Croquet Australia Spring 2022 Newsletter

2022

World Croquet Federation 2022 MacRobertson Shield

Message from the ACA Board Chair

Jim Nicholls

Enough Huey, Enough!

2022 has been a record year for rainfall. It would seem every competition this year has been affected in some way by torrential rain. Well done to tournament managers and volunteers for arranging different venues, super soppers, doses of patience and good humour to enable events to continue.

Flooding continues in NSW, and with recent storms has now affected Victoria and Tasmania. A number of clubs have been inundated three times this year. If you or your club wish to support these flood affected clubs details are on the ACA website https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H8g t7AdrJcJShwBwQcJ47IFsKCmAS9sb_2z5zlF6GwE/ edit?usp=mail_response_notification

Despite the wet conditions National competitions have been well supported with the largest ever field for the National Men’s and Women’s Golf Croquet Championships in Adelaide.

Following the Interstate Shield in Adelaide, National Referees, Under 21 Co-ordinators, and State Coaching Co-ordinators had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time since 2019.

A two-day National Coaching Conference focused on the development of a National Youth Training Program and ongoing improvement of our current coaching program.

Coaching is the life blood for our sport. As a coach there is nothing more satisfying than seeing players improve over time and hearing of their successes. If you or your club have not had the opportunity to

receive coaching in the past 2 years, I urge you to contact your State Coaching Co-ordinator.

The ACA board has continued to function despite Director vacancies. The board continues to seek Expressions of Interest from individuals, especially with experience from other sporting organisations. The board is currently advertising for a CEO. If you know of suitable candidates who want to contribute to our sport as either director or CEO have them contact the ACA Secretary secretary@ croquet-australia.com.au

In November Australia will host the Mac Robertson Shield Association Croquet Team event at the Victorian Croquet Centre, Cairnlea. The “Mac Rob”, last hosted in Australia in 2006, is the pinnacle event for Association Croquet.

As the current holders of the trophy we wish our team all the best over the 15 day event, and hope the Mac Robertson Shield will be retained at its home here in Australia. If you are unable to attend the Mac Rob, the entire event will be live streamed via mysportlive Australia, through the wonderful efforts of Gareth Denyer and his team of volunteers, who deliver the best quality video and commentary in the world. Links to the live streaming will be available at on the Victorian Croquet website under resources.

Enjoy reading the latest edition of the ACA Online Newsletter.

Jim Nicholls

Stay dry and happy hitting.

The commentary team.

Board Members and Appointed Positions

General Manager

The Australian Croquet Academy

Official Positions of the ACA

Events Committee

Peter Freer (chair) Peter Tracey

Pete Landrebe Gary Phipps Tournament committee

Trevor Bassett (AC) Dianne Leahy (GC)

AC selection committee

Martin Clarke (chair)

Greg Fletcher (Australian Team Captain)

Peter Landrebe (High Performance Manager)

Simon Hockey

GC Selection Committee

John Arney

Martin Clarke (High Performance Manager)

Peter Landrebe (Current Australian Captain)

Under 21 Committee Chair

Jacky McDonald plus six state co-ordinators

National Marketing Committee

Tony Walker Max Kewish

Pat Habner Liz Friend

AC High Performance Manager Peter Landrebe

AC National Refereeing Coordinator

Mike Cohn

National Coaching Coordinator Greg Bury

Assistant National Coaching Coordinator Barb Piggott

Ricochet National Coordinator Ray Chapman Gateball National Coordinator Ros Crowe

GC High Performance Manager Martin Clarke

GC Refereeing Coordinator Jim Clements

National Handicapper Gareth Denyer

Archivist Martin Clarke Australian Representation

WCF AC Laws Committee Elizabeth Fleming

WCF GC Rules Committee John Van der Touw

Public Officer Nick Chapman

Complaints Officer Rob Murray

Integrity Manager Jim Clement

Gateball Refereeing Coordinator

Bruce McAlister

High Performance Manager Gateball

Philip Brown

Jim Nicholls

Barbara Northcott

Pat Habner

Kerri‑Ann Organ Max Kewish

Jim Clement Kah Yang Loke Rob Murray

Greg Bury Board Appointment Secretary Treasurer/Director Executive Officer

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Dame Mary Berry has taken up croquet after her doctor told her she could be dead in four years if she did not exercise.

