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Vilna Gough-Jones has prepared another interesting newsletter with plenty of reading for croquet players in Christchurch.  Click the file name and plough on.  Owen

United Croquet Club hosted the Croquet New Zealand 0-3 and 4+ tournaments during 14-16 October. Ten players competed in the 0-3 division, and eight in the 4+.

Canterbury players featured strongly in the tournaments. The 0-3 was won by Ian Campbell (Barrington and United clubs) and the runner -up was Jono Hart (St James). The 4+ was won and not for the first time, by Leo van Oosten (Holmes Park).

Full details are available here: https://croquetscores.com/2016/ac/cnz-0-3-4

The United tournaments are a great way to start the new croquet season!

The Association Croquet tournament was held, as always, on the final weekend of September, 24-25 September 2016 at the United croquet club.

The 2016 winner was Harps Kahurangi, runner-up Jenny Clarke.

In the handicap division the winner was Pam Hurst.

The prize for the most successful 0+ contestsant was John Yarrall.

GOLF CROQUET

The Golf  Croquet tournament was held on 10-11 September 2016.  Winner was Edmund Fordyce, for the second consecutive year, and the runner up was Neil Williamson.

The handicap division was won by Alan Belcher, runner-up was Carolyn Fordyce.

1. There are changes to the Executive. See ‘Management committee’.
2. The meeting decided that team shirts be supplied to CCA representative players, that a new format be adopted for AC interclub competition without divisions, and that delegates be invited to attend executive meetings in rotation.

1. The CCA interclub competitions begin on Monday 10 October for association croquet, and on Friday 7 October for golf croquet.  Team entries should be lodged by club captains with the tournament convenor, Philippa Porter, by 8 July.
2. Workshops to go over the rules that players most need to know will be held on 30 September (golf croquet) and 3 October (association croquet).
3. Preliminary dates for other events are:
   • Canterbury-South Canterbury Interprovincial tournament, 18 September
   • The United Spring tournaments to begin the season will be held on 10-11 September (golf croquet) and 24-25 September (association croquet)
   • Beginners’ Day 27 November.