The Christmas Dinner in a few pictures.
The source of all the delicious food we ate!
A quiet moment at the bar.
Sally running the draw.
Sessions of play have been organised over the winter and are explained here.
The sun shined on play all day today. 10 pairs enjoyed 11 rounds of 10/10 golf croquet. We welcomed a number of quite new players of the game and it was good to see them taking part in competitive croquet.
The event was won by Paul Castell and Richard Brooks who were unbeaten in the Round Robin formet. Stella Russell and Alan Theobald were runners up.
Our thanks to Maggie and Keith Webb for providing the clocks even when they were unable to play themselves.
Full Results:
| Margaret C & Paul R | Margaret P & David | Lynne & Colin | Rita & Clive | Linda & Christine | Sharon & Jane | Janet & Robin | Margaret H & Neil | Stella & Alan | Paul C & Richard | Wins | Ties | % | Block Position | |
| Margaret C & Paul R | 3-6 | 5-1 | 7-4 | 5-6 | 2-6 | 0-7 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 1-7 | 2 | 22% | 10 | ||
| Margaret P & David | 6-3 | 6-3 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-7 | 7-3 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 3 | 33% | 7 | ||
| Lynne & Colin | 1-5 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 7-3 | 4-7 | -- | 7-4 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 2 | 25% | 8 | ||
| Rita & Clive | 4-7 | 6-1 | 6-5 | 6-5 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 7-6 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 49% | 5 | |
| Linda & Christine | 6-5 | 5-4 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 7-4 | 3-4 | 4-7 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 33% | 6 | ||
| Sharon & Jane | 6-2 | 5-4 | 7-4 | 6-3 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 6-3 | 3-7 | 4-7 | 5 | 56% | 4 | ||
| Janet & Robin | 7-0 | 7-2 | -- | 5-5 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 7-1 | 6-2 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 81% | 2 | |
| Margaret H & Neil | 7-2 | 3-7 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 7-4 | 3-6 | 1-7 | 4-7 | 3-7 | 2 | 22% | 9 | ||
| Stella & Alan | 4-3 | 7-2 | 5-3 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 2-6 | 7-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 78% | 3 | ||
| Paul C & Richard | 7-1 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 7-6 | 6-5 | 7-4 | 7-5 | 7-3 | 6-5 | 9 | 100% | 1 |
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Light, hot, 2 course supper
Teams of three to five people
-prizes
Quiz master Chris Constable
Text, phone or email names to Alan Rew or write names on board at club.
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We welcomed 24 players from London and SE region clubs on a grey morning. It was nice to see some high handicap players at their first tournament, gaining valuable experience. Play started at 9.30 am with four 14 pt rounds (of 1hr 25mins each) in a Swiss format. The winning pair were Gabrielle Higgins and Brian Havill from Hampstead Heath who beat local pair David Cook and Luc Berthouze in a fourth round decider - Gabrielle taking on a very angled jump shot at hoop 5 with an opponents ball on the opposite side. The expression on Gabrielle’s face said it all: if I miss this one, they win! Luc and David were unable to regain the innings. Paul Robinson and Margaret Cooper from Chichester took third place from Rita Shipp and John Munt from Preston because they had a peg out in one of their games. We had four pairs tying for fifth place. Overall a very happy day.
