2024 (Club Tournaments in Bold)
Sat 6 April. Season opens
Sun 21 April. Butters Oneball (Charity Tournament – £10 entry)
Sun 28 April. Club Champions AC at Wrest Park and Letchworth
Tues 7 May. Social Day (shared lunch and croquet)
Sat 11 May. Peggy’s Plant ( Golf Singles)
25 – 28 May. Inter Counties AC ( Brighton and Eastbourne)
Tues 11 June. Social Day
Sat 15 June. Champagne (AC Singles)
Tues 9 July. Social Day
Sat 20 July. Hipgrave Shield (High Handicap AC Singles)
Weds 24 July. Watlington Wednesday Club
Tues 13 Aug. Social Day
Sat 17 Aug. Stow Pan (AC Singles)
Sat 31 Aug. Egyptian (AC Singles)
Sat 14 Sept. Barrett Pot (Golf Doubles)
Tues 17 Sept. Social Day
Stow Vase ( AC Singles, played throughout the season)
Events for 2023
Stow Vase
Martin v Jonathan
Result: Martin +12
Ian T v Jonathan
Result: Jonathan +15
Winner: Martin Russell
In addition to the club events and tournaments listed below in bold there will be league matches in Golf and Association and visits from various groups.
Sat 15 April: Kathleen Butters Trophy (Charity Oneball Tournament)
Winner: Ian Thompson
Tues 9 May: Social Day ( croquet and shared lunch)
Sat 13 May: Peggy’s Plant (Golf Singles)
Winner: Colin Spencer
Thurs 18 May: Golf league match v Pinchbeck (home)
Result: 5-5 Draw
Tues 6 June: Social Day
Weds 7 June: Assn league match v Pinchbeck (away)
Result: 1-4
Weds 28 June: Watlington Wednesday Club
Tues 4 July: Social Day
Thurs 6 July: Assn league match v Peterborough (away)
Result: 1-3
Thurs 13 July: Assn league match v Norwich ( home)
Result: 1-3
Tuesday 18 July: Golf league match v Bury ( home)
Result: 6-4
Sat 22 July: Champagne (Assn Singles)
Winner: Martin Russell
Friday 28 July: Golf league match v Gt Dunham (away)
Result: 5-5
Friday 28 July: Anderson Shield match (Assn) v Pinchbeck ( home)
Result: 1-3
Sat 29 July: Hipgrave Shield (High Handicap Assn 14 point Singles)
Winner: Ian Metcalfe
Tues 8 Aug: Social Day
Weds 9 Aug: Assn league match v Gt Dunham (home)
Result: 3-1
Sat 12 Aug: Stow Pan (Assn Singles) ( postponed to 31 Aug)
Sun 13 Aug: Twinning Club visit
Sat 19 Aug: Egyptian ( Assn Singles)
Winner: Martin Russell
Tuesday 22 Aug: Golf league match v Sudbury (away)
Result: 2-8
Thurs 31 August
Stow Pan
Winner: Jonathan Toye
Sat 2 Sept: Barrett Pot (Golf Doubles)
Winners: Judy Rains and Colin Spencer
Tues 5 Sept: Social Day
Stow Vase: Assn Singles played throughout the season.
Events for 2022
In addition to the Club fixtures below (in bold) there are league matches, home and away, in Golf and Association (Downham score first). Stow Vase results at the bottom.
