Cup Rules ONLY You can ONLY play for ONE team per cup.   If you play for a team above your registered team, you are ONLY eligible to play for THAT team.  So, if you subsequently play for another team (including your registered team) IN THE SAME COMPETITION, any points you win will NOT count.

Divisional Cups (Creasey Cup & Clifford Troll Trophy & MSD Trophy) Divisional Cup matches are played in the 1st half of the season with the finals w/c Mon 15 Jan 2024 .   Any queries, contact the match secretary. This year:       The Creasey Cup is a 'Round Robin' cup for Premier Div teams.       view the Pools       The Clifford Troll Trophy is a 'Round Robin' cup for Division One teams.       view the Pools       The MSD Trophy is a 'Round Robin' cup for Division Two teams.       view the Pools Matches played on a 'Round Robin' basis have each cup's teams divided into pools. The team in each pool with the highest number contest the final in December. The number is the sets won, so if you win 5-4 you get 5 points & your opponents get 4. If points are level after the end of matches, head to head results will count.     Each game is the best of five sets.     Each set is the best of 11 points; winning must be by 2 clear points.     A total of nine wins is available from each match (6 singles, 3 doubles).     Use this link to download/print scoresheets. Divisional Cup Update Congratulations to the Water Lane Club who completed a clean sweep in the Divisional Cup Finals. David Aitken, Alex Rodriguez & Taylor Burton of Water Lane Phoenix B overcame a spirited Pramastars B 6-3 to retain the MSD Trophy (Division 2). John Manley, Shaun Gardner & Arrow Lam (Water Lane A) thrashed Kidston A 8-1 to retain the Creasey Cup (Premier Division). Simon Mok, Gary Thurston & Isaac Shulton (Water Lane Phoenix A) completed the treble after defeating HRC C 7-2 to win the Clifford Troll cup (Division 1). Calendar for Divisional Cups w/c Mon September 25, 2023 Premier Div - Pool A   HRC A     5 v HRC B     4 Premier Div - Pool A   Grundy Park B     1 v Water Lane A     8 Premier Div - Pool B   Cheshunt A     3 v Grundy Park A     6 Premier Div - Pool B   Kidston A     7 v Cheshunt B     2 Div One - Pool A   St. Andrews A     5 v HRC D     4 Div One - Pool A   Water Lane Phoenix A     5 v Cheshunt C     4 Div One - Pool B   Grundy Park C v Kidston B   Div One - Pool B   HRC C     7 v PramaStars A     2 Div Two - Pool A   Cheshunt D     5 v Lytton     4 Div Two - Pool A   Stanstead Abbotts     2 v PramaStars B     7 Div Two - Pool B   Water Lane Phoenix B     8 v St. Andrews B     1 Div Two - Pool B   Aston     9 v Furneux Pelham     0 w/c Mon October 23, 2023 Premier Div - Pool A   HRC B     4 v Grundy Park B     5 Premier Div - Pool A   Water Lane A     5 v HRC A     4 Premier Div - Pool B   Grundy Park A     2 v Kidston A     7 Premier Div - Pool B   Cheshunt B     0 v Cheshunt A     9 Div One - Pool A   HRC D     3 v Cheshunt C     6 Div One - Pool A   St. Andrews A     4 v Water Lane Phoenix A     5 Div One - Pool B   Kidston B v HRC C   Div One - Pool B   PramaStars A     7 v Grundy Park C     2 Div Two - Pool A   PramaStars B     5 v Cheshunt D     4 Div Two - Pool A   Lytton     3 v Stanstead Abbotts     6 Div Two - Pool B   Aston     4 v Water Lane Phoenix B     5 Div Two - Pool B   Furneux Pelham     3 v St. Andrews B     6 w/c Mon November 13, 2023 Premier Div - Pool A   HRC A     9 v Grundy Park B     0 Premier Div - Pool A   HRC B     1 v Water Lane A     8 Premier Div - Pool B   Grundy Park A     3 v Cheshunt B     6 Premier Div - Pool B   Kidston A     6 v Cheshunt A     3 Div One - Pool A   Cheshunt C     7 v St. Andrews A     2 Div One - Pool A   Water Lane Phoenix A     9 v HRC D     0 Div One - Pool B   Grundy Park C     2 v HRC C     7 Div One - Pool B   PramaStars A v Kidston B   Div Two - Pool A   Stanstead Abbotts     2 v Cheshunt D     7 Div Two - Pool A   PramaStars B     8 v Lytton     1 Div Two - Pool B   St. Andrews B     2 v Aston     7 Div Two - Pool B   Water Lane Phoenix B     9 v Furneux Pelham     0 Finals Night(s) - w/c Mon December 11, 2023 MSD Trophy   Water Lane Phoenix B     6 v PramaStars B     3 Finals Night(s) - w/c Mon January 15, 2024 Creasey Cup   Water Lane A     8 v Kidston A     1 Clifford Troll Trophy   Water Lane Phoenix A     7 v HRC C     2   Divisional Cups Finals - w/c Mon 15 Jan 2024 Creasey Cup   -   Fri 19 Jan   Venue: Herts & Essex Sports Centre, Stortford CM23 5LH Clifford Troll Trophy   -   Fri 19 Jan   Venue: Herts & Essex Sports Centre, Stortford CM23 5LH MSD Trophy   -   Wed 13 Dec   Venue: Bushby Hall, Wormley EN10 6HX   Show Cup History

