Handicap Tournament 24-
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Andre Machell
Report by manager Geoff Strutt
Jonathan Lambton of Watford won the Wrest Park September Handicap with an Egyptian rating of 61, having won all but one of his matches [4 out of 5]. He was closely followed by Tony Elliott with a rating of 60 [also 4 out of 5]. Geoff Strutt came third in this event; but in the knockout succeeded by beating Tony Elliott +1 in the final. The knockout draw was embedded within the Egyptian -
The handicaps ranged from -
On the first day, Geoff Strutt managed to produce an air shot when attempting the peg out at a distance of about 2 inches. Is this a record?
On day two, David Marsh [-
John Bevington adds: George Woolhouse was unable to play on Sunday and David Marsh kindly stood in. I can vouch for the dramatic final stages of his game against Bryan Harral (which included an 8 hoop two-
© Wrest Park Croquet Club
Jonathan Lambton with déjeuner sur l’herbe
Geoff Johnson, Jonathan Lambton
and Julie Horsley
George Collin making hay
while the sun shines.
|
Wins |
Rating |
Jonathan Lambton (10) |
4/5 |
61 |
Tony Elliott (7) |
4/5 |
60 |
Geoff Strutt (9) |
4/5 |
58 |
Peter Aspinall (11) |
4/6 |
54 |
Geoff Johnson (3½) |
3/5 |
54 |
Bryan Harral (0) |
3/6 |
50 |
Andre Machell (10) |
2/5 |
49 |
John Bevington (1) |
2/5 |
46 |
George Woolhouse (3) & David Marsh (- |
2/5 |
46 |
George Collin (½) |
1/5 |
44 |
John Bee (5) |
1/5 |
40 |
Julie Horsley (14) |
1/5 |
38 |
Knock-
Peter Aspinall best George Woolhouse +2
Geoff Johnson beat George Collin +13
Geoff Strutt beat John Bee +18
Second round
Tony Elliott beat Julie Horsley +5
Peter Aspinall beat Jonathan Lambton +11
Geoff Strutt beat Geoff Johnson +20
John Bevington beat Andre Machell +14
Semi final
Tony Elliott beat Peter Aspinall +7
Geoff Strutt beat John Bevington +22
Final
Geoff Strutt beat Tony Elliott +1
Club
Croquet
Wrest Park