Croquet South East GC Level Play League Sussex County v Compton

On 28th August Sussex County played the last of their four 2025 fixtures in the Croquet South East GC Level Play League which was a home match against Compton Croquet Club

The prolonged summer dry spell had just decided to come to an end on that very day, making it one of those days when thoughts of ‘should or should not additional clothing be added to the kit bag’ came into reckoning. Those who took heed of the forecast were right to do so as, at the very moment the first ball was struck, the rain began to fall. A quick scramble for waterproofs was made by the majority and yet, after ten minutes, the sun was shining once again.

Play was like that for the most of the morning with players disappearing into the courtside huts or under nearby trees for brief spells when the rain just got too much and at other times, shedding their outer layers to enjoy the welcome periods of sunshine.

This Hokey-Cokey style of play clearly suited the Sussex County team who found themselves 3-0 up at lunchtime without dropping a single game.

The rain passed through during lunchtime making play in the afternoon far more consistent in terms of wardrobe choices. Sussex County continued to play strongly and won three of the four afternoon Singles matches making the overall result 6-1 to the home side.

In the excitement of achieving this result, which made it four wins out of four in this league, a team photograph was completely forgotten! However, well done to Brian Aikens, David Dickins, Ben Harwood and Morgan Case for their victory in this fixture and to all players who have represented us in this league over the 2025 season.

Brian Aikens