East Pennines League
This is an Association Croquet League that took place for the first time in 2001, comprising two clubs each from Croquet North (Middlesbrough and Tyneside) and North Yorkshire and Humberside (York and a combined Beverley / East Riding team). The league was set up to replace the Confederation League, which included teams from the North West Federation. Pendle joined the league in 2003.
This new league comprises matches that contain a degree of level advanced play. Matches between teams of four players consist of one Advanced Doubles and two Handicap Singles, followed by two Advanced Singles and Two Handicap Singles. The lowest handicaps play the Advanced Singles, and usually the Advanced Doubles.
The higher placed club from Croquet North represents the Federation in the following year's Secretary's Shield. Therefore our representative in 2002 was Middlesbrough, who were the inaugural winners of this league.
2007 Results:
Congratulations to Pendle and Craven on winning the trophy this year with 3 wins out of 4. Three clubs had 2 wins but, out of these, Belsay Hall won the most games so are second, and as the leading Croquet North club qualify as Croquet North's representative in next years Secretary's Shield. Belsay were competing in this league for the first time. There was one triple peel during this year's league, by Andy Davies.
23 June - Middlesbrough v Pendle and Craven 3-4
24 June - Tyneside v Beverley/East Riding 5-2
15 July - Beverley/East Riding v Middlesbrough 4-3
Belsay Hall v Tyneside 3-4
29 July - Beverley/ER v Belsay Hall 4-3
11 August - Pendle and Craven v Beverley/East Riding 4-3
19 August - Belsay Hall v Middlesbrough 7-0
Tyneside v Pendle and Craven 3-4
8 September - Pendle and Craven v Belsay Hall 3-4
9 September - Middlesbrough v Tyneside 4-3
League table:
P W L F-A Diff
Pendle & Craven 4 3 1 15-13 +2
Belsay Hall 4 2 2 17-11 +6
Tyneside 4 2 2 15-13 +2
Beverley/East Riding 4 2 2 13-15 -2
Middlesbrough 4 1 3 10-18 -8
2006 Results:
25 June - Tyneside v Middlesbrough 5-2
11 July - Beverley/East Riding v Pendle & Craven 4-3
16 July - Middlesbrough v Beverley/East Riding 5-2
28 July - Beverley/East Riding v Tyneside 3-4
29 July - Pendle & Craven v Middlesbrough 4-3
30 July - Pendle & Craven v Tyneside 0-7
League table:
P W L F-A Diff
Tyneside 3 3 0 16-5 +11
Middlesbrough 3 1 2 10-11 -1
Beverley/East Riding 3 1 2 9-12 -3
Pendle & Craven 3 1 2 7-14 -7
2005 Results:
25 May - Tyneside v Beverley/East Riding 6-1 25 June - Middlesbrough v Pendle & Craven 3-4 5 July - Pendle & Craven v Beverley/East Riding * 10 July - Beverley/East Riding v Middlesbrough 5-2 15 July - Tyneside v Pendle & Craven 6-1 21 Aug - Middlesbrough v Tyneside 6-1 * abandoned as a draw due to waterlogged lawns League Table: 1st Tyneside 2 wins (+5) 2nd Middlesbrough 1 win (+1) 3rd Beverley/East Riding 1 win (-2) 4th Pendle & Craven 1 win (-4)
2004 Results:
8/9 May - Beverley/East Riding 4 v Tyneside 3 15 May - Pendle 4 v Middlesbrough 3 5/6 June - Tyneside 4 v York 3 12/13 June - Middlesbrough 6 v Beverley/East Riding 1 10/11 July - Middlesbrough 3 v York 4 25 July - Beverley/East Riding 4 v Pendle 3 22 August - Pendle 2 v York 5 31 July/1 August - Tyneside 5 v Middlesbrough 2 4/5 September - Pendle 3 v Tyneside 4 18/19 September -York 3 v Beverley/East Riding 4 League Table: 1st Tyneside 3 wins (+4) 2nd Beverley/East Riding 3 wins (-2) 3rd York 2 wins 4th Middlesbrough 1 win (0) 5th Pendle 1 win (-4)
2003 Results:
11 May - Tyneside 3 v York 4; Beverley/East Riding 4 v Middlesbrough 3 1 June - Tyneside v Pendle; Beverley/East Riding 1 v York 6 6 July - Pendle 1 v York 6; Middlesbrough 4 v Tyneside 3 27 July - Tyneside 4 v Beverley/East Riding 3; Middlesbrough 6 v Pendle 1 14 September - Pendle 6 v Beverley/East Riding 1; York 4 v Middlesbrough 3 League Table: 1st York 4 wins 2nd Middlesbrough 2 wins (+4) 3rd Pendle 2 wins (-4) 4th Tyneside 1 win (-2) 5th Beverley/East Riding 1 win (-10)
2002 Results:
May 19th (or 18th): Tyneside 2 vs York 5 Middlesboro 1 vs Bev/ER 6 July 28th (or 27th): Bev/ER 1 vs Tyneside 6 Middlesboro 4 vs York 3 Sept 1st (or Aug 31): Tyneside 6 vs Middlesboro 1 York 5 vs Bev/ER 2 League table: 1st Tyneside 2 wins (14-7) 2nd York 2 wins (13-8) 3rd East Riding / Beverley 1 win (9-12) 4th Middlesbrough 1 win (6-15)
2001 Results:
Tyneside 5 v East Riding / Beverley 2
Middlesbrough 6 v York 1
Middlesbrough 7 v Tyneside 0
East Riding / Beverley 0 v York 7
York 3 v Tyneside 4
East Riding / Beverley 2 v Middlesbrough 5
League table:
1st Middlesbrough 3 wins
2nd Tyneside 2 wins
3rd York 1 win
4th East Riding / Beverley 0 wins