7th – 14th January. United Croquet Club in Christchurch NZ
Keep up to date with all of the results on Croquetscores.
Follow the NEWS on their dedicated website.
The playlist and links for all four days of the knockout draw are available now on the Maori Active YouTube channel. Full playlist
On Thursday, Marty extended his stay in Bunbury and invited those who live in the region to an unofficial GC squad training session. It was appreciated by all and as usual, there is always one who shines. On this occasion, it was Robyn.
Up coming events
Saturday 7-14th January – Women’s AC World Championships Draw for Saturday
Saturday 7-8th January – State GC Support Squad Practice
Sunday 8th January – State AC Squad Practice
Sat/Sun 11-12th March – Mt Lawley Div 3 AC Singles
Moorabinda was lucky enough to host Marty yesterday as he conducted another of his excellent coaching clinics. The weather was warm but the audience was attentive and enthusiastic.
The theme of the session was;
“SOME BLACK AND WHITE TIPS FOR A SHADES OF GREY GAME!
There was something for everyone, no matter what your level of skill or experience with a clear focus on having a bag of triggers to help you remember what to do in certain situations. I particularly liked;
“Embrace the AC croquet strokes, you will need them occasionally.”
Tune in for a new series of what Alison hopes to be the first in a series of podcasts. Below is information from her youtube page.
The Hitt Inn is my equivalent of the Croquet world’s local pub, think of me (Alison Maugham) as your friendly landlady who enjoys a good old fashion chin wag with the locals. In this first (and quite possibly last) podcast I have been chatting to David Maugham, one of the worlds top Association Croquet players, about leaves. I hope you find the discussions useful and welcome your feedback.
Nominations close for the Presidents 8s today. With such huge nominations, they are looking at holding 6 x Eight blocks as opposed to the usual 4.
ACA GC Open Doubles and Singles in May. If you are free in May, then these two events are well worth entering.
I hope everyone is enjoying a nice laid back Christmas.
This video of highlights from the 2019 World Championships appeared when I launched youtube this morning. So many amazing shots from such incredible players.
Peter has been extremely busy with 60 handicap sheets of new rankings having to be updated!
Latest Rankings – 22nd December 2022
These updated results include:
16 Oct 22 Como Handicap Singles – 2022
18 Oct 22 Croquetwest C Grade Pennants – 2022 (20 competitions)
19 Oct 22 Croquetwest B Grade Pennants – 2022 (12 competitions)
20 Oct 22 Croquetwest A Grade Pennants – 2022 (11 competitions)
23 Oct 22 Moorabinda All Stars A, B & C Grades – 2022
31 Oct 22 Busselton SW Pennants B & C Grades – 2022
5 Nov 22 Narrogin Drawn Doubles Championships – 2022
11 Nov 22 Halls Head Parry Cup – 2022
18 Nov 22 York Doubles Club Championships – 2021
20 Nov 22 Narrogin Men’s Singles Championship – 2022
20 Nov 22 Narrogin Women’s Singles Championship – 2022
23 Nov 22 Halls Head Parry Shield – 2022
4 Dec 22 State ‘B’ Grade Championship – 2022
5 Dec 22 Geraldton Handicap Doubles – 2022
17 Dec 22 State One Day Singles – 2022 Saturday (Belmont )
17 Dec 22 State One Day Singles – 2022 Saturday (Gosnells )
18 Dec 22 State One Day Singles – 2022 Sunday (Belmont Plate)
18 Dec 22 State One Day Singles – 2022 Sunday (Gosnells )
For a full list of updates, visit the GC Handicap page.
Congratulations to the five Australians who have Ranking Places in the next AC World Championship in July 2023
You can see the complete list of ranking places, including wildcards here.
A big weekend in sports highlighted by the Gosnells One Day Singles, the Brisbane Test Match between Australia and South Africa, and the World Cup.
Gosnells One Day Singles
This year, the event was run over two separate days. We had 17 players compete each day with some choosing to play on just one of the days.
Two venues were used; Belmont and Gosnells
Belmont Saturday
Gosnells Saturday
We were blessed with splendid weather. A Swiss format was used which confused Maggie ( it doesn’t take much) as she have never managed a Swiss before.
Some excellent play throughout the day which resulted in Marty taking first place and Ben Brown taking second place. So nice to Ben back on the Croquet circuit.
Belmont Sunday
Gosnells Sunday
