Fran Wall (Broadwas) won the GC ‘B’ Level Tournament at Bury beating Richard Leach (Bury) in the Final (10-4)
12 players from 9 clubs travelled to Whitehead Park, on a beautiful warm sunny day. It was pleasing to welcome some competitors that we had not previously seen at Bury.
Play consisted of two blocks and there was some exciting play in both, with many close fought matches. In Block A, Sandra Cornes (Crake Valley), and Richard Leach (Bury), both won 4 of their 5 matches securing their places in the Semi-final.
In Block B, Robert Strover (Bishop Monkton), won 4 of his 5 matches, closely followed by Fran Wall (Broadwas) and Richard Hulme (Sheffield), who both won 3 matches each; however, it was Fran who made it through to the Semi-finals with Robert.
After an exciting close match against Sandra Cornes, Fran Wall won (7-6) and was matched against Richard Leach in the Final. Richard had beaten Robert Strover (7-2). Sandra then went on to beat Robert (7-2) to take 3rd place.
The Final was a 19-point match and after some good play by both men Fran proved to be the stronger player and took the cup (10-4)
Full results can be seen on https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc
Chairman Roy Spencer presented the trophies and thanked everyone for coming and the following for making the day a great success, which was enjoyed by all.
- Referee – David Cornes, who was kept busy throughout the day.
- Tournament Manager – David Barrett
- Admin and Croquet Scores – Simon Attwell and Sue Worth
- Refreshments – Barbara Duncan and Vi Richards with help from Malcolm
- The Grounds Team who prepared the lawn to a high standard and set up the lawns.
Winner Fran wall (Broadwas)
