Nailsea and District Croquet Club

The Croquet Courts are in Kenford Park
off Avening Close, Trendlewood Way, Nailsea, North Somerset.

Table Tennis Competition

Last week seven members of Nailsea Croquet Club took part in their annual Table Tennis Competition. The format was a round robin with each match the best of three games. In the first round there was an exciting game between Marcus Evans and Peter Dyke, which Marcus won 13-11, 10-12, 11-9 in which both of Marcus's winning points were net cords. After twelve matches Marcus was in the lead with 4 wins, and Peter Dyke and Janet Dyke had both won three matches. At 3.45 at the adults were joined by 14-year old Ryan Cabble who beat Brian Roynon 11-5, 11-5, and Brenda Roynon by the same margin before stepping up a gear to beat Janet 11-1, 11-5. His next game, against Peter, was a really tremendous battle with both players playing at their best, and returning seemingly match-winning shots. Peter won the first game 11-8, but Ryan stepped up another gear to win the second 11-1 in a game with some tremendous rallies before taking the third game 11-7. He then beat Mary Barnes11-7, 11-6. In the third and fourth place play-off Peter beat Janet 13-11, 13-11 in another closely fought contest before Ryan beat Marcus 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9 in the best of five final.

Results: 1. Ryan Cabble, 6 matches, 13 games; 2. Marcus Evans, 5 matches, 11 games; 3. Peter Dyke, 4 matches, 10 games; 4. Janet Dyke, 3 matches, 6 games.

Start of New Croquet Season

On Saturday the Club started its new Croquet season with a soup and roll lunch followed by progressive golf croquet. 36 members of the club turned up for the lunch and were joined by another two members in the afternoon, when eight small lawns were completely full.