| The 2020 Maud Trainor was played at United on four Friday mornings from 31st January till the 28th February. Generally the weather was fine making this relaxed competition with a one hour, handicap Golf Croquet game followed by morning tea and a second game particularly enjoyable. The flexible Swiss format allowed drawn games and the ability to miss two of the eight games but still be a prize winner. |
Lynne Bretherton of our generous sponsor the Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village presented the prizes. The unbeaten Peter Entwhistle was the winner with John Borner second and Galina Worley third.
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Ryman Healthcare CCA Agnes Dick 2020
The 2020 CCA Agnes Dick was held at Elmwood Croquet Club 24 & 25 February.
The tournament was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare.
This is a very friendly and sociable Handicap Doubles Association Croquet Tournament which is regaining its previous popularity. Elmwood again was a very popular venue and the lawns were great. It was very pleasing to see how last year’s beginners had advanced so much. Many thanks to Ryman Healthcare for their continuing sponsorship.
Philippa Porter
Manager
Ryman Healthcare CCA GC Handicap Singles
Sunday 23 February saw the sun shine on the GC Handicap Singles at Fendalton Park Croquet Club.
Lawns were a bit wet to start, thanks to cooling rain the previous evening, but dried up during the day.
There were 8 entries, but two withdrawals meant only 6 players on the day. Competition was a round robin with everyone playing 5 thirteen hoop, untimed games.
There was a great atmosphere and lovely attitude from the players. Competition was close and it was up to the final games to determine the winner.
Winner was Lyn McKinnon from Cashmere, and Runner-up with a one point net hoop difference was Eileen Arnett from St Martins.
Coaching for coaches
A CNZ Coaches Workshop is scheduled for 26 – 27 March 2020 at the Cashmere Croquet Club. This workshop is ideal for existing club coaches, those that wish to obtain a CNZ Level 1 coach qualification in either code, and those that are likely to be involved in facilitating youth participation at your club or association.
The cost is $65 per person and includes:
– Level 1 Coaching Folder with workshop resources
– Workshops and coach assessments
– CNZ Coach dropbox access for updates and coaching articles
Registrations close 1 March 2020 to admin@croquet.org.nz
View an outline of the CNZ Coaching Coaches Program and Workshop here.
Download a poster for your notice board here.
Ryman Healthcare CCA GC Grades 2020
This season’s CCA GC Grades were played at St. Martins on Waitangi Day, Thursday 6 February 2020. The lawns were in their best condition for several years, so many thanks to John Borner who is now looking after them.
The 20 entries were split into 3 divisions.
In the Primary division we had 6 entries. Melanie Stevenson won outright with 4/5 closely followed on 3/5 by Lorraine Adam who came second, Jim Hopley 3rd and Carol Tonge 4th.
In the Intermediate division, there were 7 entries. Mark Winter finished unbeaten with Flynn Moses-Jones 2nd on 4/6 ahead on net points from Claire Horncastle who was 3rd.
In the Premier, Josh Winter was unbeaten on 6/6, Levi Franks was runner-up on 5/6 and Myles Duggan 3rd on 4/6.
Many thanks to the St. Martins club for their hospitality. Several players competed with less success than those mentioned above, but still enjoyed their day. Why not try a CCA event yourself?
Detailed results are at https://croquetscores.com/2020/gc/ryman-healthcare-cca-grades
CCA Don Reyland Stars competition
Four players battled it out on Sunday 9th February for the right to represent the CCA at the national Don Reyland finals at Rose Gardens in Palmerston North 14th and 15th March.
The day started cool and fresh with dew glistening on the lawn, just right for a day of serious croquet. The four players were soon into it and some serious competition followed. The small group of spectators were treated to some great displays of croquet at its best, and the time sped by. Myles Duggan (Cashmere) was the winner, with Cheryl Hopley as runner up. The other two contestants, Linda Humphreys (Fendalton Park) and Maggie Croy (Holmes Park), were worthy competition.
Results are at https://croquetscores.com/2020/gc/cca-don-reyland-stars
Josh Winter to represent Canterbury in the Arthur Ross
The Canterbury association playoff for the Arthur Ross was played at Rangiora on Sunday 2 February.
The players were Josh Winter from Cashmere, Alistair Newey from Rangiora, Steve Costigan from Edgeware and Cheryl Hopley from United.
The results were:
Round 1: Josh beat Steve 19-9, Cheryl beat Alistair 8-7
Round 2: Josh beat Cheryl 13-5, Alistair beat Steve 15-10
Round 3: Josh beat Alistair 26-8, Steve beat Cheryl 9-7
Josh will play in the national finals in Dunedin starting 28 February.
