Ken Wheeler Shield results
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GC Golf Croquet

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Hertfordshire winners L-R:
Stuart Haggett, Colin Davies, John Taylor

This year this Eastern Counties event was hosted at the Wrest Park club on Sunday 3rd August and attracted entries from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk. The day started under cloudy threatening rainy conditions but fortunately apart from a minor drizzle in the middle of the day the area escaped what adverse weather threatened the rest of the country.

Playing a mixture of GC level doubles and singles there was plenty of serious and competitive play in which during the first session the Cambridgeshire side built up a quite a substantial lead over the first three rounds, followed by Bedfordshire, with Hertfordshire and Suffolk bringing up the rear.

However, in the Gold Medal Round things changed dramatically as the lagging Hertfordshire side upped their game to win all their remaining three games and to lift the trophy by 14 points, followed by Cambridgeshire ending on 11 points, Bedfordshire on 9 and Suffolk on 8.

Thanks must go to the home club who despite the recent dry conditions had prepared the lawns in very good condition, and it was generally agreed an enjoyable day's golf croquet.

Block phase results

match
result vs:

 Cambs Beds Herts Suffolk GAME
WINS
Cambridgeshire   0-7, 6-7,
7-3, 7-5
(2-2)		 7-5, 7-6,
7-5, 7-5
(4-0)		 7-5, 2-7,
2-7, 7-6
(2-2)		 8
Bedfordshire 7-0, 7-6,
3-7, 5-7
(2-2)		   5-7, 7-2,
5-7, 7-5
(2-2)		 3-7, 5-7,
7-5, 7-3
(2-2)		 6
Hertfordshire 5-7, 6-7,
5-7, 5-7
(0-4)		 7-5, 2-7,
7-5, 5-7
(2-2)		   7-4, 7-6,
7-6, 2-7
(3-1)		 5
Suffolk 5-7, 7-2,
7-2, 6-7
(2-2)		 7-3, 7-5,
5-7, 3-7
(2-2)		 4-7, 6-7,
6-7, 7-2
(1-3)		   5

*The first row in each cell shows the two doubles game scores,
the second row the two singles game scores,
(the third row the game wins).

"Gold Medal Round" results

game pts [game score]
result vs:

 Herts Cambs Beds Suffolk GAME
POINTS		 carried forward TOTAL
POINTS		 PLACE
Hertfordshire   7-6 7-5 7-4 9 5 14 1
Cambridgeshire 6-7   7-2 1-7 3 8 11 2
Bedfordshire 5-7 2-7   7-6 3 6 9 3
Suffolk 4-7 7-1 6-7   3 5 8 4
Teams
Bedfordshire: Terry Collis (2), Peter Rothwell (3), George Collin (3)
Cambridgeshire: Peter Ross (2), Robert Skeen (4), Michael Bithell (4)
Hertfordshire: John Taylor (-1), Colin Davies (2), Stuart Haggett (5)
Suffolk: Simon Ironside (3), Colin Whyles (3), Stephen Ironside (6)
Report by Terrey Sparks
Venue Sunday 3 August at Wrest Park
The Ken Wheeler Shield
Manager
Entry fees tba
Team captains
Beds: (Leighton Linslade)
Cambridge: (Peterborough)
Essex: (Chelmsford)
Herts: (Watford)
Norfolk: (Hunstanton)
Suffolk: (Unity)
Previous winners Suffolk
Format

[Subject to entry]
Match Doubles Singles
Round 1
A v B 1 & 2 3
C v D 1 & 2 3
Round 2
B v C 1 & 3 2
D v A 1 & 3 2
Round 3
A v C 2 & 3 1
D v B 2 & 3 1
Round 4 - 'Gold Medal'
G1 v J1    
H1 v K1    
G2 v H2    
J2 v K2    
H3 v J3    
G3 v K3    

"Gold Medal Round" Format

Each team will carry forward games won (each game scoring a single point). Each team will now comprise two Doubles pairs. The pairings may differ from the Block Phase. Pairs will be drawn to play a single game in the following format:

X1 v Y1 X2 v Z1 Y2 v Z2

A game win will score three points and be added to the aggregate carried forward. The winning team will be the one with the most points, with any tie being resolved by a 3-hoop doubles play-off.
Eligibility To qualify for a county the team member must either be born, reside or be registered with a club within that county. (For this tournament the county of Bedfordshire includes the clubs of Northampton and Stony Stratford).

If you are eligible and want to play, please contact the relevant team captain!
Regulations tba

 

See also:

AC the national AC Inter-Counties Tournament
GC the national GC Inter-Counties Tournament