She’s delighted to finally have a sport she can now play with her husband.

‘We have lessons with a lovely Finnish lady – she is so patient with us and we absolutely love it! So it’s a great joy to play sport together at last.

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The Golf Croquet Nationals

A huge special thanks to the South Australian Croquet Association for hosting and to all the many volunteers who worked so hard in preparation and during these national titles.

Record numbers attended and all participants were well looked after with great venues, venue managers, hoop setters, catering teams and plenty of referees.

The ACA Golf Croquet Gold and Silver Medals

Brett McHardy, WA wins the prestigious ACA Gold Medal 2022 after a playoff with Barry Haydon, SA.

VIEW RESULTS

Jamie Gumbrell

NSW Barry Haydon

SA Greg Bury QLD Stephen Forster

VIC Phil Roach TAS

Brett McHardy WA.

The weather conditions were not easy, with some play delayed due to heavy rains. Special thanks to Peter Martyniuk and his team for getting the lawns playable with the super sopper.

The Australian Women’s and Men’s Golf Croquet Singles

A great night was had by all at the trophy presentations. All players enjoyed participating and catching up with old/making new friends over the four days. Congratulations to all the winners.

Top, left to right: Men’s Singles Champion, Gary Phipps; Men’s Singles Runner Up, Ross Rillie; Men’s Singles Third, Marty Clarke; Men’s Plate Winner, Gordon Giles.

Bottom, left to right: Women’s Singles Champion, Jamie Gumbrell; Women’s Singles Runners Up, Elaine Coverdale; Women’s Singles Third, Kate McLoughlin; Women’s Plate Winner, Jill Sullivan.

Gold Medallist Brett McHardy Silver Medallist Barry Haydon.

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VIEW THE SUPER SOPPER IN ACTION

VIEW WOMEN’S RESULTS

VIEW MEN’S RESULTS

The Golf Croquet Interstate Shield

Congratulations NSW for winning one of the most closest battles for the Interstate Golf Croquet Shield ever.

Congratulations WA for coming Runner Up.

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The 2022 New South Wales Interstate Golf Croquet Team

Gary Phipps, Brett McHardy, Marty Clarke, Alan Sands, Chris McWhirter (Captain), Judith Nicholls, Robyn Dart, Janine McHardy (Vice-Captain), Jennifer Brand, Joyce Carbone.

The 2022 Victorian Interstate Golf Croquet Team

Kevin McGlynn, Jamie Gumbrell, Jill Sullivan, Kate McLoughlin, Mark Scruton (Reserve), Alison Sharpe (Captain). David Hanbidge, Malcolm Powys, Gerda Lambeck, Pauline Markwell (Reserve/ Manager), Chris Williamson, Liz Montague (Reserve), Peter Freer (Vice Captain/Coach).

The 2022 South Australian Interstate Golf Croquet Team

Shane Downie, Stephen Forster, Kevin Beard (Captain), Elaine Coverdale, Helen Gammon, Chris Eiffert, Owen Dickinson, Claire Keating, Judy Wembridge (Vice Captain), Lester Hughes.

The 2022 Tasmanian Interstate Golf Croquet Team

Barry Jennings, Barry Haydon Coach), Heath Jackson (Vice Captain), Dwayne McCormick, Stephen Condous, Helen Cook (Reserve), Kate Logan (Captain), Virginia Arney, Anne Woodhouse, Karen Magee, Norma Greig, Mark Senior (Reserve).

The 2022 Queensland Golf Croquet Interstate Team

Bob Beattie, Hugh Denny, Paul Godard, Phil Roach (Captain), John Colquhoun. Patsy Paine (Manager), Carol Hanigan, Ruth McKean, Yvonne Shaw, Sue Beattie (Vice Captain).

