Croquet
21 May, 2025
Lucky 13 turn out on 13th
Thirteen enthusiastic players turned up for a great day of croquet on May 13.
Two games were played with all 13 players before lunch and a further game with seven players after lunch.
Baker on 22.
Final scores: 1 Leanne Combrink 7 9 10 (26), 2 Maureen Lehmann 7 4 - (11), 3 Jan Post 6 5 6 (17), 4 Betty Bartlett 6 8 - (14), 5 Judy Baker 6 9 7 (22), 6 Christine Hiscock 6 5 10 (21), 7 John Moar 7 8 6 (21), 8 Pauline Thomson 7 5 - (12), 9 John Lehmann 9 4 3 (16), 10 Alec Orcsik 9 8 - (17), 11 Charles Rees 4 5 - (9), 12 Noel Roberts 4 8 - (12), 13 Kelly Walker - - 3 (3)
– JANICE POST
Association play
May 12 was the final day of the Wimmera Croquet Association autumn competition in Horsham after a five-week round robin.
The four bottom teams played in two closely fought matches, while the premiers were decided in a surprisingly one-sided match between to two top teams.
Yellow, featuring Dimboola’s Judy Baker and Betty Bartlett, won by three hoops over Green, 3 games 38 hoops to 3 games 35 hoops.
This lifted them into third place.
Green’s Charles Rees came good in the last game to have a 7 to 5 win, but it was too little too late.
John Moar led the Red team to a similar narrow victory of 3 games 35 hoops to 3 games 32 hoops over Pink.
Jan Post’s 7 to 3 win in the final game wasn’t quite enough to get Pink over the line.
The big match of the day was between top-placed White against Blue, who were in second spot.
Blue needed a big win to take the premiership and they produced possibly the best performance of the season to score a convincing 5 games to 1 victory.
Leanne Combrink started the day with a narrow loss but won the next two games to help the Blue team gain a victory.
Christine Hiscock playing for White had a rare day without a victory.
This sees the end of the competitive season as clubs revert to a lower key social program over the cooler months.
– JOHN MOAR