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Singles Pairs Triples Fours U18 Singles U25 Singles Officers Singles
Past Presidents Singles Champion of Champions Singles 2-Wood Triples Australian Pairs
2-Wood Singles

Griffin Cup Ray Cup Association League Evening League

2019 Finals Results

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Singles

Year	Winner	Year	Winner	Year	Winner
1946	F W Hewitt	1947	R W Pickering	1948	F Emery
1949	F Emery	1950	F E Fowler	1951	F Emery
1952	G H Ives	1953	H W Hill	1954	G Rowe
1955	L W Ireland	1956	F Bull	1957	H Fassnidge
1958	S Hadfield	1959	G W Scales	1960	C Roe
1961	E Hewham	1962	A Wicks	1963	C Herridge
1964	H Donagay	1965	C Roe	1966	K J Leakey
1967	J Elwood	1968	S F Simmons	1969	R Murray
1970	L Lyons	1971	F Butterfield	1972	F Stevens
1973	S F Simmons	1974	J A Godfrey	1975	H Watson
1976	S F Simmons	1977	R A Ackland	1978	R Murray
1979	J A Godfrey	1980	S F Simmons	1981	S F Simmons
1982	A Cawdell	1983	A Cawdell	1984	A Cawdell
1985	A Cawdell	1986	R Hunt	1987	R Ayres
1988	S Leeks	1989	J Morton	1990	A Humphreys
1991	R Hunt	1992	D Vaux	1993	M Yelland
1994	V Morris	1995	V Morris	1996	M Yelland
1997	G Edwards	1998	E Gray	1999	A Moseley
2000	J Rumball	2001	D Neilson	2002	D Richardson
2003	R Spicer	2004	D Neilson	2005	G Edwards
2006	C Cormack	2007	P Murray	2008	G Parker
2009	B Howard	2010	D Wass	2011	J Webb
2012	P Jacklin	2013	V Payne	2014	P Jacklin
2015	P Murray	2016	D Martin	2017	S Wilson
2018	D Horwood	2019	K. Clarke	2020	Not Played
2021	S Horwood

Pairs

Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1946	A Carpenter & A Gregory	1947	W Dewick & A Mansfield
1948	A Fleming & R Groom	1949	E H Johnson & F W Hewitt
1950	H Barkley & B Adams	1951	S Harrison & L W Ireland
1952	W Mead & P Dracott	1953	A Fleming & R Groom
1954	W Harding & F Winfield	1955	A Outram & A Palmer
1956	A Fleming & R Groom	1957	A Fleming & R Groom
1958	R Loudon & D Kirk	1959	W Pettit & J Merchant
1960	F Harradine & A Palmer	1961	H Beach & R Barber
1962	A Palmer & S T Tuck	1963	A Jacobs & W Wynn
1964	B Page & H Craword	1965	R Swann & A Coles
1966	L W Lyons & G Atkins	1967	W Henderson & G W Couple
1968	S Simmons & E Pugh	1969	S Trafford & A Green
1970	A Nicol & G Sydenham	1971	A Smith & K Leakey
1972	R Murray & D Harding	1973	R Murray & D Harding
1974	D Kirwin & B L Rumph	1975	J Sears & W Beal
1976	P Stratford & T McMeckan	1977	J Bignell & E Darveill
1978	M Mallard & M Humphries	1979	C Leeks & A Leeks
1980	L Lyons & A Hoare	1981	S Reed & P Emery
1982	A Cook & A Lewis	1983	D Wass & D Harding
1984	A Colquhoun & F Eva	1985	H Edwards & D Smith
1986	D Bass & V Morris	1987	A Cawdell & M Dolby
1988	C Leeks & A Leeks	1989	J Head & P Lundy
1990	A Cawdell & M Dolby	1991	P Rutland & M Yelland
1992	M Coles & J Rumball	1993	R Briden & M Sooby
1994	D Martin & A Briden	1995	P Johnson & M Lye
1996	J Buckland & S Eaton	1997	M Yelland & G Edwards
1998	A Humphrey & D Lawrence	1999	M Coles & J Rumball
2000	L Harland & T Bowdrey	2001	P Murray & G Parker
2002	C Dutton & T Witherall	2003	G Gough & R McCarthy
2004	A Perry & E Lamb	2005	K Johnson & S Johnson
2006	G Edwards & J Buckland	2007	M Coles & J Head
2008	S Horwood & P Element	2009	B Coles & J Rumball
2010	T Jordan & B Anderson	2011	M Coles & B Coles
2012	J Rumball & M Coles Jnr	2013	D Richardson & S Davis
2014	D Bass & P Element	2015	P Murray & V Payne
2016	D Brown & K Clarke	2017	D Horwood & J Horwood
2018	D Martin & D Martin Jnr	2019	T. Howard & J Bunting
2020	Not Played	2021	S Lepley & J Godman

