Club

Croquet

Wrest Park

Mary Rose 2025

v High Wycombe (away)     12 June     lost 2-5

George Collin (1) & Eric Audsley (1) lost to Richard Peperell (2) & David Cotton (3) -7

Peter Rothwell (2) beat Richard Coward (7) +11

Tim Brewer (2½) lost to Keith Harker (5) -3t

George Collin lost to Richard Peperell -5

Eric Audsley lost to David Cotton -24

Peter Rothwell beat Keith Harker +14t

Tim Brewer lost to Richard Coward -3t

It appears that familiarity with the lawns played its part. In the doubles Eric played a fourth corner cannon and the croqueted ball went off the north boundary. Peter had embarked on a triple in his singles with Richard when his approach to 1-back from short range slipped sideways into hole and an unrunnable position. Lunch was taken indoors - it was explained that the local red kites are not averse to swooping down and grabbing sandwiches. Things didn’t improve in the afternoon: Tim was off form and George admitted to making indifferent leaves which all too often were hit. Maybe next year?

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