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Skittles and BBQ Evening
The Club held a Skittles and BBQ evening on 29th June which was quite well attended. The alley was set up on the lawn space between the two rows of pollarded limes in front of the clubhouse.
Some pictures of play in progress:
A barbeque was served during proceedings - burger, sausages and salad (including what I am told was a delicious vegan burger made by Chrissie)
Unfortunately the evening came to an early end as a consequence of a fall being suffered by a member present which required medical intervention. A second fall by another member was fortunately less serious. We wish both of them a speedy recovery.
Thanks to Fran Box for organising the evening, to Paul Castell and Richard Carline for setting out and running the skittles, and to Jonathan and Chrissie Isaacs, Rachel Pointon and Fran Box for the Barbeque and to Richard Pointon for running the bar.
Daniels beats Fenn-Tye in AC 14pt competition
A low entry of 8 players was disappointing but those who played enjoyed the games. Weather was good and the lawns were fine.
The event was won by Martin Daniels who just pipped Simon Fenn-Tye. Both players had 3 wins but Martin had a superior hoop difference so he was declared the winner. Simon was pleased to have a handicap reduction from 16 to 14 so he was satisfied. The games were played in a competitive but friendly spirit. The 14 point game is quick and lasts no more than 1.5 hours. All competitors except Chrissie Merrington had bisques! Chrissie is too good!
Thank you to the competitors for your support and for keeping going with AC. You have all learnt a lot and above all it was pleasing to see so many making 4 ball breaks.
For the uninitiated, that is the important part of successful AC. Interested?? Enrol on the Short Croquet course in the winter. This is an easier version of AC on half lawns. Join us!!
Frances Low- Manager
The Webmaster had the audacity to go on holiday, so this collection of photos from the AC Ladies Day is a bit late. Thanks to Chrissie Merrington for the pictures.
Congratulations to our member Mark Fawcett who has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to pension saving. Mark is Chief Investment Officer at the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), the workplace pension scheme set up by the government.
Close match in first round of CA's Longman Cup (AC)
Two very evenly-matched teams met in the first round of the CA's Longman Cup on Thursday 8th June.
In the afternoon singles, played in handicap order, the SCCC team gave Roehampton, the reigning champions, a total of 3 bisques. SCCC went into lunch 1-2 down with Steve Chapman our winner. David Gillett restored parity but the next game was a win for Roehampton over Chrissie Merrington.
However, the two games that went to time resulted in wins for Simon Fenn-Tye and Steve Chapman and a 4-3 win for SCCC. The next round will be away at Ealing.
Thanks to David Gillett for this report
Diana Brothers Drawn Pairs 2023
This was the first time the drawn pairs had been played using Advantage play. There were mixed views on the new system with those who liked it and those who didn’t!
Many hard fought games were played on a beautiful sunny day with the following winning their blocks:
Di Langridge & Rosemary Wyld
Fiona Phillips & Richard Pointon
Ian Johnson & Peter Wyld
Pam Gooders & Vincent L’Estrange
Sandra Towner & Gerald Gooders
Rita Dona & Chris Heath
They will all go through to the next round together with the best 2 runners up:
Ian Cobbold & Jenny Sutton
Diana Rolfe & Graham Tucker
Full results can be seen on CroquetScores and the order for the next rounds have been put on the website.
Many thanks to Roger for the time he spent working out all the starting scores.
Fiona
Diana Brothers Drawn Pairs 2023
This was the first time the drawn pairs had been played using Advantage play. There were mixed views on the new system with those who liked it and those who didn’t!
Many hard fought games were played on a beautiful sunny day with the following winning their blocks:
Di Langridge & Rosemary Wyld
Fiona Phillips & Richard Pointon
Ian Johnson & Peter Wyld
Pam Gooders & Vincent L’Estrange
Sandra Towner & Gerald Gooders
Rita Dona & Chris Heath
They will all go through to the next round together with the best 2 runners up.
Ian Cobbold & Jenny Sutton
Diana Rolfe & Graham Tucker
Full results can be seen on CroquetScores and the order for the next rounds will be put on the website in due course.
Many thanks to Roger for the time he spent working out all the starting scores.
Fiona
We are sad to announce the death of our member Bruce Carr earlier this week. Our sincere sympathies to his family. Further details in due course.
Bruce winning the 14pt AC competition in April 2021
Bruce will be greatly missed. He was always cheerful and welcoming. His leather jacket and pork pie hat were a familiar and distinctive sight!
GC Doubles one day competition 3 June 2023
A Block won by Chrissie Merrington & David King with 6 wins out of 6. The B Block was a tight affair with 4 teams on 4 wins but was won by Chris & Leslie Ardley on net hoops scored.
Thanks to Jonathan Isaacs for managing the event and to Angela Avis and Nira Scutt for organising the lunch.
Full results
| A | B&RC | CM&DK | FP&TJ | S&AN | SA&VL | GT&RC | MD&LG | DL&SR | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob & Robyn Clarke | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Chrissie Merrington & David King | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Fiona Phillips & Tony Jolly | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Sue & Anthony Nicholas | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Gavin Taylor & Richard Carline | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Martin Daniels & Linda Gavigan | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Diana Langridge & Sue Rice | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| B | A&FF | AB&FB | FA&PG | A&KN | C&LA | PB&RE | PM&SC | NDS&TBP | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew & Fiona Fall | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Anne Bolland & Fran Box | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Adam & Karen Newbould | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Chris & Les Ardley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Paul Brown & Richard Ellis | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Pat Mecham & Sue Caulfield | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Normada De Silva & Tim Broughton Pipkin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
AC InterCounties 2023
The AC InterCounties was won by Middlesex. Sussex didn't do so well and was relagated. Never mind!
A big success for the club and a big thank you to everyone who helped in a very busy four days.