Triples

Year	Winners	Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1946	North Watford	1947	Kings Langley	1948	Garston
1949	Watford	1950	Radlett	1951	North Watford
1952	North Watford	1953	H of D Croxley	1954	Watford
1955	Watford	1956	Watford	1957	Watford
1958	Watford	1959	H of D Croxley	1960	Hemel Hempstead
1961	H of D Croxley	1962	Bushey	1963	Radlett
1964	H of D Croxley	1965	North Watford	1966	H of D Croxley
1967	Dickinson Apsley	1968	Coopers	1969	Mill End
1970	North Watford	1971	Hemel Hempstead	1972	Coopers Rec
1973	H of D Croxley	1974	Sun Sports	1975	Sun Sports
1976	Mill End	1977	Bushey	1978	Coopers Rec
1979	Watford	1980	H of D Croxley	1981	Garston
1982	Watford	1983	Watford	1984	North Watford
1985	Herts	1986	Croxley	1987	Herts
1988	Tring	1989	DRG Shendish	1990	Herts
1991	Herts	1992	Garston	1993	Herts
1994	Croxley	1995	Herts	1996	Herts
1997	Croxley	1998	Herts	1999	Herts
2000	Croxley Guild	2001	Bushey	2002	Rickmansworth RBL
2003	Hemel Hempstead	2004	North Watford	2005	Watford
2006	Potten End	2007	Croxley Guild	2008	Hemel Hempstead
2009	Garston	2010	Tring	2011	Garston
2012	North Watford	2013	Garston	2014	Kitcheners
2015	Garston	2016	Garston	2017	Garston
2018	Herts	2019	Garston	2020	Not Played
2021	Mill End

Fours

Year	Winners	Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1946	Abbots Langley	1947	Penfolds	1948	Garston
1949	H of D Croxley	1950	H of D Croxley	1951	H of D Croxley
1952	Colne Valley	1953	Abbots Langley	1954	H of D Croxley
1955	North Watford	1956	Garston	1957	Garston
1958	Garston	1959	Radlett	1960	Laing's Sports
1961	H of D Croxley	1962	Kings Langley	1963	Bristol Sidley
1964	Odhams	1965	North Watford	1966	Odhams
1967	Watford	1968	Rolls Royce	1969	North Watford
1970	Garston	1971	Rolls Royce	1972	North Watford
1973	DRG Shendish	1974	Hermes	1975	Shendish
1976	Hemel Hempstead	1977	Mill End	1978	Owls
1979	Coopers Rec	1980	Garston	1981	Garston
1982	Garston	1983	Owls	1984	Herts
1985	Owls	1986	Garston	1987	Owls
1988	Herts	1989	Herts	1990	Owls
1991	Wellcome	1992	Bushey	1993	Watford
1994	Potten End	1995	Laings Sports	1996	Herts
1997	Garston	1998	North Watford	1999	Owls
2000	Met Police	2001	Tring	2002	Potten End
2003	Croxley Guild	2004	Abbots Langley	2005	Croxley Guild
2006	Owls	2007	Owls	2008	Owls
2009	Mill End	2010	Mill End	2011	Garston
2012	Garston	2013	Rickmansworth	2014	Mill End
2015	Abbots Langley	2016	Potten End	2017	Herts
2018	Croxley Guild	2019	Bovingdon	2020	Not Played
2021	Garston

