It was a beautiful sunny morning on Saturday when 28 players took to the courts for Aussie croquet in Forbes.

Winners of three games: Neville Spry, Colleen Liebich, Elvy Quirk, and May Jones. 

Big winners: Ray Burridge & Peter West 14 Merv Langfield & Doreen Rodgers 8; Sandy Hepburn & Noel Jolliffe 14 Marie Spry & Allan Jones 9; Cheryl Toohey & Neville Spry 14 Fay Picker & John Browne 10; John Farrah & Allan Jones 14 Carolyn Neilson & Marie Spry 10. Some close games: Kevin Ruby & Lorraine Todd 14 Ray Burridge & Rex Toole 13; Marie Spry & Dorelle Scott 14 Harley Stewart & Lorraine Todd 13; Elvy Quirk & Harley Stewart 14 Doreen Rodgers & Jeff Liebich 12; Lorraine Todd & Rex Toole 14 Alex Todd & Dorelle Scott 12; John Browne & Ray Burridge 14 Harley Stewart & Robin Pols 12; Elvy Quirk & Jeff Liebich 14 Jill Rubie & Doreen Rodgers 12; Colleen Liebich & Carolyn Neilson 14 Bill Scott & His Shadow 11; May Jones & Noel Jolliffe 14 Dorelle Scott & Peter West 11.

By Through The Hoop 

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

Rain again won the Day for Aussie Croquet last Saturday.

Then on Tuesday, Council cancelled all games on Council fields.

We have our annual general meeting after Aussie Croquet tomorrow (Saturday, 29th October). If it rains again the meeting will still take place at the club house starting at 10am. All are welcome.

Play will now be starting at 9am. Let’s hope the weather will be kind to us. That’s it for now.

By Pegging Out

With flood waters rising we had 29 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday. Three players had three wins – John Cole, Kevin Rubie and Alex Todd.

BIG WINS

• 14—8 John Farah and Harley Stewart,Alex Todd and Kevin Rubie, LorraineTodd and John Farah

• 14—9 Geoff Coles and Alex Todd, JillRubie and John Cole, Fay Picker andKevin Rubie

CLOSE GAMES

Carolyn Neilsen and Fay Picker 14 Bill Scott and Marie Spry 13; Cheryle Toohey and Neville Spry 14 Wayne Smith and Ray Burridge 13; Jill Rubie and Robin Pols 14 Jeff Liebich and Marie Spry 13; Doreen Rogers and Allan Jones 14 Lorraine Todd and Robin Pols 12; Cheryle Toohey and Bill Scott 14 Carolyn Neilsen and Neville Spry 12; Carolyn Neilsen and Neville Spry 14 Fay Picker and Peter West 12; Wayne Smith and Ray Burridge 14 Carolyn Neilsen and Marie Spry 11; Bob Murray and John Cole 14 Lorraine Todd and Jill Rubie 11; Doreen Rogers and Robin Pols 14 Dorelle Scott and May Jones 11; Wayne Smith and Ray Burridge 14 Tony Thomson and May Jones 11; Kevin Rubie 14 John Job10; Geoff Coles and John Farah 14 Colleen Liebich and John Job 10; Harley Stewart and Dorelle Scott 14 May Jones and Tony Thomson 10

With flood waters receding on Tuesday, we had 31 players for Golf Croquet. A big total of seven players had three wins – John Browne, Merv Langfield, Robin Pols, Neville Spry, John Farah, Colleen Liebich and Sally Perry.

