Club
Croquet
Wrest Park
Handicap tournament 21-
With no rain to speak of since the slitter was used the lawns were slightly bumpy in places, and this, coupled with rock-
In the first block, Geoff Johnson led the pack after three rounds with three wins, with Nigel, George Collin, Ian Mantle, David Marsh and Alan Clark snapping at his heels. Nigel, David and Alan then caught him up and in the final round Alan beat Geoff while Nigel got the better of David after pegging him out. Alan won the block by virtue of having beaten Nigel +26 in the third round.
The second block was more clear-
Our thanks to Geoff Strutt, Sally Marsh and Tim Brewer for keeping everyone fed and watered, and also to English Heritage for their loan of a prop for the presentation photo.
A barrier holds back the crowd before the prizegiving.
In the battle of the bulges, Ian Mantle beat Eric Audsley +16.
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