News
20 players took part in the 2-legged race on Thursday and Friday 13/14th August and 32 players in the class singles events over the weekend.
2-legged race Manager Frances Low reports:
The 2-legged race, which is event 2 of the August tournament, was won this year by Jack Davies and Valerie Whittle. For those who have not heard of the event the 2 legs consist of 14 point handicap doubles, then handicap and advanced 14 point singles. Points are scored for pegging out, peels, etc. There are 2 rounds on each of 2 days.
Class singles Manager John Low reports:
Rather mixed weather did not detract from the enjoyment of a weekend's croquet. Four cups were in contention (see all the results in the previous news item).
The Abbey Challenge Cup proved to be a 3-way tussle between Dick Knapp, Paul Castell and Mark Fawcett. Dick Knapp was the victor with 6 wins in 7 games. Mark Fawcett also had 6 wins but lost to Dick.
The Scott Cup was played as a swiss event and also proved to be a 3-way battle between Barry Gould, Ron Sherwin and Jonathan Isaacs. Barry and Jonathan ended up with 4 games a piece, with Barry beating Jonathan and taking the cup.
The Daldy Cup was a run-away victory for Brian Kitching with a straight 5 wins. He did say he hadn't been playing well recently so clearly this is a dangerous return to form!
The Monteith Bowl is the handicap event in the tournament and this year was played with full bisques. Some of the players were a little disconcerted by this at the beginning, but it did have the desired effect of increasing the number of pegged out games. There were clear winners in the two half blocks of Steve Lewendon and Pam Gooders; however, in the subsequent play-off, Wendy Spencer-Smith came through as the eventual winner of a rather fine cup.
I hope all the players enjoyed themselves and will come back again next year.
Abbey Challenge Cup | ||||||
Runner-up: Mark Fawcett | ||||||
Winner: Richard Knapp | ||||||
DAY | TIME | PLAYER 1 | vs | PLAYER 2 | ||
Sat | 9:30 AM | Paul Castell | vs | Mark Fawcett | +4tp | |
Sat | 9:30 AM | Richard Knapp | vs | David Mumford | +18 | |
Sat | 9:30 AM | +2 | John Taylor | vs | Mary Knapp | |
Sat | 9:30 AM | +15 | John Low | vs | Alan Mayne | |
Sat | 12:00 PM | +8 | Paul Castell | vs | David Mumford | |
Sat | 12:00 PM | +12 | Mark Fawcett | vs | Mary Knapp | |
Sat | 12:00 PM | +3 | Richard Knapp | vs | Alan Mayne | |
Sat | 12:00 PM | John Taylor | vs | John Low | +8 | |
Sat | 3:00 PM | +26tp | Paul Castell | vs | Mary Knapp | |
Sat | 3:00 PM | David Mumford | vs | Alan Mayne | +13 | |
Sat | 3:00 PM | +16 | Mark Fawcett | vs | John Low | |
Sat | 3:00 PM | +5 | Richard Knapp | vs | John Taylor | |
Sat | 5:30 PM | +13 | Paul Castell | vs | Alan Mayne | |
Sat | 5:30 PM | +8 | Mary Knapp | vs | John Low | |
Sat | 5:30 PM | +5 | David Mumford | vs | John Taylor | |
Sat | 5:30 PM | Mark Fawcett | vs | Richard Knapp | +1 | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | +23tp | Paul Castell | vs | John Low | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | +19 | Alan Mayne | vs | John Taylor | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | Mary Knapp | vs | Richard Knapp | +4 | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | David Mumford | vs | Mark Fawcett | +23 | |
