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Sussex beat Caterham 5-2 in U league
Today our U League team had a magnificent win (5-2) against Caterham who came stacked with low handicaps.
Big morning wins for Steve Chapman and Nigel Billingham in the singles against very low handicap players set a good foundation for the afternoon.
In the afternoon session there were big wins for Robyn Clarke and Nigel Billingham which sealed the match, rounded off nicely by a good but close win by Simon in the final game of the match.
A great day in fine weather. Well done team.
Nigel Billingham
The Caterham and Sussex U League Teams
GC Doubles 7th June 2025
Sixteen pairs contested the Doubles Tournament on Saturday. The weather forecast was not good but in the end the rain held off until about 4pm which allowed most of the games to be played in the dry and on the whole warm.
Because of the numbers entering the pairs had to be divided into two divisions of eight. It was recognised at the start that it was not going to be possible to complete all the seven games available but everyone made a very good effort before the weather took over.
In the end the winners of Division A were Brian Aikens and Konstantin Yudintsev with 6 wins from 6 games followed by Stephen and Debra Hayns in second place and Bob Clark and Nigel Billingham in third. Division B was won by Kathy McColgan and Diana Rolfe with 6 wins out of 6 games followed by Andrew & Fiona Fall in second place and Joanne Crosby and Nira Scutt in third.
Thanks to Andrew Stewart for managing the event.
Brian Aikens & Konstantin Yudintsev
Kathy McColgan & Diana Rolfe
Full results
| Block A | BA&KY | RC&NB | FP&TJ | S&DH | JP&BG | BH> | SN&TN | DK&LG | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Aikens & Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Robert Clark & Nigel Billingham | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Fiona Phillips & Tony Jolly | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Stephen & Debra Hayns | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Jane Powell & Bridget Goodman | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Sue Nicholas & Tony Nicholas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| David King & Linda Gavigan | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Block B | AF&FF | GT&FB | RW&PH | RP&RP | TM&TK | KM&DR | SK&CB | JC&NS | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Fall & Fiona Fall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Graham Tucker & Fran Box | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Robin Wootton & Philip Harrison | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Rachel Pointon & Richard Pointon | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Tony Marjoram & Tim Kent | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Kathy McColgan & Diana Rolfe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Susan Kilby & Chris Baccarini | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Joanne Crosby & Nira Scutt | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Short Croquet Competition 6th June 2025
Congratulations to Bob Clark for winning the Short Croquet competition on 6th June.
Thanks to Frances for arranging and managing the event and to Ben for preparing the short courts.
DIANA BROTHERS DRAWN PAIRS
The day was forecast for light showers . We were lucky in the morning to have it dry whereas the afternoon group valiantly faced rain for part of the time.
There were five blocks and Blocks A B and C had clear winners with three games out of three won.
- Block A. Chris Ardley & Jo Crosby
- Block B. Roger Sutton & Tony Marjoram
- Block C. Mike Akester & Susan Caulfield
- Blocks D winners were : Trevor's Wright & Sandra Towner (2 out of 3 won )
- Block E winners were : Fran Box & Nira Scutt. (2 out of 3 won)
This competition now moves on to a knockout stage with three runners up needed to make 8 Pairs for a quarter final.
The following 3 pairs had all won two games out of three so go to knockout stage.
- Les Ardley & Peter Wyld
- Clive Hayton & Anne Stanton
- Paul Brown & Fiona Phillips
Jim Mander & Angela Marjoram also won 2 games but just lost out on net hoops.
You will find knockout details on the website. Please make your own arrangements to play your matches.
Fiona