Start the New Year with croquet

A REAL HIT... Players kicked off the new year with four games of croquet and a two-course meal for Shepparton Croquet Club's twilight event, Start the New Year with Croquet, held January 2. Photo: Wayne Comer

By Wayne Comer, Shepparton Croquet Club

A MILD, sunny afternoon on January 2 was the setting for four games of croquet and a two course meal, for the twilight event, “Start the New Year with Croquet”. Forty-four players from 13 clubs were present at 4pm to commence play.

Two games were played, before a cold meat and salad main was served. Two more games and with the hoops and balls stored away it was time for fruit salad and ice cream. While enjoying dessert, the raffles were drawn with Rob LeLievre from Albury taking the skin care hamper. The three other prizes went to Deniliquin. The plant to Mary James, bath towel to Bobby Murphy and Terry Murphy won the bottle of wine.

A REAL HIT… Players kicked off the new year with four games of croquet and a two-course meal for Shepparton Croquet Club’s twilight event, Start the New Year with Croquet, held January 2. Photo: Wayne Comer

Every player’s draw sheet had a lucky number, and Alan Londey (Kyabram) and Graeme Tyack (Numurkah) were the winners here. The two mystery prizes of lollies went to Julie Barber from Swan Hill coming the farthest and the closest person to the court being Peter Wyman.

Sixteen jumps were recorded on the night with John James Deniliquin and Joy Sutherland Mooroopna recording three each. The two names went into a hat, with the lolly prize going to Joy.

Shirley Fowler (Yarrawonga) was the only person to score a hoop in one.

On completion of the third game five players had won all three. By the end of the night only two players won their four games, with Julie Guest of Cobram being runner up with +12 and the winner of the night Joy Sutherland Mooroopna with +16.

SUMMER… Around 44 players took part in the twilight croquet event. Pictured are players at Shepparton Croquet Club playing under lights. Photo: Wayne Comer