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AC 14pt level/H/C competition, 4th September 2019
The original competition in August was cancelled due to expected heavy winds and rain.
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A New date! You are invited to play in an AC 14pt level or handicap singles competition on 4th September 2019 SCCC members £10, non-members £15 |
If you entered the August competition and have told me you wish to enter this new date, there is no need to do anything; I will have transferred your entry details.
Otherwise, you can enter on-line on the SCCC website.
You can check whether you have already entered here.
| Sussex Members: why not forsake the usual AC roll-up on this day, give a tenner to the club and play in this competition instead??? |
All AC handicaps accepted. Do come along and have an enjoyable day.
John Low
Sorry but due to the very poor weather forecast for Wednesday,
this competition is cancelled.
We are hoping to run it on another date shortly and I will let you all know that that is decided.
This is the new August!
John
The GC Worlds came to Southwick
Such an event as this can hardly go unrecorded on this website so if anyone has any pictures from the week they wish to publish to record the event, do please send them to the Webmaster.
Eventually I will move this pictures to an album under the photo section of the website, but for the present they are easier to see as a whole in an article.
Two photos sent in by Ray Hall.
Opening Ceremony (photo: Ray Hall)
(photo: Ray Hall)
Thanks to Chris Bailey for sending in these next shots.
(Southwick Buzz. photo: Chris Bailey)
Macey White (photo: Chris Bailey)
Stephen Mulliner (photo: Chris Bailey)
Toby Savage (photo: Chris Bailey)
(photo: Chris Bailey)
Fathi Farouk (photo: Chris Bailey)
Charlie von Schmieder (photo: Chris Bailey)
Phil Harrison has kindly sent in a clip of Mohamed Karem in the final; his red clears Ben Rothman’s blue, hits black and ends in the hoop!!
Mohamed Karem (video: Phil Harrison)
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Finally a selection of photos taken by Gerry Gavigan during the Final.
Mohamed Karem strikes red. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Ben Rothman taking aim. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Close-up of Mahamed Karem's grip. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Euan Burridge, winner of the Plate. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Shield winner Duncan Dixon. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Bowl winner George Coulter. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
Losing Finalist Mohamed Karem. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
GC World Champion 2019 Ben Rothman. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
All trophy winners. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
The Champion. (photo: Gerry Gavigan)
CONGRATULATIONS
to Liz Farrow
and Richard Brooks who have both qualified for the GC Worlds 2019 tournament starting Saturday at Southwick, Compton, West Worthing and Tunbridge Wells.
You can come and support them at Southwick when they play: Liz is competing at Southwick on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday morning; Richard is competing at Southwick on Sunday and Tuesday.
If you want to cheer them at the other three venues, all of which they will visit during the five block days, see the schedule here.
We wish them both all the success in the world.
Two Wins for SCCC Members in Three Competitions
Wednesday and Thursday saw two busy days on the lawns at Southwick with all the Annual Tournament events on both days and the GC roll-up on Thursday adding another 40 or so players on the lawns.
The weather was lovely and players agreed the lawns were in excellent condition "a joy to play on!"
GC A level
Two blocks played for the Jellicorse Cup. A bye in one block meant some waiting for the other block but a mini-contest of 9pt games occupied the time, the winner gaining a bottle of wine.
In the end a single game final only was played between the block winners Charlie von Schmieder and Morgan Case. The smart money was on Charlie to win but aggressive play from Morgann carried the day. Congratulations to him for winning the competition.
Results
| A Level Block A | RB | RC | DG | JI | CM | CvS | KW | Wins | Net Hoops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brooks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
| RobertT Clark | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Daphne Gaitley | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -2 | |
| Jonathan Isaacs | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -4 | |
| Christine Merrington | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -7 | |
| Charlie von Schmieder | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |
| Keith Webb | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -22 |
| A Level Block B | DB | TB | TJ | SL | RS | MC | Wins | Net Hoops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beck | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tony Butcher | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -18 | |
| Tony Jolly | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -2 | |
| Stephen Leonard | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| Roger Sutton | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Morgan Case | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Final: Morgan Case 7, Charlie von Schmieder 5
GC B level
Eight players contested the GC competition at B level. Two players, Michelle Leonard and Graham Tucker won 5 out of 7 games but Michelle just had the edge in net hoops scored (11-9) so she was declared the winner.
Results
| B Level Block | BC | LG | JG | DK | ML | LM | AS | GT | Wins | Net Hoops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Carr | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -12 | |
| Linda Gavigan | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -21 | |
| John Gosden | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| David King | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Michelle Leonard | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
| Laki Marangos | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Andrew Stewart | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Graham Tucker | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
AC A level
A small but high-quality field competed for the Abbey Challenge Cup this year. The competition was organised as a single block with players having the option to play best of three matches if they liked. Spaces in the day were also filled by a one-ball competition; Paul Castell won the Manager's bottle of wine.
The cup winner was Joel Taylor who won all his of his matches. Congratulations to him.