U18 Singles

Year	Winner	Club	Year	Winner	Club
2015	J Bunting	Potten End	2016	J Bunting	Potten End
2017	J Bunting	Potten End	2018	J Bunting	Potten End
2019	J Bunting	Berkhamsted	2020	Not Played
2021	Not Played

U25 Singles

Year	Name	Club	Year	Name	Club
1986	J Simmons	Garston	1987	J Rumball	Garston
1988	M Coles	Garston	1989	J Rumball	Garston
1990	J Head	Herts	1991	M Coles	Garston
1992	A Briden	Garston	1993	Not Played
1994	I Lay	Owls	1995	P Element	Mill End
1996	G Silver	Owls	1997	A Leeks	Owls
1998	G Silver	Owls	1999	Not Played
2000	G Silver	Owls	2001	G Silver	Owls
2002	P Jacklin	Rickmansworth	2003	G Hunnisett	Tring
2004	B Hennessy	Owls	2005	B Hennessy	Bushey
2006	B Pallett	Garston	2007	C Sloan	Kings Langley
2008	Not Played		2009	S Hurst	Herts
2010	T Wallace	Rickmansworth	2011	M Coles	Garston
2012	J Horwood	Mill End	2013	Not Played
2014	Not Played		2015	J Bunting	Potten End
2016	J Bunting	Potten End	2017	J Bunting	Potten End
2018	J Bunting	Potten End	2019	J Bunting	Berkhamsted
2020	Not Played		2021	A Langley	Harperbury

Officers Singles

Year	Name	Year	Name	Year	Name
1946	R W Pickering	1947	G W Scales	1948	F Treacher
1949	H Dock	1950	A J Humphreys	1951	H H Hall
1952	F G Butterfield	1953	A Quelch	1954	L W Ireland
1955	F Bull	1956	R Groom	1957	L W Ireland
1958	A Outram	1959	R W Pickering	1960	G W Scales
1961	F Treacher	1962	H Dock	1963	A J Humphreys
1964	H H Hall	1965	F G Butterfield	1966	A Quelch
1967	L W Ireland	1968	F Bull	1969	R Groom
1970	L W Ireland	1971	H Towe	1972	A W Humphrey
1973	I McLachan	1974	A Green	1975	J Enstone
1976	W Buller	1977	J Rittman	1978	M F M Williams
1979	A Lewis	1980	A D Humphrey	1981	P McNulty
1982	A Lewis	1983	A Davidson	1984	R G Grierson
1985	R Lawrence	1986	R Pocock	1987	S F Simmons
1988	D Walton	1989	B Pomfrett	1990	J Simmons
1991	R McCarthy	1992	P Moore	1993	M Tasker-Poland
1994	R Hunt	1995	T Perry	1996	A Anscomb
1997	M Boddy	1998	M Boddy	1999	D Brown
2000	E Gray	2001	G Gough	2002	D Neilson
2003	W Shepheard	2004	E Bigley	2005	J Selleck
2006	P Ranson	2007	J Sutton	2008	M Alcock
2009	D Neilson	2010	D Wass	2011	T Kenyon
2012	K Woodward	2013	D Richardson	2014	J Sutton
2015	S Tanner	2016	S Tanner	2017	P McNulty
2018	T Howard	2019	D Richardson	2020	Not Played
2021	R. Chunn

