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JENNY WILLIAMS WINS PENDLE ADVANCED WEEKEND
The heat, the quick lawns, tight hoops and lavish meals induced lethargy, compelling time limits to be imposed. Several attempted TPs came to grief. Many games ended in 3-ball finishes. The highlight was David Foulser’s 8 turns 26tp victory over Dave Nick in 45 minutes. The knockout event concluded at 8.55 PM. Jenny was awarded the David Openshaw Trophy in a near-empty arena.
LANCASHIRE PROMOTED TO COUNTIES DIVISION 1
Lancashire have been promoted to Division 1 of the Counties League by winning 8 of the 10 matches played in a recent tournament at the end of June. From left to right – Alan Pidcock, Bob Burnett, Chris Dent, John Haslam, James Hawkins, Dave Nick and Ailsa Lines.
DAVID DRAY WINS LANC INTERNATIONAL GOLF by Abdul Ahmad (1/5/03)
David Dray from Ramsgate won the 4th Lancashire International Open Golf Croquet tournament playing with three different mallets! The tournament was held at Pendle on 26th and 27th April 2003. The weather was kind. It was bright and pleasant on Saturday; and, mostly bright but cold on Sunday. Play began at 9.45am on Saturday. On Saturday the format was Block play followed by a knock-out and play-offs for minor places.
All matches were closely fought. The shock of the day was John Moore’s failure to qualify for the knock-out stage. David Dray’s determination to win was demonstrated clearly after his mallet handle broke whilst playing in the quarter-finals. He completed the match with a borrowed mallet and finished the tournament with a mallet supplied by Professor Pidcock on Sunday. On Sunday play began at 9.15am. The knock-out section was completed, minor places were resolved and a consolation doubles event was contested by those not involved in the singles final.