Sun | 12:00 PM | +4 | Paul Castell | vs | John Taylor | |
Sun | 12:00 PM | John Low | vs | Richard Knapp | +18 | |
Sun | 12:00 PM | Alan Mayne | vs | Mark Fawcett | +5 | |
Sun | 12:00 PM | Mary Knapp | vs | David Mumford | +1 | |
Sun | 3:00 PM | Paul Castell | vs | Richard Knapp | +18 | |
Sun | 3:00 PM | John Taylor | vs | Mark Fawcett | +24 | |
Sun | 3:00 PM | John Low | vs | David Mumford | +20 | |
Sun | 3:00 PM | +15 | Alan Mayne | vs | Mary Knapp | |
Scott Cup | ||||||
Runner-up: Jonathan Isaacs | ||||||
Winner: Barry Gould | ||||||
DAY | TIME | PLAYER 1 | vs | PLAYER 2 | ||
Sat | 09:30 AM | Tudor Jenkins | vs | Barry Gould | +21 | |
Sat | 09:30 AM | John Davey | vs | Ron Sherwin | +11 | |
Sat | 09:30 AM | +3 | Gene Mears | vs | Richard Jackson | |
Sat | 09:30 AM | +24 | Jonathan Isaacs | vs | Pauline Davey | |
Sat | 09:30 AM | +18 | John Bee | vs | Neil Coote | |
Sat | 13:15 PM | +3 | Barry Gould | vs | Ron Sherwin | |
Sat | 13:15 PM | Gene Mears | vs | Jonathan Isaacs | +6 | |
Sat | 13:15 PM | John Bee | vs | Tudor Jenkins | +1 | |
Sat | 13:15 PM | John Davey | vs | Richard Jackson | +6 | |
Sat | 13:15 PM | +21 | Pauline Davey | vs | Neil Coote | |
Sat | 16:30 PM | +5 | Barry Gould | vs | Jonathan Isaacs | |
Sat | 16:30 PM | +8 | Ron Sherwin | vs | Gene Mears | |
Sat | 16:30 PM | John Bee | vs | Richard Jackson | +2 | |
Sat | 16:30 PM | Tudor Jenkins | vs | Pauline Davey | +19 | |
Sat | 16:30 PM | John Davey | vs | Neil Coote | +23 | |
Sun | 09:30 AM | +20 | Barry Gould | vs | Pauline Davey | |
Sun | 09:30 AM | Richard Jackson | vs | Ron Sherwin | +15 | |
Sun | 09:30 AM | +12 | Jonathan Isaacs | vs | Neil Coote | |
Sun | 09:30 AM | Gene Mears | vs | John Bee | +9 | |
Sun | 09:30 AM | +4 | Tudor Jenkins | vs | John Davey | |
Sun | 13:15 PM | Barry Gould | vs | Richard Jackson | +10 | |
Sun | 13:15 PM | Ron Sherwin | vs | Jonathan Isaacs | +2 | |
Sun | 13:15 PM | Pauline Davey | vs | John Bee | +5 | |
Sun | 13:15 PM | +11 | Tudor Jenkins | vs | Neil Coote | |
Sun | 13:15 PM | +4 | Gene Mears | vs | John Davey | |
Daldy Cup | ||||||
Runner-up: John Gosney | ||||||
Winner: Brian Kitching | ||||||
DAY | TIME | PLAYER 1 | vs | PLAYER 2 | ||
Sat | 9:30 AM | +9 | Brian Kitching | vs | John Gosney | |
Sat | 9:30 AM | Pat Jackson | vs | Quiller Barrett | +21 | |
Sat | 9:30 AM | Audrey Sherwin | vs | Christine Constable | +13 | |
Sat | 1:00 PM | Quiller Barrett | vs | Brian Kitching | +21 | |
Sat | 1:00 PM | +12 | John Gosney | vs | Christine Constable | |
Sat | 1:00 PM | Pat Jackson | vs | Audrey Sherwin | +5 | |
Sat | 4:00 PM | +11 | Brian Kitching | vs | Audrey Sherwin | |
Sat | 4:00 PM | +12 | Christine Constable | vs | Pat Jackson | |
Sat | 4:00 PM | Quiller Barrett | vs | John Gosney | +25 | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | Pat Jackson | vs | Brian Kitching | +18 | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | Audrey Sherwin | vs | John Gosney | +12 | |
Sun | 9:30 AM | Christine Constable | vs | Quiller Barrett | +1 | |
Sun | 1:00 PM | +21 | Quiller Barrett | vs | Audrey Sherwin | |
Sun | 1:00 PM | +2 | John Gosney | vs | Pat Jackson | |
Sun | 1:00 PM | +7 | Brian Kitching | vs | Christine Constable | |
Monteith Bowl | ||||||
Runner-up: Margaret Russell | ||||||
Winner: Wendy Spencer-Smith | ||||||
