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The Croquet Association Secretary’s Shield competition
2006 Woodhall Spa Croquet Club won the
national final of the Croquet Association’s Secretary’s Shield for
Association croquet last year and thus secured entry again this year as
defending champions. The first round of the
competition saw four members travelling down to Watford to play. A most hospital
welcome awaited the team who performed superbly well after their 3-hour journey. The first round included one
doubles game and 2 singles, all of which the Woodhall Spa team won. They thus
enjoyed a sumptuous lunch knowing that only one more win was enough to clinch a
move into the next round. The remaining four singles games were played within
their time limits, and once again the Woodhall Spa team won all their matches
making it a 7-0 win. The Woodhall Spa team
comprised Bob Thompson from Sutton in Ashfield, David Eckford from Panton, John
Norman from Tattershall Thorpe, Patricia Duke-Cox from Woodhall Spa. The scores
were (Woodhall Spa team first) Patricia and John (+18) v Janet and Bill; David
(+16) v Mark, Bob (+12) v John, Patricia (+10) v Mark, David (+22) v Janet, Bob
(+14) v Bill, John (+11) v John. Their next round was against
Blewbury from Oxfordshire. The team did not perform so well on the very dry and
fast lawns of the Northampton club hosting this event. David Eckford was the
only player to win both his games, + 2 and +1, both on time. Patricia and John
lost –3 on time in their doubles match, with Patricia losing –4 in her
singles game, Bob losing his matches –9 and –5 both on time, and John losing
his match –3 on time.
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