Croquet Tournament Results
SUMMARY 2018
EVENT | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
AC Bronze Singles | not played (see note) | |
AC 3 & Under Singles | Robert Elliott | Mike Hughes |
GC Division 3 Singles | Mark Scruton | Craig Oxley |
GC Division 3 Doubles | Julie Toms & Jill Jones | Mark & Helen Scruton |
AC 5 & Under Doubles | Rosemary Landrebe & John Bartrop | Alison Sharpe & Gareth Denyer |
GC Division 2 Singles | Kate McLoughlin | Larry Becroft |
GC Division 2 Doubles | Larry Becroft & Brian Mitchell | Ted Lyng & Debbie Morgan |
GC NSW Men's Singles Championship | John Levick | David Hanbidge |
GC NSW Open Women's Singles Championship | Liz Montague | Pauline Markwell |
AC Platinum Singles | Steve Miles | Stephen Howes |
DETAILED RESULTS 2018
AC Bronze Singles, 5th - 8th February 2018
The NSW Bronze Singles didn't go ahead in February, as there were only three entries. This was very disappointing, particularly as this event has attracted quite strong fields in the past. By 21 January there was only one entry, so a reminder email was sent to 29 players. This resulted in two more players entering -- insufficient for the event to go ahead.
There was some feeling expressed that February is too hot for playing croquet, and the Tournament Committee will look at rescheduling this event for later in the year. Maybe the fact that it was to be played at Tempe, rather than at Strathfield where it has been played for the last few years might have had an effect on the number of entries.
David Stanton
CNSW Tournament Committee
AC 3 & Under Singles, 24th - 25th February 2018
WHAT A TRANSFORMATION !!
The 3 & Under AC singles was run at Tempe on the 24th and 25th of February. For most of us it was a revelation.
So if you haven’t been to Tempe for an event recently, give it a go - you will be pleasantly surprised.
The event ran well. We had the somewhat optimistic plan of 4 games on Saturday and 3 on Sunday, but in practice we were finished by 5:30 on Saturday, so it was not a problem. The weather did not accommodate us however - very hot and humid on Saturday, wet on Sunday, although only the last round was really affected by the rain. The standard of play was a bit like the curate’s egg: some really good breaks followed by egregious errors. The hot weather on Saturday may have contributed, but the usual excuse - the lawns got me - was no longer available. Rob Elliott won the event, going through undefeated until the last round when David Hanbidge ("he never misses" his opponents kept claiming) won his second consecutive 3-ball ending. There were many close matches, and several 3-ball endings which always make for good watching. Alison Sharpe managed the only triple, but there were several others that got close. Rob had 6 wins out of 7 games, I was second with 5 and then there were 4 on 4 wins, so there were few easy games.
So in summary, a most enjoyable event despite the weather. Come and play at Tempe and see the difference!
Mike Hughes
Tournament Manager
AC 3 & Under Singles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | ||||||||||||
AS | AV | DH | RE | MH | PM | JB | GD | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Alison Sharpe (Killara) | 1 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 159 | 114 | 45 | 4 | |
Alix Verge (Individual) | 2 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 137 | -16 | 6 | |
David Hanbidge (Nowra) | 3 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 137 | 146 | -9 | 5 | |
Robert Elliott (Chatswood) | 4 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 165 | 122 | 43 | 1 | |
Mike Hughes (Cammeray) | 5 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 161 | 94 | 67 | 2 | |
Peter Montague (Killara) | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 182 | -108 | 8 | |
John Bartrop (Killara) | 7 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 163 | -73 | 7 | |
Gareth Denyer (Marrickville) | 8 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 159 | 108 | 51 | 3 |
GC Division 3 Singles and Doubles, 5th - 9th March 2018
The Tournament was hosted by Canberra Croquet Club and played over 5 days from March 5 to March 9.
Nine pairs registered for the Doubles with three from Mosman, one from EDSAAC and five Canberra pairs. It was refreshing to see more than half the field playing in their first tournament.
Winners: Julie Toms and Jill Jones (Canberra)
Runners Up: Mark and Helen Scruton (Canberra)
All games were played in very pleasant Canberra Autumn weather.
The field for Singles was reduced to six after the withdrawal of a previous Doubles player due to medical problems. This meant the players had more byes and fewer games needed to be double- banked.
After three days of Singles the Winner was Mark Scruton (Canberra) whose handicap went from a 10 through 9 to 8. Mark and Helen have been with Canberra Croquet Club (CCC) for two weeks and hail from East Brisbane. The Runner Up was Craig Oxley (Canberra).
It was an exciting finish with the final round determining positions.
Special thanks to Peter Freer, tournament referee and Adrienne Fazekas, referee who managed play every day and ensured the tournament went smoothly.
Thanks also to all CCC members who volunteered their time and cooking skills to contribute to a successful five days of competition.
