EACF AC Leagues play-
Home if not dry -
© Wrest Park Croquet Club
The winners of the three EACF AC Handicap Leagues met at Watford on Saturday 2 October for the play-
In the doubles John and Richard were in receipt of six bisques, an unaccustomed luxury. Terrey and Richard had both made progress before John used a bisque to take a 3 ball break to penult, leaving Gabrielle alone near corner 4. She failed to hit in and later John was able to use the remaining bisques to peg out. In the other game Bryan pegged Andrew out but not long afterwards Fran, for rover, hit in and finished. At lunch each team had won one game.
John Bevington (1½) and Richard Keighley (12) beat Great Dunham’s Gabrielle Higgins (-
Bryan Harral (-
James Brind about to run hoop 6 during his first break in the singles.
Note the misplaced corner flag!
In the afternoon the rain got going in earnest and continued for the rest of the day. Duncan made good use of his bisque to beat Bryan and David lost to Peter Ross. James Brind made an early break against John, who was lucky enough to be close by when James failed a couple of hoops which allowed him to make progress. However he then made a schoolboy error when, with three balls near 4-
Bryan Harral lost to Duncan Hector (½, Great Dunham) -
John Bevington lost to James Brind (0, Newport) -
David Woolley lost to Peter Ross (14, Great Dunham) -
Richard Keighley beat Chris van Essen (7, Newport) +4t
Final result: Newport 4 wins, Great Dunham 3, Wrest Park 2
Congratulations to Newport and a big thank you to Simon Hathrell, who combined the roles of manager, groundsman, caterer and gatekeeper.
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