THE ASSOCIATION CROQUET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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| David Maugham | Ian Lines | Keith Aiton |
80 of the world’s top croquet players are now taking part in the world championships in Adelaide, Australia.
There are 8 blocks of 10 with the top 4 from each block going through to the knock-out phases.
Bowdon is represented by the 3 members shown above.
Block results:
-28th Apr: David Maugham won all three matches whilst Ian Lines and Keith Aiton each won one out of three
-29th Apr: David Maugham 3/3 (so far 6/6), Ian Lines 3/3 (4/6), Keith Aiton 2/3 (3/6)
-30th Apr: David Maugham 3/3 (so far 9/9), Ian Lines 1/3 (5/9), Keith Aiton 2/3 (5/9)
-1st May: Ian Lines beat Greg Bryant in a play-off game
Knock-out phase:
-2nd May: David Maugham lost to Alan Walsh, Ian Lines lost to ex-Bowdon club member Jenny Clarke (nee Williams)
Plate competition, Block 2:
-2nd May: Keith Aiton won 4/4 matches
Plate Quarter-final:
-4th May: Keith Aiton beat Alan Honey
Plate Semi-final:
-5th May: Keith Aiton lost to Mark Avery
Knock-out Final:
-6th May: Reg Bamford (South Africa) was crowned the World Champion when he beat Robert Fletcher (Australia) 3-2