Correction:
The original post said that Josh had his first ever peg out in the last round. This is incorrect. He pegged out six times in November in the South Island AC Champs.
Live stream of the World Golf Croquet Team Championship
The final of the World Golf Croquet Team Championship between New Zealand and Egypt will be streamed this weekend on the Sky Sport Next YouTube channel which can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaOvfE-4N9pm_36a2NYB8yw/featured
The eight teams of four have played in Nelson in two blocks with the top two teams from each block to go into a knockout semifinal and then the final on this weekend the 11th and 12th of January.
Egypt won its block with the United States runner-up: in the other block New Zealand won with England runner-up. The other teams were South Africa and Sweden in the first block and Australia and Ireland.
Egypt comfortably won its semi-final against England. New Zealand won its semi-final against USA in a close-fought test.
Youth is to the forefront with the oldest Egyptian being 31 and the defending champions, New Zealand, having a team under 30.
Three of the New Zealand team have won the Under 21 World Golf Croquet Championship Josh Freeth (2015), Felix Webby (2017), Edmund Fordyce (2019) whilst Duncan Dixon has won the national title many times. Also three of the team are members of the United club with Felix being the exception.
Results will be at https://croquetscores.com/2020/gc/world-teams-championship-4
NZ win all block tests at the GC World Team Champs
The 2020 GC World Team Championship Tier 1 is being held at Nelson from Monday 6 to Sunday 12 January 2020. There are eight four-player teams from New Zealand, Egypt, Australia, England, South Africa, USA, Sweden and Ireland.
The New Zealand team is Duncan Dixon, Edmund Fordyce, Joshua Freeth and Felix Webby.
The championship started with block play. There are two blocks of four teams. Each test consists of eight best-of-three matches. Block play ended Wednesday and NZ won all three tests losing only two matches.
Full results are at https://croquetscores.com/2020/gc/world-teams-championship-4
Read the Stuff article at https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/118613887/croquets-gc-greats-descend-on-nelson-for-world-championships
The Swedish team spend several days playing at United Croquet Club where they also played a team of Canterbury U17 players on Thursday 2 January. Results of this match is at https://croquetscores.com/2020/gc/sweden-v-canterbury-u17
The original posting had some errors:
1. The location was incorrectly given as Napirt
2. USA is participating, not the Finland
3. The Swedish team practiced at United, not Finland
2021/22 Tournament Convenor’s Report
We had a full competition and tournament season despite Covid disruptions, and overall the weather was kind to us too. It was encouraging to see greater participation from higher handicapped players this last season, a reward for the targeted pre-season coaching.
The Silver Badges were merged into the Grades tournament this year and overall this went well. Participation in the Don Reyland playoffs was much improved this year as a result of more pre-season promotion. The number of Arthur Ross entries was however low as there was little interest in the winner travelling to the national final during Covid restrictions.
The Outcomes section of the Strategic Plan includes a summary of our other activities this last season.
In terms of KPI’s, tournament attendees returned a 93% satisfaction rating.
Below are some statistics from Competitions and from Tournaments
Tournament Participation Summary
|
Event |
# Entries |
# Entries 2020-21 |
|
CCA – AC |
|
|
|
H/C Singles |
8 |
8 |
|
Open Singles |
4 |
8 |
|
Grades |
0-3.5 – 4 |
8 (4 & 4) |
|
Agnes Dick (Doubles) |
8 pairs |
8 pairs |
|
Arthur Ross |
2 |
3 |
|
AC Silver Badge |
(Merged into Grades) |
2/2/2/2 |
|
CCA – GC |
|
|
|
H/C Doubles |
12 pairs |
10 pairs |
|
Grades |
Premier – 7 |
Premier: 5 |
|
H/C Singles |
32 |
11 |
|
Open Doubles |
5 Pairs |
8 pairs |
|
Open Singles |
10 |
15 |
|
Don Reyland |
6 |
2 |
|
GC Silver Badge |
(Merged into Grades) |
3/6/6/8 |
|
Interclub Competitions |
|
|
|
AC |
11 teams (pairs) |
16 teams |
|
Johnson |
16 teams (pairs) |
19 teams |
|
GC Open |
7 teams (pairs) |
6 teams |
|
GC Div 1 |
9 teams (pairs) |
10 teams |
|
GC Div 2 |
7 teams |
10 teams |
|
GC Div 3 |
21 teams |
19 teams |
|
Atkins |
25 teams |
20 teams |
Tim Slack
Tournament Convener
Croquet Canterbury 