Yesterday saw for the running of the annual City vs Country AC teams event and the B Grade One Day Singles. Today we have both the A and C Grade Singles being run. You can keep up to date with all the results on Croquetscores.
B Grade One Day Singles
City vs Country AC
Winner: City
Full results on Croquetscores
A busy weekend with many country players making their way to the city for a number of different events.
Winners
The Team award went to Moorabinda and the Champion player was awarded to Bob James who went through the event undefeated.
Full results can be found at Croquetscores.
Many thanks to John for organising and being the TM.
14 pairs from around the state competed in this years running of George Parslow event.
You can find all the photos and information about the event on Cambridge’s Facebook site.
Full results on Croquetscores.
In a tight competition, Bill Turner was successful.
Full results on Croquetscores.
Written by Martin Clarke
The British gold and Silver Medals were presented to affiliated groups for a time prior to World War Two.
It appears that Mr G. H. Gordon of New South Wales negotiated with the British Croquet Association to institute a medal system for these affiliated groups.
To be eligible for the medals the local ruling body therefore had to affiliate to the Croquet Association, remember this was before the Australian Croquet Council came into being.
Medals appear to have been awarded in South Africa, New Zealand and the Australian States.
NSW was the first state to receive and play for these medals, this was 1909, Victoria followed in 1918, Tasmania 1921, South Australia 1923, Queensland 1924 and finally Western Australia in 1928.
Gold and Silver Medals were sent from England, it appears yearly { there is at least one case where they were still in transit and could not be presented immediately }.
In WA, the Gold Medal was open to the top players only, the Silver Medal to B Grade players.
The local association tried to build on this by donating a separate local association medal as well.
The medals ran in all jurisdictions until 1939, despite hopes of a continuation after the war this was not forthcoming.
Each event was two life { draw and process } best of three.
A separate national body event called the British Silver Medal was later brought about after the Australian Croquet Council came into being.
British Gold Medal award winners in WA were;
1928, 1930, 1934, 1935 Mrs Gallagher of the Kings Park club
1929 Mrs Farmilo of the Kitchener Park club
1931, 1932 Mrs Sayers of the Kitchener Park club
1933 Mrs Dickson of the Kitchener Park club
1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 Mrs Cruttenden of the Bassendean club
British Silver Medal award winners in WA were;
1928, Mrs Byass of the Cottesloe club
1929, Miss Thorne { or Thorns } of the North Perth club
1930, Mrs Clough of the Midland Junction club
1931, Mrs Irvine of the Kings Park club
1932, Mrs Cruttenden who was then at the Swan club in Guildford, as Bassendean were not yet in existence
1933, Mrs MacDonald of the Royal Park club
1934, Mrs Carse of the Como club
1935, Mrs Hunter of the Cottesloe club { not to be confused with another family member who played at Como }
1936, Mrs Harvey of the North Perth club
1937, Mrs Pember of the Fremantle club
1938, Mrs Kirk of the Leederville club
1939, Mrs Walters of the East Fremantle club
The local association offer a Bronze Medal in 1928, which was won by Mrs Dickson.
In 1930 the local association decided to confuse the situation by offering a local WA Gold Medal as well, this was separate to the above events and also separate to the State Championship Singles.
1930, Mrs Reay of North Perth club
1931, Mrs Dickson of Kitchener Park club
1932, Mrs Liebenow of Subiaco club
1933, Mrs Black of Mount Lawley club
1934, Miss Thorne of North Perth club
1935, Mrs Cruttenden of Bassendean club
1936, Mrs Massey of Mount Lawley club
1937, Mrs Jewell of North Perth club
1938, Mrs Kingwell of Leederville club
1939, Mrs Sorrell of Royal Park club
This competition continued into the War before records vanish in 1942.
1940, Mrs Cruttenden of Bassendean club
1941, Mrs Hames of Nedlands club
There may have been a minor medal and a silver medal briefly as well but records are unconfirmed at this time.
Over the past two days the Halls Head Croquet Club have hosted the State AC Handicap Singles and it was a home town player who reigned supreme. Many thanks to the club and all the volunteers who made the event such a great success.
Full results can be found on Croquetscores.
Bob Imray – C Grade, Paul Dodson – A Grade, Sharkey Ryan – B Grade, Reg Stribley – D Grade
A busy week for some and a busy start for others as the State AC Handicap Singles event is on today at Halls Head.
Geraldton conducted both their C and D Grade Singles over the weekend.
C Grade
D Grade
Full results can be found on Croquetscores.
Yesterday we were treated to an amazing final between two outstanding players in Robert Fletcher and Malcolm Fletcher. There were many highlights but the it was the fierce determination of both players which shone through for me. Every hoop was hard fought and well earned. If you never watched it live or via the streaming service, do yourself a favour and watch the replay.
Full results can be found on Croquetscores.
Special thanks go to Janet Dickinson for the amazing job she did in managing the tournament. We are indeed lucky to have such wonderful volunteers who are prepared to offer their time and energy to ensure that we, as players get the opportunity to play this great game.
Also, a special mention to the friends of Cairnlea in Lester, Owen, Chas, Kevin and their helpers who do all the hard work in maintaining the courts at the venue. Cairnlea is a great facility as it affords us the opportunity to play at the one venue and importantly, enjoy each other’s company throughout the whole event.
We all awoke to a lovely morning on Friday for the final games of the block stage and the first of the knockout matches.
After completion of the block stage, the top 4 players from each section had an opportunity to select their position in the knockout draw using the ‘Players Choice’ method.
In Yellow block, three players finished in a tie for 4th place and so they needed to hold a playoff. This involves starting from corner 2 and playing only hoops 2,3 and 4. There is a lot to play for in these short games and with everyone watching, there is also a lot of pressure on the players. Richard Parks and Malcolm Powys played off first and both players hit some remarkable shots but the final hoop run by Richard from distance was sublime. He then went on the play John and once again, after hitting superbly he won his way through to the block stage.
There were some great performances throughout the block section, especially from those contesting the event for the first time. Locals, Phil DeAraugo and Andy Barbero are players to keep and eye out for and the young guns in Addison, Ethan, Curtis and Fran have shown that it won’t be long until they start imposing themselves on the game at this level. Combined with Jamie’s terrific effort to go through undefeated and Damien’s in making the knockout at only his second appearance in the event, the future does looks bright.
The highlight of the first round in the knockout was the match between Owen and Brett. Both players did exceedingly well and if you get a chance, it is well worth watching the replay as the outcome was reached on hoop 13 of game 3. They don’t come any closer than that.
All results can be found on Croquetscores.
To finish off the day, a large contingent got together for meal at the Kealba Hotel.
Early on in the day, John was on show court 1 having a great time playing. Good luck to all those in contention today as we play the next the two best of three matches to determine the finalists for Sunday.
Looking back at all the winners of the AC State Open Singles from 1904-1945
Another cold morning greeted us today but the competition was hot.
Winners: Malcolm Fletcher & Ed Wilson
Runners Up: Brett McHardy & Janine McHardy
3rd: Martin Clark & Lindsay Patullo
Full results on Croquetscores.
