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Fran Wall wins GC (3+) ‘B’ Level Series Tournament

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Fran Wall (Broadwas) won the GC ‘B’ Level Tournament at Bury beating Richard Leach (Bury) in the Final (10-4)

12 players from 9 clubs travelled to Whitehead Park, on a beautiful warm sunny day. It was pleasing to welcome some competitors that we had not previously seen at Bury.

Play consisted of two blocks and there was some exciting play in both, with many close fought matches. In Block A, Sandra Cornes (Crake Valley), and Richard Leach (Bury), both won 4 of their 5 matches securing their places in the Semi-final.

In Block B, Robert Strover (Bishop Monkton), won 4 of his 5 matches, closely followed by Fran Wall (Broadwas) and Richard Hulme (Sheffield), who both won 3 matches each; however, it was Fran who made it through to the Semi-finals with Robert.

After an exciting close match against Sandra Cornes, Fran Wall won (7-6) and was matched against Richard Leach in the Final. Richard had beaten Robert Strover (7-2). Sandra then went on to beat Robert (7-2) to take 3rd place.

The Final was a 19-point match and after some good play by both men Fran proved to be the stronger player and took the cup (10-4)

Full results can be seen on https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc

Chairman Roy Spencer presented the trophies and thanked everyone for coming and the following for making the day a great success, which was enjoyed by all.

  • Referee – David Cornes, who was kept busy throughout the day.
  • Tournament Manager – David Barrett
  • Admin and Croquet Scores – Simon Attwell and Sue Worth
  • Refreshments – Barbara Duncan and Vi Richards with help from Malcolm
  • The Grounds Team who prepared the lawn to a high standard and set up the lawns.

Winner Fran wall (Broadwas)

Crake Valley Croquet Club

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Crake Valley Croquet Club is committed to supporting the community and is proud to announce that it’s designated charity for the year 2024 is the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), South Cumbria branch.

Graham Jowett, Chairman of Crake Valley Croquet Club, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “We are thrilled to embark on this journey with NSPCC (South Cumbria) as our charity of choice for 2024. As a club rooted in our community, we recognise the importance of supporting organisations like the NSPCC that strive to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families.”

Loretta Blackburn, Chair of the South Cumbria Fundraisers committee, said “NSPCC works tirelessly to protect children from abuse, provide support to those affected, and advocate for policies that safeguard children’s rights. Through fundraising efforts, Crake Valley Croquet Club aims to contribute to NSPCC’s vital mission and create lasting positive impact within the local community.

Jon Carrington wins GC (0+) ‘A’ Level Series

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Jon Carrington (Broadwas) won the GC ‘A’ Level Tournament at Bury beating Tony McCann (Backworth) in a tight match that played out at (7-5, 5-7, 7-5)

12 players were welcomed to Whitehead Park, Bury on a dull, rainy day which improved to be just dull but thankfully dry.  The weather however, did nothing to dampen the spirits of the players, buoyed up by the now customary Bury bacon butties!

Day 1 started with play in the two blocks. In Block A, John Carrington (Broadwas) made excellent progress, winning all his 6 games. Tony McCann (Backworth) and Richard Leach (Bury) each had 3 wins and Martyn Seal (Llanfairfechan) had 2 wins thus making up four of the  Quarter Final places.

In Block B, Tom Grievson (Chester) and Glynis Davies (Northampton) both with 4 wins, Michael Bilton (Gainsborough), with 3 wins  and Sandra Cornes (Crake V) with 2 wins completed the rest of the line up for Quarter Final.

The Quarter Finals were 19-point games, of which, Jon Carrington v Sandra Cornes and Richard Leach v Glynis Davies were very close 10-9 and 10-8 respectively. Tony McCann beat Michael Bilton 10-3 and Martyn Seal beat Tom Grievson 10-6.

The weather on Sunday was perfect – blue skies, sunshine and very warm and another day of excellent play ensued.

The Semi Final games were played Best of Three, but Jon and Tony needed only two games each to secure their places in the Final.  Jon beat Richard 7-5, 7-4 and Tony beat Martyn 7-1, 7- 4.

Sandra Cornes, Glynis Davies, Michael Bilton and Tom Grievson contested the Shield, where Sandra took 2 games from Glynis to win but Michael had to play a deciding game to defeat Tom. Michael Bilton progressed to win the Shield beating Sandra 7-3, 7-3.

David Cornes (Crake V), Graham Jowett (Crake V), Andrew Carpenter (Durham) and Bernard Lord (Bury) contested the Plate and David Cornes won all his games to take it.

The Final pitched the two best players of the weekend together and it proved to be a close, exciting match, thoroughly enjoyed by all those watching. Jon emerged victorious, beating Tony 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to take the Cup.

Full results can be seen on https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc

Club Chairman Roy Spencer presented the winners with their trophies and thanked the players and their supporters for coming and the following for making the weekend such a success:

–  Referee for both days – John Crossland

– Tournament Manager – David Barrett

– Admin and Croquet Scores -Simon Attwell and Sue Worth

– Refreshments – Gail Burnett and Barbara Duncan (both days) and help from Vi, Elaine, Helen A and Barbara E

– The Grounds Team, who did an excellent job preparing the lawns to a very good standard, after so much rain over the past few weeks and for setting up the lawns.

Report by Sue Worth

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