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Matt Holmes Wins Croquet Treasurers Tankard

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Hamptworth Golf & Country Club, 6th-10th September 2013.

Bury’s Matt Holmes, regains his form and storms the Croquet Associations fourth ‘Eight’ upon his first invitation.    Having been promoted into the Treasurer’s Tankard eight, (format all play all – twice), Matt only dropped a single game in the first round and continued to pile the pressure onto the other players with multiple peeling turns in the second round, winning the this Top National Throphy well clear of the field with a day to spare!

Bury’s man of the year again? – Brilliant display from him & must surely place him near the top of the MacRob development squad.

In the ‘Eight’ above – the Spencer Ell at Nottingham, Paul Rigge had a torrid time as game after game got away from him without him even having a sniff. Paul not getting first win until the fourth day!

These results mean the Matt now is the Bury Croquet Club’s top player, being twenty odd places above Paul on the ranking database as the season draws to a close.

Two Chester Croquet Players Going to All England Final

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The All England Handicap northern area finals was held at Chester over the weekend, 31 August and 1 September.

Participants in the northern area final of the All England Championship at Chester
Participants in the northern area final of the All England Championship at Chester

This was the first time Chester Croquet Club has hosted the event. Eight participants from five clubs took part in the competition with each playing four games over the two days. The lawns were in good condition but there was a chilly autumn breeze for much of the time and several of the particpants found it difficult to adjust to the noticeable slope of Chester’s lawns. The two finalists were David Boyd and John Dawson, both from Chester.  In their final match David Boyd pegged out with 26 points against 14 by John Dawson. Over the two days, David Boyd and John Dawson both won three of their four games but John Dawson managed a net win of 34 hoops against 24 hoops by David Boyd.  As a result both players go forward to the national finals at Colchester over the weekend of 21 and 22 September.  The competition was managed by Janet Davies and the chairman of the club, David Guyton, presented the winning trophy to David Boyd.

David Boyd (left) receiving the winning trophy from the Chairman of Chester Croquet Club, David Guyton (right)
David Boyd (left) receiving the winning trophy from the Chairman of Chester Croquet Club, David Guyton (right)

 

Participants:
Bowdon:  Alison Court and Anne Whalley.
Bury:  Richard Harvey and Graham Good.
Chester: David Boyd and John Dawson.
Fylde: Alan Morton.
Pendle: Garry Wilson

Timely Win for Brian Storey at Crake

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Brian Storey Takes the Cavendish Clock
(Crake Valley Advanced Weekend – 17/18 August)

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Saturday morning  the  players gathered for a weekend of competition  and anticipation     As  we sat down for  lunch the heavens opened  and not a ball was struck  in the afternoon.  Most of the competitors  retired to the Farmers Arms  at  Lowick, where  the tournament  dinner was held that evening, and yet again a  fine Meal was provided  by  Angus and  Debbie.

Sunday  brought fine weather  and a drying wind. The  lawns played as good as ever.

The  final of the event  was between  the veteran  66 year old from  Bowdon, Brian Storey  and the  shy retiring youngster from  Bury,  Paul  Rigge.  Paul progressed to the final  beating  “The  Wilsons  of  Fylde”  and  Dave Nick +24tp.  Brian  beating  Peter Wardle of Crake  Valley +26tp  in the semi final  with his second  TP  of the weekend.

The sayings: ” An old dog for a long trail,  and  experience  will beat exuberance”, certainly  held true  with Brian being the event  winner  +15.  Congratulations to Brian on his  handicap change to minus one

Results:
M  HOLMES    BT     J  ALLCOCK    +26
D  NICK   BT    P  WARDLE       +9
B  STOREY  BT  L  WILSON   +I5
P  RIGGE    BT    P  WILSON    +23
P  WARDLE   BT   J  ALLCOCK    +6
D  NICK     BT       A   BRANDWOOD   +13
P  RIGGE   BT     L  WILSON    +26
B   STOREY   BT   P  WILSON    +15
B   STOREY       BT     P  RIGGE    +6TP
D  NICK        BT      J   ALLCOCK   +15
P  WILSON      BT      L  WILSON     +2
B  STOREY    BT   P  WARDLE    +26TP
P  WILSON      BT      J  ALLCOCK     +12
L   WILSON    BT    A  BRANDWOOD   +2
P  RIGGE       BT     D   NICK    +24TP
A  BRANDWOOD   BT   P  WARDLE  +15
L WILSON     BT       J   ALLCOCK   +15
P   WILSON   BT    D   NICK    +1
B  STOREY    BT   P  RIGGE   +15

 

 

 

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