News Item 3 2008
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John Beech Memorial Tournament Report by Barbara
Prelude
Jonathan Hills wrote on the Nottingham Croquet Website:
"Any play in the Easter Tournaments? Or did snow stop play?"
Dave Maugham (Manager of the Pendle Tournament) replied:
"Pendle lost maybe 3 hours this morning. The players mostly helped out clearing the snow from two lawns, which were then noticeably faster than the one lawn that was playable where the snow melted naturally (the other two were water-logged for the rest of the day)".
"I daresay there'll be photos in due course".
Report
With cold winds, rain, sleet and snow to contend with the players did well to complete their matches, even playing after dark. On Saturday players rolled huge snowballs around to clear the lawns for play and then had an early lunch to warm up.
Full Results:-
Jacob Carr (10); 11/11; +33
Lee Hartley (3); 6/9; +17
Roger Schofield (4); 5/7; +17
Howard Bowron (18); 4/6; +10
David Maugham (-2.5); 7/12; +9
Eileen Gallagher (22); 4/7; +5
Martin Stephenson (2); 4/7; +2
Roger Staples (8); 4/8; +1
James Hopgood (2.5); 5/9; 0
Betty Bates (22); 4/9; -2
Joe Lennon (8); 3/7; -4
Andrew Webb (6); 3/7; -4
Robin Delves (11); 3/6; -5
David Turner (5); 3/7; -6
Brian Storey (-0.5); 3/8; -6
Alice Fleck (9); 4/9; -6
David Walters (1.5); 3/9; -7
Peter wallace (11); 3/8; -14
James Carr (20); 1/7; -22
Eileen Rossiter (24); 0/7; -28
Prize Winners:-
Overall winner for the John Beech Memorial Cup - Jacob Carr
Low Bisquers Cup - Lee Hartley
High Bisquers Cup - Howard Bowron
Fastest Game - Jacob Carr
Most games - David Maugham 12
Click on any photograph below to view an enlarged version.
One wild, windy, snowy day
The Pendle Pixies came out to play.
They walked about the grassy beds
With pixie hats uppon their heads.
Those playing red and blue and black
Had clear targets to attack,
Those pixies playing brown and green
Had big balls that were plainly seen,
But those who chose the pink and white
Had great difficulty with their sight,
The balls would slip right out of view
Camouflaged by their wintery hue.
Still, Pixies are a hardy race
Not easily given to losing face,
Or forced by enemies to give up
Their fierce desire to win the cup.
So out into the storm they strode
From the pavilions warm abode,
Crying, "The fearless Pixies of Pendle are
Defying hypothermia!"
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