GC Division 3 Singles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | ||||||||||
CO | DG | GG | MS | MD | EK | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Craig Oxley (Canberra) | 1 | 7 7 | 7 7 | 6 5 | 7 7 | 7 6 | 7 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 2 | |
Dianne Gayler (Canberra) | 2 | 2 5 | 7 2 | 2 4 | 5 5 | 6 5 | 1 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 6 | |
Ginny Graylin (Canberra) | 3 | 2 4 | 6 7 | 2 4 | 5 4 | 7 5 | 2 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 5 | |
Mark Scruton (Canberra) | 4 | 7 7 | 7 7 | 7 7 | 7 7 | 4 7 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 23 | 1 | |
Margo Davies (Canberra) | 5 | 2 4 | 7 7 | 7 7 | 3 5 | 7 7 | 6 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 3 | |
Eddie Kowalski (Canberra) | 6 | 6 7 | 7 7 | 5 7 | 7 6 | 2 5 | 5 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 4 |
GC Division 3 Doubles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | |||||||||||||
JR&LS | GG&DG | CO&EK | M&HS | MD&MR | FW&AP | JT&JJ | JC&DH | PP&PP | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
John Reynolds & Lorraine Sheargold (EDSACC) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 5 | |
Ginny Graylin & Dianne Gayler (Canberra) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 7 | |
Craig Oxley & Edward Kowalski (Canberra) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 3 | |
Mark & Helen Scruton (Canberra) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
Margo Davies & Margaret Richardson (Canberra) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 4 | |
Fidye Westgarth & Anthea Piddington (Mosman) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 6 | |
Julie Toms & Jill Jones (Canberra) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 1 | |
Jo Cheadle & Denise Howarth (Mosman) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 9 | |
Patricia Petterson & Penny Paterson (Mosman) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 8 |
AC 5 & Under Doubles, 10th - 11th March 2018
AC 5 & Under Doubles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | ||||||||
RL&JB | AS&GD | RE&DS | NH&RB | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Rosemary Landrebe & John Bartrop (Cammeray/Killara) | 1 | 23 11 | 18 26 | 26 26 | 5 | 130 | 102 | 28 | 1 | |
Alison Sharpe & Gareth Denyer (Killara/Marrickville) | 2 | 22 26 | 26 26 | 22 26 | 4 | 148 | 62 | 86 | 2 | |
Robert Elliott & David Stanton (Chatswood/Cammeray) | 3 | 17 13 | 5 0 | 26TP(RE) 26 | 2 | 87 | 106 | -19 | 3 | |
Neil Hartley & Ron Buist (Cammeray/Killara) | 4 | 9 15 | 23 0 | 2 8 | 1 | 57 | 152 | -95 | 4 |
GC Division 2 Singles and Doubles, 18th - 22nd March 2018
The Doubles event, with 6 pairs entered, was set down as a two-day double round robin event over the Sunday and Monday. With the temperature at 35 degrees and still rising by 11.30am, the Tournament Referee (John Eddes) and I made the decision to halt all play for the day. The temperature reached 42 degrees in the afternoon.
As it was obviously impossible to complete the first half as well as the full second half of the double round robin on the Monday, we also changed the event format to a single round robin with the top 4 pairs to take part in a single game semi-final and final series.
The Singles event, with 13 entrants, was played without any change to the original format, i.e. a single round robin.
