David Artingstall (Bury) won the GC ‘C’ Level tournament at Bury beating John Bowes (Crake Valley) in the Final (10-6)
12 players were welcomed to Whitehead Park, Bury on a lovely warm sunny day.
Play consisted of two blocks, both producing some exciting closely fought matches.
Block A was dominated by David Artingstall (Bury) who won all 5 of his matches, followed closely by John Bowes (Crake Valley) who won 4 of his matches, both players gaining their places in the Semi Final.
Block B was closely contested with 3 players each winning 4 games – Brenda Knight, Karen Bowes and Ray Hodgson (all Crake Valley), but it was Karen and Ray who went head-to-head in the semi-final
David beat Ray (7-5) and the ensuing husband and wife battle between John and Karen Bowes was won on this occasion by John (7-4), Karen went on to beat Ray (7-4) to take 3rd place.
The Final was a 19- point match between David and John, an exciting and, at times, nail-biting match with some excellent play by both competitors. David emerged victorious and took the Bury ‘C’ Level GC Tournament Winner’s prize of The Golden Eagle Trophy (10-6), presented by David Barrett, the Club President.
Doreen Curtis (Chester) won the Plate and Sharon de Maine (Pendle) the Shield.
Full results can be seen on https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc
Thanks go to Referee John Crossland, the Tournament Manager and Admin team, the Grounds Team and the all-important Refreshments Team.