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Croquet Gazette on Have I Got News For You

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“This weeks featured magazine is the Croquet Gazette….”

Have I Got News For You by Dr Eugene Chang at Cheltenham 

‘The Croquet Gazette’ will feature in this week’s episode of ‘Have I Got News For You’, to be broadcast on BBC1 at 9pm on Friday 1st November 2019. The programme will then be available on the BBC iPlayer on demand service for 30 days.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of the recording, the publication might not make it into the final edit of the programme. This is due to the original record lasting approximately two hours but the final cut lasting just under thirty minutes. That said, it is likely the publication will be featured in the main show, and at the very least in the extended show, ‘Have I Got A Bit More News For You’, which is broadcast late on Monday evening.

Chester Runner Up in Secretary’s Shield

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St Albans beat Chester 5-2 in the final of the Secretary’s Shield on Saturday 19th October: match played at Kenilworth.

John Dawson representing the CA presents the Secretary’s Shield to Chris Frost

The Secretary’s Shield Final was held at Kenilworth between St Albans and Chester on 19th October, the final having to be rearranged when the previous fixture had been rained off.  The teams had met two weeks previously in the 3rd/4th play-off in the Longman Cup.

In the morning session Chester’s Brian Walton achieved his Silver Merit award by taking his second ball through all 12 hoops and winning his game but St Albans won the doubles and the second singles match to take a 2-1 lead at lunch.  In the afternoon session all the games were close (including one going to a golden hoop) with St Albans winning 3 of the matches to win the final by a score of 5-2.

John Dawson from the CA committee presented the trophy to Chris Frost the St Albans Captain.

Results (St Albans names first):
Chris Frost (3.5) & Stuart Stafford (16) beat John Dawson (3) & Robin Tasker (5) 26-11;
Heather Bennett (3.5) beat David Boyd 26-22;
Stephen Mills (11) lost to Brian Walton (8) 26-9;
Chris Frost (3.5) beat John Dawson (3) 26-21;
Heather Bennett (3.5) lost to Robin Tasker (5) 20-19T;
Stephen Mills (11) beat David Boyd 26-24;
Stuart Stafford (16) beat Brian Walton (8) 26-17.

St Albans team with the Secretary’s Shield

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