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Pendle Create a Croquet Clean Sweep in Midlands

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Pendle Make More Progress in Longman Cup

On Sat July 1, at a superbly appointed sporting club in Kenilworth, the Pendle & Craven Croquet team were greeted by the home team Captain, Cliff Daniel, to play on 2 immaculately tendered Courts. Play being started at approximately 10:30 am after a welcome cup of tea/coffee had been consumed.

A relative newcomer to the Associsation game, but experienced Croquet Golfer, Libby Dixon, demonstrated her ball hitting ability & hoop running skill, to overwhelm her opposition in both her games against Melvyn Harvey and John Leader.  The fast improving Paul Dowdall also beat Melvyn and also prevailed  against Captain Cliff Daniel, (+8).  All these singles games finished, well within the  3 ¼ time limit in double banked conditions.

By contrast, the Doubles and the two afternoon singles, played on the Court in front of the pavilion, were decided on time, at the end of 3¼ hours. Catherine Parnell & Robin Delves overcame Cliff Daniel and Ray Clipson (+5).  In the singles Catherine conquered John Leader (+13), having been in receipt of three Bisques.  Whilst in the other Singles, both Ray and Robin were off the same Handicap (10) so there were no Bisques and both are Octogenarians and this was a close run thing, but PENDLE were just able to complete a clean sweep.

A superb day was concluded with further kind hospitallity when tea, cake and buns were consumed to fortify the Pendle team for a three hour journey home.

Longman Cup Result: Kenilworth 0 Pendle & Craven 7

 

 

Croquet and Trifle success for Pendle

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The only first round match in the 2017 Longman Cup competition took place between Pendle and Crake on the Pendle clubs’ courts at Earby, near Barnoldswick on 25 May.

Against a minimum low bisque team from Crake, of Messrs. Ian Hall (4), Jim Allcock (5), Ivan Wheatley (7) and David Lloyd (8), the entire Pendle team comprised Double Figure handicap players, namely Paul Dowdall (10), Robin Delves (10), Peter Dewhurst (11) and Libby Dixon (24 but playing off 20).

It was a very close encounter on The Hottest Day of the Year.  Four Courts were utilised, to avoid double banking.  In spite of this, there was at least one occasion, from both teams, when a player arrived at the wrong hoop.

Only Libby Dixon scored maximum points, winning her afternoon singles against David Lloyd (plus 24), having previously won the morning doubles, in partnership with Peter Dewhurst when Ivan Wheatley & Jim Allcock were defeated (- 13).

Both morning singles were won by Crake, Ian Hall (+ 16) v. Robin Delves and David Lloyd (+ 7) v. Paul Dowdall with Paul ‘s navigation of hoops in error. However, the Player of the Match award (the remnants of the Trifle ), went to Paul Dowdall – playing off 10 for the first time – beat the Crake number one, the experienced Ian Hall.  Ivan Wheatley was the only winner for Crake in the singles, beating Peter Dewhurst (+ 13).

The deciding game between Robin Delves and Jim Allcock was an error strewn exhibition, occasioned perhaps by heat exhaustion, Longman nerves & Anno Domini.  But the PENDLE Captain prevailed (+ 4), when Jim Allcock arrived at the wrong hoop, just as full time was called.

Final score: Pendle & Craven 4 Crake Valley 3

Robin Delves
Pendle Captain Robin Delves

 

Pendle Progress in Longman Cup

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Pendle Reach Quarter Finals of Longman Cup by Robin Delves (20 Aug 10)

Nottingham C.C. v Pendle & Craven at Nottingham on Thurs August 19th.2010.

An extremely tense finish in heavy rain after a day of generally good weather resulted in a win for Pendle & Craven. A golden hoop victory for Robin Delves against Sue Wileman after a 3 1/2 hour battle decided the match at 6.40 p.m.  Andrew Webb and David Pollitt had beaten Bob Thompson and Omied Hallam in the afternoon singles; David giving 3 bisques & Andrew 5 bisques and both played having been many hoops behind until the last few minutes of epic battles.  Andrew won +6; David won +4; Ron Welch battled manfully in both the morning & afternoon singles but did not contribute to the score.  In the morning singles, Clive Goode beat David Pollitt + 14;  Omied Hallam beat Ron Welch +18; Andrew Webb & Robin Delves beat Bob Thompson & Sue Wileman +1.

Match result: Nottingham 3 Pendle & Craven 4.  Pendle & Craven are now at home to Bury in the quarter finals.

Pendle Longman Cup Team 2010
Pendle Longman Cup Team 2010:
from l: Andrew Webb, Robin Delves, Ron Welch, David Pollitt.

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