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Mark Avery Wins the North of England Championship Again!
This was the second time, Mark has won this trophy, the first being as a 16-year old in 1982.
Edgbaston B Class Event, 24th/25th August
Andy Brandwood Wins the Sally Nichols Trophy.
Ian Slater reports;
Andy’s final game narrowly missed earning his Gold Award. His attempted TP gradually reduced to a straight double. A fine penult peel arrived four feet short of rover but the subsequent rush was sadly not so good and the tricky rover peel failed.
The three-way tie by Clive, Adrian and Andy each on 4/5 games had to be determined by net hoops, leaving Andy a clear winner. Tony Whateley nearly beat Clive in his last-to-finish final game which would have left Adrian holding the trophy on who-beats-whom. Such are the vagaries of tie-breaking.
Andy’s handicap has reduced to 3.
Hosted by Bury CC and managed by Bury member Paul Rigge. 
Winner – Alison Haywood-Hill.
Run with 13 players as an egyptian. A tournament of two halves, weather wise and play wise (for our eventual winner). Saturday was warm & dry, and play progressed as croquet weekends should – food, chat & play providing some winners & some losers – even Alison dropped her first game. Sunday brought standing water on two courts from ex-hurricane Bertha, throwing the schedule into chaos – even the rain shelter tent got broken and collapsed in the wind (twice), incomplete games being moved onto other lawns to get a result. By round five, four were still in contention. This year’s winner taking the title with (4/5) and helpfully had beaten the only other player on 4/5 along the way.
Final Order: A Haywood Hill; M Eccles; E Rossiter; S Reynolds; K Jones; C Green; E Gallagher; K Anderton; G Saunders; B Keen; M Anderton; R Harvey; G Good. Other Awards: CA Bronze Award to Alison Haywood-Hill; Handicap reductions to Eileen Rossiter(16) & Alison(18).