We had 26 players for Aussie Croquet last Saturday. It was good to be back after all the rain and to see a nice sunny day. There were six players who won three games: Sandy Hepburn, John Browne, Merv Langfield, Elvy Quirk, Nevillle Spry and Bill Scott.
BIG WINNERS
14—8 Elvy Quirk and John Job; 14—9 Elvy Quirk and John Browne, Sandy Hepburn and Ray Burridge, John Browne and Alex Todd.
After our games we held our annual general meeting and election of office bearers: President – Elvy Quirk; Vice-President – Kevin Rubie, Secretary – Colleen Liebich; Treasurer – Elvy Quirk; Vice-Treasurer – May Jones; Committee – John Browne, Neville Spry, John Farah, Ray Burridge and Allan Jones; Publicity Officer – Tony Thomson.
Three members were made life members for their untiring work for the club. Congratulations to Elvy Quirk, Neville Spry and John Browne!
We had 28 keen players on Tuesday who dad to duck in and out of showers of rain. There were five players that managed three games: Ray Burridge, John Farah, Kevin Rubie Mal Smith and Peter West
BIG WINNERS
11-2 Peter West and Mal Smith; 10 – 3 John Browne and John Job, Colleen Liebich and John Farah, Peter West and John Job.
SOME CLOSE GAMES
Allan Jones and Neville Spry 7 Merv Langfield and Noel Jolliffe 6; Jill Rubie and Bruce Field 7 May Jones and Tony Thomson 6; Noel Jolliffe and Jenny Job 7 Bill Scott and Rex Toole 6; Ray Burridge and Peter West 7 John Job and Allan Jones 6; Noel Jolliffe 7 Fay Picker and Carolyn Neilsen 6; Kevin Rubie and Ray Burridge 8 Elvy Quirk and Bruce Field 5; Iren Ford and Bill Scott 8 John Job and Vince Roberts 5; Dorelle Scott and Mal Smith 8 Marie Spry and John Browne 5; Kevin Rubie and Alex Todd 8 Vince Roberts and Fay Picker 5; Elvy Quirk and Bill Scott 8 Neville Spry and Rex Toole 5; John Farah and Iren Ford 8 Colleen Liebich and Tony Thomson 5; Marie Spry and Jill Rubie 9 Sally Perry and Rex Toole 4
By Pegging Out