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GC Carnival Day - by AdminJohn 08/08/2023 11:53

A photo display of the recent GC Carnival Day is now in the Gallery (in main menu). Thanks to Ray Hall for the photography.


Womens GC Championship progress report - by AdminJohn 11/08/2023 08:00

Championship Report

Friday

Gabrielle Higgins will play Liz Drury and Liz Farrow will play Virginia Arney in the first round of the championship knockout stage. Sorry there appears to be no published information on times and lawns at present.

If you play in the Sussex County one-day GC competitions you will know Liz Drury who is a member at Compton. In June she was a 6 handicap; she played in the qualifier event at Compton and took the 4th and last place available for the championship. Taking the 4th place in her block this week - described by Chris Clarke as the "standout performance" in the block, she is now playing in the knockout. A fantastic achievement!

Liz Farrow lost to Virginia Arney 2-7, 7-5, 3-7. In the subsequent Bowl Knockout she lost to Begona Elzaburu 5-7, 4-7.

Gabrielle Higgins beat Liz Drury 7-6, 7-3 but lost to Pouline Salib 1-7, 4-7.

Thursday

Gabrielle Higgins beat Pamela Barnwell 7-4, 4-7, 7-6

Both Gabrielle and Liz have 4/6 wins and will play in the championship knockout.

Wednesday

Gabrielle Higgins lost to Susanna Romero 2-7, 2-7 and beat Jessica Bullen 7-4, 7-5

Liz Farrow beat Diana Wilson 7-6, 7-6 and Beverly Cardo 7-5, 7-3

Tuesday

Gabrielle Higgins lost to Maram Nabil 2-7, 7-4, 0-7

Liz Farrow lost to Soha Mostafa 6-7, 5-7

Monday

The WCF Womens GC World Championship kicks off today with play starting shortly on all 11 lawns.

GabrielleHiggins.jpgGood luck to our two club members competing: Gabrielle Higgins and Liz Farrow. If you want to watch them play their block match schedule is here.

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Name Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Gabrielle Higgins 09:30 on Lawn 9
pm on Lawn 8
11:00 on Lawn 1
 
11:00 on Lawn 2
late pm on Lawn 7
09:30 on Lawn 8
Liz Farrow 09:30 on Lawn 6
pm on Lawn 10
11:00 on Lawn 7 09:30 on Lawn 3
pm on Lawn 5
11:00 on Lawn 11

Timings: play starts at 09:30 each day. There are 4 match sessions each day so the start times of later sessions are dependent of the length of earlier matches.

Gabrielle Higgins beat Margot Engstrom 7-2, 7-6 and beat Perihan Elwy 7-5, 7-2

Liz Farrow beat Anne Lehmann 7-3, 7-3 and lost to Manal Khodeir 2-7, 7-3, 2-7

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(photos courtesy of Ray Hall)

Short video of the Championship here.


Sunshine overcomes rain for Friday's GC competition - by AdminJohn 01/08/2023 07:08

GC Singles Friday, 28 July 2023

 Our latest Singles tournament attracted 32 entrants who were greeted with some fine drizzle and wind blowing off the sea when play started. However, by lunch time there was warm sunshine which continued into the afternoon.

SteveChapmanBlock1Winner.jpgThe low handicappers were split into two groups. Block A1 was close with Bob Clark, Morgan Case and Chrissie Merrington all winning 4 games but Bob was the winner with +16 net hoops. Steve Chapman was the runaway winner of Block A2, winning all 5 matches with an impressive +16 net hoops. The crossover final saw Steve beat Bob 7-3.

MartinDanielsBlock2Winner.jpgThere were two mid-range blocks, B & C. Martin Daniels dominated Block B, winning all 6 matches with a terrific net hoop margin of +20 and a reduction to his handicap.

DavidDickinsBlock3Winner.jpgDavid Dickins and Konstantin Yudintsev were neck-and-neck in Block C with 4 wins each but David shaded it on net hoops, +14 against Konstantin's +11. David's handicap was also reduced at the end of the day.

