Inter Club Association Croquet

2011 Beds and Herts Association League

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2011 Beds and Herts Association Croquet League



Round 5
17th August - Letchworth v Enfield

Despite Enfield drawing at Letchworth 3 - 3 it looks as if Watford will win the Association league on superior game difference provided they beat Northampton on August 25th. The Individual match results (with handicaps in brackets) were as follows: Doubles. Ken (3) & Tony (20) v David Tutt (0) George Woolhouse (2.5) Won 23 - 22 on time. Golden Hoop game. John (16) & Brian H (20) v Ian Mantle (1.5) Keith Rhodes (6) Won 26 - 22.

And in the singles games: Ken (3) v David Tutt (0) Won 26 - 0 a game that was over in just 65 minutes. John (16) v Ian Mantle (1.5) Lost 22 - 26. Brian (20) v George Woolhouse (2.5) Lost 17 - 22 on time. Tony (20) v Keith Rhodes (6) Lost 21- 22 on time. Golden Hoop game.
Final score: Letchworth 3 Enfield 3

Final score: Letchworth 3 Enfield 5

Round 4
13th July - Enfield v Northampton
Enfield continued their unbeaten run by despatching Northampton 5 - 1. This was a game which was scheduled as an away game but which had to be switched due to the state of Northampton's lawns. The doubles matches were the first to be played and both won by Enfield: Ken (3 handicap) and Tony (20 handicap) beat Peter Sandfield (2) and Owen Bryce (11)  21 - 15 on time while John (16) and Brian Havill (20) beat Mike Hills (3.5) and Richard Cain (14)  21 - 15 on time. In the singles matches Ken beat Peter 26-4. John lost to Mike 22-26. Brian beat Owen 26-8 and Tony, who was making his Association debut in this match, beat Richard 12-11 on time.

Final score: Enfield 5 Northampton 1

Round 3
13th June - Enfield v Wrest Park

Enfield opened up a two nil lead with two close games in the doubles matches with the scores being as follows:     Ken Pickett (3.5) and Brian Havill (20) v Bryan Harral (1) and Cliff Hayes (20) finished 18 - 16 on time. In the other game John Street (16) and Wendy Spencer-Smith (16) v David Marsh (6) and David Morris (18) the match finished 20 - 19 on time with Wendy winning a golden hoop to decide the second match.The singles matches however went 3-1 in favour of Wrest Park with only Brian Havill picking up an Enfield win in the his debut match, the results were as follows: Ken Pickett v Bryan Harral 9 - 26  -  John Street v David Marsh 17 - 26  -  Wendy Spencer-Smith v David Morris 17 - 26 - Brian Havill v Cliff Hayes 21 - 7 on time

Final score: Enfield 3 Wrest Park 3

Round 2
23rd May - St Aldreth v Enfield
Enfield won 3-1 away to St Aldreth in a match that was limited to four games due to the fact that St Aldreth only have the one lawn available. In the doubles matches:
Chris Frost (6 handicap) & Heather Bennett (20) of St Aldreth were beaten by Ken Pickett (3.5) & John Street (16) 13 - 26. +13 to Enfield.
While Alec Osborne (12) & Heather Bennett (20) were beaten by John Street (16) & Wendy Spencer-Smith (14) on time by 15T - 19T. +4 to Enfield.
In the singles matches: Alec Osborne (12) beat Wendy Spencer-Smith 24 - 17T. (+7 to St Aldreth on Time.) Whilst Chris Frost (6) lost to Ken Pickett (3.5) 16 - 26. +10 to Enfield.

Final score: St Aldreth 1 Enfield 3

Round 1
10th May - Enfield v Watford
Enfield won 4-2 with a team that comprised Ken Pickett, John Street, Wendy Spencer-Smith and Alan Foott. All handicaps are shown in brackets in the report which follows:
Enfield started the day well winning both of our doubles matches in the morning. Ken (3.5) and Alan (18) beating Simon Hathrell (- 0.5) and Geoff Johnson (12) 19 - 13 on time. Whilst Wendy (14) and John (16) beat Mark Homan (4.5) and Quiller Barrett (9) 16 - 6, also on time. In the afternoon singles matches the scores were: Ken (3.5) beat Simon Hathrell (- 0.5) 26 - 24. Wendy (14) lost to Mark Homan (4.5) 17 - 26. John (16) beat Quiller Barrett (9) 26 - 11. Alan (18) lost to Geoff Johnson (12) 12 - 10 on time.

