What a beautiful winters morning for Aussie Croquet, to enjoy the morning. There were five players with three wins, John Browne, John Farah, John Cole ,Colleen Liebich and Elvy Quirk. Big wins were: 14 – 8 Ray Burridge, Colleen Liebich and John Browne; Cheryle Toohey and John Farah. 4 – 9 John Farah and John Browne. 

Some of the close games were:
• Elvy Quirk and John Browne 14; Cheryle Toohey and Ray Burridge 13
• Harley Stewart and Bruce Field 14; Neville Spry and Bill Scott 13 

We had 33 players for another nice Winters morning for Golf Croquet on Tuesday 28th June. We again welcomed Robyn Liebich for visit. There were four players that managed three games; John Browne, John Cole, Jill Rubie and another new player Noel Jolliffe. Big wins were: 11 – 2 Neville Spry and John Cole. 10 – 3 Sandy Hepburn, Jill Rubie and John Browne. 

Some of the close games were:
• Lyn Simmonds and Mal Smith 7; Marie Spry and John Farah 6
• Kevin Rubie 7; Irene Ford and Sally Perry 6
• Elvy Quirk and John Farah 7; Lyn Simmonds and Bruce Field 6
• Dorelle Scott and Neville Spry 7; Joan Littlejohn and Neil Gilmour 6
• Jill Rubie and Shirly Chamberlin 7; John Cole and Rex Toole 6
• John Cole and Marie Spry 7; Sandy Hepburn and Jeff Liebich 6
• Fay Picker and Noel Jolliffe 7; Carolyn Neilsen and Peter West 6
• Bruce Field and Marie Spry 7; Elvy Quirk and Peter West 6
• Jill Rubie and John Cole 7; Neville Spry and Carolyn Neilsen 6
• Lyn Simmonds and Neil Gilmour 7; Robin Pols and Sue Jolliffe 6
• Shirly Chamberlin and Fay Picker 7; Kevin Rubie 6
• John Job and Noel Jolliffe 7; Robyn Liebich and Rex Toole 6 

By Pegging Out 

We had 25 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday on a very foggy morning, we even had trouble seeing the courts on arriving. There were two players with three wins, Merv Langfield and Jeff Liebich.

Big wins were:

• 14 – 8 Colleen Liebich and Merv Langfield, Jeff Liebich and John Allegri, Barry White, John Browne and John Farah.

• 14 – 9 John Browne and Barry White, Alex Todd and Geoff Coles, John Farah and Marie Spry, John Allegri and Tony Thomson.

We had 29 players on a very pleasant Tuesday, which happen to be the shortest day of the Year, so we had to get our games over quickly! There were four winners of three games, Geoff Coles, Lyn Simmonds, Kevin Rubie and Bill Scott.

Big wins were:

• 10 – 3 Peter West and Marie Spry, John Cole and Joan Littlejohn.

• 9 – 4 Neville Spry and John Farah, Carolyn Neilsen and Geoff Coles, Lyn Simmonds and Jill Rubie, Kevin Rubie and Bill Scott, Barry White and Mal Smith, Neville Spry and Geoff Coles, Robin Pols.

That’s it until next week, when the days start getting longer!

By Pegging Out

Only 18 players turned up for Aussie Croquet on Saturday as the long weekend took a few players away. There were four players who won three games: Robin Pols, Cheryle Toohey, Ray Burridge and Neville Spry

ALL CLOSE GAMES: Neville Spry and Ray Burridge 14 John Farah and Merv Langfield 13; John Cole and Cheryle Toohey 14 Joan Littlejohn and John Browne 12; Robin Pols and Merv Langfield 14 Lorraine Todd and Noel Jolliffe 12; Cheryle Toohey and Neville Spry 14 Lorraine Todd and John Cole 12; Jill Rubie and Tony Thomson 14 Elvy Quirk and Bruce Field 10; John Allegri 14 Geoff Coles 10; Neville Spry 14 Lorraine and Alex Todd 10; Jill Rubie and John Allegri 14 John Browne and Joan Littlejohn 10; John Cole and John Farah 14 Merv Langfield and Marie Spry 10; Cheryle Toohey and Ray Burridge 14 Bruce Field and Tony Thomson 10; Geoff Coles and Robin Pols 14 Elvy Quirk and Noel Jolliffe 10; John Farah and Geoff Coles 14 Merv Langfield and Bruce Field 10; Noel Jolliffe and Ray Burridge 14 Jill Rubie and Tony Thomson 10; Elvy Quirk and Robin Pols 14 Alex Todd and Merv Langfield 10.

What a beautiful sunny day it was for golf croquet on Tuesday when we saw some sun for first time in a while. There were five players who managed three games: Robin Pols, John Cole, Geoff Coles, Colleen Liebich and Tony Thomson.

BIG WINNERS: 10—3 John Cole and John Farah, Noel Jolliffe and Mal Smith; 9—4 John Farah and Tony Thomson, Carolyn Neilsen and Jeff Liebich, Kevin Rubie, Barry White and Neville Spry, Colleen Liebich and Mal Smith.

By Pegging Out

We had 25 players for Aussie Croquet on an overcast day last Saturday, and two guests, Cathy Coles and Robert Kimble. There were two winners of three games, Kevin Rubie and Barry White. 

Big Winners: 14 – 9 Marie Spry and Neville Spry; 14 – 10 Lyn Simmonds and John Allegri, Kevin Rubie and Noel Jolliffe, Cheryle Toohey and Barry White, Kevin Rubie and Robert Kimble, John Cole and Lyn Simmonds. 

Close Games: John Job and Barry White 14 Robert Kimble and Tony Thomson 13; Jill Rubie and Peter West 14; Colleen Liebich and Noel Jolliffe 13; Colleen Liebich and Jill Rubie 14; Robin Pols and Noel Jolliffe 12; Peter West and Elvy Quirk 14; John Browne 12; John Browne and John Job 14; John Farah and John Allegri 12; Kevin Rubie and Jeff Liebich 14; Joan Littlejohn and Cheryle Toohey 11; Tony Thomson and Barry White 14; Merv Langfield and Marie Spry 11; Elvy Quirk and Cheryle Toohey 14; John Cole and Joan Littlejohn 11; Colleen Liebich and Alex Todd 14; Robin Pols 11; John Farah and Robert Kimble 14; Lyn Simmonds and Neville Spry 11 

On Tuesday we had 34 players for Golf Croquet on a semi-pleasant winter’s morning. There were five players who won three games: May Jones, Elvy Quirk, Mal Smith, Tony Thomson and Bill Scott. 

Big Winners: 10 – 3 Noel Jolliffe and Geoff Coles; 9 – 4 Jeff Liebich and Bill Scott 

Close Games (some results): 

• Colleen Liebich and Sally Perry 7 John Browne and Neville Spry 6;
• John Job and Mal Smith 7 Ray Burridge and Sue Jolliffe 6;
• May Johns 7 Dorelle Scott 6;
• Lorraine Todd and Bill Scott 7 Lyn Simmonds and John Allegri 6;
• John Farah and Elvy Quirk 7 Robin Pols and Jenny Job 6;
• Iren Ford and Alex Todd 7; Rex Toole and Allan Jones 6;
• Neville Spry and Tony Thomson 7 Colleen Liebich and Ray Burridge 6;
• John Allegri and Merv Langfield 7 John Cole and Jenny Job 6;
• Bruce Field 7 Merv Langfield and John Farah 6;
• Kevin Rubie and John Job 7 Robin Pols and Lyn Simmonds 6 

By Pegging Out 

Eighteen very keen players turned up on Saturday in the cold, rainy weather with two players managing three games, John Browne and John Cole. 

Big winners were 14—9 John Browne and Colleen Liebich, Neville Spry and Tony Thomson. 

On Tuesday, 17 players played on the last day of Autumn that felt like mid-Winter. It was raining at 8:30am, and everyone was keen to start when the rain stopped at 9am. 

There three players who had three wins John – Farah, Kevin Rubie and Tony Thomson. 

Big winners were 10 – 3 John Farah and John Browne; 9—4 Kevin Rubie and Peter West, Tony Thomson and Kevin Rubie. 

Close Games (some results) were:
• John Farah 7 Colleen Liebich 6;
• Alex Todd and Tony Thomson 7 Mal Smith and Sue Jolliffe 6;
• John Browne 7 Peter West and Robin Pols 6;
• John Allegri and John Job 7 Colleen Liebich and Sue Jolliffe 6. 

By Pegging Out

Aussie croquet was played last Saturday under very bleak conditions, however 24 players braved the elements. Three games were won by John Browne and Geoff Coles. Close scores of 14/13 were recorded by Dorelle Scott/John Farah def Kevin Rubie/Bruce Field; Kevin Rubie/Colleen Liebich def Robin Pols/Barry White; Neville Spry/Bruce Field def Elvy Quirk/Robin Pols. 

Several players recorded 14/11 scoring: Barry White/Colleen Liebich def Bill Scott/Neville Spry; Peter West/Lorraine Todd def Lyn Simmonds/Cheryl Toohey; Neville Spry/Alec Todd def Bruce Field/Lyn Simmonds; John Job/Bill Scott def Cheryl Toohey/Sandy Hepburn; Peter West/Geoff Coles def Joan Littlejohn/John Cole; John Browne/Sandy Hepburn def Lorraine Todd/Barry White; Kevin Rubie/Bill Scott def Dorelle Scott/Cheryl Toohey; John Allegri/Alec Todd def Lyn Simmonds/Peter West. 

On Tuesday golf croquet was played with 30 players enjoying the game. The grounds are in near perfect condition and a big thank you must go to the Forbes Shire Council for their tireless effort mowing and marking. One top score was recorded by John Browne/ Joan Littlejohn def Evelyn Mahlo/Lyall Strudwick 10/3. 

Many close games of 7/6 were recorded: John Farah/Jennifer Job def John Cole/May Jones; Bruce Field/Allan Jones def Marie Spry/Irene Ford, John Allegri def Barry White; Robin Pols/Fay Picker def John Job/Neil Gilmour; Neville Spry/Jeff Liebich def Bruce Field/Evelyn Mahlo; Allan Jones/Noel Jolliffe def Jennifer Job/Colleen Liebich; Barry White def Bruce Field/Lyall Strudwick. All three games on the day was won by John Allegri, John Cole, Jeff Liebich and Neville Spry. Once again a special thanks to the few members who arrive early to set up. 

This week John Browne and Neville Spry have been busy making a mallet holder. It will be a great asset keeping mallets up off the ground. Our new signs at the clubhouse look great and many people have commented on them. 

By Elvy Quirk 

We had 24 for Aussie Croquet on a dampish morning last Saturday. There were three winners of three games: Robin Pols, John Browne and John Farah. 

There was 27 for Golf Croquet on Tuesday, a pleasant morning with four players managing three games: John Browne, Bruce Field, Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles. 

We had 28 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday. There was only one player who won 3 games, Kevin Rubie. 

Big Winners: 14-7 Elvy Quirk and John Allegri; 14—9 John Browne and Barry White, Kevin Rubie and John Cole; 14—10 Peter West and Jill Rubie. 

We had 35 players for Golf Croquet on Tuesday. There were three players that won three games: Colleen Liebich, Elvy Quirk and Kevin Rubie 

Big Winners: and Bruce Field, Dorelle Scott and Sandy Hepburn; 9-4 Jeff Liebich and Geoff Coles, Kevin Rubie and Sandy Hepburn, Neville Spry and Barry White, Kevin Rubie and Alex Todd, John Cole and Peter West, Joan Littlejohn and Peter West. 

By Pegging Out 

We had 26 players for Aussie Croquet on a chilly morning on Saturday 23rd. There were five players who managed three games: Ray Burridge, John Farah, Joan Littlejohn, Kevin Rubie and Neville Spry.

Big Winners: 14—7 Kevin Rubie and John Allegri; 14—8 Barry White and John Allegri, Elvy Quirk and Kevin Rubie; 14—9 Neville Spry and Joan Littlejohn, Bruce Field and Bill Scott, John Farah and Tony Thomson.

We had 41 players for Golf Croquet on Tuesday. There were five winners of three games: John Browne, Ray Burridge, John Farah, Sandy Hepburn and Mal Smith.

Big Winners: 10-3 Bill Scott, John Farah and Neville Spry; 9 – 4 Elvy Quirk and Ray Burridge, Noel Jolliffe and Mal Smith

Close Games: Lorraine Todd and Bruce Field 7 Jenny Job and Tom Hana 6; John Browne and Bill Scott 7 Allan Jones and Sue Jolliffe 6; John Cole and Jeff Liebich 7 Elvy Quirk and May Jones 6; Sally Perry and Mal Smith7 Dorelle Scott and Noel Jolliffe 6; Jill Rubie and Shirley Chamberlin 7 Rex Toole and John Job 6; John Browne and Noel Jolliffe 7 Collaine Liebich and Joan Littlejohn 6; Sandy Hepburn and Tom Hana 7 Dorelle Scott and Tony Thomson 6; John Farah and John Allegri 7 Jenny Job and Robin Poles 6; Harley Stewart and Noel Jolliffe 7 Irene Ford and Dorelle Scott 6; John Farah and Sandy Hepburn 7 Elvy Quirk and John Allegri 6; Bob Murray and Peter West 7 Merv Langfield and Jill Rubie 6; Sue Jolliffe and Ray Burridge 7 Lorraine Todd and Tony Thomson 6; Bob Murray and Tony Thomson 7 Elvy Quirk and May Jones 6; Alex Todd and Sandy Hepburn 8 Jill Rubie and Collaine Liebich 5; Kevin Rubie 8 Rex Toole 5

By Pegging Out

The Forbes Croquet Club held a Gala Open Day to celebrate Seniors Week at the end of last month. With 13 visitors trying the game of croquet, the total number of players for the day added up to 41, with a great number of the visitors keen to join the club. All donations on the day will be presented to Forbes CanAssist.

Vale Liz

On a sad note we learnt of the passing of one of our valued members, Elizabeth McLean. Liz was a very well-respected lady who enjoyed her game of Aussie croquet and was always competitive.

She started playing in 1992 at the Jemalong Retirement Village, and continued to play at the Golf Club and then at the Bowling Club.

In 2012 the croquet lawns were established at Halpins Flat, and in the same year Liz was honoured with Life membership of the Forbes Croquet Club.