Graham McLean, Greg Bury, Ross Rillie (Captain), Bob Martin (Reserve/Manager), Gordon Giles, Dennis Green (Reserve), Rosemary Newsham (Vice Captain), Helen Rillie (Reserve), Marilyn Nelson (Reserve), Mary McMahon, Megan Stuart, Beryl Turner.

The 2022 Western Australian Interstate Team

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA NOW HAS A GATEBALL COORDINATOR

Congratulations Geoff Crook on your new appointment as the South Australian Gateball Coordinator.

Geoff is a member of the Woodville Croquet Club and an associate member of Hyde Park.

Contact Geoff today to learn how to play Gateball or become a coach today.

DWAYNE TAKES HOME THE PRESIDENTS A/C TROPHY

Congratulations Dwayne McCormick, winner of the President’s AC trophy played at SACA over the weekend.

This win was Dwayne’s fifth consecutive victory in this event. Fantastic achievement Dwayne.

CROQUET IN THE SUNDAY MAIL

Great to see some publicity in the Sunday Mail leading up to the Golf Croquet Nationals

Well Done to everyone responsible.

NEIL BENNETT WHITE (23/4/43 – 20/7/22)

The Brighton Croquet Club is mourning the loss of our club member and player Neil Bennett White.

Neil passed away on the 20th of July aged 79 years. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife Heather, also a croquet player, and his family. Neil started playing Association croquet at South Terrace. He also was a member at Holdfast Bay for a time before joining Brighton.

Neil embraced Golf Croquet in the early years of its establishment as a competitive national sport. He was selected as a team member for the inaugural GC State team competition in 2007 and represented SA again in 2012 and 2013. He was a qualified referee and coach for many years and he was extremely supportive of new players to croquet. Neil was president of SACA from 2009 to 2011 and was instrumental in convincing SACA to bid for the world AC championships in 2012.

When the ISS was held in Adelaide for the first time in 2014, Neil was the Tournament Manager and he was also President of the ACA council from 2013 to 2015. Neil was a member of the group established to promote U/21 participation at SACA and also supported the ACA push for the same.

He was also known for telling “Dad” jokes and his flamboyant dress sense, often wearing colourful jackets and ties.

HYDE PARK/ALFRED JAMES INVITATIONAL

This event was held at the Hyde Park Club on 8th–10th July 2022. It was a great opportunity to see some of the best players in the country show their skills. It was organised brilliantly by Heather Bajcarz and she did an incredible amount of handson work as well, in particular making sure the urn was on first thing and overseeing the catering. Given the nature of the event she needed lots of helpers on all fronts not just from Hyde Park. The standard of play was extremely high, although there were times when unexpected breakdowns occurred. There were many 20+ yard roquets hit and the hoop running (on some tight and firm hoops) was special to watch. Despite a couple of

MILLSWOOD CROQUET CLUB HOUSE NOW TAKING SHAPE

unfortunate withdrawals there were sufficient skills from the remaining players to amaze the spectators. (Special thanks to Jim Curtis & Greg Rowberry for filling in at the last moment.) At Hyde Park we are used to players hitting their balls across the tennis courts (and vice versa) or even down the street but were not used to boules from the Petanque pistes bouncing across the front lawn with a Petanquer in hot pursuit as happened during play on Saturday! Although the temperature was on the low side the weather was great – with the sun frequently peeping through the light clouds. The players enjoyed the hospitality of Hyde Park especially the Friday night dinner and lunches on all 3 days. At the end of competition, the results were: Winner of the 3rd group – Rosie Landrebe (Cammeray, NSW) Winner of the 2nd group – David Short (Norwood, SA) Overall runner up – Trevor Bassett (Cooks River, NSW) Overall winner – Peter Landrebe (Cammeray, NSW). Barry Haydon

ITS UPSIDE DOWN MISS JANE

Barry Jennings finding some relief for his sore back.

