) |
7-6 |
|
John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-2 |
|
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
David Ball (3) |
7-4 |
|
John Cundell (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-3 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-1 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-4 |
|
Stuart Smith (1) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (5) |
7-4 |
|
John Cundell (3) |
beat |
David Ball (3) |
7-6 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-2 |
|
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-4 |
|
John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-3 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (5) |
7-3 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (1) |
7-3 |
|
----- Play-offs: ----- |
Geoff Johnson (1) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-4 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-3 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Cain (5) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (1) |
7-5 |
|
David Ball (3) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (5) |
7-4 |
|
John Thorp (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-2 |
|
Handicap change: Geoff Johnson 1 to 0 |
Thu 21 Jun (09:30 start)
Northampton |
Watford | Pts |
Nick Archer (-3) | 12 |
Simon Hathrell (0) | 11 |
André Machell (7) | 6 |
| 29 |
|
Northampton | Pts |
Mike Hills (0) | 10 |
Stuart Smith (0) | 9 |
Richard Cain (5) | 1 |
| 20 |
|
Leighton Linslade | Pts |
Ross Bagni (2) | 4 |
John Thorp (3) | 5 |
Roger Stroud (4) | 7 |
| 16 |
|
Wrest Park | Pts |
Eric Audsley (1) | 8 |
Richard Keighley (3) | 2 |
Richard Skidmore (4) | 3 |
| 13 |
|
--- Block games: --- |
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-6 |
|
Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-6 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Mike Hills (0) |
7-3 |
|
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-5 |
|
Stuart Smith (0) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-2 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (4) |
7-5 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-5 |
|
Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
Mike Hills (0) |
7-6 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-5 |
|
Stuart Smith (0) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Skidmore (4) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-5 |
|
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-5 |
|
Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-6 |
|
Mike Hills (0) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-2 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-4 |
|
Richard Skidmore (4) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-6 |
|
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (0) |
7-3 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-5 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-4 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-6 |
|
Mike Hills (0) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-1 |
|
John Thorp (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-6 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (0) |
7-6 |
|
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (4) |
7-1 |
|
Mike Hills (0) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-5 |
|
Simon Hathrell (0) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-4 |
|
John Thorp (3) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-6 |
|
Stuart Smith (0) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (4) |
7-1 |
|
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-6 |
|
----- Play-offs: ----- |
Nick Archer (-3) |
beat |
Simon Hathrell (0) |
7-6 |
|
Mike Hills (0) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (0) |
7-2 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-4 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
John Thorp (3) |
7-6 |
|
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (4) |
7-2 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (5) |
7-4 |
|
|
Mon 23 Jul (09:30 start)
Wrest Park |
Northampton | Pts |
Lionel Tibble (-3) | 12 |
Les Heard (0) | 11 |
Roger Stroud* (3) | 0 |
| 23 |
|
Watford | Pts |
Steve Dennis (1) | 9 |
Brian Havill (2) | 7 |
Anne Dennis (5) | 2 |
| 19 |
|
Leighton Linslade | Pts |
Ross Bagni (2) | 10 |
John Cundell (3) | 4 |
David Ball (5) | 3 |
| 19 |
|
Wrest Park | Pts |
Eric Audsley (1) | 8 |
Richard Keighley (3) | 6 |
Peter Aspinall (6) | 1 |
| 16 |
|
--- Block games: --- |
David Ball (5) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-3 |
|
Roger Stroud* (3) |
beat |
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
7-6 |
|
Steve Dennis (1) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-4 |
|
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-3 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Anne Dennis (5) |
7-4 |
|
Roger Stroud* (3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-2 |
|
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (1) |
7-4 |
|
Steve Dennis (1) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-5 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-3 |
|
Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Anne Dennis (5) |
