Short Croquet Jamboree

The Short Croquet Jamboree for local clubs was held on 12th May at Southwick. 6 half courts were available so a lot of people could participate. 18 AC players did!

There were entries from 6 clubs: Sussex, Rottingdean, Rother Valley, Littlehampton, Chichester and Hove Beach. 3 players from each team took part, and It was a lovely day with a lot of friendliness, and some players were kind and helped those who had not played for very long. Points were awarded for wins, draws and extra ones for peg outs! Some good croquet and peg outs! We had 4 rounds: Singles, Mixture of Singles and Doubles, Mixture of singles and doubles, Speed Doubles! I made up the Speed Doubles so may think again on that round!

The winners were Littlehampton (Robyn and Bob Clark, and Andrew Baxter) who led all the way but were nearly pipped at the last post! Sussex caught up and were only 1 point behind in the end. The 3 peg outs by Littlehampton were the deciding factor. Extra points for those! So congratulations to Littlehampton (and chocolates as a prize!) and grateful thanks to all who came and supported. Well done captains for getting your teams together.

Also many thanks to Ben and his team for setting up the 6 short courts. Lawns played so well.

The next Club Short Croquet Jamboree is on 25th June so I will be in touch before that. Several other clubs have expressed an interest . The event may grow bigger and bigger! Enjoy your croquet! Photo of Littlehampton receiving their prizes!

Frances Low

And thanks to Frances for organising this event and others which are encouraging players to take up or keep up AC croquet, both at Sussex and other local clubs