DAY | TIME | PLAYER 1 | vs | PLAYER 2 | ||
Sat | 09:30 | +7 | (John Bateson) | vs | Wendy Spencer-Smith | |
Sat | 09:30 | Keith Slatter | vs | Steve Lewendon | +8 | |
Sat | 13:00 | +19 | Steve Lewendon | vs | (John Bateson) | |
Sat | 13:00 | +11 | Wendy Spencer-Smith | vs | Keith Slatter | |
Sat | 16:00 | (John Bateson) | vs | Keith Slatter | +11 | |
Sat | 16:00 | +3 | Steve Lewendon | vs | Wendy Spencer-Smith | |
Sat | 09:30 | +7 | Margaret Russell | vs | Karolina Michalak | |
Sat | 09:30 | Jill Carpenter | vs | Pam Gooders | +14 | |
Sat | 13:00 | +2 | Pam Gooders | vs | Margaret Russell | |
Sat | 13:00 | Karolina Michalak | vs | Jill Carpenter | +6 | |
Sat | 16:00 | Jill Carpenter | vs | Margaret Russell | +19 | |
Sat | 16:00 | +1 | Pam Gooders | vs | Karolina Michalak | |
Sun | 09:30 | Steve Lewendon | vs | Margaret Russell | +16 | |
Sun | 09:30 | +15 | Wendy Spencer-Smith | vs | Pam Gooders | |
Sun | 09:30 | +9 | Keith Slatter | vs | Karolina Michalak | |
Sun | 09:30 | +17 | John Bateson | vs | Jill Carpenter | |
Sun | 13:15 | +7 | Keith Slatter | vs | Jill Carpenter | |
Sun | 13:15 | +5 | John Bateson | vs | Karolina Michalak | |
Sun | 13:15 | Margaret Russell | vs | Wendy Spencer-Smith | +10 | |
Sun | 13:15 | +5 | Steve Lewendon | vs | Pam Gooders |
A rain-affected but nonetheless enjoyable weekend saw the second 'Castell Soda Syphons' tournament at Southwick.
This is a doubles tournament played in the alternate stroke format and 14 points per game.
14 teams entered, with players coming from as far afield as East Dorset and Watford.
Runners-up were Steve Lewendon and Gerald Gooders, both of SCCC.
The winning team were David Harrison-Wood and Helena Urban from East Dorset.
More pictures in the Photo album.
In a close single-game final, Howard Cheyne beat Richard Thompson 10-8 to take the Sussex Golf Croquet Championship for 2009.
Howard started the weekend in good form and beat 2008 winner Rutger Beijderwellen in his first game in the block stage, and losing only 1 match in the whole weekend.
22 players competed in pleasant sunshine and included players from South Africa and a contingent from the Hamburg Croquet Club in Germany.
(Left to right) Winner Howard and runner-up Richard
Antje, Peter and Nina from Hamburg Croquet Club
Littlehampton held their Centenary GC Tournament on Sunday 10th May 2009. It was brilliantly organised by Lilian Holdsworth, supported by her husband, Michael, and many other club members too numerous to mention individually by name.
We were greeted on arrival and our every need was catered for. The courts were beautifully set out and looked great. The games, which we thoroughly enjoyed, were quite a challenge. After the morning session we all had a picnic lunch, beverages were offered throughout the day, and in the afternoon there was a magnificent celebratory tea.
The Littlehampton team was a close second.
The weather was kind to us and and we all had a really wonderful time. Congratulations to Lilian and the club for an excellent tournament.
David Gaitley beat runners-up Lawrence Whittaker and Daphne Gaitley and a field of 18 players to win the May Bank Holiday Advanced tournament.
Winner David Gaitley with the Reckitt Cup
Runners-up Daphne Gaitley and Lawrence Whittaker