The 4 last news
Christmas Lunch a lovely occasion for all
Thanks so much to everyone who helped make today's Christmas lunch such an enjoyable event: in the kitchen preparing and serving an excellent lunch behind the bar and all those who prepared the canteen beforehand. A lot of work and very much appreciated.
Great to see some old friends like Gene and Don Mears and Brian Kitching.
And well done Roger for finding a new use for Monopoly!
Plaudits for Gabrielle Higgins and Liz Drury in this year's Croquet England Awards for Most Improved Player. Gabrielle won the Steel Memorial Bowl and Liz won the Colman Trophy
Congratulations to them both.
Two other club members received nominations: Paul Green and Konstantin Yudintsev.
Wintry day for GC competition
Twenty hardy souls gathered for a 9.30 start on a fine but chilly day. The sun finally broke through in the afternoon but the north westerly wind reminded us that Winter is almost upon us.
Block A, with 8 competitors, managed 6 rounds at the end of which Tony Jolly and Liz Farrow were level pegging with 5 wins and +9 net hoops each. However, Tony had beaten Liz just before lunch so he was declared the winner.
In Block B, with 6 entrants, John Low won all his games, four 7-5 and one 7-6, so all very close but clearly ahead of Paul Green and David Dickins with 3 wins each.
Block C, also with 6 players, saw everyone win at least 2 games. Jill Richardson won the Block with 4 wins, just ahead of Sue Nicholas with 3.
Despite the heavy rain earlier in the month the lawns played well and many thanks are due to Steve & Ray for cutting and marking them before the tournament.
Grateful thanks as well to Rachel Pointon for preparing a welcome & warming soup plus a ploughman's for lunch.
Finally, it was nice to see Martin Daniels back at Sussex County after his recent problems.
Vincent L'Estrange
(Thanks to Vincent for managing the event)
Full Results
| Block A | LF | RB | BA | TJ | NB | RW | DS | TN | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Farrow | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Richard Boooks | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Brian Aikens | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Tony Jolly | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Nigel Billingham | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Robin Wootton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Douglas Shand | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Tony Nicholas | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Block B | JL | DD | DK | GT | PG | RC | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Low | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| David Dickins | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| David King | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Gavin Taylor | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Paul Green | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Robyn Clark | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Block C | GT | JR | SN | LG | PC | PG | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Tucker | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Jill Richardson | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Sue Nicholas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Linda Gavigan | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Peter Cave | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| Peter Goldsmith | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Club competitions final results in
Presentations of the last few club competition trophies were made by Clive Hayton at the club on November 11
Phil Dunk being presented with the Sussex Gold Cup
Dominic Nunns being presented with the Moore Cup, the sixth occasion on which he has won it, an equal record with Rutger Biejderwellen for the cup in its current incarnation. It was previously the Bryan Challenge Cup from 1904 - 1927 and then the Simeon Challenge Cup until 1976. As the Simeon Challenge Cup it was won 6 times also by W E Moore, after whom it is now named, but 11 times by Leslie Kirk Greene, so a challenge to Dominic between now and 2029!
Paul reports "Mark Fawcett and l managed to play the Shield final and despite pegging myself off in attempting a cross pegged leave and thanks to Mark approaching and running hoop six as if it was penult, I became victorious plus 8, plus 7!"
Congratulations to all the winners this year. The full list is here and the report on the end of season dinner and main trophy presentation is here.