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Croquet News

August 3, 2023 by Pegging Out

Waiting for start time with the blinds down and rugged up after setting up

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.

By Pegging Out

Filed Under: Croquet, Sports

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