PaulBrownBlockDWinner.jpgBlock D was keenly contested by Paul Brown and Karen Newbould (Bromley CC), both of whom have recently improved their handicap. They each won 4 of their 5 matches but Paul was the overall winner with net hoops +10 against Karen's +9.

Thanks to everyone for entering and congratulations to all the winners. A big thank you also to the catering team, Angela Avis, Arthur Flatt and Sue McHugh for providing the lunch and afternoon refreshments.

Vincent L'Estrange, Manager

And thanks to Vincent for managing the competition for us.

Full results

Block A1 BC MC CM JI TJ SA Wins Position
Bob Clark 6 7 7 7 7 4 1
Morgan Case 7 5 7 7 7 4 2
Chrissie Merrington 4 7 7 7 7 4 3
Jonathan Isaacs 2 2 4 5 7 1 6
Tony Jolly 1 2 6 7 6 1 5
Simon Ancell 4 4 3 6 7 1 4
Block A2 LF NG RB SC RW AS Wins Position
Liz Farrow 7 7 4 7 7 4 2
Noel Gill 4 6 4 7 7 2 4
Richard Brooks 4 7 5 7 7 3 3
Steve Chapman 7 7 7 7 7 5 1
Robin Wootton 4 1 0 3 3 0 6
Andrew Stewart 3 6 2 3 7 1 5
Block B BH DK MD GT PG TN SN Wins Position
Beryl Hughes 3 5 5 5 6 7 1 6
David King 7 3 4 7 5 7 3 4
Martin Daniels 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 1
Gavin Taylor 7 7 5 7 3 7 4 2
Paul Green 7 6 4 4 7 6 2 5
Tony Nicholas 7 7 2 7 4 7 4 3
Sue Nicholas 6 4 3 5 7 6 1 7
Block C AN DD KY JR GT LG RF Wins Position
Adam Newbould 4 4 7 7 6 7 3 4
David Dickins 7 7 7 4 7 7 5 1
Konstantin Yudintsev 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 2
Jill Richardson 2 1 5 1 5 7 1 6
Graham Tucker 2 7 4 7 7 7 4 3
Linda Gavigan 7 5 5 7 3 7 3 5
Rosemary Faulkner 3 3 4 3 2 6 0 7
Block D KN PB DC HW MA PG Wins Position
Karen Newbould 7 6 7 7 7 4 2
Paul Brown 6 7 7 7 7 4 1
David Comber 7 6 5 7 6 2 4
Helen Wilson 4 5 7 7 7 3 3
Martin Avis 4 6 3 1 2 0 6
Peter Goldsmith 4 0 7 2 7 2 5

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A win at Sidmouth - by AdminJohn 31/07/2023 08:00

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Please allow your Webmaster to blow his own trumpet a bit, if rather asthmatically: he won the Fortfield Cup in the B level competition at Sidmouth this last weekend.  A qualified victory as, having beaten the four better handicapped players, he lost to the two higher handicapped. Three players ended on 4 wins so decided on who beat whom. Must be more consistent!


Sussex win over Compton in Longman Cup - by AdminJohn 30/07/2023 10:59

Points victory in Longman Cup over Compton

Sussex County was represented by Captain David Gillett and team Chrissie Merrington, Richard Caroline and Steve Chapman.

Sussex led 2-1 at lunchtime but Compton drew level at 3-3. Chrissie Merrington won the deciding game by +3 on time to send Sussex into the semi-final against either Kington Langley or East Dorset.

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Sussex team with 3 members of Compton team.


What's baking for the Womens' GC Worlds? - by AdminJohn 19/07/2023 19:38

Dame Mary Berry to open the 2023 WCF Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship

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 The 2023 Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship is being held at Sussex County Croquet Club, Southwick, nr Brighton  from 6th – 14th August 2023.
 
Dame Mary Berry has kindly agreed to attend the Opening Ceremony as Guest of Honour.
This will commence at 3.45pm on Sunday 6th August.
 
