Nottingham through to sem-final of Secretary’s Shield

Nottingham beat Ashby 7-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Secretary's Shield in the roasting heat of Sunday, 27th May.

Omied Hallam and Clive Goode played together in doubles, against Mike Haytack and Richard Sandville, winning comfortably within time. Meanwhile in the morning, Dan Greenaway beat Derek Buxton and Dave Gunn beat Mike O'Brian, who had very little experience of Association Croquet. In the afternoon, players wilted, but all four singles finished in our favour.

Our opponents in the semis will be Middlesborough.

Full results:

Omied Hallam and Clive Goode bt Mick Haytack and Richard Sanville +17
Dan Greenaway bt Derek Buxton +20
David Gunn bt Mike O'Brian +18
Omied Hallam bt Richard Sandville +14
Clive Goode bt Mike Haytack +14
Dave Gunn bt Derek Buxton +9(t)
Dan Greenaway bt Mike O'Brian +24

Marathon Successfully Completed

The marathon finished as scheduled at 4pm on Sunday, 20th May, with a total of 806 points having been scored on lawn one. The Sunday, although still cool, attracted more visitors and we have a good number signed up for the beginners' course.

The lighting tower provided by A-plant functioned well overnight and fears that it might run out of diesel proved unfounded! Thanks to Dave Gunn, Bob Thompson and Omied Hallam who organised the event, Omied and James who played thoughout the night, and to the many other club members who supported it. The picture below was taken at the 1am shift change.

Nottingham through to sem-final of Secretary’s Shield

Marathon Successfully Completed

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