GC A level series final 24-
report by Richard Keighley, photo by Ross Bagni
Mike Hills won the final of the A-
Manager, Les Heard welcomed 16 players representing clubs from almost every Federation area on a bright and sunny morning spoilt by a rather chilly wind. In Block A, top seed Stephen Custance-
Block B was more straightforward with both Glynis Davies (Northampton) and Ross Bagni (Leighton Linslade) achieving six wins each followed by Mike Hills (Northampton) and David Cornes (Crake Valley) with four wins each.
Sunday dawned fine with a gentle breeze for the best-
The semi-
The deciding game was nip and tuck throughout and the golden hoop was inevitable. Mike Hills ran it from a narrow angle to claim the trophy. In the meantime, Stephen Custance-
Quiller Barrett, the CA President soon to stand down after 13 years of great service, kindly presented the trophy and prizes. He thanked the Wrest Park Club, the manager and the members who had helped to stage and cater for the tournament and he congratulated the players for coming from far and wide to take part. Finally, Les Heard appreciated the help of Robert Archer as scorer and Sandra Cornes for logging the scores on croquetscores.com, on which all the detailed results can be found.
Mike Hills receives the trophy
from Quiller Barrett
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