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Liz Wilson Storms the Cumbria Cup

18 June 2018 by Peter Wilson

Liz Wilson Wins Crake Advanced AC Tournament 16/17 June
 
David Williamson presents Liz with the Cumbria Cup.

The tournament started in driving rain but Liz Wilson put together a controlled 9-12-5 to start with a win. Liz Wilson stormed through five unbeaten games, brushing aside all opposition and water by the hoops, yes folks, it did rain a little, but the lawns were extremely well prepared and fine to play on, they held up well.  A  lawn was briefly lost to puddling while the heavy rain continued. The drainage was coping on the others.  More fine Croquet from Liz, hardly a hoop missed all day.

On a dry Sunday morning the beautiful lawns revealed their true colours by playing smooth and fast. Liz’s game became a three ball, became a two ball and the game was won +1. She concluded with a 8-12-6 in the afternoon.

There was trouble at mill for one player, forcing withdrawal, leading to an incomplete block. But with 5/5 Liz was unanimously declared the winner by the manager, Dave Nicholson and all those present.

 

 

 

2018, Crake Valley, News

England Win Croquet International at Bowdon

16 June 2018 by CA Website

AC Home Internationals Hosted by Bowdon 9/10 June (Report by Sam Murray)

 

England won the Home Internationals at Bowdon, in fine Cheshire weather.

Some of the lower matches took a long time to resolve, with the dry weather exposing Bowdon’s bumpy lawns. Only England completed their three tests, winning all of them.

Scotland’s no.1, Jonathan Kirby, on a rare appearance, was the player of the tournament, not dropping a game.

Final Results Table

Position Team England Scotland Wales Ireland   Tests Won Matches Won Games Won
1 England  – 3 3 5   3 11 24
2 Scotland 2 –  2+ 2*   1+ 6 16
3 Wales 1 2+  – 3   1+ 6 15
4 Ireland 0 1* 2 –   0 3 9

+   The regulations declare the incomplete Scotland v Wales match as a 2-2 draw.

*   The regulations award the incomplete Scotland v Ireland match 2-1 to Scotland

The full results can be seen at:  croquetscores.com/2018/ac/home-internationals/  

England Captain David Maugham with the Home Internationals Trophy

 

2018, Bowdon, Croquet Association, News

Croquet Claret Jug Goes to Lee Hartley

12 June 2018 by Peter Wilson

Pendle Croquet June Advanced AC Event, 9/10th June

Lee Hartley (Fylde Croquet Club) Won the David Openshaw Claret Jug.

Manager Peter Wilson presents Winner Lee Hartley with the David Openshaw Claret Jug

We were lucky to have thirteen entries this year. Apart from the opening of play each day, thirteen allowed for very little sitting out. Sunshine, no breeze, tight hoops. Good to see many returning players who have had time out with injury including Dave Nick and Lee Hartley who both added to their TP tallies.  The only problem was how to award three equally weighted trophies at the end of the tournament given the usual demands of flexibility and voracious game appetites – Paul Hands to the rescue (CROQUET, January 1990, Issue No. 207, pp 26-27).

So it ran as a KO plus a combined F4 & F5 with the modification that every game was equally weighted. We had the luxury of no time limits which was well received by everyone. Several two and three ball endings were played out which may have otherwise been time affected.

With the favourable conditions everyone took all the croquet games they could get, being ‘ready to play’ straight away. At least that is until after lunch on Sunday. At that point some players quite correctly took advantage of the ‘resting’ slot to see how things might unfold (or had they simply seen the weather forecast?).

Prayer time at Pendle

However the Jeremy Dyer Trophy Winner Chris Martin (Meadows Croquet Club) took a brave gamble and opted to be ready to play although his next opponent would be a minus player. Winning that game in fine style secured the trophy. Well played. With only a few final games in play, a sudden and heavy thunder storm brought many of the non critical games to an abandoned end.

Manager Peter Wilson presents Chris Martin with the Jeremy Dyer Trophy

The Chris Clarke Trophy went to Paul Rigge (Pendle & Craven Croquet Club) this was intended and fulfilled for the best handicap 1 or below performance but fittingly could also double as the KO runner up.

Manager Peter Wilson presents runner up Paul Rigge with the Chris Clarke Trophy
Manager Peter Wilson presents runner up Paul Rigge with the Chris Clarke Trophy

Photo narrative: Having been diligently returned from the Uruguayan Embassy Croquet Department The manager Peter Wilson presented the beautiful David Openshaw Claret Jug to Lee Hartley from Fylde Croquet.

Photos: Liz Wilson.

 

2018, News, Pendle

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