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AC 14pt Competition 12 May 2024
A small event was held today. Unfortunately the handicap division had to be cancelled for lack of entries but the advanced division did take place, albeit at the lower limit of numbers. It's a shame more of our AC players don't take part as it's an enjoyable format, with the whole thing over in one day.
Eight players took part and played in two blocks of four, three rounds followed by crossover games to determine the overall winner. Block A was won by John Daniels and Block B by John Low who both won all their block games. The final was a rather more one-sided affair; John Daniels took his first ball round to pag and made a good contact leave. John Low attempted to get ball into play but failed to make headway. He had one further chance on the second ball but the game finished 14-0. So it goes!
Three of our new AC players took part: Steve Chapman (not so new really), David Dickins and Nigel Billingham. Both David and Nigel have handicaps on paprer that should have been out of range but they are both keen to get to grips with advanced play and said they very much enjoyed the experience.
Congratulations to John Daniels for winning his super prize (see picture!)
Full results
| Block A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. John Daniels | +11 | +11 | +11 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2. Chrissie Merrington | -11 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3. Steve Chapman | -11 | +6 | -4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4. David Dickins | -11 | +1 | +4 | 2 | 2 |
| Block B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hamilton | -9 | +9 | +7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2. John Low | +9 | +5 | +5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3. Ray Hall | -9 | -5 | -6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4. Nigel Billingham | -7 | -5 | +6 | 1 | 3 |
In the crossover games:
David Dickins beat Nigel Billingham +4
Chrissie Marrington beat Ray Hall +7
John Daniels beat John Low +14
Sussex County GC Doubles Competition 10th May 2024
Manager Andrew Stewart has sent a report on the day's play:
The GC Double Competition on 10th May attracted 24 pairs which were then divided into 4 blocks. It was a perfect day at Southwick with the lawns looking magnificent and the temperature rising to levels we have not seen before this year.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the day in the bright sunshine and there were some very close results with some of the blocks decided on net hoops. One block went even further with wins and net hoops equal the winner had to be decided on who beat who.
In the end the winners of Block A were Brian Aikens and Ivan Segal with a clean sweep of 5 wins. This was a bitter sweet moment as Ivan had decided this was to be his last competitive tournament. So he went out on a high.
Block B was won by David Dickens and Rosemay Faulkner. Block C by Paul Brown and Ray Hall and Block D by Peter and Rosemary Wyld.
Thanks to the catering team of Pat and Jo who did a great job.
And thanks to Andrew for managing the event.
Brian Aikens and Ivan Segal with Manager Andrew Stewart
Rosemary Faulkner & David Dickins
Paul Brown & Ray Hall
Rosemary & Peter Wyld
Full results
| Block A | RB&DK | NB&SC | BA&IS | JP&BG | LT&AH | BH> | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brooks & David King | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Nigel Billingham & Steve Chapman | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Brian Aikens & Ivan Segal | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Jane Powell & Bridget Goodman | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Louise Taylor & Andrea Huxley | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Block B | GO&TJ | RS&RS | FA&PG | DD&RF | FB> | SN&TN | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald O'Brien & Tony James | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Roger Sutton & Richard Stewart | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| David Dickens & Rosemary Faulkner | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Fran Box & Graham Tucker | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sue Nicholas & Tony Nicholas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Block C | JM&JM | RC&KM | LA&CA | RP&RP | MA&TB | PB&RH | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Munt & Jim Mander | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Robyn Clark & Kathy McColgan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Les Ardley & Christine Ardley | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Richard Pointon & Rachel Pointon | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Michael Akester & Tim Bick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Paul Brown & Ray Hall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Block D | LD&AF | RW&PW | DR&AM | RE&TE | SC&PM | DL&AJ | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Davies & Arthur Flatt | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Rosemary Wyld & Peter Wyld | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Diana Rolfe & Angela Marjoram | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Richard Ellis & Trish Ellis | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sue Caulfield & Pat Mechem | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| David Larkin & Angela Jones | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
The handicap section is cancelled as no longer enough players.
The advanced section is taking place as expected .
Croquet SouthEast AC Teams Doubles Competition 2024
The Sussex County B team of Jonathan Isaacs, Robyn Clark, Jamie Angus and Nigel Billingham won the Federation AC Teams competiton held on 5th May at Southwick.
They narrowly beat Caterham as both teams ended the day on 6 wins and one tie. Sussex County B team's win was effectively down to trouncing Sussex County A team 14-0 (play was 14pts handicap to a base of 6) in their second round encounter. No hard feelings I hope!