Results
| A Level | PC | CC | GD | GF | OH | CO | JT | Wins | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Castell | 25 | 1 | 23 | 26tp | 26 | 15 | 2 | 6 | |
| Chris Coull | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26tpo | 26tp | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Gareth Denyer | 26 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | |
| Graeme Fisher | 26 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Omied Hallam | 24 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26, 26tp | 26, 0, 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| Chris O'Byrne | 9 | 0 | 23 | 26stp | 1, 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Joel Taylor | 26 | 26tp | 26tp | 26 | 15, 26tp, 26tp | 26tp | 7 | 1 |
AC B level
Another small entry but a well-fought competition. Phil Dunk was on good form and it quickly became clear he was the man to beat. No-one did and only Chris Rolph came close, in what was an enjoyable final match.
Results
| B Level | PD | LF | RH | CH | DH | CR | Wins | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Dunk | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | |
| Liz Farrow | 6 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ray Hall | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| Clive Hayton | 9 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | |
| David Houston | 9 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
| Christopher Rolph | 21 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
14 point AC one day tournament comes to Southwick
Wednesday 14th August 2019
This is the second one day AC tournament and a chance to play on our lawns
Which are in superb condition ‘The best set of lawns I’ve ever played on’ is a quote from Reg Bamford at the recent Open championships
This tournament is open to all AC players of any handicap level.
(Premium or standard membership of the CA is not required for this event.)
Format: 5 x 14 point games with format (Blocks, Flexible Swiss or Egyptian) depending on number of entries and handicap range. (Ideally level play for low handicap players and hcp for higher handicap players.)
Timing: Start 9.30am
Prizegiving 6.15pm
Cost: £15 (£10 for SCCC members) including tea, coffee and biscuits
A light lunch will be available for £5
To book online please go to the Sussex CCC website :
http://sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk/plugins/tournaments/entry1.php
The Club Calendar has moved!
The club calendar of events and lawn availability has been fully integrated into the club website and can be reached by clicking the link View club calendar of events and lawns. This can be found in the new box in the righthand sidebar if visible, or by scrolling down the mobile/tablet display. The current month will be displayed . For different month select the month you wish to view and click Show Calendar. This option will be below the calendar. If no calendar is yet available for the month you want you will see an on-screen message to that effect.
The feature is maintained by Francis Ainley and he can be contacted with information or corrections on francis@sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk or on his private email address.
Club Secretary Liz advises that Members please note the following points:
1.The on-line calendar is now the definitive calendar, i.e. it has precedence over any paper notices that may exist.
2. It is members' responsibility to check the calendar as needed, as updates will be made as and when required
3. Members must inform us of any changes needed to the calendar and to please provide information in the form published, i.e. date, time, event, any special comments and estimate of lawns required.This refers to lawns required for Academy, League and Interclub matches for SECF, CA and Friendlies as well as Club Social events and Corporates. Information can be mailed to Francis as indicated above.
It is not the intention for it to be used as a booking system for internal matches or games. Continue as usual with these by adding them to the paper calendar. The online version will give you more idea of lawn availability to aid your planning.
The SCCC team of Deborah Marcus, Chris Rolph, Morgan Case and David Gillett beat Reigate 4-3 in their Longman Cup match on Sunday 2nd June.
This means we will play Roehampton in the next round in an away match on Sunday 14th July.
Full results:
David Gillett & Chris Rolph lost to Andrew Gray & Martin Peacock -17
Deborah Marcus lost to Doug Dykes -8
Morgan Case beat John Bristow +21
David Gillett lost to Andrew Gray -5
Deborah Marcus beat Martin Peacock +14
Chris Rolph beat John Bristow +18
Morgan Case beat Doug Dykes +11
Sussex County win Canterbury One-Ball tournament
Sunday 2nd June saw the Sussex County one ball team consisting of Chris Coull, Gabrielle Higgins and Tudor Jenkins.
Arriving to a laid-on breakfast of crossed buns and tea we quickly dispatched Canterbury A and B teams without a single loss. After a sumptuous and boozy lunch, the team continued with wins of 2 from 3 against each of Ramsgate and Tunbridge Wells, to finish an unassailable 10 from 12. This score won Sussex the one-ball wine cooler as well six crystal wine glasses for the tournament’s highest break – 8 hoops from the skipper, Chris Coull. He also took the jammy-dodger prize for running 4back instead of penult with a hoop and roquet, only continue his break to penult oblivious to his good fortune. The prize? A packet of Jammy Dodgems!
Report from Chris
Yesterday's National Croquet Day was a great success in Southwick! We had a lot of visitors who were very well looked after.
Thank you very much to all who attended, welcomed and assisted our visitors, served tea and cakes or brought cakes along. As well as having a good time and making ourselves moree visible to the community, we hope to gain some new members as a result of everyone's efforts.
Our regular weekly coaching sessions for new members start again this week on Tuesday at 11.30, carrying on to 1.00. All new members (and those who would like a refresher) welcome - see below or the attached for more details.
GC COACHING
New Members particularly welcome !
Tuesdays 1130 – 1300
14th May to 3rd September
Meet by the Canteen !
We’ll cover strokes and tactics, technique and the odd Rule, a bit about AC, and end the Season with a fun Competition
Coaches: Morgan Case & Clive Grimley
Please confirm each week your intention to attend by e-mailing Morgan: morgan@sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk