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Congratulations to Chester player John Dawson, who competed at the English Veteran’s AC handicap national championship at Budleigh Salterton last week (24-29 June), where he won the trophy, winning 6 out of 7 games.
For Information: The Croquet Association Veterans’ Championship is designed for players over 65 years of age (with a special and delightfully friendly division for the over 75s). The Tournament travels around the country, for 2019 it was allocated to Budleigh.
Pendle Open Golf Croquet Tournament 15 / 16 June 2019
The extensive ground work carried out on the day before the tournament paid dividends. The prolonged scattered showers experienced did not effect playing conditions, there was no evidence of waterlogging at anytime and the underfoot condition remained firm throughout.
Players approached the demanding scheduled enthusiastically and played expeditiously at all times. They weren’t deterred by having to put waterproofs on or having to peel them off at regular intervals.
Nine rounds of All Play All were concluded by 6.30pm on Saturday. Tim King was undefeated with David Widdison and Paul Rigge in close pursuit. On Sunday the high pollen count took its first casualty – Lorna Dewar who bravely combated the ailment on Saturday had to withdraw after 2 rounds were completed. The demanding schedule also forced 95 year old Will Drake to call it a day a few rounds later.
Play concluded at 5.15pm with David Widdison (Ripon -1) declared the winner with 13/14 wins, Tim King (Ashby -3) 13/16 was second, Paul Rigge (Pendle -2) 12/15 third and David Bell (Leicester Scr) finished fourth.
Special thanks go to Karen Bamforth who provided catering on both days including a barbecue lunch on Saturday cooked adjacent to lawn 2 whilst play was in progress.
Despite the indifferent weather, the event was a great exhibition of Golf Croquet played in an enjoyable spirit. Well done to all involved in making it a success.
Full Block results can be found on Croquetscores.com:
Abdul Ahmad, Tournament Manager
Richard Smith of Chester Croquet club won the recent 3 day Cheltenham AC A Class croquet event on 7-9 June 2019. He finished second in his group then beat New Zealand international , Jenny Clarke, in the final 26-1.