Mrs Hudson beats Holmes

Sherlock Holmes,  Doctor Watson and Mrs Hudson were all having a friendly game of cards in the study off 221b Baker Street.The stakes were npthing more than matches, but nevertheless,  it turned out to be Mrs. Hudson's night. She finished the evening with twice as manyatches as Holmes, while holmes ended up with three times as many as Watson. If the total number of matches are ninety - how many matches did they each won? 
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