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Parkes Phoenix

Beautiful Weather For Croquet

September 2, 2022 By Pegging Out

What a beautiful day it was to play Aussie Croquet on Saturday, so good in fact that 30 players turned up and enjoyed the morning at the Forbes Club.

There were four players that had three wins: Geoff Coles, Kevin Rubie, Barry White and Lorraine Todd.

BIG WINNERS: 14—7 Bill Scott and Tony Thomson; 14—8 Elvy Quirk and Joan Littlejohn, Barry White and John Cole; 14—9 Sandy Hepburn and Elvy Quirk, Bill Scott and Geoff Coles

CLOSE GAMES: (some results) Ray Burridge 14 May Jones 13; Kevin Rubie and May Jones 14 Sandy Hepburn and John Cole 13; Merv Langfield and John Cole 14 Jill Rubie and Harley Stewart 13; Colleen Liebich and May Jones 14 Ray Burridge and Rex Toole 12; Harley Stewart and John Farah 14 Colleen Liebich and Neville Spry 12; Jill and Kevin Rubie 14 Doreen Rogers and John Job 12

Another beautiful day for Golf Croquet on Tuesday with a good number of 36 players again. This was the last day of winter play, so here’s hoping we’ll get some warmer days.

BIG WINNERS: 11—2 Neville Spry and Neil Gilmour, May Jones and Ray Burridge, Colleen Liebich and Mal Smith; 10—3 Bruce Field and Noel Jolliffe.

CLOSE GAMES: (some results) Lyal Studwick and Carolyn Neilsen 7 Lorraine Todd and John Browne 6; Neville Spry 7 Kevin Rubie 6; John Farah and Sally Perry 7 Noel Jolliffe and Sandy Hepburn 6; Bruce Field and Ray Burridge 7 John Cole and Vince Roberts 6; Fay Picker and Tony Thomson 7 Iren Ford and Neil Gilmour 6; Neville Spry and Mal Smith and 7 Rex Toole and Bruce Field 6

By Pegging Out

Filed Under: Croquet, Sports

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