Final results after four rounds
|
Pos |
Pts |
ID |
|
NAME |
Notes |
|
1 |
4.0 |
9 |
|
I Gabrielle + Brian |
|
|
2 |
3.0 |
8 |
|
H David Cook + Luc |
Who beat whom+ 3 peg outs |
|
3 |
3.0 |
11 |
|
K Paul + Margaret |
Peg out |
|
4 |
3.0 |
12 |
|
L John + Rita |
|
|
5 |
2.0 |
5 |
|
E Jeffrey + Janet |
Tie for 5th place not uniquely broken by who beats whom, peg outs, hoops or hoop difference! |
|
|
2.0 |
7 |
|
G Robin + Chris |
|
|
|
2.0 |
2 |
|
B Mark + Sharon |
|
|
|
2.0 |
6 |
|
F Clive + Alan |
|
|
9 |
1.0 |
4 |
|
D Richard +Sarah |
Who beat whom |
|
10 |
1.0 |
10 |
|
J Isobel + David Boyd |
|
|
11 |
0.5 |
3 |
|
C Neil + Jane Humphreys |
Hoops |
|
12 |
0.5 |
1 |
|
A Frances + Sheila |
|
Full results
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | Wins | Peg Outs | Hoops | Posn | |||
| A | Frances Low | Sheila Cullen | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||
| B | Mark Hamilton | Sharon Theobald | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5= | ||||||||
| C | Neil Humphreys | Jane Humphreys | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 23 | 11 | |||||||||
| D | Richard Jackson | Sarah Rankin | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||
| E | Jeffrey Rushby | Janet Hoptroff | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 5= | |||||||||
| F | Clive Hayton | Alan Theobald | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 5= | |||||||||
| G | Robin Wotton | Chris Constable | 14 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 5= | ||||||||
| H | David Cook | Luc Berthouze | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 2 | ||||||||
| I | Gabrielle Higgins | Brian Havill | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 1 | ||||||||
| J | Isobel George | David Boyd | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |||||||||
| K | Paul Robinson | Margaret Cooper | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||||||||
| L | John Munt | Rita Shipp | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 4 | |||||||||
| Hoops Against | 386 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |||
| 386 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins in bold | Peg outs Italics | Draws Orange |
At the AGM at Hurlingham in London today, Frances Low was awarded Coach of the Year by the Croquet Association, in recognition for her work in coaching and especially for the Croquet Academy.
Daphne Gaitley received the CA Diploma for her services to SCCC, especially her croquet coaching.
David Gaitley receive his CA Diploma particularly for his work in improving the facilities at Sussex, especially the new bar (the first pint was pulled by the CA President when it opened).
(Sorry David, didn't see you look away!)
Frances, David and Daphne pictured outside the Hurlingham main house after the ceremony.
The tournament was blessed by a beautiful autumnal day. Originally the day was oversubscribed but thanks to our grounds committee another lawn was prepared allowing us to have a full field of 24 players. The players were put into 4 blocks of 6 with the winner of each block playing a 13point semi final followed by a 13 point final to determine the top 4 positions. At the end of the block stage the semi finalists were Jane Gribbon from Chichester and SCCC members David King (7), Janet Hoptroff (4) & Eileen Prodger (8). Jane Gribbon beat David King 7- 4 & Janet Hoptroff beat Eileen Prodger 7 - 2. In the final Jane Gribbon won a well fought contest 7- 4 with David king beating Eileen Prodger 7 - 5 for third and fourth places. The club's thanks go to the Grounds committee members who prepared the lawns and to Chrissy Isaacs who provided lunch for the majority of the players in the tournament and their guests.
Here are the full results:
Block A
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Wins |
Place |
|
1 |
Mark Hamilton |
|
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
2 |
Maggie Webb |
7 |
|
7 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
|
3 |
Sharon Theobold |
5 |
3 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Mary Kelley |
3 |
7 |
2 |
|
4 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|
5 |
Jane Gribbon |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
|
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
6 |
Richard Didcock |
7 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
3 |
4 |
Block B
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Wins |
Place |
|
1 |
Richard Brooks |
|
7 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
Rex Davis |
3 |
|
7 |
5 |
6w |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
David King |
7 |
5 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
Lynn Lyle |
6 |
7 |
4 |
|
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
5 |
Linda Gavigan |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
Neill Levesley |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
1 |
5 |
Block C
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Wins |
Place |
|
1 |
Keith Webb |
|
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
John Isaacs |
7 |
|
1 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
3 |
Janet Hoptroff |
5w |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
Colin Lyle |
3 |
6 |
5 |
|
6 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
|
5 |
Margaret Pointing |
7 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
|
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
6 |
Joyce Parkin |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
0 |
6 |
Block D
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Wins |
Place |
|
1 |
Robin Wootton |
|
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
|
2 |
Chris Constable |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
3 |
E Varney -Burch |
3 |
6 |
|
7 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
|
4 |
Simon Parkin |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
5 |
Eileen Prodger |
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
6 |
Neil Humphreys |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
|
3 |
3 |
Semi Finals: Janet Hoptroff 7 v Eileen Prodger 2
Jane Gribbon 7 v David King 4
Finals: Janet Hoptroff 4 v Jane Gribbon 7
3/4th: David King 7 v Eileen Prodger 5
