Ealing Croquet Club

Ealing Croquet Club was the venue for 3 days of CqE GC National Series Tournaments comprising: C-Level (7+) played on Wednesday 11th June, B-Level (4+) on Thursday 12^th June and D Level (10+) on Saturday 14^th June.

The results can be viewed on www.croquetscores.com.

There were 10 players from Ealing overall: Richard Barkey, John Hutchinson, Tony Elliott, Margaret Page (B-Level); Tim Vernon, Jonathan Rann, Gwynneth Hopper (C-Level); Tim Vernon, Anthonia Chalmers, Tom Hartwell, Christine Mason (D-Level).

Richard Barkey won the B Level on Thursday with John Hutchinson losing in the semi-final, but gaining 3rd place in the play-off.

Tim Vernon won the C-Level on Wednesday with Jonathan Rann losing in the semi-final to gain 3rd place in the play-off.

Tim Vernon was also runner-up in the D-Level on Saturday.

The results meant that Ealing players won two of the competitions, came second in one and third twice, not a bad return overall.

The competitions were managed by Simon Turner (Ealing) and the weather was warm and mainly dry, with the greens running fast due to the dry conditions over recent weeks.

As can be seen from the pictures, wearing whites was optional for the C-D Level competitions, as the club likes to encourage as wide a participation as possible amongst players that may not play competitively on a regular basis.

Report: David Graham

Simon Turner & Richard Barkey. John Hutchison & Richard Barkey. Tim Vernon & Jonathan Rann. Tim Vernon

Photographs showing the C-Level Tournament held on Wednesday 11th.

Photographs: David Graham