Peter Landrebe pegs out in the 3rd game of the best of 3 final.

DAVE DOES IT AGAIN!

Congratulations Dave Luxmoore on defending the ACA Association Bronze Medal for Queensland. Kathie Grant also performed extremely well to come Runner Up.

Special thanks to Eildon Croquet Club for hosting and Liz Fleming, Willy Silk and Barbara Northcott for refereeing.

MERTHYR CROQUET CLUB HOSTS THE DIVISION 3 GOLF CROQUET PENNANTS

Greg Kerswell and Deidre Giles did a great job at the recent Division 3 Golf Croquet Pennant at Merthyr Croquet Club.

A special call out and thank you to all our referees.

6 NEW GATEBALL COACHES IN QLD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IPSWICH 120 YEARS

Ipswich Croquet Club celebrated their 120th birthday on Tuesday 26th July, the very same play day so long ago – and, just as in 1902, we were surrounded by friends and well-wishers; honouring the past, celebrating the present and joining with us to dream for a continuing strong future.

On Sunday 17th July, six new Level 1 Gateball Coaches were accredited in Queensland.

Congratulations to Robyn Brown and Howard Williams from Caloundra Mallet Sports Club and Philip Rowland, Denis Pitkin, Maddi Crowe and Christine Roose from Eildon Croquet Club. We thank the Coach Presenters who delivered the course and the new coaches for volunteering their time to teach others.

PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR QLD

The 2022 Queensland Interstate Shield Player of the Series winner is Graham McLean

Congratulations Graham on picking up 130 index points during the recent Golf Croquet Interstate Shield Competition.

SEE THE SCORES

Dave Luxmoore and Kathie Grant.

Graham McLean.

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding, Jannene Wall, President, Pat Habner, CAQ President.

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QUEENSLAND ASSOCIATION OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION

Winner Les Watson Trophy presented by Di Leahy.

ASSOCIATION 14 POINTER A GREAT SUCCESS

A total of 69 games were played over the weekend, keeping the courts filled with players at all times.

There were several players with little or virtually no prior experience competing in this Code of Mallet Sport before this weekend. Experienced players were very supportive of these players, coaching and assisting with tactics, allowing them to learn and have a very enjoyable weekend. Egyptian format handicap scoring allowed the beginners to compete with the very experienced (and some world-class) players participating.

THE WINNER TAKES ALL

Congratulations to Dianne and Gordon who won the competition and took home $1000 donated by Shawn and Kym Kristofer Real Estate also Congratulations to Steve and Graham as the runners up!

Special thanks to Shawn and Kym Kristofer Real Estate for their generous support and everyone who made this possible.

The surprised winner of the weekend was David Young, taking home 1st place prize and the winner’s trophy. All prizes were presented by our Patron, Councillor Ellen Smith and Club President, Don Close, Gracemere Croquet Club.

NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HEADLAND BUDERIM

Sunshine Coast Div 6 Member Cr Christian Dickson attended an afternoon tea in which the club thanked him for his help and finance towards the purchase of new mallets and balls.

After an approach by President Anne Somers Vine to Christian for help with the clubs recent flooding problem, Christian was also able to put into progress the alterations and resurfacing along the eastern side of the club house.

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Don Close David Young and Councillor Ellen Smith.

Right: Cr. Christian Dickson and President Anne Somers Vine.

Winners Gordon Giles and Dianne Lovi.

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NSW ARE THE 2022 GOLF CROQUET ISS CHAMPIONS

THE NSW STATE GATEBALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The championships were hosted by Twin City Croquet Club.

Congratulations to the winners Kew who were awarded the Ken and Clare Poole trophy and to the runners up the Macs from Toronto.

Congratulations and Well Done

David Hanbidge, Jamie Gumbrell, Peter Freer (Vice Captain/Coach), Alison Sharpe (Captain), Chris Williamson, Kate McLoughlin, Malcolm Powys, Gerda Lambeck, Kevin McGlynn, Jill Sullivan, Mark Scruton (Reserve), Liz Montague (Reserve), Pauline Markwell (Reserve/Manager).

