In the Game Watch section of the webpage, I have added links to the following two games of Golf Croquet. Elite play.
Rosie is not too bad at hitting a croquet ball either!
A busy weekend for many. Nice to see a cooler change come in on Sunday.
Club President Barbara Dunnet presented the prizes to the worthy winners.
You can find all about the Busselton Croquet Club on their website.
Full results on Croquetscores.
Croquetwest held their annual AGM at the Belmont Croquet Club on Saturday and there was a great turnout. After a quick lunch break, we then held our trophy presentation.
Samantha Rowe, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister, the Hon David Templeman was in attendance and kindly assisted with the presentation of awards. A full list of winners can be found below and previous winners can be found on the Croquetwest Awards page.
Halls Head players had a great season highlighted by both Inga and Brian receiving the GC Most Improved Awards!
| AC State Div 3 Singles | Rob Bowling |
| GC State C Grade Singles | Colin Stewart |
| AC State Div 2 Singles | Bernie Lynch |
| GC State B Grade Singles | Steve Newbold |
| AC State Men’s Singles | Eric Ayling |
| AC State Women’s Singles | Dawn Robinson |
| GC State Men’s Singles | Chris McWhirter |
| GC State Women’s Singles | Robyn Dart |
| AC State Mixed Doubles | Dale Jury & John Jury |
| GC State Mixed Doubles | Joyce Carbone & Martin Clarke |
| AC State Open Doubles | John Doepel & Gary Phipps |
| GC State Open Doubles | Robyn Dart & Gary Phipps |
| AC Champion of Champions | Ian Dumergue |
| GC Champion of Champions | Martin Clarke |
| AC State Open Singles | Jeff Newcombe |
| GC State Open Singles | Brett McHardy |
| Most Improved | |
| Bill Barnes Award – AC | Gary Phipps |
| Sheila McDonald Award – AC | Helen Quicke |
| Martin Clarke Award – GC | Brian Scott |
| Kay Chenoweth Award – GC | Inga Rollinger |
Congratulations to Millswood player Edward Wilson 2023 Australian Open Association Croquet Singles champion and to runner up Stephen Pearce from Canberra Club.
These two players were the winners of the Australian Open A/C Doubles last weekend
Full results on Croquetscores.
Geraldton held another Come and Try day yesterday. No doubt it was very successful and I see they even have Gateball on the program for this season.
Expressions of interest are now sought for the 2024 President’s Golf Croquet Eights, to be held 9‑11 February 2024.
This year, to assist the Aust GC Team Squad prepare for 2025, the top 2 Eights will be played at the Northern Tasmanian Croquet Centre in Launceston.
Depending on entries, we will also play up to 4 more Eights at the Victorian Croquet Centre at Cairnlea; including a Women’s Eight.
Note that we do not intend to play more than 4 Eights at Cairnlea again…
Close of EoI has been brought forward to 17 December, to facilitate booking accommodation & travel.
Players have the option to not go to Launceston if picked in the top 2 Eights, but will not then be offered a place in another Eight at Cairnlea (you get better competition if you play in your correct Eight.)
We have re-introduced the reimbursement scheme, to encourage players from further away to come to the Eights. The CA Board will determine entry fees for 2024 shortly.
Interested players should send their Expression of Interest, by cob Sunday 17 December, via email to admin@croquet-australia.com.au
Please include your name, ACA ID, Club & your contact phone number.
Existing EoIs are listed on Croquet Scores at https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc/australia-presidents-eights/eoi
I wonder how many Black Friday emails I’ll get today? 3 already!
It’s getting down to the nitty gritty stage at Cairnlea.
ACA AC Open Singles
Follow results on Croquetscores.
16 pairs will battle it out over the weekend in Busselton. Hopefully the weather will be kind.
Great to see so many clubs represented: Busselton, Dunsborough, Como, Gosnells, Moorabinda, Pinjarra, Cambridge, Halls Head and Sorrento.
Follow all results on Croquetscores.
Don’t forget the AGM and Trophy Day Presentation Saturday.
Thinking of entering the U21 Gold Medal?
Why not take the plunge and represent WA!
ACA will pay for travel and 2 nights accommodation for the Under 21 Gold Medal.
| Jenny Clarke | Canterbury |
| Duncan Dixon | Canterbury |
| Edmund Fordyce | Canterbury |
| Levi Franks | Canterbury |
| Josh Freeth | Auckland |
| Logan McCorkindale | South Canterbury |
| Felix Webby | Hawkes Bay |
| Josh Winter | Canterbury |
A Team of four men and four women has been selected to represent Western Australia in the Association Croquet interstate event (the Eire Cup) to be held in Hobart in March 2024.
Men Jeff Newcombe, Alan Sands (Captain), Eric Ayling, Tim Barkes. Gary Phipps is the non-travelling reserve.
Women Megan Reynolds (Vice-Captain), Megan Fardon, Jennifer Brand, Judith Nicholls.
Congratulations to these worthy players. We wish them all the best for the event next year.
Croquetwest Selection Standing Committee (AC)
Full results on Croquetscores.
Yesterday saw the completion of the Australian Doubles held at Cairnlea. At Halls Head, the first day of the AC Div 2 Singles got underway.
In fairly hot conditions, the players will again hit the lawns at Halls Head for the last day of the Div 2 Tournament.
Follow their progress on Croquetscores.
A quiet weekend on the competition front but there is always something exciting and interesting happening.
Geraldton Croquet Club visited with Denison Croquet for a day of fun in the sun. Courts have been undergoing maintenance and were great to play on. The Geraldton players were met with a culpa and it was game on.
If you are planning a visit to Geraldton and are chasing a game:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday play will move to “Summer Season” starting on the 1st of December and going for the whole of December, January and February. This will involve play starting at 4PM and continuing till dark.
Today is the last day. Keep up to date with all the results.
Australian AC Open Singles starts tomorrow.
Evening whilst laying up in bed after his knee operations, Peter continues to work hard on behalf of the ACA. No doubt it won’t be long before he is out on the lawn again.
Expressions of interest are being sought for membership in the Golf Croquet coaching squad.
Anyone from existing state team players through to up and comers can express an interest. We will attempt to cater for all or as many of you as possible.
It is envisaged that sessions will be run on an ad hoc basis covering both metro and country regions
Players once expressing an interest and being accepted would be able to attend any session that is scheduled.
The State Coach and / or any co-opted guest coaches would run these sessions.
Expressions can be sent to the State Coach, Martin Clarke by email – marang@westnet.com.au – asap.
Last date for expressions would be December 1st, 2023.
Keep up with all the results on Croquetscores. Forrest Park’s Ian Dumergue’s is partnering Stephen Forster and we wish them both well. The Singles event is down to start on Tuesday.
Spotted this on Halls’ Head facebook page this morning.
Read all about it here. If someone wants to sponsor me, I’d be happy to go 😉
Parry Cup
Parry Shield
