The AC grades were played on the 5 and 6 January 2019 at St Martins Croquet Club in some very hot conditions with 13 entries (2 from South Canterbury) split into 3 grades.
The tournament was managed by Jonathan Hart who also played.
0 to 3 (4 entries)
Graham Simpson (South Canterbury) won all his games and the event. Runner up was John Hearnshaw.
4 to 8 (6 entries)
Jonathan Hart also won all his games to win the event. Geraldine Murphy and Owen Evans won three of their five games, but Geraldine was runner up on net points.
9 to 16 (3 entries)
This event was played as a double round robin. Lyn Dawson and Bob Eathorne won three of their four games but Lyn won on net points.
Graham Simpson, winner of the 0-3 grade with CCA president Owen EvansJonathan Hart, winner of the 4-8 with CCA president, Owen EvansLyn Dwson, winner of the 9-16 with manager Jonathan Hart
The Johnson Memorial competition was played in three blocks (blue, black and red) of six pairs.
The block rounds were scheduled to be played on Saturday mornings from 6 October to 24 November 2018. However, because of bad weather, many games had to rescheduled and the last game was played on 4 December.
Seven pairs played in the final on Sunday 9 December 2018. This was played as a knockout.
2018/19 winners were Marguaritte Rogers & Wendy Robinson (St James Park red)
Runners-up were Tony O’Donnell & Lena Metcalf (United black 2)
The GC interclub was played in three divisions. Games were scheduled to be played on Fridays, but weather meant that several games were played at other times.
Division 1 had seven teams and played from 12 October to 7 December 2018.
Hornby and United B won 5 of their 6 games. Teams get 2 point for each outright match win and 1.5 points for a match won on net hoops with a 5-5 game score. United made 9.5 points against 9 points for Hornby, so United is the winner. The results on Croquet Scores shows net games (labelled Net Hoops) which does not apply to this competition.
Division 2 was played in two blocks of six teams. Block play was 5 October to 23 November 2018 and the playoffs from 30 November to 7 December again because of weather.
The top two teams from each block played a knockout with Cashmere winning and Holmes Park runner-up.
Division 3 was played in two blocks of seven teams. Block play was 5 October to 30 November 2018 and the playoff was played 21 December between the block winners, both Rangiora. The final match result was 5 games each with equal net hoops, so the two Rangiora teams are first equal.
Team names, draws, rules and past winners are on the GC Interclub page.
Association Croquet Interclub
The AC interclub was played as a single division. It started with eight teams, but Rangiora pulled out leaving seven teams. United Black and Holmes Park both won five matches but United won on competition points.
Full results of all games are on Croquet Scores: croquetscores.com/2018/ac/cca-interclub. Note that the Net Hoops column does not apply to this competition.
Team names, draws, rules and past winners are on the AC Interclub page.
Congratulations to Chris and Jenny Clarke who won the NZ AC Open Doubles by winning all of their games. The event was played from Saturday 5 to Monday 9 January at Mount Maunganui. The singles will be played 10 to 13 January.
Paul Skinley and Harps Tahurangi (Wellington) were runners-up.
The CNZ South Island AC Championship will be played in Canterbury Wednesday 12 to Sunday 16 December 2018. Headquarters is United Croquet Club and other clubs may be used if required. Canterbury players are encouraged to enter. You can enter via the CNZ website.
Events will be:
Open Doubles
Open Singles
Singles 0 to 3
Singles 4 and over
Billets
Accommodation is needed for players entering the Championships. We are canvassing players right across the country to enter this event. As you will appreciate, travelling from another part of the country to play in a croquet competition may be a fair hunk of dosh, so we can make it easier for players to enter if some kind members of our croquet fraternity could host some players as billets for this event. Please let our Accommodation Officer know what may be offered. You may charge for a billet, typically between $30 and $50. To be negotiated.
Contact Owen Evans, phone: 338 8294, email: ogevans@xtra.co.nz
The draws for the AC Interclub, GC Interclub, Johnson Memorial and the GC Knock-out were distributed to clubs at the Club Captains’ meeting on Saturday 22 September held at United Club.
The draws are now on the website and can be viewed online or downloaded for printing.
Details are on the web pages below: GC Interclub begins Friday 5 October (12 Oct for division 1)
On Sunday 23 September 2018 South Canterbury and Canterbury competed in the annual AC inter-provincial.
The Canterbury team was: John Yarrall, Owen Evans, Ian Campbell, Neville Turner, Leo Van Oosten, Alan Cook, Sally Jeffcott, Marguaritte Rogers (Captain), Patsy Clegg, Carol Kidd, Bruce McLay and Rosalind Thomson.
A great day was had by all. So, Basil was once again retained by Canterbury after some well fought-out games. A huge thanks to Raylene Coles and her team from the Waireka club who hosted and kept us watered and fed. A big thanks to the South Canterbury team who challenged Canterbury in every way.
The tournament was played as doubles with three 2-hour games that stopped on the bell. The winning team is the one with the greatest number of hoops. Canterbury scored 196 to 159 for South Canterbury.
The prize – Basil the ramJohn Yarrall, Owen Evans, Sally Jeffcott, Ian Campbell, Neville Turner, Marguaritte Rogers (Captain), Bruce McLlay (obscured), Patsy Clegg, Leo Van Oosten, Rosalind Thomson, Alan Cook (obscured), Carol KiddRaylene presenting Marguaritte with Basil the Ram
Changes have been made to the AC handicapping system, the GC handicapping system and to the GC Rules. These changes are in force now and it is essential that players understand them before they start playing for the season.
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GC Rules
A new version of the GC Rules has been approved and is now in force. There are a number of significant changes, so it is essential that players understand the changes before they play competitively this season.
Information on the new rules are available:
The A6-size booklet that can be ordered from CNZ: 2018 GC Rules
A 2-page summary of the Principal Changes
An 11-page explanation of the Rationale for the changes Official Rulings effective 1 October 2018
A session on the new GC rules will be held on Saturday 22 September at 9:00am at United Croquet Club, followed by a club captain’s meeting with Jonathan Hart at 10.30am.
Parking is limited, so please car-pool and park in the public car park, or elsewhere if possible.
GC Handicapping changes
The number of index points gained or lost for level doubles games has changed.
Croquet New Zealand will not print new GC AHS cards until their current stock is used. They will be providing stickers that can be pasted over the table that has changed.
Meanwhile, you can use these GC AHS Charts. One side is used before handicap games to work out the number of extra turns. The other side is used after the game to work out the number of index point gained or lost.
Association Croquet Handicapping
The Automatic Handicapping System for AC has changed and now applies to all AC games. This change now aligns the New Zealand system with the system used in Australia and United Kingdom. That means, if you play in Australia or the UK, or if their players play in New Zealand. everyone can use their AHS cards as they would at home. It will avoid the messy conversions that used to be necessary.
The new system will mean a change in you index points and to your handicap for most players.
Before you use your AC AHS card see your club handicapper who will make the necessary changes. The instructions for making the changes are: AC Handicap changes 2018.
New AC AHS cards will be printed soon but you can use the charts on the new AC AHS Card meanwhile.
PS
Details of the CCA management committee are now on the website here.
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