Play will commence on Monday 7th August culminating in Finals Day on Monday 14th August.
 
56 players from at least 16 countries will be competing to be the World Women’s Champion.
 
SMostafa-225x300.jpgEgypt’s Soha Mostafa will be defending her title which she won in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 2019. Soha is one of at least 13 Egyptian players competing for the trophy.
 
GCWC1.pngHome contenders include Rachel Gee, Debbie Lines & Gabrielle Higgins. Rachel Gee  is  the current holder of the European Golf Croquet Championship as well as a previous winner of the Women’s World Championship. Debbie Lines is the current holder of the Association Croquet Women’s World Championship and Gabrielle Higgins is the current runner up in the same event. Other strong contenders include Jenny Clarke (New Zealand) and Judith Hanekom (South Africa).

LizFarrow1.jpgAlso playing is our very own Liz Farrow who has been awarded a ranking place. We shall be rooting for you Liz!! 

The final places for the Championship will be determined by a qualifier which will take place at Compton Croquet Club, Eastbourne in the week prior to the championship.

Spectators are most welcome.

Entry to the Opening ceremony Free.

During the tournament: One day Entry Fee £10 or whole tournament pass £25 payable at the gate. (Children up to age 12 FREE, over 12’s half price).

Free parking available adjacent to the club in Kingston Lane, Southwick BN43 6YW.

Light lunches, refreshments and a licensed bar available throughout the Championship.

For further details visit the Women’s GC World Championship Website:
www.gcwomensworld2023.org


One-day GC doubles competition 14th July 2023 - by AdminJohn 16/07/2023 08:35

One-day GC doubles competition 14th July 2023

Full results

A B&RC DK&RB DD&MD FB&GT GD&LD MF&PH SA&VL PB&RE Wins Position
Bob & Robyn Clark 7 5 7 7 7 4 1
David King & Richard Brooks 4 7 7 7 4 3 3
David Dickins & Martin Daniels 2 7 7 7 7 4 2
Fran Box & Graham Tucker 3 4 2 7 7 2 7
Gail Dowd & Liz Drury 7 6 7 4 3 2 6
Margaret Funnell & Pat Harden 1 3 2 1 1 0 8
Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange 5 7 4 7 7 3 4
Paul Brown & Richard Ellis 6 6 5 7 7 2 5
B BA&SC DL&SR FP&TJ FA&PG KY&VY LG&LF RW&TE AS&PG Wins Position
Brian Aikens & Steve Chapman 7 5 7 7 7 4 1
Di Langridge & Sue Rice 7 6 7 4 7 3 5
Fiona Phillips & Tony Jolly 6 5 7 7 7 3 3
Francis Ainley & Paul Green 7 7 5 7 7 4 2
Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva 6 1 2 7 2 1 7
Linda Gavigan & Liz Farrow 5 7 5 7 7 3 4
Robin Wootton & Trish Ellis 1 1 3 5 4 0 8
Andrew Stewart & Peter Goldsmith 2 4 7 2 7 2 6


Martlet Mallets - by AdminJohn 15/07/2023 19:57

new_flash.pngMARTLET MALLETS

Following Sussex County Croquet Club’s success in selling second hand mallets the club are now offering a range of new mallets under the Martlet brand

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PRICE: £245

Specification:

Head length 11"
Shaft lengths 34” 36” 38” 40”
Various head weights available

 Available in dark & light hard woods the mallets are ideal for players  of all levels.

Want to upgrade? - We can sell your old mallet

For further details and a personal “fitting”
email shop@sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk

 


Longman win for Sussex at Ealing - by AdminJohn 07/07/2023 13:00

Sussex through to Longman Cup Semi Final

Congratulations to our team of Ray Hall, Simon Fenn-Tye, Chrissie Merrington and Steve Chapman who trekked to Ealing for us and beat them 5 / 2.
So we’ve made it to the semifinals. Fingers crossed for the next round.
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