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Coronavirus – Interim Rules for Fed Croquet League

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The new croquet season is now just over a month away and the news about Covid-19 evolves daily.  I am confident that clubs are considering the impact of the virus on their own activities and will undoubtedly be guided by Government advice however I would like to take this opportunity to reassure you that we are continually monitoring the situation and its impact on the Federation league programme. As an interim measure we have agreed to introduce a supplementary rule covering matches that are either cancelled or abandoned due to Covid-19.

·       In the event of a club being unable to fulfil a fixture due to Covid-19 issues arising from confirmed infection of a member of the club or self-isolation of a member of the team then this will constitute an ‘agreed emergency’ under league rule 2(b).

·       In the event that a new date for the match cannot be agreed within the required 3 weeks period after the scheduled date then the match will be declared a draw with one point awarded to each side.

·       If a match, for which the original cause of its postponement was Covid-19 related, remains unplayed by the end of the season then the match will be declared a draw with one point awarded to each side.

·       If during the course of a match it has to be abandoned due to a Covid-19 related issue then the match will be declared a draw unless the teams can, within a three week period, agree a revised date to play the match. If an individual game within a match is abandoned or cannot take place due to a Covid-19 related issue then that game will be declared a draw and the result of the match determined accordingly.

Dave Williamson Wins Fed Millenium Handicap

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NWFCC Millennium handicap AC tournament, 13th/14thJuly 2019

2019 Federation Millenium Handicap contestants

The Federation Millennium handicap AC tournament was held over the weekend of the 13th/14thJuly hosted by Pendle & Craven Croquet Club. With 8 contestants from Bowdon, Bury, Crake Valley, Fylde, Pendle and Westmorland and with handicaps ranging from 3½to 22 taking part, the event comprised 5 rounds of 18 point handicap AC played to a time limit of 2½hrs per game. The lawns were in excellent condition, running both true and consistently, and the weather forecast was for good, dry days so all looked on course for an enjoyable weekend of croquet.

Robert Essler (Pendle) presents the winning trophy to Dave Williamson (Crake).

Initial pairings were based on matched handicaps as far as possible with subsequent rounds determined using the Swiss format. This brought some interesting encounters with the overall ranking changing with each iteration. As late as round 4 there were still three of the competitors in contention for the title but by the final round this had reduced to two with the final result hung on the last game to finish. At the end of the tournament three of the players were tied on 3 wins out of 5 and the end placings were determined by net hoops however the overall winner, being the only player with 4 wins out of 5 was Dave Williamson from Crake Valley (who earned a handicap reduction from 22 to 16). Second place went to Paul Dowdall of Pendle and third place to Tony Phillips of Bury.

Robert Essler (Pendle) presents the Runners Up trophy to Paul Dowdall (Pendle)

Thanks to Pendle CC for hosting the event and for providing their customary excellent hospitality and to Robert Essler of Pendle who presented the trophies .

Pendle Withdraw from 2018 Short AC League

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Regrettably Pendle and Craven have been forced to withdraw their team from the 2018 short-lawn league due to anticipated difficulties in raising sufficient players to meet their league commitments. Accordingly all their short-lawn fixtures for this season will be declared void which will result in no points being awarded to either side for any of their scheduled short-lawn matches.

Reaching such a decision like this is never easy and the team captain and officers of Pendle and Croquet club must be commended for the decisive and timely way in which they have faced up to their present difficulty for which we must thank them.

For the avoidance of doubt this decision does not affect any of Pendle and Craven’s commitments in any of the other Federation leagues and these matches will continue as scheduled.

Ivan Wheatley, League Manager.

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