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Llanfairfechan Croquet Club Celebrate 25 Years
Congratulations to Llanfairfechan Croquet Club.
Last Sunday, members of Llanfairfechan Croquet Club partied the afternoon away in celebration of the the clubs 25th Anniversary. Georgina Llewellyn was given the honour of cutting the unique anniversary cake which was enjoyed by everyone.
Graham Good won the Wrest Park GC B-Level TournamentThis is proving to be a popular tournament and was oversubscribed within days, aided no doubt by the club’s inclusion in the CA’s online entry system. The 16 players were divided into four blocks and after playing each other within the block the winners and runners-up from each block played a further round to leave two rounds of a knock-out to establish the winner.
Unfortunately manager Richard Keighley’s knee played up to such an extent that he was forced to leave the field during the afternoon, and it was by great good fortune that his wife Jean, who had volunteered to do the catering, happened to be there. We hope he recovers in time to enjoy his holiday.
The winner was Graham Good, who earned a handicap reduction from 3 to 2.
1st Graham Good; 2nd Roger Goldring; 3rd Louise Taylor; 4th David Thirtle-Watts.
Mary Rose – Pendle and Craven vs Pinchbeck
This “regional” match was played at the halfway club of York. Pendle won the toss but thought that a first round trip of over 3 ½ hours was a little unfair to the opposition and so agreed to the neutral venue. The teams were:
Pendle ands Craven – Roger Schofield (1), Peter Wilson (2), Robert Essler (2) and Liz Wilson (2 ½)
Pinchbeck – Terry Sparks (1½), John Filsak (ex-Pendle Mary Rose Captain!)(2), Mike Bowser (3) and Bob Thompson (3 ½) giving a slight edge to Pendle.
The morning doubles was going all Pendle’s way until a couple of good breaks from Pinchbeck snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by 3 points. The singles games were both pretty one sided with Robert beating Mike +11 and Bob beating Liz +11. In the afternoon Robert Essler again pulled out a splendid game and beat Bob Thompson +25. Peter Wilson and John Filsak had a very close game with Peter heading for a win until a missed return roquet gave the innings to John who won +4. Liz’s game against Mike was going Mike’s way with Liz only managing 3 and 3 back when Mike was on the peg. A few good hit-ins saw Liz pull back to Peg and four back. 2 ball scoops by Liz and quite number of nervy misses saw Liz eventually come out the winner +1.
Now all level at 3 – 3 all eyes turned to the end game between Roger and Terry. Roger was on rover and peg with Terry on 4 back and peg. Terry blobbed 4 back – Roger had the innings but missed a rush. Terry steadily made the last three hoops for a 3 win and the match. The lawns and facilities at York were excellent and the members very welcoming. All games were played in good spirit and I defy anyone to find two nicer teams.
Good luck to Pinchbeck – we are now gunning for you.
Liz Wilson (Pendle Captain)