BIG WINS

• 10—3 Colleen Liebich and Tony Thomson, Robin Pols and Bruce Field

• 9—4 Colleen Liebich, Neville Spry andLorraine Todd, John Browne and SallyPerry

CLOSE GAMES

Neville Spry and Rex Toole 7 Elvy Quirk and Lorraine Todd 6; John Farah and Geoff Coles 7 Peter West and Sandy Hepburn 6; Kevin Rubie and Iren Ford 7 Alex Todd and Ray Martin 6; John Browne and Merv Langfield 7 Jill Rubie and Vince Roberts 6; John Farah and Tony Thomson 7 Sandy Hepburn and Fay Picker 6; Elvy Quirk and Merv Langfield 7 Alex Todd and Marie Spry 6; May Jones and John Farah 7 Geoff Coles and Ray Martin 6; Colleen Liebich and Lorraine Todd 7 Carolyn Neilsen and Alex Todd 6; Sandy Hepburn and Fay Picker 7 John Job 6; Neville Spry and Jill Rubie 7 Bill Scott and Tony Thomson 6; Bruce Field and Merv Langfield 7 Elvy Qoirk and Rex Toole 6; John Browne and Robin Pols 7 Dorelle Scott and Lyal Strudwick 6; Bill Scott 8 Lyal Strudwick and John Job 5; Dorelle Scott and Sally Perry 8 Jeff Liebich and Joan Littlejoh 5; Jeff Liebich and Bill Scott 8 Jill Rubie and Bruce Field 5; Peter West and Lyal Strudwick 8 Vince Roberts and Kevin Rubie 5; Ray Martin and Robin Pols 8 Dorelle Scott and Carolyn Neilsen 5; Kevin Rubie 8 Marie Spry 5.

Congratulations to Neville Spry on his 80th! 

Our annual general meeting is on Saturday, 29th October.

By Pegging Out

Saturday washed out, but Tuesday was sunny and we had a big turn up of 39, including two new payers Richard and Ann Parker, and a visitor Wayne Smith.

There were four players who managed three games: Robin Pols, Carolyn Neilsen, John Cole and Neville Spry.

BIG WINNERS

10 – 3 Carolyn Neilsen and Robin Pols, Neville Spry and Bill Scott, Bob Murray and John Cole; 9 – 4 Geoff Coles and John Job,

Kevin Rubie and Rex Toole (twice), John Farah, Neville Spry and Lorraine Todd, Geoff Coles and John Farah.

SOME CLOSE GAMES

Allan Jones and Alex Todd 7 Elvy Quirk and John Job 6; Jeff Liebich and Sally Perry 7 Noel Jolliffe and Ann Parker 6; Robin Pols and Joan Littlejohn 7 Fay Picker and Allan Jones 6; Bill Scott 7 Rex Toole 6; Alex Todd and Jenny Job 7 Ray Martin and Ann Parker 6; Carolyn Neilsen and Allan Jones 7 Geoff Coles and Marie Spry 6; Iren Ford and Colleen Liebich 7 Bill Scott and John Farah 6; Ray Burridge and Wayne Smith 7 John Browne and Ray Martin 6; May Jones and Jill Rubie 8 Noel Jolliffe and Ann Parker 5.

By Pegging Out

We had 25 players for Aussie Croquet on a pleasant semi-overcast Saturday morning with only two players managing three games – Robin Pols and Neville Spry.

Big winners: 14 – 9 Harley Stewart and Dorelle Scott, John Farah, Bob Murray and Joan Littlejohn.

We had 39 players for Golf croquet, which is close to a new record! We had two visitors, Tom Hannon, brother-in-law to Sandy Hepburn, and Wendy Slacksmith, daughter of Merv Langfield, and one new player, Ray Martin.

A few weeks ago, we lost a very special member Libby Smart, she used to set up the courts every morning before play and did a lot of work around the club, she will certainly be missed. At the start of play this morning we held a minute silence for her.

There were 7 players who managed 3 games: Ray Burridge, Kevin Rubie, Vince Roberts, Mal Smith, Bill Scott and again Robin Pols (how does she do it?)

By Pegging Out

Rain was the winner for Aussie Croquet on Saturday. We had 24 players for Golf Croquet on Tuesday. Five players managed three games: Geoff Coles, John Farah, Mal Smith, Tony Thomson and Alex Todd.

BIG WINNERS: 10 – 3 Neville Spry and Geoff Coles, Alex Todd and Mal Smith, Rex Toole and Geoff Coles; 9 – 4 Noel Jolliffe and Joan Littlejohn, John Farah and Bruce Field, Peter West and Mal Smith, Neville Spry and Mal Smith, Sandy Hepburn and Tony Thomson, Bruce Field.

