2018 — Page 15 — Croquet in the North West

Cas Sinclair Wins Reed Cup and AC Bronze Medal

8 May 2018 by Bowdon Web Site

Bowdon May AC Handicap 5-7 May 2018

The early May Bank Holiday saw the first of the Bowdon six Croquet Association tournaments to be held at the club this year. Fourteen competitors entered the Bowdon May Handicap tournament (including 10 Bowdon club members).

Croquet play started promptly at 9.30am each day and 5 minutes of practice time was allowed beforehand on the lawn allocated for a player’s match. The event was managed by Lorna Frost.

The semi finals were contested by the top 4 players, provided that they had played at least 5 Egyptian matches.

In the Semi Finals, Jerry Guest beat Barry McKenzie +12 and Cas Sinclair beat Carol Steinberg. In the Final, Cas Sinclair beat Jerry Guest +26 to win the Reed Cup. Cas also obtained her CA Bronze Award.

Club President Colin Irwin presented trophies to Cas Sinclair (Reed Cup), Jerry Guest (Runner Up) and Carol Steinberg (Egyptian).

More details, photos and results on the Bowdon CC website – here

(Pictures courtesy of John Lucas)

2018 Summary of NWFCC Croquet Leagues

2018 B Level Adv League Summary

	Bow	Bury	Chester	PC	So
Bowdon	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	4-1	1-4
Bury	1-4	xxxxx	3-2	xxxxx	xxxxx
Chester	2-3 (1bp Ch)	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	5-0
Pendle & Craven	1-4	xxxxx	3-2	xxxxx	xxxxx
Southport	xxxxx	4-1	xxxxx	2-3	xxxxx

2018 Handicap League Summary

	BFir	BSM	BCae	BPee	Ches	Crak	Fyld	Pend	Sout
Bowdon Firs	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	3-4	xxxxx	2-5	6-1	xxxxx	5-2
Bowdon St Marys	4-3	xxxxx	4-0 (w/o)	xxxxx	3-4	xxxxx	xxxxx	2-5	xxxxx
Bury Caesars	1-6	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	1-6	2-5	xxxxx	2-5
Bury Peelers	xxxxx	3-4	4-0 (w/o)	xxxxx	4-3	xxxxx	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx
Chester	6-1	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	5-2	4-3
Crake Valley	xxxxx	4-3	xxxxx	3-4	5-2	xxxxx	xxxxx	1-6	xxxxx
Fylde	xxxxx	3-4	xxxxx	4-3	3-4	5-2	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx
Pendle & Craven	4-3	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	2-5	xxxxx	Void
Southport	xxxxx	3-4	xxxxx	3-4	xxxxx	3-4	5-2	xxxxx	xxxxx

2018 Mwk Hcp League Summary

	BEarls	BGriff	Bury	Ches	Pend	South	West
Bowdon Earls	xxxxx	4-3	xxxxx	xxxxx	5-2	3-4	xxxxx
Bowdon Griffins	xxxxx	xxxxx	3-4	6-1	xxxxx	xxxxx	3-4
Bury	2-5	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	4-3	xxxxx	2-5
Chester	6-1	xxxxx	4-3	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	4-3
Pendle & Craven	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx	5-2	xxxxx
Southport	xxxxx	5-2	7-0	3-4	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx
Westmorland	3-4	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	2-5	2-5	xxxxx

2018 Short League Summary

	BowBears	BowCubs	Bury	Che	Fyl	PC	Sou	West
Bowdon Bears	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	14-2	9-7	Void	xxxxx	xxxxx
Bowdon Cubs	8-8	xxxxx	5-11	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	9-0 w/o	7-9
Bury	11-5	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	Void	9-0 w/o	7-9
Chester	xxxxx	7-9	8-8	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	6-2 Ab	xxxxx
Fylde	xxxxx	7-9	4-12	4-12	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx
Pendle & Craven	xxxxx	Void	xxxxx	Void	Void	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx
Southport	0-9 w/o	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	11-5	Void	xxxxx	2-7
Westmorland	9-7	xxxxx	xxxxx	7-9	11-5	Void	xxxxx	xxxxx

2018 Golf Croquet League Summary

	Bow	BNo	BSo	Che	CV	Cul	Fyl	Llan	Sou	Wes
Bowdon	xxx	xxx	7-9 (2d)	xxx	4-14	xxx	12-5(1d)	xxx	8-10	8-10
Bury North	10-8	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	3-15	10-8	8-10	xxx	xxx
Bury South	xxx	8-2(Aban)	xxx	13-3(2d)	5-12 (1d)	xxx	xxx	xxx	9-9	7-11
Chester	7-11	15-3	xxx	xxx	xxx	9-9	xxx	xxx	5-13	xxx
Crake Valley	xxx	10-8	xxx	11-7	xxx	xxx	9-8(1d)	10-7(1d)	7-10(1d)	xxx
Culcheth	8-10	xxx	11-7	xxx	9-9	xxx	10-8	xxx	8-10	xxx
Fylde	xxx	xxx	9-9	11-7	xxx	xxx	xxx	10-8	xxx	8-9(1d)
Llanfairfechan	8-10	xxx	5-13	12-5 (1d)	xxx	12-6	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx
Southport	xxx	10-6(2d)	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	10-8	12-6	xxx	5-13
Westmorland	xxx	13-3(2d)	xxx	12-6	10-8	13-5	xxx	8-8(2d)	xxx	xxx

