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Parkes Phoenix

Forbes Croquet News

July 29, 2022 By Maggi Barnard

We had 31 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday with three players winning three games: John Browne, Bruce Field and Merv Langfield.

BIG WINNERS: 14 – 6 John Browne; 14 – 9 Ray Burridge and Barry White; 14 – 10 Joan Littlejohn and Bruce Field, Dorelle Scott and Alex Todd, Robin Pols and Jeff Liebich, Colleen Liebich and Neville Spry, Colleen Liebich and Allan Jones.

SOME CLOSE GAMES: Marie Spry and Alex Todd 14 May Jones and Harley Stewart 13; John Cole and Merv Langfield 14 Jeff Liebich and Harley Stewart 13; Lorraine Todd and Marie Spry 14 May Jones and Neville Spry 13; John Farah and Peter West 14 Elvy Quirk and Sandy Hepburn 13; Kevin Rubie and Lorraine Todd 14 Bill Scott and Allan Jones 12; Merv Langfield and John Cole 14 John Farah and Ray New 12.

Another big turn up of 36 players for Golf Croquet on a chilly Tuesday morning. There were five players who managed three games: John Cole, John Farah, Mal Smith, and two newer players Noel Jolliffe and Allan Jones – well done!

BIG WINNERS: 10 – 3 Elvy Quirk and Jeff Liebich, Kevin Rubie and Noel Jolliffe; 9 – 4 John Farah and Bruce Field, Dorelle Scott and Noel Jolliffe, John Farah and Fay Picker, Kevin Rubie and John Job, Barry White and Tony Thomson.

SOME CLOSE GAMES: Colleen Liebich and John Farah 7 John Browne and Elvy Quirk 6; Merv Langfield and Allan Jones 7 Joan Littlejohn and Ray Burridge 6; Jill Rubie and Noel Jolliffe 7 Carolyn Neilsen and John Job 6; Allan Jones and Bill Scott 7 Fay Picker and Vince Roberts 6; Mal Smith and Allan Jones 7 Neville Spry 6; John Cole and Peter West 7 John Browne and Bruce Field 6.

By Pegging Out

Filed Under: Croquet, Sports

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