Croquet Matters_ Final February 2015 | Page 14

The final positions were: Rose Gardens 48, Feilding 47, Levin 37 (-12), Wanganui 37 (-27), Tararua 36, Marton 35. Wanganui Croquet Club Summer Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles Competition Winner: Ed Symes, Runner-Up: Nancy Smith. 14th Annual Golf Croquet Tournament (Sponsored by Jane Winstone Retirement Village) Levels Singles (HC 1-6) Winner: Judy Kermode (Marewa), Runner-Up; Steven Harden (Tamworth, NSW) Levels Singles (HC 7+) Winner: Chris Reay (Rose Gardens), RunnerUp: Geoff Vautier (Napier) Handicap Doubles Winners: Roger Law & Joyce McCallum (Wanganui), Runners-Up: Vince & Annabel Neall (Rose Gardens), Third: Steven Harden (Tamworth, NSW) & Elwyn Wills (Wanganui). Rose Gardens Croquet Club Golf Croquet Levels Doubles Competition for the June Johns Goblets Levin (although all the games were tight) to bring them within one point of the leaders who were beaten 2-1 by Marton. This was a good result for Marton. Feilding had the bye so are still in a position to threaten the leaders, who have byes to come, over the remaining four weeks of the competition. Points after week 6 (net hoops in brackets): Tararua 11 (+146), Rose Gardens 10 (+28) Feilding 7 (-4), Marton 5 (-69), Levin 3 (-51). Feilding has played five rounds, the others have played six. ################################ Croquet Hawkes Bay Marewa Croquet Club Helen Grant has again run a very successful Twilight Tournament for the Marewa Croquet Club. 20 teams entered, with 2 in a team, and a team consisting of a Marewa player with a non-player. The winning team was Warren Wilkinson (player) with Dave Taylor (nonplayer). The tournament was run over 4 Wednesday evenings and on the final night after prize giving, a shared supper was enjoyed by all. Jayne Powis (Publicity) Winners: Haig Thomson & Monica Huisman, Runners Up: Vince Neall & Jean Corbin Thomas, Third: Josh Smith & Jamie Fowler. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *********************** Brooklyn Croquet Club Wellington v Manawatu Wanganui Annual Exchange Combined Result: Wellington 28, ManawatuWanganui 28 Golf Croquet at Paraparaumu Wellington 14, Manawatu-Wanganui 14 Association Croquet at Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui 14, Wellington 14 The article below was partly published in the local weekly newspaper 'The Sun' promoting Brooklyn club and also their new policy of being a sun smart club. The paper included a photo of three club members wearing the new shirts. Great publicity and it was all free! I've attached a photo of some of our members who turned up one afternoon for a photo shoot most of whom were wearing the shirts. 90% of members have purchased these new shirts and most playing days our greens are a sea of blue. Association Croquet Interclub Competition Week 6 The competition resumed after a break with Tararua holding a strong three point lead. However, Rose Gardens had a 3-0 win over Marlborough Croquet Association