2024-11-25

Croquet Australia has published the flyer and the registration form for the Under 21s in January. Both are linked from the URL below.

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2024-11-11

The VCA Golf Handicap singles at Cairnlea on 30th Nov and 1st Dec 2024 is looking for entries please.

We encourage anyone to come and try. If you have never played at Cairnlea you are more than welcome to attend.

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Australian AC Open Doubles and Singles Championships

This tournament was held at VCC from 16^th to 24^th November 2024 with the Doubles for the first three days followed by six days of Singles.

Doubles

There were nine pairs playing a single game round robin with the top two pairs playing off for the Championship in a best-of-3 Final. 

The winners were Dwayne McCormick (Norwood, SA) and Lachlan Berryman (MCC, Vic) beating Stephen Forster (Belmont, Vic) and Lindsay Patullo (Charlton, Vic) 26TP(Lachlan)-14, 26-12.  Lachlan’s triple peel (TP) in the final was quite impressive with difficult conditions and tight hoops.

In 3^rd place was Trevor Bassett (Cooks River, NSW) and Jenny Clarke (United, NZ).

Singles

There was a small field of 14 players for the Singles.  They played a single game round robin with the top 8 players going through to best-of-3 Quarterfinals and Semi’s and a best-of-5 Final.

Conditions were quite tough to start with, but players soon adapted and the highlight of the block round was 5 triple peels from 10 wins by Dwayne McCormick.  Stephen Pearce, Trevor Bassett and Callum Hyland did two TP’s each and visiting English player David Fuller completed one.

Jenny Clarke from New Zealand, who had previously won the event three times, unfortunately had to withdraw after 8 games with an ankle injury.

Play commenced at 7 am on the Quarterfinals and Semifinals days to mitigate the high temperatures in the mid 30’s.  The conditions were uncomfortable, but they didn’t cause play to be halted under the heat policy.

The Australian AC Singles Championship was won by Dwayne McCormick from Callum Hyland 1-26, 26TP-1, 26-24, 26-5.  It was Dwayne’s first win in this event and Callum’s first final.  Trevor Bassett was third, Lachlan Berryman was fourth and Stephen Pearce (Canberra) was fifth.  Kerri-Ann Organ (Canberra) won all her games to win the consolation Plate event.  The AB Morrison Encouragement Award was won by Lewis Mercer (Traralgon, Vic).

Thanks to the Tournament Referee Mike Cohn and referees Brian Foley, Chas Quinn, Kate Patrick and trainee Trevor Taylor.  The caterers Rosalie and Dennis Newman also did an outstanding job.

Kevin Beard

Tournament Manager

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2024-11-30

2024 VCA Golf Handicap Dobules Tournament

Congratulations to Drysdale  embers Mary Cockett and James Turton who again triumphed for the second consecutive year to win the 2024 VCA Golf Handicap Doubles tournament. Spectators were kept enthralled throughout the event  with  very close block and final matches.

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Interschool Croquet Challenge 

An Exciting Display of Talent and Sportsmanship

Introduction

The GVCA Interschool Croquet Challenge, held on Wednesday November 13^th 2024, was a remarkable event that brought together three schools: GV Grammar School, Moama Grammar School, and Euroa Secondary College. The competition aimed to foster camaraderie, showcase talent, and promote the classic sport of croquet among students. Held at the picturesque Shepparton Croquet Club, the event saw enthusiastic participation from students, staff, and supporters alike.

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