Past Presidents Singles

Year	Name	Club	Year	Name	Club
1977	R Smith	Owls	1978	R Smith	Owls
1979	R G Grierson	Shendish	1980	R G Grierson	Shendish
1981	W J T Smith	H Hempstead	1982	L Baker	Tring
1983	W J T Smith	H Hempstead	1984	R Dixon	Kings Langley
1985	R G Grierson	Shendish	1986	R G Grierson	Shendish
1987	W J T Smith	H Hempstead	1988	O Marshall	North Watford
1989	F Platt	Kings Langley	1990	W J T Smith	H Hempstead
1991	R Briden	Garston	1992	R Briden	Garston
1993	F Platt	Kings Langley	1994	K Brain	Watford
1995	F Platt	Kings Langley	1996	R Dixon	Kings Langley
1997	F Platt	Kings Langley	1998	F Platt	Kings Langley
1999	P Shirley	Kitcheners	2000	D Shirley	Kitcheners
2001	A Bashford	Watford	2002	T Webb	Tring
2003	L Hutton	Bushey	2004	A Bashford	Watford
2005	F Potter	Croxley Guild	2006	K Brain	Watford
2007	D Neilson	Harperbury	2008	F Potter	Croxley Guild
2009	D Neilson	Harperbury	2010	F Potter	Croxley Guild
2011	T Webb	Tring	2012	F Potter	Croxley Guild
2013	D Neilson	Harperbury	2014	D Neilson	Harperbury
2015	F Potter	Croxley Guild	2016	F Potter	Croxley Guild
2017	D Neilson	Harperbury	2018	J Hay	Garston
2019	K Clarke	Berkhamsted	2020	Not Played
2021	D Nielson	Harperbury

Champion of Champions Singles

Year	Name	Club	Year	Name	Club
1965	F Woolams	H of D Croxley	1966	R Bryant	Borehamwood
1967	D Harding	Coopers Rec	1968	R Murray	Coopers Rec
1969	W Plumbley	Kings Langley	1970	J Towe	Sun Sports
1971	P Stratford	H of D Croxley	1972	J Percy	Owls
1973	D Harding	Coopers Rec	1974	S F Simmons	Garston
1975	E Pugh	Rolls Royce	1976	J Hornby	Owls
1977	W J Francis	Bushey	1978	RSL Grierson	Shendish
1979	D Harding	Tring	1980	D Harding	Tring
1981	T McMeckan	Watford	1982	R Howell	Mill End
1983	E Darvell	Mill End	1984	J Harper	Owls
1985	D Vaux	Abbots Langley	1986	R Coombe	Oxhey
1987	R Coombe	Oxhey	1988	M Lye	Wellcome
1989	S Leeks	North Watford	1990	J Hay	Garston
1991	M Yelland	Owls	1992	W Watson	North Watford
1993	M Tasker-Poland	Croxley	1994	T Jenkins	Potten End
1995	D Horwood	Mill End	1996	D Gibbon	Kings Langley
1997	G Gough	North Watford	1998	P Howes	Potten End
1999	D Hendry	Bushey	2000	C Leeks	Owls
2001	B Smith	H Hempstead	2002	K Ellis	Abbot Langley
2003	H Hart	Oxhey	2004	D Hendry	Bushey
2005	A Perry	Berkhamsted	2006	W Donoghue	Kings Langley
2007	D Wass	Tring	2008	P Murray	Garston
2009	M Coles	Garston	2010	G Floyd	Potten End
2011	G Parker	Herts	2012	B Smith	H Hempstead
2013	J Horwood	Mill End	2014	J Rumball	Garston
2015	D Horwood	Mill End	2016	P Jacklin	Rickmansworth
2017	J Horwood	Mill End	2018	J Rumball	Garston
2019	K Clarke	Berkhamsted	2020	Not Played
2021	J Rumball	Garston

