The Potters Bar Crib League organise a number of competitions throughout the season. The main competition are the two Leagues where each team plays each other at home or away. Two points are awarded for a win plus the number of "legs" won in each game.

Each of these trophies is always highly contested by keen players in the Potters Bar area. During the tournament season, even those who would otherwise be keen party poker or blackjack player tend to turn their focus towards playing Crib, in order to be in with a chance of winning a cup. Each competition has a different format, allowing for a good range of games across the season. Take a look below to see details of each competition

Click here to see details of who our trophies are named after.

Mike Russle Cup

A knock-out cup, the Mike Russle Cup is played by all teams. Winners from the first round go through to a second round, then semi-final and final.

Jim Elleston Trophy

The 1st Round losers in the Mike Russle Cup play in another trophy, called the Jim Elleston Trophy. This is again a straight knock-out cup with the final played on the same night as the MR Cup

Shields

In addition, there are two separate Shield competitions. Winners of these go forward to a semi-final and final. These consist of standard games as above in a mini-league format.

Singles and Pairs

During the year there are also two other tournaments - one for pairs and one for singles. In each of 8 separate venues, 8 players (or pairs) play in a simple knock-out competition on the night. The 8 winners from each venue then play in a finals night, again on a knock out basis to determine the overall winner.

The results are available for all competitions by clicking the appropriate links on the left.