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Festival of Croquet – June 2011

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BURY WIN FED FESTIVAL CHAMPION CLUB TROPHY FOR 2011

What an excellent tournament the Federation Festival at Southport was this year.  Great weather (for most of the time), wonderful company, excellent catering, over 300 games as 10 clubs competed in Golf, Short, Handicap and Advanced formats.  Even the infamous North Lawns were winning praise as players who were critical in the past were promising to return next year.  It is estimated over 100 players participated in the two day event.  The festival once again brought north west players together, creating new friendships and renewing friendly rivalries.

For the record – Fylde won the Advanced event, Crake Valley the Handicap, Bury the Short and Llanfairfechan (for the first time) won the Golf.  In a very close analysis of all the results, Bury emerged as champion club for the fourth time in their history, fiollowed by Fylde as Runners Up.

The obvious enjoyment experienced by everyone made this a festival to remember and  feel so much pride in our Federation.  Thank you everyone who attended and thank you to Southport for all their hard work in making this event so successful.

Millennium Advanced Honours go to Alan and Alan

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The Alans Mayne and Pidcock take NWFCC Millenium Advanced Honours (11/04/11)

Managed by Bury member, Geoff Young, sixteen players were sent by their clubs to compete once again, in warm sunshine, for the Federation’s only advanced tournament of the year. For the first time since it’s inception, for the millenium, the ‘A’ class event was contested by only minus players, showing that the general standard of play continues to improve in this region at all clubs. The Cup was played as a flexible swiss with one of last year’s rapid improvers – Alan Mayne, taking it with only a single loss, back to Bowdon. The Trophy was won by the other Alan in attendance this weekend, with Southport’s Alan Pidcock winning the round robin. It is worth noting that Linesy turned in the only TP’s, despite still nursing his injured hand and not having his full shot armory available.

A Class: Lines, Ian bt Storey, Brian +23; Mayne, Alan bt Rigge, Paul +23; Nick, Dave bt Hartley, Lee +26; Walters, David bt Burnett, Bob +2; Mayne bt Hartley +26; Nick bt Rigge +13; Lines bt Mayne +26 TP; Burnett bt Rigge +5; Storey bt Hartley +10; Walters bt Nick +13; Lines bt Hartley +26 TP; Mayne bt Storey +16; Lines bt Burnett +26 TP; Hartley bt Rigge +8; Walters bt Storey +7; Mayne bt Nick +7; Mayne bt Walters +9; Nick bt Lines +10; Hartley bt Burnett +20; Storey bt Rigge +26; Burnett bt Storey +4; Walters bt Hartley +8; Rigge bt Lines +24; Mayne bt Burnett +10; Nick bt Storey +8; Walters bt Lines +10; (Mayne 6/7; Walters 5/6; Nick 4/6; Lines 4/7; Burnett 2/6; Storey, Hartley 2/7; Rigge 1/6).

B Class: Pidcock, Alan bt Lloyd, Mark +1; Schofield, Roger bt Barrett, David +11; Wilson, Liz bt Wilson, Peter +5; Lowe, Ray bt Smith, Richard +1Schofield bt L Wilson +11; Pidcock bt Lowe +17; Smith bt Lloyd +8; Barrett bt P Wilson +10; Lloyd by P Wilson +24; Lowe bt L Wilson +18; Pidcock bt Barrett +13; Smith bt Schofield +11; Pidcock bt L Wilson +11; Schofield bt Lowe +12; Barrett bt Lloyd +14; P Wilson bt Smith +2; Pidcock bt Schofield +10; Smith bt Barrett +2; Lloyd bt L Wilson +16; Lowe bt P Wilson +4; (Pidcock 4/5; Lowe, Schofield, Smith 3/5; Barrett, Lloyd, L Wilson 2/5; P Wilson 1/5).

 

Bury Club Chairman, Barbara Young presenting the Neil Williams Millennium Cup to Alan Mayne of Bowdon

Bury Club Chairman, Barbara Young presented the Woodlands Trophy to Alan Pidcock. of Southport:

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