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Once, Twice, Three times a Winner – Riggey

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Crake “Rock Clock” AC Tournament 17/18th Aug

Jim Allcock presents Paul Rigge with the Cavendish Clock

Riggey travelled up the the Lake District to play in the Crake Valley Croquet Club’s August Advanced Tournament.

The work continues at Crake to bring the Lawns back into full use with the re-serviced drains now starting to have an effect, after Friday’s downpour I expected the event to be cancelled or at least notified of a late start, but not a bit of it. the ‘top’ courts were both dry and playable – great job CCC.

This Tournament was also notable, since it’s the last event the ‘Leaning Pavilion of Greenodd’ will be used. Over winter it’s due to be demolished & replaced with a ‘proper’ brick building fitted with both running water *and* electricity! For a club formed in 1897, will the new ‘hut’ last as long or have as much personality? Enter the event next year and find out!

Paul now is the only player to hold the Lake District Slate Cavendish Clock three times.

Riggy Has Done It Again

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White Rose Open 10/11 August 2019

Callum Johnson (right with full bottle) congratulates Paul Rigge (left with empty glass)

Ever get that feeling of deja vu? Paul Rigge experienced it over the weekend 10/11 August at York Croquet Club.

He travelled over the Pennines to contest the Second holding of the White Rose Open in the rain, again.

Other entries attending came from Nottingham, Anglia, Luxemburg, London & Yorkshire, again.

The atmosphere and welcome was warm & friendly, again.

The Manager (Peter Thompson) ran it as a flexible Egyptian, again.

Weather conditions (bit of rain now & then) and Tournament dinner, at same place as last year… you get my point by now. 

Even the same two players made it though the Semi-Finals KO to contest the Final, which by now you won’t be surprised to learn also ended with a 3ball ending just like last year. The title was again taken by Paul from a much improved Callum Johnson.. weird!  

More Croquet Club Coaches on the Way

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The Federation’s second Coach the Coach (CTC) Coaching day was again hosted at Whitehead Park by Bury CC on 13th May. The first course on 13th April was massively oversubscribed.

Don Williamson and Paul Rigge again led the course for Learner Club Coaches from Fylde, Chester, Bowdon & Southport this time, again in bright warm sunshine on superb courts – the joke of the day being, “maybe we should only play croquet on the 13th of each month, since we’ve got great weather for both of these courses”.

Now the examining coaches await the work by the delegates back at their own clubs…  

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