GC Golf Croquet

League EACF WESTERN AREA

Fixtures contact: Jason Carley

This year's Handicap League within the EACF Region reverts to the pre-pandemic format with 4 Areas, except that games are now played to Advantage rules.

Last year Watford played in the Central Area and came second.

League tables by year:
 Watford match results by year:
Results for:
Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford Cloaks names & scores first)
Fri 21 Apr Watford Daggers Home

WON 12-6 [hoops: 111 - 96]

(Net index points: +40)
Steve Dennis (4) &
Paul Lakra (10)		 beat Anne Dennis (8) &
Marian Hardy (9)		 7/5
Michael McGrath (8) &
Howard Jones (8)		 beat Lois Hall (9) &
Mike Grossmith (9)		 7/6
Steve Dennis (4) lost to Anne Dennis (8) 5/7
Michael McGrath (8) beat Marian Hardy (9) 7/4
Howard Jones (8) beat Lois Hall (9) 7/5
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Mike Grossmith (9) 6/7
Michael McGrath (8) beat Anne Dennis (8) 7/6
Steve Dennis (4) beat Marian Hardy (9) 7/3
Paul Lakra (10) beat Lois Hall (9) 7/3
Howard Jones (8) beat Mike Grossmith (9) 7/5
Howard Jones (8) lost to Anne Dennis (8) 4/7
Paul Lakra (10) beat Marian Hardy (9) 7/1
Steve Dennis (4) beat Lois Hall (9) 7/6
Michael McGrath (8) lost to Mike Grossmith (9) 4/7
Paul Lakra (10) beat Anne Dennis (8) 7/4
Howard Jones (8) beat Marian Hardy (9) 7/6
Michael McGrath (8) lost to Lois Hall (9) 6/7
Steve Dennis (4) lost to Mike Grossmith (9) 2/7
Wed 3 May Stony Stratford Blues Home

LOST 6-12 [hoops: 76 - 117]

(Net index points: -60)
Geoff Johnson (2) &
Ron Hibbs (7)		 lost to Richard Inchley (6) &
Tula Ticehurst (8)		 2/7
Larry Fisher (3) &
Paul Lakra (10)		 beat Robert Chipperfield (8) &
Lesley Inchley (11)		 7/5
Geoff Johnson (2) beat Richard Inchley (6) 7/6
Larry Fisher (3) lost to Tula Ticehurst (8) 6/7
Ron Hibbs (7) lost to Robert Chipperfield (8) 4/7
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Lesley Inchley (11) 3/7
Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Tula Ticehurst (8) 5/7
Larry Fisher (3) lost to Richard Inchley (6) 1/7
Ron Hibbs (7) lost to Lesley Inchley (11) 1/7
Paul Lakra (10) beat Robert Chipperfield (8) 7/6
Geoff Johnson (2) beat Robert Chipperfield (8) 7/4
Larry Fisher (3) beat Lesley Inchley (11) 7/6
Ron Hibbs (7) beat Richard Inchley (6) 7/6
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Tula Ticehurst (8) 5/7
Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Lesley Inchley (11) 1/7
Larry Fisher (3) lost to Robert Chipperfield (8) 1/7
Ron Hibbs (7) lost to Tula Ticehurst (8) 2/7
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Richard Inchley (6) 3/7
Fri 23 Jun Leighton Linslade Away

LOST 7-11 [hoops: 88 - 112]

