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David Collins Remembered
Club members who were around in the 90's will remember David Collins who has sadly died at the age of 84. He was not a member and not a frequent player at Southwick - he won two tournaments in 1996 and 1997 but had nonetheless a great influence on a whole generation of AC croquet players through his longterm involvement in the Summer School which ran at Southwick until superceded by the Academy.
Frances and I knew him quite well from his visits to the club; we were opponents in competitions on a few occasions, notably (for me) including one where we ended the game playing in about 4 inches of rainwater.
He had a delicious wry sense of humour and was a thoroughly nice man; but it will be as a coach that he will be best remembered by players of that period.
Long-term coaching colleague Daphne Gaitley said of him: "I was very fond of David and assisted him on the Summer School. When he retired from it in 2001, David (my husband) and I managed it together. I was also on the SECF Committee with him. He was a brilliant coach, a very special person and will be sorely missed by many, many people."
John Low
GC Doubles One-day Competition 21st February 2020
After the rains of previous days and the lawns closed due to waterlogging, one might not have placed a bet on Friday's competition taking place. Hats off then the Ben and the grounds team for making the lawns playable, and 56 players were able to take part in the GC doubles one-day competition at Southwick today, orchestrated by Roger Sutton.
There were four blocks; all the results given below.
| A level Block | RB&MC | FP&RS | RC&CS | LF&TJ | CH&CM | N&JH | I&JC | B&RC | Wins | Net Hoops | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brooks & Morgan Case | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Fiona Phillips & Roger Sutton | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -10 | 6 | ||
| Ron Carter & Charlie Sale | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | -8 | 7 | ||
| Liz Farrow & Tony Jolly | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Chris Heath & Chrissie Merrington | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -20 | 8 | ||
| Neil & Jane Humphreys | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Ian & Jean Cobbold | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Bob & Robyn Clark | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
The B level event was divided into two blocks:
| B level Block a | DL&SR | CK&LH | AS&JW | JP&BG | CH&LEvK | FL&RC | Wins | Net Hoops | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Di Langridge & Sue Rice | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Cathy Kirkby & Lilian Holdsworth | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 4 | |
| Audrey Sherwin & Jocelyn Wootton | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -8 | 5 | |
| Jane Powell & Bridget Goodman | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Cliff Hunter & Lavinia Eve von KESMARK | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -7 | 6 | |
| Frances Low & Richard Carline | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| B level Block b | ST&DT | FB&EP | R&JS | SC&TW | AS&KW | LG&JI | Wins | Net Hoops | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Towner & Desmond Taylor | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -9 | 6 | |
| Fran Box & Eileen Prodger | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -8 | 5 | |
| Reg & Julie Soffe | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 3 | |
| Steve Chapman & Trevor Wright | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | |
| Andrew Stewart & Keith Webb | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 4 | |
| Linda Gavagan & Jon Isaacs | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| C level Block | PM&SC | MF&PH | GH&NA | JR&AA | RB&FA | PB&NB | Wins | Net Hoops | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 4 | ||
| Maggie Funnell & Pat Harden | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -7 | 5 | |
| Gillian Humberstone & Naomi Alvarez | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| Jane Rimmington & Angela Avis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -19 | 6 | |
| Roger Buxton & Francis Ainley | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | |
| Paul Brown & Nigel Barton | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Thanks to the catering team for providing a much needed bowl of hot soup at lunchtime and to Roger for managing the mammoth event.
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Fellow SCCC member Dominic Nunns has been selected to take a ranking place (32) in the UK team.
The Knockout stage has started. You can find when Dominic is playing on the official website.
The results can be followed on CroquetScores.
Play more croquet this season!
There's been an explosion of one-day competitions in the South East so there has never been a better time to play competitive croquet locally. Whether you an experienced competitive player or have just started thinking about entering competitions and have a higher handicap you can enter and have the experience of playing a day competitively at a club in easy reach.
The Club’s Annual Curry Lunch
Sunday 15th March 1pm
£12
Menu
Assorted Indian nibbles
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Chicken Tikka (Mild)
Pork Madras (Fairly hot)
Mushroom and Pea Curry) (v*)
Sweet Potato, Squash & Red Lentil Dahl (v*)
Lemon, Raisin and Cashew Pilau Rice
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Assorted Desserts
To apply: Please either put your names on the club notice board or email Chrissy Isaacs
If anyone coming would like to make a dessert please let Chrissy know on above email address.
GC International Performance Development Squad
Congralutations Morgan!
Morgan Case has been selected as a member of the GC International Performance Development Squad. A valued Academy Coach, Morgan has shown steady GC improvement over the last two seasons and his selection is well deserved. So Morgan becomes the latest SCCC player to wear an England shirt - well done.
Dominic Nunns in the AC World Championship 2020
We would like to congratulate Dominic Nunns on achieving a ranking place for the AC World Championships which are being held in Melbourne, Australia from 15th to 23rd February this year. Dom had a brilliant year in 2019 and is currently ranked number 14 in UK and 29 in the World.
You may not be aware of that the CA gives no financial support for our players and each must fund themselves which is expensive.
Dom now has a Go Fund Me page and he would much appreciate any donations.
Dom, we wish you all the best and many of us will follow the event closely!
Please note there are changes from last year!
Time to enter the internal competitions for 2020
This year we have made a few changes and added two new GC competitions
Please note the following changes this year
Shine Salvers – this year this is a straight knockout
Fryer Cup & Franc Cup – this year these competitions are open to all; there are no handicap restrictions.
GC Handicap Doubles – this year this is a straight knockout.
GC Improvers C level Cup – This year this is a straight knockout
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New Event – Level play doubles Division 1 Minimum joint handicap of 0 maximum joint handicap of 8 New Event – Level play doubles Division 2 Minimum joint handicap of 9 Handicaps are those you have on April 1st 2020 Please note that you may enter both Division 1 & 2 with the appropriate partner |
Entries can either be posted to me; my address is on the entry form
Or Emailed to me at roger@sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk
Or left in the box in the entrance hall
Closing date for entries is Sunday 29th March
An AC 14pt competition every month throughout the season
Between the two clubs Sussex County and Tunbridge Wells there will be a one-day AC 14pt competition each month.
The dates are
16 April, 9 July, 3 September @ Tunbridge Wells
20 May, 10 June, 5 August @ Southwick
You can enter the SCCC events on the website (payment on the day) or, for the Tunbridge Wells events, by email or phone to Alex Jardine (see CA directory for number).
Christmas Club Lunch 2019
Saturday saw nearly 70 members gather for the annual Christmas Lunch at the Club. As always it was a terrific occasion. These are the people who made it all possible:
(Sally Fieldman, Chrissy Isaacs, Pat Harden, Fran Box, Judith Peak, Linda Gavigan getting food prepared the day before - photo: Moira Harlow)
By any standards this is a huge operation and the result of hours of time and effort volunteered by many of the club's members.
So thank you all for a lovely occasion - and a Happy Christmas and New Year to all who helped!