Sussex County v Guildford & Godalming

On Monday, 24th, Sussex County made it 3/3 wins in the R league with a hard-fought 5-2 victory against a wily Guildford and Godalming team.

Five of the seven matches went to the third deciding game.

G&G had already convincingly won their first two matches in the league, so the SCCC team knew they were up against it. They showed a lot of grit to get through.

Surbiton (A) await on Thursday. Let’s hope we adapt to playing on their lawns pretty quickly!

Jo Crosby

Sussex County v Hove Beach

Yesterday we played our friendly match against Hove Beach at their club. Although some rain was predicted, luckily it held off and conditions were near perfect.

he match was very close; we were 2-all at the end of round 1 and 4-all after round 2. At first it was thought that Hove Beach had the edge when it came to net hoops with a 46-40 advantage. It was only today however that Mike A. spotted that the result of his and Susan's game had been listed the wrong way round, so the correct result was a draw: 43-43. Nevertheless it was a great event and I believe everyone had a very enjoyable time. As usual, Hove Beach's hospitality was top notch and they put on a splendid array of food and Pimms.

It will be our turn next year, so I hope we can match their welcome.

Francis Ainley

Sussex County v Chichester & Fishbourne away Federation match

The Sussex team of Rosemary, Laki, Mike and Sue won the match 5-3. We enjoyed the afternoon and were given a splendid tea.

We managed to fit in a visit to the Roman Palace next door to the croquet in the morning. Most impressive - and wonderfully set out to interest children in Archaeology and Roman Britain.

Rosemary Faulkner

GC morning tournament 18 August

Well done the winners of this half day tournament played in much cooler conditions than of late.

Division A. A close result between Francis Ainley and Tim Bick, both with 2 wins and on +5. As Francis had beaten Tim he won the block.

Division B A clear winner with 3 wins was Jo Crosby although it was a close match between her and Davide Cogrossi (7-6).

Division C. David Larkin and Nira Scutt both won 2 games but David won on net hoops.

Division D. Tim Weller was the clear winner with 3 games and +12

Division E. Peter Goldsmith and Angela Marjoram both won 2 games but Peter won on net hoops.

Thanks to Fiona for managing the event.

Full results

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