2018 Level Play Golf Summary

	Bowdon	Bury	Chariots	Cent'ons	Culcheth	Pendle	Southport
Bowdon	xxxxx	14-4	5-13	xxxxx	xxxxx	10-8	xxxxx
Bury	xxxxx	xxxxx	16-2	xxxxx	xxxxx	9-9	8-10
Chester Chariots	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	6-12	xxxxx	6-12	7-11
Chester Centurions	13-5	12-6	xxxxx	xxxxx	15-3	xxxxx	xxxxx
Culcheth	6-12	0-10 w/o	13-5	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx
Pendle	xxxxx	xxxxx	xxxxx	11-6	16-2	xxxxx	10-8
Southport	5-13	xxxxx	xxxxx	4-13	16-2	xxxxx	xxxxx

2018 B Level Adv League

ADV B LEAGUE 2018	P	W	L	Games	B Pts	Points
BOWDON	4	3	1	12-08	0	6
Southport	4	2	2	10-10	0	4
Bury	4	2	2	09-11	0	4
Pendle & Craven	4	2	2	08-12	0	4
Chester	4	1	3	11-09	1	3

2018 Handicap Croquet League

	P	W	L	D	Games	Points
CHESTER	8	6	2	0	33-23	12
Bury Peelers	8	6	2	0	31-22	12
Crake Valley	8	5	3	0	30-26	10
Bowdon St Marys	8	5	3	0	28-25	10
Pendle & Craven	7*	4	3	0	26-23	8
Fylde	8	4	4	0	28-28	8
Bowdon Firs	8	3	5	0	29-27	6
Southport	7*	2	5	0	24-25	4
Bury Caesars	8	0	8	0	10-40	0
* VOID:
Pendle v Southport

2018 Midweek Hcp League

	P	W	L	D	Games	Pts
SOUTHPORT	6	4	2	0	26-16	8
Pendle & Craven	6	4	2	0	25-17	8
Bowdon Earls	6	4	2	0	22-20	8
Chester	6	4	2	0	21-21	8
Westmorland	6	2	4	0	19-23	4
Bury	6	2	4	0	15-27	4
Bowdon Griffins	6	1	5	0	19-23	2

2018 Short Croquet League

	P	W	L	D	Games	Points
WESTMORLAND	6	5	1	0	52-37	10
Bury	6	4	2	1	58-31	9
Bowdon Bears	6	3	2	1	52-37	7
Bowdon Cubs	6	3	2	1	47-42	7
Chester	6	3	2	1	44-44	7
Southport	6	1	5	0	15-45	2
Fylde	6	0	6	0	32-64	0

2018 Golf Croquet League

	P	W	L	D	Games w-l-d	Points
WESTMORLAND	9	8	0	1	99-58-05	17
Southport	9	7	1	1	89-70-03	15
Crake Valley	9	6	2	1	90-68-04	13
Bury South	9	4	3	2	80-69-05	10
Culcheth	9	3	4	2	81-81-00	8
Bowdon	9	4	5	0	78-81-03	8
Llanfairfechan	9	3	5	1	76-82-04	7
Fylde	9	2	6	1	75-84-03	5
Bury North	9	2	7	0	53-97-04	4
Chester	9	1	7	1	64-95-03	3

2018 Level Play Golf League

	P	W	L	D	Games	Points
CHESTER CENTURIONS	6	5	1	0	71-35	10
Pendle	6	4	1	1	66-41	9
Bowdon	6	4	2	0	59-49	8
Southport	6	3	3	0	54-53	6
Bury	6	2	3	1	53-47	5
Chester Chariots	6	1	5	0	39-69	2
Culcheth	6	1	5	0	26-74	2

King Rules Lancashire Golf Croquet

1 May 2018 by Paul Durkin

18th Lancashire International Open Golf Croquet Championship – 28/29 April 2018 at Pendle

Manager Abdul Ahmad with Winner Tim King and Runner-up Libby Dixon

I entered for the first time an Open Golf Croquet Tournament held at the Craven and Pendle Croquet Club situated in the small village of Earby.

It was a little out of the way but on arrival at the lawns I was greeted with the sight of four keen club Members and a very willing volunteer (Tim) setting out the lawns and doing a sterling job of trying to clear the lawns of the standing water. After the valiant struggles of all, the matches got under way on Saturday at the appointed time.

It was very pleasant to be able to play competitive Croquet in such a wonderful setting with wonderful views around. The competition was tough but the weather was tougher I never expected it to be so cold towards the end of April. Hot meals were provided for the players by Peter Dewhurst the Club Secretary on both days.

Despite the inclement weather, a very enjoyable time was had by all involved. Tim King who had lost to Paul Rigge in the All play All group stages beat Libby Dixon to retain the title for a second successive year. Libby had beaten a hitherto undefeated Paul Rigge in the prior knockout round.

l will be looking forward to attending again next year.

Tim King winner of 2019 Lancashire Open GC Championship

See details on Croquet Scores here