GC Leagues 2022

Report by team manager Richard Keighley. Results for the various areas within each League can be found on the EACF website.

As organiser of our League teams, I have had to contend with the unexpected absence of a number of our notable players this season owing to injury or illness as well as unavailability for the usual reasons of holidays and family commitments. However, this problem has been mitigated by the opportunity to select improving players whose skills have been enhanced during the Wednesday roll ups.

Open League - Western Area

Five strong teams participated in this League. Two good wins were offset by two narrow defeats and the team finished as runners-up to Watford.

Regular team members were Les Heard, Ross Bagni, Eric Audsley and George Collin, supported twice by Terry Collis.

v Letchworth (home)  Won 11-7

v Enfield (away)  Won 13-5

v Watford (away)  Lost 9-11

v Northampton (home) Lost 9-11

B Level League - Central and West Area

Always competitive, this team also secured two wins, but suffered two close defeats and one more substantial one.

Terry Collis was an ever-present in all five matches. Gill Brewer played four times and Marilyn Robinson  played and captained on three occasions. Nick Boxall featured twice and Tony Meredith, Rob Chatwin, George Collin, Michael Tideswell, Eddie Fisher and Richard Keighley all played once.

v Enfield (home)  Lost 8-10

v Leighton-Linslade (home) Lost 8-10

v Northampton (home) Won 16-2

v Watford (away)  Lost 8-12

v Letchworth (away)  Won 11-9

The team finished 4th out of 6, the winners were Enfield.

Handicap League - Western Area

Five teams contested the Western Area of this League. There was a close finish to all matches, results often depending on the outcome of the last round of games.

Terry Collis participated in all fivematches. What would we do without him? Michael Tideswell, Nick Boxall and Richard Keighley were also regular members and Tony Meredith, Chris Harrison, and Gill Brewer took part once each.

v Leighton-Linslade (home)  Won 10-8

v Stony Stratford Blues (home) Drew 9-9

v Stony Stratford Greens (away) Drew 5-5

v Northampton (away)  Lost 8-10

The team finished 3rd, with Stony Stratford Blues becoming the Area winner.

Many thanks to Richard for his administrative efforts. Organising a team for one league can be hard enough; to do it for three even more so.

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