Saturday April 13th at Albert Road.
The Charity 1-ball, now well established on the National croquet calendar and continuing into its eighteenth season, will be played this year in support of the British Heart Foundation. Competitors, as is the tradition, fashion their attire in the house colour of the chosen charity, so it’s RED for ’24. The louder the costume the better!
This fun day of 1-ball play, a hybrid of AC and GC, quick to play, easy to pick up, and as skilful and strategic as you can make it, is well supported by clubs nationally. 2 players, each with one ball, compete on a full lawn to run 12 hoops and peg out in under 40 mins. Each player is given a One Ball Handicap, calculated from either their GC or AC handicap, and gains extra strokes for running a hoop (continuation shot) and hitting the opponent’s ball (roquet and continuation shots).
If we raise £50 we can send a qualifier from our club to the regional finals on May 11th at Nottingham or Surbiton. Entries Now – to Charles Briggs on wbxenia@gmail.com. Entry fee £10 per person (going to Charity). Format of play to be decided once I know the numbers, but allow for all day play.
