Club
Croquet
Wrest Park
Inter County Championship
28-
Another year, another Inter Counties. Bedfordshire’s performance could be described as average, finishing in mid-
They recovered some form against Jonathan Hills and Michael Heap of Essex in the third match, winning +16, but it wasn’t enough as Howard and George lost by 1. John and Bryan also lost against Robert Fulford and his wife Susan, playing off a handicap of 22. This game is worth recording for the fact that after John went to 4-
Sunday was an unmitigated disaster as Howard and Tom recorded the only win in the matches against Gloucester, Berks & Oxon and Kent. Jon and Ben only managed three points in the first two games.
Ben’s departure meant George moving up to first pair with Jon, with Bryan and John taking over as second pair and Howard and Tom at third. The match against CA Select was close-
And so to the final day, which began with a good win against the Channel Islands. John and Bryan were up against Jersey Boys James LeMoignan and Matthew Burrow, both -
Division 1 |
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Division 2 |
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P |
W |
Games |
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P |
W |
Games |
Somerset |
10 |
10 |
24 |
|
Essex (P) |
10 |
10 |
24 |
Notts |
10 |
9 |
23 |
|
Channel I (P) |
10 |
8 |
21 |
Cheshire |
10 |
6 |
19 |
|
Gloucs (P) |
10 |
7 |
21 |
Suffolk |
10 |
6 |
17 |
|
Yorkshire |
10 |
6 |
14 |
Glamorgan |
10 |
6 |
15 |
|
Berks & Oxon |
10 |
5 |
16 |
Herts |
10 |
5 |
16 |
|
Kent |
10 |
5 |
15 |
Lancashire |
10 |
5 |
14 |
|
Hampshire |
10 |
4 |
15 |
Surrey |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
Beds |
10 |
4 |
14 |
Middlesex (R) |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
CA Select |
10 |
3 |
10 |
Dorset (R) |
10 |
1 |
5 |
|
Wiltshire |
10 |
2 |
6 |
Sussex (R) |
10 |
0 |
3 |
|
Warwicks |
10 |
1 |
9 |
1st pair |
P |
W |
L |
Jon Watson (- |
6 |
3 |
3 |
Jon Watson (- |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2nd pair |
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|
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Howard Bottomley (½) & George Collin (1) |
5 |
2 |
3 |
Bryan Harral (1½) & John Bevington (1½) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
George Collin (1) & John Bevington (1½) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3rd pair |
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Bryan Harral (1½) & John Bevington (1½) |
5 |
1 |
4 |
Howard Bottomley (½) & Tom Anderson (2½) |
5 |
3 |
2 |
Somerset captain David Goacher receives the Inter County Championship trophy from Colin Irwin. Tom and Judy Anderson can be seen in the background.
Bryan Harral in play against the Channel Islands -
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