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Golf Croquet
The Golf Croquet Inter-Club (Murphy) Shield is a national competition sponsored by Croquet England.
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.
Watford were also national champions in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
The competition format is a single-life knock-out.
Fixtures contact: Geoff Johnson
GC Inter-Club (Murphy) Shield results by year:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Results (Watford names & scores first) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 1 |
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 2 Mon 15 Jun |
Newport | Home | WON 4-3 [hoops: 91 - 82](Net index points: -4)
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| Quarter-final Mon 20 Jul |
Leighton Linslade | Home |
| Name | Singles W-L |
Doubles W-L |
Total W-L |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Smallbone | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Arthur Reed | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brian Havill | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 |
| Geoff Johnson | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 |
| Totals | 6-6 | 2-1 | 8-7 |
Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.
See also: