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Croquet Manawatu Doubles Day

At Takaro
Golf Croquet Levels Doubles for the Takaro Bars
Winners: Norman Taylor (Takaro) & Josh Smith (Rose Gardens) Runners up: Allan Sanson (Takaro) & Chris Reay (Rose Gardens).

Individual results: N.Taylor & J.Smith bt Micki Tyler (RG) & Perrie Read (T) 7-3, Sanson & Reay 7-6, Kay Oldfield (RG) & Tom Janssen (T) 7-6, Jean Corbin Thomas (RG) & Rona Wildbore (Feilding) 7-2, Rex Oliver & Margaret Snelling (RG) 7-5; Sanson & Reay bt Tyler & Read 7-6, Gay Janssen (T) & Margaret Hewett (F) 7-2, Oldfield & T.Janssen 6-5, Carole Taylor (T) & Maurice Woollett (RG) 7-5, Oliver & Snelling 7-5; Tyler & Read bt G.Janssen & Hewett 4-2, Thomas & Wildbore 7-3, C.Taylor & Woollett 7-2; C.Taylor & Woollett bt N.Taylor & Smith 7-6, Thomas & Wildbore 7-5, Oliver & Snelling 6-5; Oliver & Snelling bt G.Janssen & Hewett 7-2, Oldfield & T.Janssen 7-2, Thomas & Wildbore 7-5; G.Janssen & Hewett bt Oldfield & T.Janssen 7-2, C.Taylor & Woollett 6-2; Oldfield & T.Janssen bt Tyler & Read 7-3, Thomas & Wildbore 6-5; Thomas & Wildbore bt G.Janssen & Hewett 6-5.

At Rangatira
Association Croquet Championship Doubles for the Pollock Stars

Winners: Alison Wall & Joan Mayo (Rose Gardens)

Individual results: Wall & Mayo bt Lyn Gregg & Michael Hardman (RG) 18-17, Gordon Smith (RG) & Rob Chapman-Taylor (Rangatira) 20-17; Gregg & Hardman bt Smith & Chapman-Taylor 23-12.

Association Croquet Championship Doubles for the Brighton Mallets

Winners: Maryanne Kroot (Rangatira) & Warren Hawke (Rose Gardens) 2 wins (+13) Runners up: Monica Huisman (Rose Gardens) & Creina Draper (Pahiatua) 2 wins (+3)

Individual results: Kroot & Hawke bt Jo Coats (P) & Rose Stewart (R) 21-10, Huisman & Draper 15-8; Huisman & Draper bt Coats & Stewart 15-12, Bethia Campbell (R ) & Nancy Altenburg (P) 14-7; Campbell & Altenburg bt Kroot & Hawke 14-9; Coats & Stewart bt Campbell & Altenburg 13-12.

Croquet resultsThe weather again interfered with croquet fixtures over the weekend. Heavy rain on Friday night meant that the lawns at Rose Gardens were unplayable until midday. The scheduled full day competition of Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles was reduced to the afternoon only. Winners of The Patron's Trophy were Alison Wall, just back from competing in the Women's World Championships in Melbourne and the club's youngest member, André Murray. They paired up to win all their four games.

The Rose Gardens Croquet Club

Winners: Alison Wall & André Murray

Individual Results: Wall & Murray (4 wins) bt Micki Tyler & Warren Hawke 7-5, Gordon Smith & Margaret Snelling 7-5, Sean Lynch & Tammy Smith 7-4, Pat Scrivens & Michael Hardman 7-6; Tyler & Hawke bt Maurice Woollett & Robin Scott 7-3, Annabel & Vince Neall 7-3, Haig Thomson & Josh Smith 7-6; G.Smith & Snelling bt Nealls 7-6, Lorraine Pickett & Neil Stantaill 7-5, Melva Jones & Shirley Rees 7-2; Lynch & T.Smith bt Jeannette MacEwan & Norma Chick 7-5, Pickett & Stantiall 7-5, Peter & Chris Reay 7-5; Scrivens & Hardman bt  Judy Kermode & Ann Anderson 7-4, Marlene Smith & Jean Corbin Thomas 7-1, Thomson & J.Smith 7-1; Woollett & Scott bt Pickett & Stantiall 6-5, Kermode & Anderson 7-4; Nealls bt MacEwan & Chick 7-2, M.Smith & Thomas 7-5; MacEwan & Chick bt Woollet & Scott 7-3, Rex & Veronica Oliver 6-5; Thomson & J.Smith bt Reays 7-3, Jones & Rees 7-4; Reays bt Olivers 7-4; Jones & Rees bt M.Smith & Thomas 7-5; Olivers bt Kermode & Anderson 7-2; M.Smith & Thomas bt Olivers 7-3.

Interclub Results Croquet Manawatu

Croquet Manawatu's Association Croquet Interclub Competition finished on time despite all the matches postponed because of the weather. A strong finish by Feilding with two 4-0  wins, over Takaro and  Pahiatua in the last week. Despite efforts by Rose Gardens, their 4-0 win over Takaro was insufficient for them to overtake Feilding. Congratulations to Feilding on their success.
 
Association Croquet Interclub - Delayed Round 9

Takaro (PN) 0, Feilding 4
Individual Results: Rex Burkitt (F) bt Dennis McCarthy (T) 14-8, John Batty (F) bt Allan Sanson (T) 17-12, Sandra Haycock & Margaret Hewett (F) bt Nyrie Hannigan & Sutui Beauchamp (T) 18-9.

Final Round 10

Feilding 4, Pahiatua 0
Individual Results: Rex Burkitt (F) bt Tessa Khull (P) 11-7, Margaret Bailey (F) bt Jo Coats (P) 11-10, Sandra Haycock & Margaret Hewett (F) bt Nancy Altenburg & Creina Draper (P) 16-11.    

Rangatira 3, Levin 1
Individual Results: Rob Chapman-Taylor (R ) bt Jim Arthurs (L) 22-15, Margaret Troup (L) bt  Rose Stewart (R) 21-16, Maryanne Kroot & Bethia Campbell (R ) bt Betty Duffy & Margaret Tait (L) 13-11.

Takaro (PN) 0, Rose Gardens (PN) 4,
Individual results: Terry Skelsey (RG) bt Jim Jarmin (T) 15-10, Pat Scrivens (RG) bt  Sutui Beauchamp (T) 26-11, Joan Mayo & Haig Thomson bt Allan Sanson & Dennis McCarthy (T) 21-12.

Final Points: Feilding 31, Rose Gardens 27, Rangatira 20, Takaro 16, Levin 15, Pahiatua 11.

Feilding Croquet Club are thus winners of the Croquet Manawatu 2009-2010 Association Croquet Interclub Competition.