The 4 last news
Last year the Charity 1-Ball national event, in which Sussex County took part, raised £8,759 for the Alzheimers charity.
This year the the charity being supported is Save the Children.
Our local heat will be on Friday 24th April, starting at 10:00
Entry fee: £10 (which goes to the Charity, not the Club.)
Wear something RED.
Enter on-line on our website.
Further information, see the Manager, Clive Hayton.
Club Summer competitions
Club competitions are now open for entry to club members only.
Choose this link, or follow menu: Play croquet - Club & team competitions - Enter Summer Club Competitions and follow instructions on that page.
Entries are open until Sunday 23rd March.
GC singles 27th February
The sun arrived a bit late but with our sturdy entrants we went ahead only facing light rain at times.
Division A - Winner was Liz Farrow winning 4 games. The result was close with Richard Brooks just missing out to Liz by one net hoop.
Division B - The clear winner was Rob Harper who won all five of his games and had net hoops of +23. Runner up was Vincent L’Estrange who won 3 of his games.
Division C - Winner Sue Nicholas who won 4 out of 5 games with +16 net hoops. Runner up was Beryl Hughes on 3 games.
Division D. - Winner Andrew Fall who won 4 of his games with both Kathy McColgan and David Larkin on 3 and net hoops +4.
Thanks to Fiona for managing the event.
Full results
| Division A | SA | RB | DD | LF | tJ | JG | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Ancell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Richard Brooks | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| David Dickins | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Liz Farrow | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tony Jolly | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| John Gosden | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Division B | TN | VL | PG | RH | DK | TJ | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nicholas | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Vincent L’Estrange | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Paul Green | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Rob Harper | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| David King | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tony James | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Division C | SC | JM | Jl | SN | BH | FA | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Collett | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Jim Mander | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| John low | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sue Nicholas | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Beryl Hughes | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Francis Ainley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Division D | TM | TB | MP | KM | AF | DL | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Marjoram | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Tim Bick | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Michael Pudney | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Kathy McColgan | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Andrew Fall | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| David Larkin | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Photos
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Congratulations to our excellent groundsman Ben and his partner on the birth of their daughter.
Surely this must be good practice for pushing a pram?