Handicap Cup (Hertford Builders Trophy) Handicap cup matches are played in the second half of the season with the finals w/c Mon 15 Apr 2024 at Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall, SG12 8EZ.   Participants must have played at least TWO league matches to be eligible.   The Handicap Cup will be played on a Knock Out basis.   Each individual match is played to the best of 3 sets.   The winner of a game is the first to 21 points (i.e. NOT by 2 clear points).   See the Scoresheet and relevant Newsletter for notes on How to Score etc. Handicap Cup Update Mike Shakespeare won 21-20, 20-21,21-20 to give Second Division Aston a 4-2 lead at HRC B, but the Premier Division team won the next three to go through 5-4.  Cheshunt D continued their good league form, defeating Pramastars A from the division above 6-3 before going out to Grundy Park A.  Grundy Park B won the deciding doubles to squeeze past Cheshunt A.  They then defeated both their A and C teams to reach the final where they will be hoping to deny Water Lane A a cup double in the final on Friday 19 April at Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall. Calendar for Handicap Cup W/C 15 Jan 2024 Preliminary Round   Furneux Pelham     4 v Cheshunt B     5 Preliminary Round   HRC B     5 v Aston     4 Preliminary Round   Cheshunt A     4 v Grundy Park B     5 Preliminary Round   Cheshunt D     7 v Lytton     2 Preliminary Round   HRC A     0 v St. Andrews A     9   Preliminary Round   Kidston B     1 v Grundy Park A     8 Preliminary Round   Stanstead Abbotts     1 v PramaStars B     8 W/C 5 Feb 2024 Round 1   Water Lane Phoenix B     1 v HRC B     8 Round 1   Water Lane A     7 v PramaStars B     2 Round 1   HRC D     1 v Cheshunt B     8 Round 1   Cheshunt C     2 v Water Lane Phoenix A     7 Round 1   Kidston A     0 v St. Andrews A     9   Round 1   Grundy Park C     3 v Grundy Park B     6 Round 1   HRC C     0 v Grundy Park A     9 Round 1   Cheshunt D     6 v PramaStars A     3 W/C 26 Feb 2024 Quarter Final   HRC B     4 v Water Lane A     5 Quarter Final   Cheshunt B     4 v Water Lane Phoenix A     5 Quarter Final   St. Andrews A     0 v Grundy Park B     9 Quarter Final   Grundy Park A     8 v Cheshunt D     1 W/C 11 Mar 2024 Semi-Finals   Water Lane A     9 v Water Lane Phoenix A     0 Semi-Finals   Grundy Park B     6 v Grundy Park A     3 Finals Night at Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall, SG12 8EZ on Fri 19 Apr 2024 Water Lane A v Grundy Park B

Handicaps for the 2023-2024 season are available HERE. You can download and print a new scoresheet using the appropriate link above but if you use an old scoresheet, please ensure the name and address at the bottom of the form is the current results secretary: Colin Bullworthy 13 King Edward Road, WARE SG12 7EJ

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