Club Champions Tournament
by year:
Association Croquet
Manager: Terrey Sparks
On a bleak, cold, blustery day 14 contestants from eight of the region's clubs gathered at Colchester to determine the E.A.C.F. (AC) Championship. Split into three groups they played in two Level Advanced groups of 4 and one Handicap group comprising 6 players.
Group A: (Level Advanced) comprised all-play-all, which proved extremely close with the group finishing on a 3-way tie. 1st place was awarded to Craig Winfield (Newport), last year’s champion, determined by wins within time. 2nd place was awarded to Jonathan Hills (Colchester) on who beat whom.
Group B: (‘B’-Level Advanced) also comprising four players was just as tight, with both Colin Hemming (Colchester) and Geoff Johnson (Watford) finishing on two wins apiece. Unable to separate the two players the Manager conducted a Nottingham Tie break (2-ball breaks starting in corner IV) which had to be played twice to determine the winner, which turned out to be Colin Hemming.
Group C: (Handicap) was played as a Swiss, the block of six players playing 3 games each with winners eliminating winners. First place was awarded to Jonathan Lambton (Watford), undefeated on three wins out of three. Second place went to Ann Brookes (Colchester) with two wins, both within time; whilst the third place was awarded to Fran Lambert (Newport), also equal on two wins but both out of time.
Many thanks to Colchester for making the clubhouse and magnificent lawns available to the Federation on which to stage this annual tournament, the first of the summer!
Report & photo by Terrey Sparks| Player | Club | H'cap | CW | JH | SH | BH | Wins | Wins within time |
Net hoops |
Rank |
| Craig Winfield | Newport | -½ | +11 | -9 | +9 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hills | Colchester | -1 | -11 | +2T | +5 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | |
| Simon Hathrell | Watford | -1 | +9 | -2T | +11T | 2 | 1 | +18 | 3 | |
| Bryan Harral | Wrest Park | -½ | -9 | -5 | -11T | 0 | 0 | -25 | 4 |
| Player | Club | H'cap | CH | GJ | GS | JR | Wins | Wins within time |
Net hoops |
Rank |
| Colin Hemming | Colchester | 1½ | -1T | +14 | +3T | 2 | 1 | +16 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Johnson | Watford | 2 | +1T | +20 | -5T | 2 | 1 | +16 | 2 | |
| Geoff Strutt | Wrest Park | 9 | -14 | -20 | +4T | 1 | 0 | -30 | 3 | |
| John Reddish | Hunstanton | 4½ | -3T | +5T | -4T | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Player | Club | H'cap | JL | AB | FL | DE | DW | JT | Wins | Wins within time |
Net hoops |
Rank |
| Jonathan Lambton | Watford | 6 | +7 | +14 | +10 | 3 | 3 | +31 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Brookes | Colchester | 7 | -7 | +10 | +9 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 2 | |||
| Fran Lambert | Newport | 12 | -14 | +1T | +6T | 2 | 0 | -7 | 3 | |||
| David Ebert | Chelmsford | 14 | -10 | -1T | +14 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4= | |||
| David Woolley | Wrest Park | 7 | -10 | -6T | +10 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 4= | |||
| Jonathan Toye | Downham Market | 7 | -9 | -14 | -10 | 0 | 0 | -33 | 6 |
Tie breaking: group winners will be determined by wins within time. If still undecided Groups A & B will be determined by a Nottingham Tie Break (2-ball breaks starting in corner IV), and Group C by a Hemming Tie Break (shooting at a hoop).