(Net index points: -20)
André Machell (4) &
Kevin Currie (9)		 lost to Bill Ironside (4) &
Gwyn Grout (11)		 1/7
Stephen Webb (5) &
John Suckling (12)		 lost to Rosie Gillett (7) &
David Thompson (7)		 2/7
André Machell (4) lost to Bill Ironside (4) 4/7
Stephen Webb (5) beat Rosie Gillett (7) 7/6
Kevin Currie (9) lost to David Thompson (7) 5/7
John Suckling (12) beat Gwyn Grout (11) 7/5
André Machell (4) lost to Rosie Gillett (7) 3/7
Stephen Webb (5) lost to Bill Ironside (4) 4/7
Kevin Currie (9) lost to Gwyn Grout (11) 6/7
John Suckling (12) beat David Thompson (7) 7/6
André Machell (4) lost to David Thompson (7) 1/7
Stephen Webb (5) lost to Gwyn Grout (11) 3/7
Kevin Currie (9) beat Bill Ironside (4) 7/5
John Suckling (12) lost to Rosie Gillett (7) 6/7
André Machell (4) beat Gwyn Grout (11) 7/4
Stephen Webb (5) beat David Thompson (7) 7/6
Kevin Currie (9) lost to Rosie Gillett (7) 4/7
John Suckling (12) beat Bill Ironside (4) 7/3
Tue 4 Jul Wrest Park Home

LOST 8-10 [hoops: 106 - 102]

(Net index points: -20)
Steve Dennis (5) &
John Suckling (12)		 beat Michael Tideswell (4) &
Tony Meredith (6)		 7/1
Michael McGrath (8) &
Paul Lakra (10)		 lost to Richard Keighley (5) &
Chris Harrison (8)		 5/7
Steve Dennis (5) lost to Michael Tideswell (4) 6/7
Michael McGrath (8) beat Richard Keighley (5) 7/1
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Tony Meredith (6) 5/7
John Suckling (12) lost to Chris Harrison (8) 6/7
Steve Dennis (5) beat Richard Keighley (5) 7/5
Michael McGrath (8) beat Michael Tideswell (4) 7/6
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Chris Harrison (8) 4/7
John Suckling (12) beat Tony Meredith (6) 7/6
Steve Dennis (5) lost to Tony Meredith (6) 6/7
Michael McGrath (8) lost to Chris Harrison (8) 4/7
Paul Lakra (10) lost to Michael Tideswell (4) 6/7
John Suckling (12) beat Richard Keighley (5) 7/2
Steve Dennis (5) lost to Chris Harrison (8) 5/7
Michael McGrath (8) lost to Tony Meredith (6) 3/7
Paul Lakra (10) beat Richard Keighley (5) 7/5
John Suckling (12) beat Michael Tideswell (4) 7/6
Fri 25 Aug Stony Stratford Greens Away

DREW 5-5 [hoops: 51 - 56]

(Net index points: +30)
Larry Fisher (4) &
Steve Dennis (5)		 beat Steve Bacon (8) &
Jan Bate (11)		 7/4
John Suckling (12) beat Sue McGill (14) 7/5
Larry Fisher (4) lost to Jan Bate (11) 6/7
Steve Dennis (5) beat Steve Bacon (8) 7/4
Steve Dennis (5) beat Sue McGill (14) 7/6
Larry Fisher (4) beat Steve Bacon (8) 7/4
Steve Dennis (5) lost to Jan Bate (11) 6/7
John Suckling (12) beat Jan Bate (11) 7/3
Larry Fisher (4) lost to Sue McGill (14) 4/7
John Suckling (12) beat Steve Bacon (8) 7/2

Handicap change: John Suckling 12 to 11; Larry Fisher played off the wrong handicap so his 2 wins were annulled.

Statistics (Watford Cloaks players)
 
Name Singles
W-L		 Doubles
W-L		 Total
W-L
John Suckling9-21-110-3
Howard Jones3-11-04-1
Steve Dennis5-63-08-6
Michael McGrath4-41-15-5
Paul Lakra5-72-17-8
Larry Fisher2-52-04-5
Geoff Johnson2-20-12-3
Stephen Webb2-20-12-3
Ron Hibbs1-30-11-4
André Machell1-30-11-4
Kevin Currie1-30-11-4
 
Totals35-385-440-42


Final league position in the Western Area: 6th


Area winners:

EACF Handicap League Championship finals

(Semi-finals and final for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Western area winners)

Date Opponents Venue Results (Watford names & scores first)
Sun 10 Sep (Other results)
Unity (Sudbury)
vs.
Colchester		 Watford  


Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.

See also: