There were 26 players for Aussie Croquet on a very pleasant morning on Saturday 9th September. There were five players who managed to win three games. John Browne, Elvy Quirk, Kevin Rubie, Lyn Simmonds and Neville Spry. 

The big winners on the day were 14-9 Robin Pols and Vince Roberts. The mid winners on the day were 14-10 Elvy Quirk and Bruce Field, John Allegri and Kevin Rubie, Marie Spry and John Browne, John Browne, Elvy Quirk and Kein Rubie.

It was another nice but chilly morning for Golf Croquet when 36 players turned up on Tuesday 12th September. We welcomed two visitors, Karyn Epskamp and Maryanne Kent. There were five players who managed to win three games, Elvy Quirk, Phillip Moran, Lyal Strudwick, Lorraine Todd and Tony Thomson. The big winners on the day were 11-2 Lyal Strudwick and Neville Spry, 10-3Karyn Epskamp and Tony Thomson. Themid winners were 9-4 Mal Smith and JohnBrowne, Alex Todd and Mal Smith.

On Tuesday 5th September croquet members journeyed to the Forbes Sportsman Hotel for their monthly luncheon. The meal was absolutely superb and congratulations to the management and staff there. It was a beautiful roast meal, well done.

That’s it till next week.

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Beautiful weather to be playing Aussie Croquet on Saturday 22nd August, 26 players enjoyed themselves. There were two players to win three games, John Farah and Bill Scott. The big winners were:

• 14 – 8 John Farah and Bill Scott, Lyn Simmonds and Peter West

• 14 – 9 Alex Todd and Tony Thomson

• 14 – 10 John Farah and Barry White, Alex Todd and Barry White

Close games were:

• John Allegri and Allan Jones 14 Kevin Rubie and Barry White 13

• Colleen Liebich and Bruce Field 14 John Browne and Joan Littlejohn 13

• Bill Scott 14 Colleen Liebich 13

• Cheryle Toohey and Neville Spry 14 Marie Spry and Bruce Field 13

• John Allegri and Lorraine Todd 14 Rex Toole13

• John Browne and Tony Thomson 14 Allen Jones and Collen Liebich 13

• Cheryle Toohey 14 Lorrian Todd and Kevin Rubie 13

• Peter West and Bill Scot 14 May Jones and Neville Spry 13

• Geoff Coles 14 Neville Spry 12

• John Farah 14 Phillip Moran 12

• Bruce Field and John Cole 14 John Allegri and John Job 12

• May Jones and Michelle Mahlo 14 John Cole and Phillip Moran 11

• Kevin Rubie and Lyn Simmonds 14 Allan Jones and Elvy Quirk 11

There were 26 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday 19th August. Four players managed three games, including John Browne, John Farah, Joan Littlejohn and Elvy Quirk. The big winners on the day were: 

• 14 – 8 Joan Littlejohn and Elvy Quirk, Cherlyn Toohey and John Farah.

• 14 – 9 Geoff Coles and John Cole, John Browne and Alex Todd, Neville Spry and Sandy Hepburn

There were 32 players on a nice half overcast Tuesday morning 22nd August. Five players managed three games, including Joan Littlejohn, John Farah, Phillip Moran, Kevin Rubie and Peter West. The big winners on the day were 10 – 3 John Farah and Mal Smith, John Browne and Bruce Field.

Mid winners were 9 – 4 John Job and Bruce Field, Geoff Coles and John Farah, Robin Pols and Phillip Moran, Geoff Cole and John Allegri, John Browne and Sandy Hepburn, Robin Pols and Tony Thomson, Elvy Quirk and John Cole, Rusell Anderson and Bill Scott, Rex Toole and Alex Todd.

Croquet is played weekly on Tuesday and Saturday. If you are interested, head down to Halpins Flat at 9am and you will be placed with an experienced player who will show you the idea of the game. 

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AUSSIE CROQUET 

On Saturday 12th August there were 29 players who took to the courts on a beautiful sunny morning. There were five players who won three games: M. Jones, J. Browne, N. Jolliffe, C. Liebich and N. Spry. Big wins on the day went to: 

• N. Spry and J. Farah 14-7

• M. Jones and R. Anderson 14-7

• E. Quirk and J. Browne 14-8

• N. Spry and B. Scott 14-9

• J. Browne and A. Todd, J. Browne and N.Jolliffe 14-9.

14-11 winners and runner-ups were:

• L. Todd, C. Liebich – A. Todd,R. Toole.

• J. Cole, N. Jolliffe – M. Spry, R. Burridge.

• S. Hepburn – V. Roberts.

• J. Littlejohn, N. Jolliffe – M. Spry, B. White.

• E. Quirk – F. Picker.

• C. Liebich, D. Scott – L. Todd, R. Pols.

• K. Rubie, S. Hepburn – J. Allegri, A. Jones.

14-12 winners and runner-ups were:

• N. Spry, J. Littlejohn – D. Scott, R. Toole.

• J. Farah – J. Allegri, B. Scott.

• C. Liebich, R. Toole – A. Jones, L. Todd.

• B. Scott, L. Simmons – R. Burridge, M.Spry. 

14-13 winners and runner-ups were:

• F. Picker, M. Jones – R. Anderson, L. Simmons.

• R. Pols – R. Anderson, J. Allegri.

GOLF CROQUET

A total of 31 players enjoyed a great morning in the sunshine playing croquet. There were four players who won three games: J. Browne, J. Job, S. Perry and R. Pols. The big winners were 10-3 J. Job and P. West, 9-4 S.Hepburn and P. West, D. Scott andF.Picker, S. Hepburn and R. Pols, R. Tooland J. Job.

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Play did eventually get underway after a drizzly morning on Saturday 5th August, with 31 players waiting to play. There were three players who won three games; John Browne, Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles. The big winners on the day were:

• 14 – 7 Joan Littlejohn and John Browne, Kevin Rubie.

• 14 – 8 Joan Littlejohn and Peter West, John Browne and Barry Whjte.

• 14 – 9 Bruce Field and Bill Scott, John Cole and Rex Toole, Bruce Field and John Cole.

It was a beautiful winter morning for 39 players to play Golf Croquet on Tuesday 8th August.There were four players who managed to win three games, Ray Burridge, Bill Scott, Mal Smith and Alex Todd.The big winners on the day were:

• 10 – 3 Kevin Rubie and Ray Burridge, Sandy Hepburn, Fay Picker and Tony Thomson, Elvy Quirk and May Jones.

• 9 – 4 Colleen Liebicch and Allan Jones, Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles, John Allegri and John Cole.

If anyone is interested in enjoying a game of croquet come down to Halpins Flat at 9.15am Tuesday or Saturday and you will be teamed with an experienced player to show you the ropes. Stay safe, stay warm. That’s it until next week.

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On Saturday 29th July, 31 players turned up for Aussie Croquet. Four players won three games; Noel Jolliffe, John Browne, May Jones and Cheryle Toohey. The big winners on the day were: 14-7 John Browne and John Farah, 14-8 Peter West,14-9 Harley Stewart and Cheryle Toohey.

Close games on the day were:

• Harley Stewart and Alex Todd 14 DorelleScott and Rex Toole 13

• Elvy Quirk and Jeff Liebich 14 John Allegri and Ray Burridge 13

• Cheryle Toohey and Barry White 14 KevinRubie and Marie Spry 13

• John Farah and Bill Scott 14 LorraineTodd and Tony Thomson 12

• Noel Jolliffe and May Jones 14 Bill Scott12

• Kevin Rubie and Lyn Simmonds 14 Neville Spry and Alex Todd 11

• Bruce Field and John Allagri 14 Elvy Quirkand Vince Roberts 11

• Tony Thomson and Phillip Moran 14 Colleen Liebich and Allan Jones 11

• Peter West and Lorraine Todd 14 JohnJob and Russell Anderson 11

• Russell Anderson and Noel Jolliffe 14John Job and Peter West 11

• May Jones and Cheryle Toohey 14 Russell Anderson and Bruce Field 11

• Collen Liebich and Neville Spry 14 RobinPols and Phillip Moran 11

• John Browne and Lyn Simmonds 14 AllanJones 10

• May Jones and Bruce Field 14 Joan Littlejohn and Vince Roberts 10

• Barry White and Noel Jolliffe 14 Lyn Simmonds and Harley Stewart 10

• John Browne and Alex Todd 14 John Farah and Tony Thomson 10

• Kevin Rubie and John Allegri 14 MarieSpry and Dorelle Scott 10

• Elvy Quirk and Collen Liebich 14 PhillipMoran and Vince Roberts 10

On Tuesday 1st August (Horses Birthday), we had 35 players. Four players won three games; Ray Burridge, Robin Pols , Neville Spry and Colleen Liebich. The big winners on the day were: 9-4 Joan Littlejohn, John Cole and Noel Joliffe, John Allagri and Peter West , Dorelle Scott and Barry White.

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Last week the Croquet Club purchased 11 mallets that were made by the Mens Shed, and we were lucky enough that the Vandenberg Hotel offered to sponsor us and paid for the mallets. We would like to give them a very big thank you!

There were 27 players for Aussie Croquet on a chilly morning on Saturday 8th July. The big winners were: 14 – 8 Neville Spry, Kevin Rubie and May Jones. 14 – 9 John Job and John Faraah, Merv Langfield and Tony Thomson. 14 – 10 Alex Todd and Joan Littlejohn, Cheryle Toohey and John Browne.

