Follow the Money! Treasurer beats Chair.
A great sunny start to the Croquet season at Albert Road with our Charity 1 Ball Club Heat on Saturday 13th April raising £130 for British Heart Foundation – a great result for our Treasurer Chris Barnard who also won the day!
Twelve contestants battled it out in the First rounds – each playing 3 matches, first to peg out with 13 points but with a 40 minute time limit per game. With 3 players each winning all 3 of their games the 4th semi final position was between Brian and John, each with 2 wins but with Brian having a net hoop score of 9 and John with 5, Brian went through.
| Player | Handicap | Hoops run | Games won |
| Brian Jamieson | 9 | 36 | 2 |
| Jasmine Marsh | 20 | 23 | |
| Will Watson | 20 | 39 | 3 |
| Carol Jamieson | 15 | 27 | 1 |
| Heather Hanshaw | 20 | 19 | |
| John Wakeford | 20 | 31 | 2 |
| Pam Briggs | 20 | 31 | 1 |
| Chris Barnard | 20 | 36 | 3 |
| Gareth Hobby | 12 | 32 | 1 |
| Neil George | 16 | 36 | 1 |
| Sarah Weeks | 20 | 28 | 1 |
| Charles Briggs | 14 | 39 | 3 |
Jasmine Marsh sees red! Drawn first to play against Brian!
Time for a chat – size up the opposition and eat lunch.
In the final rounds Chris beat Will by 10 hoops to 9 , Charles beat Brian by 13 hoops to 10 and then Chris beat Charles 13 hoops to 9. Thanks to Anne Small donating her entry fee we managed to exceed the £125 fund raising that allows us to qualify for 2 places in the Regional Finals. Unfortunately Chris is unable to make either of the scheduled dates and so it will be Charles and Will going to Surbiton on May 5th.