Pendle and Craven Croquet Club “D” Level series was held on 3rd May 2025. This is a new exciting addition to the CE fixtures calendar to encourage new players to develop their skills. There were 7 entries with only one other club represented, Fylde.
After the managers briefing at 9.00 am and a warm up, play commenced at 9.15. All the competitors were finding the cold conditions difficult after the previous few hot days. Many had not enough layers but managed to warm up with hot drinks. It was an all play all format with one competitor sitting out each round. The games flowed freely with no game taking longer than 1 hour.
Everyone commented on how surprised they were to enjoy the experience and it was fun. For the majority it was the first Tournament they had ever played. Many games were fiercely fought with six 7/6 games.
In the afternoon the sun came out briefly which had everyone hoping for higher temperatures.
Afternoon tea was enjoyed watching the last match to finish.
The ultimate winner with 5 wins out of 6 games was Leigh Dixon who triggered to an 11.
The manager was thanked for running the Tournament by all the players. The manager thanked all the ground staff and volunteers for all their hard work in watering the lawns so there was grass to play on and setting up the lawns.
Results can be found on Croquet Scores
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