CLOSE GAMES: John Farah and Geoff Coles 7 Lorraine Todd and Bruce Field 6; Marie Spry and John Job 7 May Jones and Peter West 6; Lyal Strudwick and Sally Perry 7 Joan Littlejohn and Sandy Hepburn 6; Fay Picker and Alex Todd 7 May Jones and Iren Ford 6; Allan Jones and Tony Thomson 8 Noel Jolliffe and Neville Spry 5; Fay Picker and Carolyn Neilsen 8 John Job and Rex Toole 5; Rex Toole and Tony Thomson 8 Jenny Job and Lorraine Todd 5; John Farah and Merv Langfield 8 Marie Spry and Lyal Strudwick 5 ; Alex Todd and Lyal Strudwick 8 Merv Langfield and May Jones 5

By Pegging Out

What a beautiful day it was to play Aussie Croquet on Saturday, so good in fact that 30 players turned up and enjoyed the morning at the Forbes Club.

There were four players that had three wins: Geoff Coles, Kevin Rubie, Barry White and Lorraine Todd.

BIG WINNERS: 14—7 Bill Scott and Tony Thomson; 14—8 Elvy Quirk and Joan Littlejohn, Barry White and John Cole; 14—9 Sandy Hepburn and Elvy Quirk, Bill Scott and Geoff Coles

CLOSE GAMES: (some results) Ray Burridge 14 May Jones 13; Kevin Rubie and May Jones 14 Sandy Hepburn and John Cole 13; Merv Langfield and John Cole 14 Jill Rubie and Harley Stewart 13; Colleen Liebich and May Jones 14 Ray Burridge and Rex Toole 12; Harley Stewart and John Farah 14 Colleen Liebich and Neville Spry 12; Jill and Kevin Rubie 14 Doreen Rogers and John Job 12

Another beautiful day for Golf Croquet on Tuesday with a good number of 36 players again. This was the last day of winter play, so here’s hoping we’ll get some warmer days.

BIG WINNERS: 11—2 Neville Spry and Neil Gilmour, May Jones and Ray Burridge, Colleen Liebich and Mal Smith; 10—3 Bruce Field and Noel Jolliffe.

CLOSE GAMES: (some results) Lyal Studwick and Carolyn Neilsen 7 Lorraine Todd and John Browne 6; Neville Spry 7 Kevin Rubie 6; John Farah and Sally Perry 7 Noel Jolliffe and Sandy Hepburn 6; Bruce Field and Ray Burridge 7 John Cole and Vince Roberts 6; Fay Picker and Tony Thomson 7 Iren Ford and Neil Gilmour 6; Neville Spry and Mal Smith and 7 Rex Toole and Bruce Field 6

By Pegging Out

We had 32 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday in Forbes. We had another visit from Olivia Hunt, and the granddaughter of Robin Pols.

Seven people won 3 games: Dorelle Scott, Merv Langfield, Bruce Field, Kevin Rubie, Geoff Coles, Elvy Quirk and Noel Jolliffe. There were no very close games 14 -13, which is most unusual.

We were ready to play Golf Croquet onTuesday, but the weather turned out to be the winner. Let’s hope the weather changes for next Tuesday.

By Pegging Out

We had 29 players for Aussie Croquet last Saturday. Four players managed three games: Alex Todd, Kevin Rubie and Bruce Field, a new player.

Big wins: 14—8 John Farah and Allan Jones; 14—9 Colleen Liebich and Bill Scott, John Farah and Neville Spry.

Some close games: Neville Spry and Bill Scott 14 Lorraine Todd and Robin Pols 13; Dorelle Scott and John Browne 14 Bill Scott and Neville Spry 13

There were 30 players for Golf Croquet on a bleakish morning on Tuesday. A big field of six players won three games: John Farah, Merv Langfield, Robin Pols, Jill Rubie, Neville Spry and a newer player for the 2nd time Noel Jolliffe.

Big wins: 10—3 John Browne and Barry White, Dorelle Scott and Jeff Liebich, John Browne and Merv Langfield; 9—4 Rex Toole and Neville Spry, John Farah and Rex Toole, May Jones and Robin Pols

Some close games: Neville Spry and Bill Scott 14 Lorraine Todd and Robin Pols 13; Dorelle Scott and John Browne 14 Bill Scott and Neville Spry 13; Peter West and Bruce Field 14 Rex Toole and Ray Burridge 13

By Pegging Out