Nottingham members excel at AC Open Championships
This year’s Association Croquet Open Championships have just concluded at a very hot and dry Surbiton croquet club, which offered the type of highly challenging playing conditions enjoyed by top players.
The main event, the Singles Open Championship, was won by Robert Fulford (of Colchester club) in an exciting best of three final against New Zealander (and far country member of our club) Jenny Clarke. James Death, also of our club, was a semi-finalist.
The Singles Plate was won by our own chairman, Omied Hallam.
The singles Z knockout was won by Jack Good – a student member of our club. Another of our younger members, Euan Burridge, distinguished himself in getting through the qualification stage and beating the formidable Gabrielle Higgins to get a quarter final place before succumbing to James Death. Euan then dashed back to Nottingham to play in and win our GC Championship weekend.
In the AC Open Doubles, James Death and partner Samir Patel (of Surbiton club) won the main event, beating Jenny Clarke (playing with Stephen Mulliner) in the final.
Much of the event was live streamed on YouTube with expert commentary and can be watched on the Croquet England channel.
Congratulations to all who did so well.