Nick Mounfield won the Letchworth 14-point Advanced AC event
7th April 2018
Letchworth Croquet Club
Nick Mounfield maintained a 100% record to win this year’s Letchworth 14-point Advanced AC event. Alison Jones and Kevin Carter finished equal second (six wins from eight) with Alison earning a handicap reduction from 0.5 to 0 in the process.
This is still the only 14-point Advanced event in the CA fixtures calendar. It’s a great one-day format, offering plenty of interactivity and a range of different challenges not usually encountered in normal 26-point play. Other clubs should really consider following suit.
Nick Mounfield – 6/6
Alison Jones – 5/8
Kevin Carter – 5/8
Terry Mahoney – 3/5
Nick Steiner – 3/6
Peter Balchin – 3/7
Brian Havill – 2/6
Bryan Harral – 2/6
Mike Hills – 0/6
7th April 2018
Letchworth Croquet Club
Nick Mounfield maintained a 100% record to win this year’s Letchworth 14-point Advanced AC event. Alison Jones and Kevin Carter finished equal second (six wins from eight) with Alison earning a handicap reduction from 0.5 to 0 in the process.
This is still the only 14-point Advanced event in the CA fixtures calendar. It’s a great one-day format, offering plenty of interactivity and a range of different challenges not usually encountered in normal 26-point play. Other clubs should really consider following suit.
Nick Mounfield – 6/6
Alison Jones – 5/8
Kevin Carter – 5/8
Terry Mahoney – 3/5
Nick Steiner – 3/6
Peter Balchin – 3/7
Brian Havill – 2/6
Bryan Harral – 2/6
Mike Hills – 0/6
Annual Dinner 2018 - another enjoyable event
News of some successes last year - may there be many more this year..............................
23 September - Ashby beat Letchworth 4-3 to win the CA GC Inter-Club Competition
Report by John Noble
Asbhy won the GC Inter-Club final beating Letchworth 4-3 on Saturday 23rd September. The match took place at a neutral venue - PETERBOROUGH Croquet Club – which is located equally convenient for both sets of finalists.
The match was close from beginning to end and at no point did the Ashby players, nor the numerous spectators, feel confident of the outcome. Indeed, each game was hard fought and much closer than one might have imagined from an examination of the teams on paper (net handicaps of -11 vs -4).
The morning session went to form giving Ashby a 2-1 lead at the lunch break. The afternoon, however, proved much tighter, with Letchworth winning two of the first three singles matches to finish, and so levelling the overall match at 3-3. This left Will Gee and Nick Mounfield still playing, level on one game all: one, final, 13-point game to settle the result.
This is the furthest Letchworth have ever got in this tournament. And, with notable away wins at Surbiton and Dulwich along the way it has been an excellent year for Letchworth and the closest we could have got to winning without actually lifting the Trophy.
Peterborough are a small but growing club with one dedicated lawn and two others (the better ones!) shared with a Bowls Club, all in pretty good condition and overlooked by a large, solid, club house. They provided great hospitality, a lovely lunch, and a good number of enthusiastic spectators keen to see how GC should be played... at least that’s what we were told, and who, I think, were secretly on our side: they seemed to me to cheer the Letchworth players louder.
Report by John Noble
Asbhy won the GC Inter-Club final beating Letchworth 4-3 on Saturday 23rd September. The match took place at a neutral venue - PETERBOROUGH Croquet Club – which is located equally convenient for both sets of finalists.
The match was close from beginning to end and at no point did the Ashby players, nor the numerous spectators, feel confident of the outcome. Indeed, each game was hard fought and much closer than one might have imagined from an examination of the teams on paper (net handicaps of -11 vs -4).
The morning session went to form giving Ashby a 2-1 lead at the lunch break. The afternoon, however, proved much tighter, with Letchworth winning two of the first three singles matches to finish, and so levelling the overall match at 3-3. This left Will Gee and Nick Mounfield still playing, level on one game all: one, final, 13-point game to settle the result.
This is the furthest Letchworth have ever got in this tournament. And, with notable away wins at Surbiton and Dulwich along the way it has been an excellent year for Letchworth and the closest we could have got to winning without actually lifting the Trophy.
Peterborough are a small but growing club with one dedicated lawn and two others (the better ones!) shared with a Bowls Club, all in pretty good condition and overlooked by a large, solid, club house. They provided great hospitality, a lovely lunch, and a good number of enthusiastic spectators keen to see how GC should be played... at least that’s what we were told, and who, I think, were secretly on our side: they seemed to me to cheer the Letchworth players louder.
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2017 Club Champions
Congratulations to all the competition winners Association Croquet Level Play Nick Mounfield Handicap David Clancey High Handicap Stuart Haggett Single Ball Nick Mounfield All England John Hall Golf Croquet Level Play Nick Mounfield Handicap Colin Gregory Ladies Sue Bathmaker Doubles Lynn & Graham Wood High Handicap Graham Wood Single Game Beryl Alabaster All England Ian Mantle Edward Martin Andrew Fall Monday Challenge Tricia Noble |
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Letchworth Croquet Club
We have had an active membership since our founding in 1987 and now have over 70 members with a range of abilities and interests.
There is a regular programme of club tournaments and social events throughout the year. |