Sat 16 April: Kathleen Butters Trophy. Charity One Ball Tournament
Winner: Bryan Saddington
Sat 14 May: Peggy’s Plant. Golf Singles
Winner: Colin Spencer
Thurs 26 May: Assn league match v Pinchbeck (H)
Result: 1 – 4
Thurs 2 June: Jubilee Jumble
Tues 7 June: Golf league match v Bury (A)
Result: 13 – 5
Thurs 16 June: Anderson Shield match (Assn) v Pinchbeck (A)
Result: 0 – 4
Sat 18 June: Barrett Pot. Golf Doubles
Winners: Gill Dobson and Colin Spencer
Thurs 23 June: Assn league match v Peterborough (H)
Result: 0 – 4
Sat 25 June: Stow Pan. Assn Singles (postponed)
Thurs 30 June: Golf league match v Newport (H)
Result: 3 – 7
Fri 22 July: Assn league match v Gt Dunham (A)
Result : 1 – 3
Sat 23 July: Champagne. Assn Singles (Postponed)
Sun 24 July: Assn league match v Norwich (A) (postponed)
Tues 26 July: Golf league match v Gt Dunham (H)
Result: 4 – 6
Sat 30 July: Hipgrave Shield. High Handicap Assn Singles
Winner: Colin Spencer
Tues 9 Aug: Golf league match v Newport(A)
Result: 5-13
Sat 20 Aug: Egyptian. Assn Singles
Winner : Bryan Saddington
Tues 6 Sept: Social gathering and barbecue
Weds 7 Sept: Stow Pan. Assn Singles
Winner: Jonathan Toye
Weds 14 Sept: Champagne Tournament. Assn Singles
Winner: Jonathan Toye
Thurs 15 Sept: Assn league match v Norwich (H)
Result: 1-3
Sunday 9 October: Apple Day/ end of season
Stow Vase: Assn Singles played through the season
Winner : Don Butters
Jonathan v Ian +6JT
David v Jonathan +12 JT
Don v Jonathan +5 DB
Don v David +5 DB
Events for 2021 (see below for Stow Vase results)
Sat 17 April: Kathleen Butters Trophy. Charity One Ball Tournament
Winner: Colin Spencer
Weds 5 May: Golf league match v Letchworth (home, 11am)
Result: 1-9
Weds 12 May: Assn league match v Pinchbeck (away, 10am)
Result: 2-2
Sat 15 May: Peggy’s Plant. Golf singles
Winner: Cliff Clifford
Mon 24 May: Golf league match v Peterborough (home, 10)
Result: 5-5
Sat 26 June: Stow Pan. Assn singles
Winner: David Haslam
Sat 3 July: Barrett Pot. Golf doubles (postponed to 21 August)
Tues 6 July: Golf league match v Newport (away, 11)
Result: 2 – 16
Thurs 15 July: Assn league match v Norwich (home, 10)
Result: 1-3
Weds 21 July: Assn league match v Norwich (away, 10)
Result: 0-4
Sat 24 July: Champagne. Assn singles
Winner: Jonathan Toye
Sun 25 July: EACF Club Champions’ Tournament, Wrest Park (Assn)
Fri 30 July: Golf league match v Meldreth (away, 10)
Result: 5-5
Sun 1 Aug: EACF Club Champions’ Tournament, Colchester (Golf)
Mon 2 Aug: Assn league match v Peterborough (away, 10)
Result: 3-2
Thurs 5 Aug: Golf league match v Newport (home, 11) POSTPONED TO 19 AUG
Sat 14 August: Hipgrave. Assn (for high handicaps only) Postponed
Thurs 19 August: Golf league match v Newport (home, 11)
Result: 5-5
Sat 21 August: Barrett Pot ( Golf Doubles)
Winners: Gill Dobson and Colin Spencer
Weds 25 Aug: Assn league match v Gt Dunham (home, 10)
Result: 1-3
Sat 4 Sept: Egyptian. Assn singles
Winner: Don Butters
Thurs 30 Sept: Hipgrave Shield
Stow Vase Results:
Winner: Don Butters
Ian Thompson v Jonathan Toye +5T Ian
Don Butters v Jonathan Toye +6 Don
Jonathan Toye v David Haslam +5 Jonathan
Don Butters v David Haslam +7 Don
Wins:
Ian T: 1
Don: 2
Jonathan: 1
Events for 2020
5 October
Lawn 1 closed for maintenance. Lawn 2 remains open into October depending on weather.
28;September
End of season games/picnic
27 September
Alt Stroke Doubles
12 September
Hipgrave
30 August
Egyptian
8 August 2020
Champagne
26 July 2020
Barrett Pot
18 July 2020
The trial running of the Kathleen Butters Trophy shows that we can hold a tournament on the day which we hope to do from now on, pandemic permitting….
We await the end of the Covid 19 lockdown period before resuming normal service….
Peggy’s Plant is played over several weeks…concluding in mid- July.
15 May 2020
Play resumes…carefully.
We will play all the tournaments in the order below (with the exception of the Barrett Pot which is Doubles) on the following basis:
1. I invite members to enter.
2. Those interested reply to me.
3. I let everyone know who is playing and do an initial draw to get things going.
4. Players book a lawn using the new electronic system.
5. Send me the results.
6. Players then play another person.
7. With all games played, we have a winner!
Events for 2019
Sat 6 April Season opens (buffet lunch)
Thurs 16 May. Cambridge University v EACF
Sat 25 May. Peggy’s Plant
Sun 26 May Stow Pan
Sat 6 July Barrett Pot
Sun 21 July Barbecue
Sun 18 Aug Champagne
Sat 31 Aug Hipgrave
Sat 14 Sept Egyptian
Sun 13 Oct Season closes (laying up supper)
All tournaments are 10 for 10-30 start
Barrett and Peggy’s are Golf
Hipgrave is for high handicaps/beginners
Stow Vase is played through the season
League and friendly matches may be arranged for Association and Golf
Club night – Wednesday 4pm onwards
Possible Club Day on Saturdays.
Coaching sessions will run on Tuesday evenings in May.