Association Handicap Championship

Nowra Croquet Club handicap Champion ship was played last week.

The winner of red block Claire Wilson won all four of her games, the most remarkable being when she beat Tim Murphy 26 to 2 with one bisque left at the end

of the game

Tim Murphy was second with three wins out of four

The grey block was won by Jean Pack with 3 wins closely followed by John Deeves in second place with 2 wins

In the semi finals Claire was defeated by John 26 /11   and Tim defeated Jean  26 /10

The final between John and Tim was dominated by John for most of the match until Tim pegged out John’s ball late in the game then with only about nine

minutes left to play and trailing by four hoops Tim made an eleven hoop break with only three balls and pegged out to win 26 to 18

Tim’s Handicap is now 1 ½

During the tournament Tim gave 61 bisques and only lost one game out of 6

Red Block

C Wilson vs M sawers 18/ 16         
T Murphy  vs. M sawers 26 / 8
C Wilson vs T Murphy 26/ 2          
T Murphy vs O Malcolm 26 / 8
C Wilson vs O Malcolm 21/ 13       
T Murphy vs P Owen      26 / 3 Triple peel
C Wilson vs P Owen      26/ 6
M sawers vs P Owen  19 / 5            
O Malcolm vs P Owen 9 / 5
M sawers vs O Malcolm 10 / 8

Grey Block

J Pack vs J Deeves  20 / 19           
J Deeves vs F Lochrin  25 / 12
J Pack vs F Lochrin  13 / 11         
J Deeves  vs C McIntire  26 /10
J Pack vs C McIntire  26 / 5
F Lochrin vs C McIntire 6 / 3

The award for most hoops scored in the 16 to 20 handicap division, Red block went to Oie Malcolm with 38 and Grey block went to Fay Lochrin with 29

Saturday the third of December being the first Saturday of the month members of the public is invited to come and try their hand at a game of golf croquet.

Club members will be at the club to show newcomers how to play, there is no charge for first timers and any one who comes is guaranteed a good time

Margaret Sawers

Tim still improving

How good at his chosen sport can Tim Murphy become? Since returning from winning the selectors ten Tim has made two triple peels in three days. On Friday

while playing a social 14 point game against Margaret Sawers Tim peeled Margaret’s  ball Through hoops 4, 5, and 6 then pegged both Margaret’s and his own

ball out in one turn.

On Sunday playing Pam Owen in a handicap competition game Tim again completed a triple peel with his own balls and pegged out in just over an hour,

congratulations Tim Nowra club is extremely proud of you

Margaret Sawers

Newsletter

Our meeting was held yesterday (Wed. 2 at 4.00pm) and we need to make sure you are aware of the following.

We are having a Xmas raffle selling tickets at $1 each.  Prize is a hamper made of goods donated by members and in some cases friends of members.  Please do

make a contribution as soon as possible.
Each member is to receive a booklet of 10 tickets to sell.  If you should need more, please contact Dorothy by email or on   4443 4494.  The prize will be

drawn at our Xmas luncheon. Please return money and any unsold tickets as soon as possible to Dorothy.  If leaving in clubhouse make certain to show whose

tickets they are, to avoid confusion, and if possible leave in care of a committee member.   If we do well with this raffle I venture to promise we may get

it back when we celebrate our new lawns. 
That accomplishment is not a definite yet, but with some compromise does look closer despite the setback we’ve all suffered.

The Xmas luncheon and fun day is to be held Dec. 11 from around 10.00a.m.
There will be no charge made but we are all asked to contribute if attending.  Please RSVP by Nov. 30.  We are requesting that each member brings along an

item of food of an average serving.  Numbers will indicate quantities needed.  A list is left in clubhouse for replies.  For those not able to get to the

club in this time please let Dorothy know your intentions.  There is also a list of suggestion of foods.  Again for those members not usually around,

examples are:-  Usual type of nibblies, salads, sliced ham, BBQ chicken or other meat, Pavlova, cheesecake or fruit salad, biscuits and slices.
That should give an easy option to those who don’t cook as well as those who prefer to cook.  If attending but unable to get to club, please let Dorothy

know your choice, so quantities can be arranged and we don’t have too much of one thing and not enough of another.

You are all reminded we know have twilight sessions of play available.

Tim and Graeme were congratulated on their respective successes and will be attending the CNSW presentation on Nov 26 at Tempe.

Ellen Bethe and Campbell Holland are both recovering nicely from surgery, one on feet and other on knee. We look forward to seeing both in near future.

The lawn renovation is expected to commence in Dec.  You will be kept informed.

Our next general meeting will be Jan. 18 2006  (can you believe that!!)
Do hope to see as many as possible on Dec. 11.  Let’s make it our biggest and best social gathering yet.

Best wishes to all
Dorothy Barker (Secretary)