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National Competitions 2016

Golf Croquet Interclub  Letchworth beat Hunstanton 4-2
by Nick Mounfield
8th May 2016

The hottest day so far this year saw a repeat of last year's first round match. This year it was Hunstanton's turn to make the four-hour round trip, but, unfortunately for the visitors, the result was the same with Letchworth running out 4-2 winners.
The morning saw both John Noble(1) and David Tutt(0) win their singles matches - against Pete Brown(4) and Charles Ostler(5) respectively - in straight games to give Letchworth an early 2-0 lead. The doubles match - Nick Mounfield(-3) and Duncan Hector(-1) versus Jeff Race(-1) and David Thirtle-Watts(2) was left in abeyance at one game each with a view to continuing should things be all square after the afternoon session.
As it happened the third doubles game wasn't required. Nick and John won their matches 2-0 to establish an unassailable lead for the hosts. Hunstanton rallied to win the two remaining singles matches, but ubfortunately it was too little, too late.
Letchworth won 4-2 and face Dulwich in the next round.
Results:
Nick Mounfield and Duncan Hector versus Jeff Race and David Thirtle-Watts 5-7, 7-2 (unfinished)
John Noble beat Pete Brown 7-5, 7-4
David Tutt beat Charles Ostler 7-3,7-5
Nick Mounfield beat Jeff Race 7-1, 7-2
Duncan Hector lost to David Thirtle-Watts 3-7, 5-7
David Tutt lost to Pete Brown 7-5, 5-7. 6-7


Letchworth lost to Dulwich 3-4 Golf Croquet Inter-Club by Simon Carter at Letchworth CC 
22 Jul 2016

Letchworth team was:
Nick Mounfield -3 John Noble 0 David Tutt 0 Jeremy Scott 3
Dulwich team was: Pierre Beaudry -3 Guy Scurfield -2 Mark Daley -1 Simon Carter -2
The results were as follows:
Mounfield and Noble bt Beaudry and Scurfield 7-6, 7-1
Daley bt Tutt 7-5, 4-7, 7-6
Mounfield bt Beaudry 7-5, 7-3
Daley bt Scott 7-3, 7-6
Carter bt Tutt 6-7, 7-6, 7-5
Noble bt Scurfield 7-6, 5-7, 7-4
Carter bt Scott 7-2, 7-1.
Overall Dulwich won 4-3.


Mary Rose Competition
Letchworth played Northampton away on May 20th 2016.
After several close matches we lost 4-3.
David Tutt(1) and Terry Mahoney(1) beat Derek Humphreys(1) and Mike Hill(1 1/2) + 11
George Woolhouse(2 1/2)  lost to Peter Stansfield(3)  - 14
Keith Rhodes(3) lost to Nick Evans(1 1/2)  - 6
David Tutt beat Derek Humphries + 12
Terry Mahoney lost to Mike Hill  - 9
George Woolhouse beat Nick Evans + 18
Keith Rhodes lost to Peter Stansfield - 11

The Longman Cup

Letchworth beat Watford 4-3 in the Longman Cup Report by Peter Whiting
On 1st June Letchworth were hosts to Watford, as they had previously played each other at Watford. Being the first day of summer, as might be expected, we played in wet, windy, and generally miserable conditions, although the lawns both played very well. Letchworth came out winners 4 - 3.
Heather Bennett (5) & Robert Skeen (6) beat Geoff Johnson (4) & Andre Machell (10) +2T Peter Whiting (8) lost to Nick Archer (4.5) -5
David Clancey (16) beat Mark Homan (5) +26
Heather Bennett (5) lost to Geoff Johnson (4) -3T
Robert Skeen (6) lost to Nick Archer (4.5) -23
Peter Whiting (8) beat Mark Homan (5) +18
David Clancey (16) beat Andre Machell (10) +14

Letchworth played Enfield in the Longman Cup 16th July
Report by Heather Bennett
Sorry to report that the team lost by 4 games to 3!
a.m.
Doubles: Heather & Andy lost to David Frost & Brian Dawes 12 -19 T
Singles: Robert Staddon beat Tony Elliott 26 - 12
               David Mathews lost to Michael Broadway 16 -26
p.m.
David Mathews beat David Frost 26 -18
Heather Bennett beat Tony Elliott 23 -20 T
Robert Staddon lost to Michael Broadway 15 -23T
Andy Allen lost to Brian Dawes 9 - 18 T
 
Weather was lovely, cakes delicious, shame about the result!

Letchworth lost to Enfield 3-4
by Tony Elliott at Letchworth
16 Jul 2016

Letchworth v Enfield, played at Letchworth on 16th July 2016.
Match result - Letchworth 3 Enfield 4.
Each of the games was well-contested, and despite the ideal weather conditions and excellent Letchworth courts, four of the seven games went to "time", with the overall result still in doubt until the conclusion of the final game.
Game scores (Letchworth names first):
MORNING
Heather Bennett (5) & Andy Allen (14) lost to David Frost (5) and Brian Dawes (18): -7 (T).
Robert Staddon (12) beat Tony Elliott (6): +14.
David Mathews (5) lost to Michael Broadway (18): -10.
AFTERNOON
David Mathews beat David Frost: +8.
Heather Bennett beat Tony Elliott: +3 (T).
Robert Staddon lost to Michael Broadway: -8 (T).
Andy Allen lost to Brian Dawes: -9 (T).