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Home » Croquet Numbers Keep On Growing

Croquet Numbers Keep On Growing

April 29, 2022 By Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Croquet Club donated $1,200 to Forbes CanAssist from money raised at the club’s Gala Open Day on 29th March. Rex and Cheryl Barton and Maureen Field from CanAssist (left) receive the cheque from Elvy Quirk, Colleen Liebich, Marie Spry and Kevin Rubie of the croquet club.

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

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