In previous years there has been an event of this kind with one day at Phyllis Court and one at Blewbury and a second event shared by High Wycombe and Phyllis Court. Last year there was a suggestion to complete the triangle and have an event hosted by High Wycombe and Blewbury. So it happened with the full complement of eight contestants.
It was organised as a Swiss with a 2.5 hour time limit to permit three rounds to be played on the first day in daylight. The first day was at High Wycombe with excellent weather and quite fast lawns. The second day was held at Blewbury where the final two rounds were completed with some occasional light rain – but much better than expected. The day was punctuated by an excellent lunch prepared and served by Minty.
At the end of the fifth round there were three people on four wins however Simon Ling had beaten Brian Jamieson who had beaten Andy Evason who had in turn beaten Simon Ling so choosing the winner was down to the hoop count making Simon the winner. Choosing the second place was easy as Brian had beaten Andy in their game. So the first three were:
- Simon Ling
- Brian Jamieson
- Andy Evason
For complete results please see: Croquet Scores
Simon received a glass tumbler engraved with suitable words and the logos of the High Wycombe and Blewbury clubs.
Here is Simon with his prize and fellow contestants.