The close games were:

• John Browne and Jeff Liebich 14 BruceField and Allan Jones 13

• Geoff Coles and Ray Burridge 14 LynSimmonds and Noel Jolliffe 13

• Vince Roberts 14 Phillip Moran 12

• Merv Langfield and Phillip Moran 14 JohnBrowne an Tony Thomson 12

• Ray Burridge 14 Kevin Rubie 12

• Robin Pols and Lorraine Todd 14 AlexTodd and Bruce Field 12

• Elvy Quirk and Joan Littlejohn 14 ColleenLiebich and Phillip Moran 12

• Rex Toole and Tony Thomson 14 MayJones and Lyn Simmonds 11

• Neville Spry and Merv Langfield 14 FayPicker and Robin Pols 11

• Colleen Liebich and Cheryle Toohey 14Kevin Rubie and Ray Burridge 11

• Neville Spry and Joan Littlejohn 14 AlexTodd and Allan Jones 11

• Elvy Quirk and Lyn Simmonds 14 MayJones and Sandy Hepburn 11

• Robin Pols and Noel Jolliffe 14 Fay Pickerand Bruce Field 11

• Colleen Liebich and Vince Roberts 14Geoff Coles and John Job 11

• Cheryle Toohey and Rex Toole 14 Lorrraine Todd and John Farah 11

That’s it till next week

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On Saturday 10th June, 29 players managed to find their way through the fog to the croquet courts. Five players won three games: John Cole, Bruce Field, Kevin Rubie, Neville Spry and Peter West.The big winners on the day were: 

• 14 – 7 Peter West and May Jones. 

• 14 – 8 Peter West 

• 14 – 9 Elvy Quirk and John Cole, John Browne and Ray Burridge, Cheryle Toohey and Bruce Field. 

Close games on the day included: 

• Ros Rennick 14 Russell Anderson 13 

• Cheryle Toohey and John Cole 14 John Allegri and Phillip Moran 13 

• Sandy Hepburn and Russel Anderson 14 Rex Toole and Loraine Todd 12 

• John Cole and Peter West 14 Geoff Coles and Marie Spry 12 

• Dorelle Scott and Neville Spry 14 Robin Pols and Cheryle Toohey 11 

• John Browne and Bruce Field 14 Lorraine Todd and Vince Roberts 11 

• Dorelle Scott 14 Vince Roberts and Sandy Hepburn 11 

• Allan Jones and Ros Rennick 14 Bill Scott and Lorraine Todd 11 

• Rex Toole14 Marie Spry 11 

• Kevin Rubie and Robin Pols 14 John Browne and Alex Todd 11 

• Doreen Rogers and May Jones 14 Rex Toole and Allan Jones 11 

• Joan Littlejohn and Tony Thomson 14 Marie Spry and John Allegri 10 

• Neville Spry and Alex Todd 14 Doreen Rogers and Fay Picker 10 

• Neville Spry and May Jones 14 Allan Jones and Dorelle Scott 10 

• Fay Picker and Phillip Moran 14 Doreen Rogers and Elvy Quirk 10 

• John Allegri and Ray Burridge 14 Ros Rennick and Bill Scott 10 

Also reporting a very pleasant sunny morning for golf croquet on June 13th, with 39 players in attendance 

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On a very foggy Saturday morning, 29 players managed to find their way to the croquet courts. Five players were able to win three games, John Cole, Bruce Field, Kevin Rubie, Neville Spry and Peter West. 

The big winners were 14-7 Peter West and May Jones, 14-8 Peter West, Kevin Rubie and Bruce Field and 14-9 Elvy Quirk and John Cole, John Browne and Ray Burridge, Cheryle Toohey and Bruce Field.

The close games were:

• Ros Rennick 14 Russell Anderson 13

• Cheryle Toohey and John Cole 14 John Allegri and Phillip Moran 13

• Sandy Hepburn and Russel Anderson 14 Rex Toole and Loraine Todd 12

• John Cole and Peter West 14 Geoff Coles and Marie Spry 12

• Dorelle Scott and Neville Spry 14 Robin Pols and Cheryle Toohey 11

• John Browne and Bruce Field 14 Lorraine Todd and Vince Roberts 11

• Dorelle Scott 14 Vince Roberts and Sandy Hepburn 11

• Allan Jones and Ros Rennick 14 Bill Scott and Lorraine Todd 11

• Rex Toole14 Marie Spry 11

• Kevin Rubie and Robin Pols 14 John Browne and Alex Todd 11

• Doreen Rogers and May Jones 14 Rex Toole and Allan Jones 11

• Joan Littlejohn and Tony Thomson 14 Marie Spry and John Allegri 10

• Neville Spry and Alex Todd 14 Doreen Rogers and Fay Picker 10

• Neville Spry and May Jones 14 Allan Jones andDorelle Scott 10

• Fay Picker and Phillip Moran 14 Doreen Rogers and Elvy Quirk 10

• John Allegri and Ray Burridge 14 Ros Rennick and Bill Scott 10

• Come along if you would like to try croquet. That’s it, until next week.

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On Tuesday there were 38 players for Golf Croquet, and also a surprise birthday cake for morning tea. John Browne’s cake had a big number 80 on it. Four players won three games: N. Gilmore, E. Quirk, B. Scott and P. West. Big winners were: L. Strudwick & N. Jolliffe 11-2, J. Browne & J. Cole10-3, E. Quirk & B. Field 10-3, P. West & R. Burridge 10-3. 

There were 32 players on Saturday for Aussie Croquet. Five players won three games. Russell Anderson, Geoff Coles, Merve Langfield, Kevin Rubie and Cheryl Toohey. The big winners were: J. Farah & R. Tool 14-7, R. Pols & J. Cole 14-7. 

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