Read all about it in the CNSW October 2022

Newsletter on page 11.

TWILIGHT CROQUET AT CHERRY STREET

Thank you to Robyn and helpers for managing the first Twilight session, and to all players who help clean up at the end of the day.

The Club Twilight day is Tuesday evenings running from 4pm to 6pm.

All players welcome to come and play, no matter your club we welcome all.

CNSW OCT 2022 NEWSLETTER READ IT HERE

A STUNNING DAY AT MAITLAND

The Doubles tournament was held over Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd September. The winners were Glen and Kristina Whitehead (Canberra Croquet Club) and the runners up were Cheryl and Steve Kele from Rockhampton.

Congratulations also to River Gateball, winners of the trophy for the team with the most members who had not played competitive Gateball before.

NSW ASSOCIATION ACA BRONZE

MEDALLIST

Congratulations Stephen Richards for winning the Australian Bronze Medal for NSW, and well done Trevor Bassett for getting runner-up.

VIEW ALL RESULTS

IT STOPPED RAINING

CATCH ALL THE ACTION HERE

Kev McGlynn from Canberra, enjoys the sun after waves of driving rain in Adelaide.

Team Kew. Team Macs.

MANLY CROQUET CLUB’S SEABREEZE AC TOURNAMENT

Block 1 – winner John Fransen (Mosman), runner-up Neil Hardie (Cammeray).

Block 2 – winner Gerard Barry (Chatswood), runner-up, Steve Marton (Chatswood).

Block 3 – winner Graham Maynard (Cammeray), runner-up Bernie Gibson (Manly).

Block 4 – winner Alan Robinson (Manly), runner-up Jeff Williams (Manly).

VIEW ALL RESULTS

PARKES CROQUET IS UNDERWAY

GC DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GLOUCESTER

Not even Saturday’s chilly weather could stop these keen players - Julie Dearden, Ruth Unger, Ingrid Stephenson, Helen McQuie, Suzie McNamara, Gidge Copping, Sue and John Maddison.

The Parkes Croquet Club has enjoyed a successful start with its first two Saturday afternoon games and is generating a lot of interest. Fun and laughter are sounding across the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club futsal courts as new players learn the skills and the rules in a friendly, social atmosphere. Last Saturday’s icy winds didn’t stop the people from coming.

The winners were: Division 1 – Forster ( Peter Pittard, Andrew Bissex). Division 2 – Taree ( Tim Diment, Chris Larkin). Division 3 – Gloucester ( Bev Fagan, Elaine Leech, Mae Bobsien).

NCGB Ros Crowe and former NCGB John Park, along with coaches Denis Pitkin and Maddie Crowe from Eildon CC in Queensland visited Port Macquarie during August and September. Port Macquarie players demonstrated that they are learning Gateball skills quickly and the first Agari for some players was a cause for celebration!

KYABRAM CROQUET CLUB TURNS 100

Well Done Kyabram Croquet Club President Val Mulholland for providing the local free press with an interview.

SEASON OPENING 2022

A small and enthusiastic group of croquet players from metro and country clubs gathered in front of the clubhouse to witness President of Croquet Victoria, Kate Patrick run the first hoop of the season at Cairnlea Headquarters.

CONGRATULATIONS

JULIE

Julie receives her prize from the Brighton club President, Clive Morley at the recent Brighton Croquet Club tournament.

THE 25TH VICTORIAN TEACHERS’ GAMES

Monday was a BIG DAY at Belmont Croquet Club when the 25th Victorian Teachers Games came to battle for gold on our lawns. Thanks to all our club members who helped to make the day full of fun for teachers from all over Victoria.

VALE DORON AND JAN GUNZBURG

Both Doron and Jan had been members of the Essendon Croquet Club since 2017 and Kew and Beechworth Clubs before that.

