Golf Croquet Tuesday, 4th February
There was a good turnout on Tuesday for Golf Croquet with 35 players hitting the greens. After the matches, Croquet Club members had a birthday lunch for both January and February birthdays at the Commercial Hotel. The January birthdays were for Cherylin Cole, Bob Murray, Liz McLean, Colleen Liebich and Sandy Hepburn. February birthdays were for Jill Rubie, Denny Smith, Mary Hodges, Lily Allegri and Evelyn Mahlo who celebrated a milestone birthday. The winners of three games were: John Browne, Veva MacCullagh, Denny Smith and Alex Todd. Some of the closest scores on the day were: John Cole and Veva MacCullagh 7 def Merv Langfield and John MacCullagh 6. Robin Pols and Jeff Liebich 7 def Bob Murray and Lorraine Todd 6.
Aussie Croquet Saturday, 8th February
Saturday presented players with a light breeze, cool temperatures and black skies followed by a light sprinkling of rain. Raincoats were the order of the day in anticipation of the expected downpour, which didn’t eventuate. The winners of three matches of the day were Merv Langfield, John Mac- Cullagh and Lorraine Todd.