John Bennett
Club Captain
Sutherland Croquet Club
GC Division 2 Doubles Block |
PLAYERS | RESULTS | ||||||||||
LB&BM | DB&RB | CL&ST | EL&DM | BG&PG | DM&KM | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Larry Becroft & Brian Mitchell (Nowra) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 4 | |
Dianne Bonnitcha & Roslyn Baird (Sutherland/Wollongong) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 5 | |
Cheryl Lloyd & Sandy Tawa (Nelson Bay) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 6 | |
Edward Lyng & Debbie Morgan (Toronto/Sutherland) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | |
Brian Giersch & Penny Giersch (EDSACC) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | |
Denese McCann & Kate McLoughlin (Narooma/Canberra) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 3 |
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GC Division 2 Singles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | |||||||||||||||||
LB | CL | BM | LT | DM | KM | RE | DB | EL | ST | DM | GC | RW | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Larry Becroft (Nowra) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 55 | 21 | 2 | |
Cheryl Lloyd (Nelson Bay) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 10 | |
Brian Mitchell (Nowra) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 4 | |
Lynda Toms (Sutherland) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 8 | |
Denese McCann (Narooma) | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 13 | |
Kate McLoughlin (Canberra) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 1 | |
Rob Elliott (RSGC) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 5 | |
Dianne Bonnitcha (Sutherland) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 9 | |
Edward Lyng (Toronto) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 64 | 11 | 3 | |
Sandy Tawa (Nelson Bay) | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 12 | |
Debbie Morgan (Sutherland) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 7 | |
Georgina Carnegie (RSGC) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 68 | -2 | 6 | |
Rob Wright (Mosman) | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 70 | -7 | 11 |
GC NSW Men's Singles Championship, 6th - 8th April 2018
GC NSW Men's Singles Championship Block |
PLAYERS | RESULTS | |||||||||||||||||
JL | JC | TM | DW | TW | RJ | PM | KB | DH | BM | RR | RC | PF | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
John Levick | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 64 | 15 | 4 | |
John Cole | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 71 | 6 | 6 | |
Tony McArthur | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 81 | -27 | 11 | |
David Woods | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 60 | 18 | 3 | |
Ted Woodley | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 79 | -28 | 13 | |
Ron Johnstone | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 8 | |
Peter Montague | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 60 | 15 | 5 | |
Kenn Boal | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 10 | |
David Hanbidge | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 54 | 25 | 2 | |
Bernie McAlary | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 78 | -25 | 12 | |
Ralph Richardson | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 57 | 18 | 1 | |
Richard Christian | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 9 | |
Peter Freer | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 7 |
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GC NSW Open Women's Singles Championship, 13th - 15th April 2018
The participants were: Pauline Markwell, Liz Montague, Dianne Bonnitcha, Georgina Carnegie, Kate McLoughlin, Brenda Wild, Pam Gentle, Lorraine Hatfield, Ros Johnstone, Nerida Taylor and Margaret Sawers.
The players provided a most enjoyable competition, exhibiting a high standard of play and sustained intensity throughout, and were unperturbed by hot sticky conditions at the start and increasingly gusty winds later on.
Kate McLoughlin dominated the block, looking unshakeable with 9 wins, and was followed by Brenda Wild with 7. Then came four players all on 6 wins, two of whom slipped through to the semi-finals on net hoops. All the other players had games they could be proud of.
In the semi-finals, Pauline Markwell showed steely determination and accuracy to overcome Kate, while Liz Montague fought off some strong roqueting and accurate placement by Brenda. Not surprisingly, the ensuing final was long and intense, with Liz ultimately holding on for the third game.
The tournament was greatly helped by having a strong body of referees - Peter Freer, Lynda Toms, David Gibson, Michael Morton-Evans, Ron Johnstone, Bill Munns and Stephen Howes - we are very grateful to them all for their time and expertise.
It was also a great pleasure that so many of the players and some others came back on the Sunday to support the finals series. They were attentive and even demonstrative, which gave spice to the occasion.
John Eddes and Peter Montague
Tournament Managers
GC NSW Open Women's Singles Championship Block |
PLAYERS | RESULTS | |||||||||||||||
RJ | KM | NT | MS | LM | LH | DB | BW | PG | PM | GC | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
Ros Johnstone | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 5 | |
Kate McLoughlin | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 52 | 16 | 1 | |
Nerida Taylor | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 10 | |
Margaret Sawers | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 5 | |
Liz Montague | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 3 | |
Lorraine Hatfield | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 11 | |
Dianne Bonnitcha | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 8 | |
Brenda Wild | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 2 | |
Pam Gentle | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 7 | |
Pauline Markwell | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 4 | |
Georgina Carnegie | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 9 |
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AC Platinum Singles, 21st - 22nd April 2018
The Platinum Singles were played in ideal Autumn weather conditions on Saturday and Sunday April 21 and 22. The lawns were in top condition and the payers were impressed by the improvement in facilities at Tempe. There were four competitors who played six games in a double round robin.
The tournament winner was Steve Miles who was undefeated and the runner up was Stephen Howes. As usual there were some terrific breaks but also puzzling tactics. Long roquets seem to be made quite frequently but short roquets were also missed far too often.
There is no better way to improve your croquet than the intensive games you get in Croquet NSW competitions. And after all the excitement you can finish by having a beer at the Concordia club at the end of the day. Tempe is well worth a visit.
Steve Miles
Tournament Manager
AC Platinum Singles | PLAYERS | RESULTS | ||||||||
JB | SH | SM | PG | Games Won |
Points | Place | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | For | Against | Nett | ||||
John Bartrop (Killara) | 1 | 14 26 | 13 18 | 19 11 | 2 | 101 | 121 | -20 | 3 | |
Stephen Howes (Cammeray) | 2 | 26 3 | 17 15 | 26 26 | 3 | 113 | 122 | -9 | 2 | |
Steve Miles (Cammeray) | 3 | 26 26 | 26 26 | 26 26 | 6 | 156 | 96 | 60 | 1 | |
Pam Gentle (Maitland) | 4 | 14 26 | 6 24 | 20 13 | 1 | 103 | 134 | -31 | 4 |