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National GC ‘B’ Series – Pendle Round – 14th May

19 May 2022 by Tony Thomas Leave a Comment

Manager David Carpenter 
This series has expanded yet again, so that Nationally it now comprises of 26 rounds, leading to a final weekend with only 16(ish) places available… we’ll leave that problem for others to ponder..meanwhile at Earby:

What a great day! The sun shone throughout and the wind died for the first time in I don’t know how long.A total of 12 participants were split into 2 groups of 6.

The blocks lead to straight KO starting with QFs for the top four from each block. 
The final was competed between Frank Sharps & Tom Grievson (The 2 oldest in the field!) Tom won 7-4….

Sue L’Anson won the Plate competition with a 7-4 win over Marcia Henderson. 
Mention should be made of our own Andrea who lost in the semi final to Tom 5-6, belying the fact that her index for seeding purposes was reduced by 100 pior to the first draw.

1-Tom Grievson from Frank Sharps, Malcolm Daines, Andrea Widdison,

Special thanks go to Libby for providing wonderful food & two of the visitors Sandy & Sue, both of whom assisted Libby with the catering.

A good day; enjoyed by all.

Full results can be found at Croquetscores. (https://croquetscores.com/2022/gc/pendle-and-craven-b-level)

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Tony McCann wins A Level Trophy at Bury.

16 May 2022 by Tony Thomas Leave a Comment

Tony McCann from Croquet Durham wins A Level Trophy at Bury.

Photo Ian Saunders

Alison Murray from Leicester wins A Level plate.

Photo Ian Saunders

Bury CC welcomed players from Himley, Leicester, Crake Valley, Northampton, Long Eaton Park, Durham, Ealing & Bury to their first A Level+ Tournament. Weather conditions were excellent, and we are pleased to say many players complimented the lawns.

The 2 day event saw some very close competitive play in an amiable sporting atmosphere. Full details of scores can be found on Croquet Scores.

Thank you to John Crossland for managing & refereeing the event

Photo Ian Saunders

Submitted by Roy Spencer

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Pendle  & Craven B & C level advanced tournament

15 May 2022 by Tony Thomas Leave a Comment

7-8th May 2022

Neil Adams representing Westmorland won the B Class tropy with 5/5.

Neil specially mentioned Liz Wilson (Fylde CC) and Paul Rigge (Bury CC) with whom he has  been practicing and attending NW Coaching sessions.

He was delighted by an automatic handicap reduction from 5 to 4.5 and even more so when the  tournament handicapper acted to bring Neil’s handicap down to 3.

The C Class trophy was won by Eileen Magee.

The tournament ran as a Swiss Amalfi System (Search Wiki) . This concept turned out very well and did indeed produce the promised last round ‘big match’. 

The lawns were unusually slow at first,  perhaps suffering from the Cotton Mills damp air? But returned to normal on Sunday with a warm breeze and a little Sun.

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