Final Score: Enfield 4 Watford 2

Round 4
13th July - Enfield v Northampton
Enfield continued their unbeaten run by despatching Northampton 5 - 1. This was a game which was scheduled as an away game but which had to be switched due to the state of Northampton's lawns. The doubles matches were the first to be played and both won by Enfield: Ken (3 handicap) and Tony (20 handicap) beat Peter Sandfield (2) and Owen Bryce (11)  21 - 15 on time while John (16) and Brian Havill (20) beat Mike Hills (3.5) and Richard Cain (14)  21 - 15 on time. In the singles matches Ken beat Peter 26-4. John lost to Mike 22-26. Brian beat Owen 26-8 and Tony, who was making his Association debut in this match, beat Richard 12-11 on time.

Round 5 to be completed by 4th September
Letchworth v Enfield - possible provisional date Wednesday 17th August (unconfirmed)
Wrest park v St Aldreth
Watford v Northampton

The East Anglian regional play-off between the Beds & Herts, Essex & Sussex and Northern League winners will be at Colchester on Saturday 1st October.

2010 Season

Clubs with only one court may choose to play 'home' fixtures away. The schedule is for guidance only and you can reverse the venue if both sides agree. The idea is to play matches, not to win by default. As usual, all the home and away fixture venues are the opposite of the previous year.

The usual match rules will apply:
Teams of four.
Doubles in the morning, singles in the afternoon in handicap order.
Standard handicap laws.
The maximum individual handicap allowed is 20. Te team captain should ensure the handicaps are correct and that any new players have been assessed by the Club Handicapper in accordance with the CA Club Handbook.
3 hour time limit on all games when single banked, or 3 1/4 if double banked.
Visitors take their own lunch, home team provide a light tea.
No player may represent more than one Club in the league in the season.

Where there is only one court it is suggested that the match involves teams of three instead, with a doubles and singles game in the morning and the same again in the afternoon but with a different doubles pairing. Otherwise when two courts are available please try to arrange 4-a-side matches, but if as a last resort a 3-a-side match is necessary then play the best part of 5 games (am: 1 doubles and 1 singles, pm: 3 singles, no repeats)

The matches are scored with 2 points for a win, 1 point each for a draw, and the winner of the league is the club with the most points at the end of the season. If points are equal then the winner will be determined by the difference between the total number of games won and lost, and if that is tied then by the who-beat-whom rule, and if that is tied then by the number of matches won, and if that is tied by a play off.



All fixture dates will be advised when known - matches as below:

Letchworth - was played at Letchworth on Wednesday April 28th
lost 1-5 team: Ken Pickett, Wendy Spencer-Smith, Alan Foott & Michael Israel

Watford - played at Watford on Thursday May 27th
lost 1-5 team: Ken Pickett, Wendy Spencer-Smith, Alan Foott & Michael Israel

St.Aldreth - played at St.Aldreth on Thursday 15th July
drew 2-2 team; Ken Pickett, Alan Foott & John Street

Wrest Park - played as Wrest Park on Tuesday 20th July
won 4-2 team:Ken Pickett, Wendy Spencer-Smith, Alan Foott & John Street

Wrest Park - played at Enfield on Wednesday 28th July
won 5-1 team: Michael Israel, Wendy Spencer-Smith, Alan Foott & John Street

Results to date:
Northants 1-5 Wrest Park, St.Aldreth 1-5 Wrest Park, Letchworth 5-1 Enfield, Watford 3-3 Northampton, Watford 5-1 Enfield, Wrest Park 4-2 Watford, Watford 1-5 Letchworth, Northampton 3-3 Letchworth, St Aldreth 2-2 Enfield, Letchworth 3-3 St Aldreth, Wrest Park 2-4 Enfield, Enfield 5-1 Northampton, Wrest Park 5-1 Northants, Northants 3-3 Watford.

West Park    Points 6 (+8)
Letychworth Points 6 (+8)
Enfield         Points  5 (-2)even though the Beds & Herts website suggests 3 points
Watford       Points 3 (-2)
Enfield         Points  3 (-6)
Northants     Points 2 (-8)
St.Aldreth    Points 2 (-4)