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2023-02-20 WIMMERA V BALLARAT & DISTRICTAn Annual event between Wimmera Region v Ballarat & District Region golf croquet was played at Ballarat Alexandra Croquet Club on Monday 20/2/2023.Horsham players travelled down to Ballarat as each year is alternated between the 2 regions. Play commenced at 10 am, there were 2 teams of 4 players, handicap ranges 6 and below,7 and above,13-point games first to 7. Games were level play with 50mins.time limit/game. (extra time if required) Each team played a single & doubles before lunch and the same after. A very close match eventuated, it just goes to prove to all croquet players- every hoop counts. Wimmera Team Sect.1- Garry Devlin, Donna Frost, Glenn Price, Yvonne Dunn Sect.2- Barry Dunn, Robyn Devlin,Valmai Hood, Bev Keogh Ballarat Team- Sect.1-Denis Thurgood, Darren Lester, Denie Etherson, Ellen Neil. Sect.2-David Searl, Tony Evans, Virginia Rowe, Mary Windsor Results- Section 1. Wimmera -8 games 71 hoops Ballarat-4 games 68 hoops Section 2. Wimmera -5 games 49 hoops Ballarat- 7 games 68 hoops
2023-02-15 WIMMERA CROQUET ASSOCIATION DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP 15/2/2023Horsham Kalimna Park hosted the Annual Wimmera Doubles Championships this year on Wednesday February 15th. President Charles Rees welcomed all contestants and play commenced at 9.30am. Unfortunately, the entries were slightly down on last year with some pairs having a bye. 3 Divisions played 13 hoop games, scores being first to 7 hoops. Luckily for all players the matches were finished by early afternoon as the summer’s sun and UV rays became rather assertive in Horsham. Division 1- Winners-Donna Frost & Ken Bald 3 wins 21 hoops R/Up-Shirley & Glenn Price 2 wins 15 hoops
Posted by: Posted on: 2023-02-26 News Type: General The VCA held their annual Association Croquet Gold Cup, Silver Shield and Bronze Shield at Cairnlea over the weekend of the 25th and 26th of February.The lawns are lovely, particularly for this time of year and the fresh green Courts were a welcome sight on a very hot and windy Saturday morning. Each Event had a round robin of 8 players and competition was fierce. It’s a beautiful thing to see all 12 lawns in action and the quality of play was extremely high in all 3 competitions. Players have all given the Selectors notice that AC is alive and well in Victoria. Many had travelled in order to take part and I thank everyone for competing with such good spirit and friendly attitudes – at the same time, with no quarter given and hard fought victories all weekend. There were a few peg-outs, but for the most part, every pair battled until the clocks said “no more!”. The Gold Cup was won by Kevin Beard who completed his round robin undefeated to take home the silverware – well, in this case, the Gold! The runner up was Stephen Forster with 5 wins, winning a game clear of the competition. The Silver Shield was taken home by Tricia Devlin with 6 wins, with Elaine Coverdale as the Runner-Up winning 5 games. Mignon Johnston won the Bronze Shield with 5 wins and +44 nett hoops and the Runner-Up was Kim Collins on 5 wins with +21 nett hoops
. Very well done to all the Players and congratulations to the winners. Thank you all for a wonderful weekend of croquet with particular thanks to our Referees over the two days Brian Foley (TR), Mike Cohn and Kate Patrick. As is customary, we were introduced to our Victorian Association Team during the Tournament, ahead of the upcoming Eire Cup being held at Cairnlea this year from the 15th to the 19th of March. Chris Grant (capt), Stephen Forster, Kevin Beard and Greg Hill make up the Men’s section of our Team, while the women are represented by Tricia Devlin (vice capt), Lois Kirk, Mignon Johnston, and Chris Eiffert. Andrew Wootton and Elaine Coverdale are our Male and Female Reserves respectively. We hope many of you will have the chance to come to Cairnlea and cheer our Team on as they fight for the AC Interstate Title. Congratulations to you all for your selection and good luck for the Tournament ahead. Go Vics!
Katrina Petersen Tournament Manager
2022-02-27 Victorian State Team named for the Eire CupThe Victorian State Team is now finalised and will contest the annual Eire Cup teams tournament against the other states from 15 to 19 March at the Victorian Croquet Centre, Cairnlea. Team members are: Men: Chris Grant (captain), Stephen Forster, Kevin Beard and Greg Hill. Women: Patricia Devlin (vice-captain), Christine Eiffert, Lois Kirk and Mignon Johnston. 2023-03-01 National AC events in March at the Victorian Croquet CentreThis March it is Croquet Victoria's turn to host an annual series of national Association Croquet events: 8 to 10 March Croquet Australia AC Gold Medal Interested members are invited to come along and watch (and/or help out). All play is at the Victorian Croquet Centre. Play starts at 8 am and continues till dusk. An opportunity to watch the best AC players from across Australia... You may also like to book to join the teams for two celebratory events! Click the link to make your booking. 5 - 6.30 pm Friday 10 March 6.30 -10.30 pm Sunday 19 March Queries to Katrina Petersen, Tournament Manager, at vcacroquetevents@gmail.com Kate Patrick |
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