The East Anglian Golf Croquet league is divided into four areas, the Northern, Eastern, Central and Western areas, and the clubs in each area played in an all-play-all block over the course of the season. There are four players per team who play four timed handicap singles against their opposite numbers, plus two handicap doubles – a total of 18 games per match. The results of the matches in each block can be found by following the corresponding links. The four area winners then proceed to a knock-out stage for the semi-finals and finals to determine the overall winner, to be played at Bury St. Edmunds on Sunday 2nd September and Wednesday 5th September respectively.
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GC Level Play league
GC League play-off results by year:
Previous GC league winners - summary
The close of season GC league results gave Enfield, Norwich, Sudbury and Watford the opportunity to represent their areas in the semi-finals of the competition held at the Bury St Edmunds CC, the latter three clubs not having been as successful in recent years. Norwich, as an inexperienced team in competitions, performed well against Watford and gained in confidence throughout the match. The final score of 14-4 did not reflect the close scores of some games. Sudbury competed strongly against Enfield but were unsuccessful losing by 6 games to 12.
So Enfield, the previous winners, challenged Watford in the finals. Both teams, having knowledge of the undulating Bury lawns from the semi-finals, could concentrate on their opponents' play. All was level after the first round of games, but from then on Enfield took the lead. At lunch they were in front by 8 games to 4. Post lunch the results including the doubles were shared, so Enfield retained the trophy by 11 games to 7. Steve Dennis and Robert Archer from Watford played consistently, losing only one game each in their singles. Equally Brian Dawes and David Frost headed up the wins for Enfield.
Chris Howell
Chris Howell
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