2-Wood Triples

Year	Winners	Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1946	N W C C	1947	North Watford	1948	H of D Croxley
1949	North Watford	1950	Watford	1951	North Watford
1952	North Watford	1953	Hemel Hempstead	1954	Abbots Langley
1955	Radlett / Watford	1956	Garston	1957	Hemel Hempstead
1958	Borehamwood	1959	Garston	1960	Watford
1961	Hemel Hempstead	1962	North Watford	1963	Garston
1964	Sun Sports	1965	H of D Croxley	1966	Odhams
1967	Garston	1968	Garston	1969	Owls
1970	Abbots Langley	1971	Watford	1972	Sun Sports
1973	Watford	1974	Rolls Royce	1975	Owls
1976	Shendish	1977	Coopers	1978	Tring
1979	Mill End	1980	Mill End	1981	Watford
1982	Herts	1983	Potten End	1984	DRG Shendish
1985	Laings Sports	1986	Croxley	1987	Garston
1988	Garston	1989	Herts	1990	Herts
1991	Herts	1992	Watford	1993	Herts
1994	Kings Langley	1995		1996	Owls
1997	Herts	1998	North Watford	1999	Herts
2000	Herts	2001	Watford	2002	North Watford
2003	Kings Langley	2004	Watford	2005	Owls
2006	Herts	2007	Bushey	2008	Herts
2009	Kitcheners	2010	Potten End	2011	Kitcheners
2012	Abbots Langley	2013	Bushey	2014	Potten End
2015	Rowley Lane	2016	Tring	2017	Potten End
2018	Kitcheners	2019	Garston	2020	Not Played
2021	Bovingdon

Australian Pairs

Year	Winners	Year	Winners
2002	E Gray & J Sorrell	2003	J Sharp & H Hart
2004	B Whitby & A Ayris	2005	D Craft & D Horwood
2006	L Harland & P Watson	2007	F Potter & R Wiggs
2008	L Harland & D Walton	2009	C Dutton & P Lundy
2010	K Brain & R Hale	2011	C Griffin & M Sage
2012	F Potter & L Harland	2013	N Knight & L Harland
2014	L Harland & F Potter	2015	M Bloomfield & L Harris
2016	F Potter & L Harland	2017	F Potter & L Harland
2018	S Tanner & D Holoway	2019	G Edwards, P Element & J Hay
2020	Not Played	2021	K Martindale & D Flatt

2-Wood Singles

Year	Name	Year	Name
2021	J Rumball

Griffin Cup

Year	Winners	Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1946	N W CC	1947	North Watford	1948	H of D Croxley
1949	North Watford	1950	Watford	1951	North Watford
1952	North Watford	1953	Hemel Hempstead	1954	Abbots Langley
1955	Radlett / Watford	1956	Garston	1957	Hemel Hempstead
1958	Borehamwood	1959	Garston	1960	Watford
1961	Hemel Hempstead	1962	North Watford	1963	Garston
1964	Sun Sports	1965	H of D Croxley	1966	Odhams
1967	Garston	1968	Garston	1969	Owls
1970	Abbots Langley	1971	Watford	1972	Sun Sports
1973	Watford	1974	Rolls Royce	1975	Owls
1976	DRG Shendish	1977	Coopers	1978	Tring
1979	Mill End	1980	Mill End	1981	Watford
1982	Herts	1983	Potten End	1984	DRG Shendish
1985	Laings Sports	1986	Croxley	1987	Garston
1988	Garston	1989	Herts	1990	Owls
1991	Met Police	1992	Owls	1993	Bovingdon
1994	Watford	1995	Watford	1996	Watford
1997	Owls	1998	North Watford	1999	Herts
2000	North Watford	2001	Met Police	2002	Herts
2003	Hemel Hempstead	2004	Mill End	2005	Croxley Guild
2006	Herts	2007	Bushey	2008	Potten End
2009	Owls	2010	Mill End	2011	Potten End
2012	Owls	2013	Potten End	2014	Owls
2015	Garston	2016	Kitcheners	2017	Potten End
2018	Garston	2019	Berkhamsted	2020	Not Played
2021	Garston

