Croquetwest

Croquetwest is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Treasurer Mrs Cindy Mills of the Mandurah Croquet Club.

Brian Hadley: Secretary

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Unlike certain parts of the Eastern States, we were treated to a very warm weekend.

Remember to keep an eye on the Calendar as the GC season is now in full swing.

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Croquetwest GC State Open Doubles

First played in 1996, this was the 20th running of the GC Open Doubles.

L Cullum and H Smith were the inaugural winners with the pairings of Martin Clarke and Peter Brown, along with Brett and Janine McHardy being the most successful having won it three times each. Interestingly, Marty won it three times in succession with Peter between from 2013-2015 and then followed it with another win 2016 but with a different partner.

With strong nominations, the event was held over two venues; Forrest Park and Nedlands.

It was terrific to see so many clubs represented, especially from our newer clubs in Hyden and Drakesbrook. It was also amazing to see so many entries from players who were keen to learn on the job after only playing for a short period of time. Cindy and Yolanda (Mandurah), Keith (Forrest Park), Anthony (Dunsborough), Wayne (Hyden) and Kirsten (Drakesbrook).

• Winners: Robyn Dart (Busselton) & Gary Phipps (Moorabinda)
• Runners Up: Jenifer Rechter (Como) & Chris McWhirter (Forrest Park

Full results on Croquetscores.

Many thanks to John for organising, the hard working members of both Nedlands and Forrest Park and to the spectators who created a great atmosphere.

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Upcoming Events

April 20-21st State GC Men’s and Women’s Singles

April 27-28th Geraldton Open Singles

If you aren’t receiving email notifications of upcoming events from Croquetwest, please contact Rob or John.

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Marjorie Parry Star

We are in need of an AC referee for this event to be held on the 27-28th of April. If you can help, please contact Maggie at Gosnells.

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NSW GC Men’s Open Singles

• Winner: Robert Fletcher
• Runner Up: Werner Borkhartd

Full results on Croquetscores.

Streaming: Semi Final – Final

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Jamberoo – Tough Times

Our thoughts go out to Jamberoo who bore the brunt of a storm on the weekend at the end of their tournament.

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The NSW GC Men’s Open begins today in challenging conditions. Evidently expecting 4 inches of rain!

You can follow all the results on Croquetscores.

Catch the action this Sunday via live streaming.

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WCF April Newsletter is now online.

150 entries for 80 places in the upcoming GC World Championships. The MC are reviewing the entries and will announce Ranking Places and Wild Cards by 16^th April at the latest.

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Levi Franks defends U21 GC Title.

Full results on Croquetscores.

View the final day of the singles matches.

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AC Country Ratings 31st March 2024

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Upcoming this weekend!

NSW GC Men’s Open – Go Brett!

Croquetwest State Open Doubles.

Qld GC First Eight Second Eight

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A very quiet weekend on the tournament front.

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Sorrento Easter Happenings

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Gomm Park Improvements

Before:

After:

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CNZ Terminator Mallet U21 GC Championship

I have to head off and set some hoops otherwise I’d keep watching the U21’s in action. As I’m typing, the two top ranked New Zealanders in Levi Franks and Josh Winter are currently duelling.

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Looking Back

Currently working on some bits and pieces and have been on the hunt for images of our club’s Life Members. Luckily, I came across a photo on Saturday from 1979, just prior to Moorabinda leaving the Sampson Road site.

And so I have only one member left to find – Mrs R Bromfield. It is possible that Ruby was also a member of the Merredin Croquet Club prior to moving to Bunbury in 1953.

Whilst searching, I also came across this great photo of members from Bunbury Central.

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On 28th March 2024, Council voted to amend various regulations and our Statutes, as listed below:

WCF Statutes version 13.5

WCF Administration Regulations version 6

WCF Event Regulations version 5.2

WCF Sports Regulations version 9.3

WCF Finance Regulations version 1.5

These regulations apply as of 29th March 2024 and supersede all previous regulations.

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Over the coming days, be sure to check out the U21 action from New Zealand. Ethan Gumbrell from NSW is also competing in the Singles.

Keep up to date with results on Croquetscores.

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Be sure to check out Croquet England’s website as they continue to celebrate Women in History Month.

Dorothy Dyne Steel was probably the most successful croquet player in the World from 1919 to 1937.

Edith Joan Warwick, always known as Joan, was a very successful international hockey player before becoming an international croquet player.

Gail Curry took up croquet in 1987 and her successes came in the last decade of the twentieth century.

Lilias Mary Gower, known as Lily, (1877-1959) made her first public appearance on a croquet court, aged 22, at Budleigh Salterton in 1898 where, in front of an increasingly incredulous crowd, she beat the favourite, Mr C. E. Willis, to win her first ‘all-comers’ tournament. The following year she won the Ladies Championship.

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