7-4 |
|
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-2 |
|
Steve Dennis (1) |
beat |
Roger Stroud* (3) |
7-3 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-3 |
|
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Anne Dennis (5) |
7-1 |
|
Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-3 |
|
David Ball (5) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (1) |
7-5 |
|
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-4 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Roger Stroud* (3) |
7-4 |
|
John Cundell (3) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (2) |
7-4 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Anne Dennis (5) |
7-4 |
|
Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-4 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-3 |
|
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (1) |
7-5 |
|
Roger Stroud* (3) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-4 |
|
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-2 |
|
Anne Dennis (5) |
beat |
John Cundell (3) |
7-6 |
|
Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-4 |
|
----- Play-offs: ----- |
Lionel Tibble (-3) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-3 |
|
Ross Bagni (2) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (1) |
7-6 |
|
Eric Audsley (1) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-6 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud* (3) |
7-6 |
|
John Cundell (3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-6 |
|
Anne Dennis (5) |
beat |
Peter Aspinall (6) |
7-4 |
|
*Roger Stroud (Leighton Linslade) acted as a non-point-scoring reserve for Northampton. |
Mon 17 Sep (09:30 start)
Wrest Park |
Watford | Pts |
Geoff Johnson (0) | 10 |
Brian Havill (1) | 7 |
André Machell (7) | 9 |
| 26 |
|
Northampton | Pts |
Stuart Smith (-1) | 11 |
Les Heard (-1) | 12 |
Richard Cain (4) | 2 |
| 25 |
|
Wrest Park | Pts |
Rob Chatwin (3) | 8 |
Richard Keighley (3) | 3 |
Richard Skidmore (6) | 4 |
| 15 |
|
Leighton Linslade | Pts |
Roger Stroud (3) | 6 |
David Ball (4) | 5 |
Judith Pengelly (4) | 1 |
| 12 |
|
--- Block games: --- |
David Ball (4) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-6 |
|
Stuart Smith (-1) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (0) |
7-6 |
|
Richard Skidmore (6) |
beat |
Rob Chatwin (3) |
7-6 |
|
Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (3) |
7-2 |
|
Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-5 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
Richard Cain (4) |
7-6 |
|
Geoff Johnson (0) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-3 |
|
Richard Skidmore (6) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-5 |
|
Stuart Smith (-1) |
beat |
Rob Chatwin (3) |
7-6 |
|
Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (4) |
7-5 |
|
Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-6 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-5 |
|
David Ball (4) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (6) |
6-5T |
|
Stuart Smith (-1) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-5 |
|
Geoff Johnson (0) |
beat |
Rob Chatwin (3) |
7-4 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (3) |
7-5 |
|
Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Keighley (3) |
beat |
Richard Cain (4) |
7-5 |
|
Stuart Smith (-1) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
Rob Chatwin (3) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-4 |
|
Geoff Johnson (0) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (6) |
7-5 |
|
Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-2 |
|
Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Richard Cain (4) |
7-1 |
|
Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-6 |
|
Rob Chatwin (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
Geoff Johnson (0) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-5 |
|
Stuart Smith (-1) |
beat |
Richard Skidmore (6) |
7-0 |
|
Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (-1) |
7-4 |
|
Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
Richard Cain (4) |
7-5 |
|
André Machell (7) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-2 |
|
----- Play-offs: ----- |
Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Stuart Smith (-1) |
7-6 |
|
Geoff Johnson (0) |
beat |
André Machell (7) |
7-4 |
|
Rob Chatwin (3) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-6 |
|
Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-5 |
|
Richard Skidmore (6) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (3) |
7-6 |
|
Richard Cain (4) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (4) |
7-5 |
|
Handicap change: André Machell 7 to 6 |
Season totals |
Club | Points |
Watford | 105 |
Northampton | 90 |
Leighton Linslade | 60 |
Wrest Park | 56 |
Statistics (Watford players)
Name |
Totals W-L |
Geoff Johnson | 11-1 |
Simon Hathrell | 10-2 |
Nick Archer | 6-0 |
André Machell | 6-6 |
Brian Havill | 6-6 |
John Smallbone | 3-3 |
Steve Dennis | 3-3 |
Anne Dennis | 2-4 |
Totals | 47-25 |
|
Note: The last round will be played at Watford if the third court is ready for use by then, otherwise at Wrest Park.
Final position: Winner
Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.
See also: