Forbes Croquet Club members, Mervyn and Ula Langfield celebrated 70 years of married bliss on Tuesday, 21st February 2023.
At Aussie Corquet on Saturday morning, 32 players started playing at 8:30am to get finished before the heat set in. There were five players who won five games: Noel Jolliffe, Jeff Liebich, Harley Stewart, John Browne, and Barry White.
Big winners on the day were: Alex Todd and Tony Thompson 14 Bruce Field and Lyn Simmonds 9. Haley Stewart and John Allegri 14 Robin Pols and Lorraine Todd 9. Barry White & Noel Jolliffe 14 May and Allan Jones 9.
Close games included:
• Harley Stewart and Jeff Liebich 14; Doreen Rodgers and Peter West 13
• John Allegrt and Allan Jones 14; Vince Roberts and Robin Pols 13
• Vince Roberts and Tony Thompson 14; Neville Spry and Ros Rennick 13
• Vince Roberts and Fay Picker 14; Ros Rennick and Sandy Hepburn 13
• Lyn Simmonds and Noel Jolliffe 14; Bruce Field and Kevin Ruby 13.
• A few of the good games on the day were:
• Marie Spry and Bill Scott 14; Bruce Field and Lyn Simmonds 11
• Colleen Liebich and John Cole 14; John Farah and Dorelle Scott 11
• Dorelle Scott and Harley Stewart 14; Colleen Liebich and John Cole 11
• Doreen Rodgers and Barry White 14; Sandy Hepburn and Bill Scott 11
• Elvy Quirk and Ros Rennick 14; John Farah and John Job 11
• Kevin Rubie and John Job 14; Neville Spry and Shadow 11
• Cheryl Toohey and Fay Picker 14; May Jones and Ray Burridge 11
• Jeff Liebich and Peter West 14; Lorraine Todd and Marie Spry 11
• Dorelle Scott and Elvy Quirk 14; Doreen Rodges and Allan Jones 11
• John Brown and Bill Scott 14; Lyn Simmonds and Alex Todd 11
• Bruce Field and Noel Jolliffe 14; Sandy Hepburn and Kevin Rubie 11.