Ray Cup

Year	Winners	Year	Winners	Year	Winners
1945	North Watford	1946	North Watford	1947	H of D Croxley
1948	Watford	1949	Watford	1950	Watford
1951	H of D Croxley	1952	Garston	1953	H of D Croxley
1954	Garston	1955	Garston	1956	Watford
1957	H Hempstead	1958	Garston	1959	H Hempstead
1960	H of D Croxley	1961	Garston	1962	DeHavillands
1963	H of D Croxley	1964	Bristol Sidley	1965	North Watford
1966	Coopers Rec	1967	Garston	1968	Owls
1969	Coopers Rec	1970	Coopers Rec	1971	Garston
1972	Watford	1973	North Watford	1974	Watford
1975	Watford	1976	Owls	1977	Watford
1978	Watford	1979	Owls	1980	Watford
1981	Herts	1982	Owls	1983	Herts
1984	North Watford	1985	North Watford	1986	Watford
1987	Herts	1988	Mill End	1989	Tring
1990	Owls	1991	Garston	1992	Rolls Royce
1993	North Watford	1994	Herts	1995	Owls
1996	Owls	1997	North Watford	1998	Herts
1999	Garston	2000	Tring	2001	Watford
2002	Tring	2003	Tring	2004	North Watford
2005	Herts	2006	Owls	2007	Tring
2008	Owls	2009	Potten End	2010	Potten End
2011	Berkhamsted	2012	Croxley Guild	2013	Potten End
2014	Potten End	2015	Tring	2016	Abbots Langley
2017	Hemel Hempstead	2018	Garston	2019	Garston
2020	Not Played	2021	Herts

Association League

Year	Winner	Year	Winner	Year	Winner
1946	North Watford	1947	North Watford	1948	H of D Croxley
1949	Coopers	1950	Coopers	1951	H of D Croxley
1952	Garston	1953	Kings Langley	1954	Radlett
1955	Bushey	1956	Colne Valley	1957	N W C C
1958	Bushey	1959	DeHavillands	1960	DeHavillands
1961	DeHavillands	1962	DeHavillands	1963	Bristol Society
1964	Garston	1965	North Watford	1966	North Watford
1967	Garston	1968	North Watford	1969	North Watford
1970	North Watford	1971	North Watford	1972	North Watford
1973	North Watford	1974	North Watford	1975	North Watford
1976	Mill End	1977	Abbots Langley	1978	Abbots Langley
1979	Mill End	1980	Colne Valley	1981	Mill End
1982	Rolls Royce	1983	Mill End	1984	Mill End
1985	Mill End	1986	Mill End	1987	North Watford
1988	North Watford	1989	Rolls Royce	1990	North Watford
1991	North Watford	1992	Rolls Royce	1993	North Watford
1994	Mill End	1995	North Watford	1996	North Watford
1997	Garston	1998	Garston	1999	North Watford
2000	North Watford	2001	Croxley Guild	2002	North Watford
2003	Watford	2004	Mill End	2005	Croxley Guild
2006	Mill End	2007	Mill End	2008	Mill End
2009	Mill End	2010	Mill End	2011	Mill End
2012	Bushey	2013	Garston	2014	Mill End
2015	Mill End	2016	Bushey	2017	Mill End
2018	Mill End	2019	Bushey	2020	Not Played
2021	Bushey

Evening League

Year	Winner	Year	Winner	Year	Winner
1968	Garston	1969	H of D Croxley	1970	H of D Croxley
1971	North Watford	1972	Rolls Royce	1973	H of D Croxley
1974	Watford	1975	Watford	1976	Owls
1977	Garston	1978	Mill End	1979	Watford
1980	Mill End	1981	Watford	1982	Watford
1983	Watford	1984	Wellcome	1985	Wellcome
1986	Wellcome	1987	DRG Shendish	1988	Watford
1989	Borehamwood	1990	Colne Way	1991	Mill End
1992	Colne Way	1993	Bushey	1994	Garston
1995	Owls	1996	Herts	1997	Garston
1998	Garston	1999	Borehamwood	2000	Borehamwood
2001	Borehamwood	2002	Kitcheners	2003	Mill End
2004	Borehamwood	2005	Kitcheners	2006	Mill End
2007	Potten End	2008	Oxhey	2009	Met Police
2010	Potten End	2011	Kitcheners	2012	Mill End
2013	Bovingdon	2014	Kitcheners	2015	Kitcheners
2016	Kitcheners	2017	Met Police	2018	Kitcheners
2019	Harperbury	2020	Not Played	2021	Mill End

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