Doron was the Croquet Victoria State AC Handicapper for a number of years and was also the Essendon club AC handicapper. Doron was well regarded by Association players and regularly played and refereed club AC tournaments as well as frequently refereeing club AC pennant matches prior to the pandemic. Jan was also a frequent AC player.

Our thoughts are with their family.

Croquet Victoria Directors and members.

TOGETHER MORE ACTIVE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

John van der Touw leading the workshop at Warrnambool.

The last two day workshop for Warrnambool is yet to be scheduled but expected to be November 2022.

THE BRIAN REITHER ASSOCIATION CROQUET CHALLENGE CUP

Ten competitors battled the elements – and each other – on Saturday and Sunday (10/11 September 2022) for the honour and prestige of this year’s Brian Reither Cup.

Robert showed us croquet at its finest winning the first game with a sextuple 26SXP-1 and the second with a triple peel 26TP-0.

Congratulations to both Robert and Trevor on a mighty weekend.

Claire and Lachlan fought it out for 3rd and 4th positions, the score there finishing up at 26-2 in Lachlan’s favour.

Thank you to all of the players for a wonderful weekend of competition. Thanks also to Mike Cohn and Brian Foley for being our Referees.

I look forward to October when we have Association Croquet

Tournaments at Cairnlea every weekend before the MacRob hits us on the 12 November 2022.

Katrina Petersen Tournament Manager

2022 SELECTORS INVITATION

Division 1 was won by Philip DeAraugo from Bendigo.

Division 1 runner up Richard Hingst from Williamstown.

Division 2 was won by Lindsay Patullo of Charlton.

Division 2 Runner up – Janine Sisson from Mornington.

VICTORIAN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Winner Robert Fletcher Runner up Stephen Forster.

Winner Elaine Coverdale. Runner Up Tricia Devlin.

THE VICTORIAN MEN’S AND THE WOMEN’S GOLF CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women’s winner Elaine Coverdale. Women’s Runner up Judy Wembridge. Men’s winner Chas Quinn. Men’s Runner Up Owen Dickinson.

NEW CLUB HOUSE

The old and the new – Phillip Island Croquet Club.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA WIN SILVER IN THE 2022 GOLF CROQUET ISS CHAMPIONSHIP

PAT ZUVELA NOW A LIFE MEMBER

A long time member of the East Fremantle Club Pat has served in many roles including President, Secretary, Club Captain and Coach. She was also an active player in tournaments and was Director of AC refereeing for Croquetwest.

Pat receiving her award with Bill Turner and Holly Hoare.

GOOD TO SEE YOU FLEUR

Click the button below to watch this great video Marty, Alan and Chris enjoying themselves.

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COMO GRACE HARTLAND SHIELD HANDICAP DOUBLES

Fleur Brockway, a former member and Australia’s past No 1 ranked GC woman player, dropped by the club yesterday and Jennifer snapped a photo. Fleur is now a successful opera singer in Europe.

THE YORK COUNTRY DOUBLES GC LEVEL PLAY TOURNAMENT

The Como Grace Hartland Shield GC Handicap Doubles was held on Sunday 9th October 2022. Great weather and even better company.

Winners: Harry Goff and Diana Daizell Runners up: Steve Syme and Richard Cook Third: Colleen Shaw and Barbara Fairclough. GET THE RESULTS

The overall winners were the McHardy’s who beat Chris McWhirter and Judith Nicholls in the finals.

Thanks to Maureen Knox (Tournament Manager) and Eric Ayling (President) for organising and running a great tournament.

RICOCHET BECOMING MORE POPULAR

GREAT TURNOUT ON TUESDAY NIGHT

Regular Friday Ricochet sessions have commenced between Como and Sorrento.

Teams of six players from each club alternate between the two venues.

A TRUE CHAMPION

Jeff Newcombe wins the AC Champion of Champions tournament and takes home the McBride Cup. Jeff was undefeated in winning the tournament with an outstanding 99 net points.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS GOLF CROQUET

Members of the Cambridge croquet Club having a great time.

ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

Another great initiative from the Cambridge Croquet Club.

Left: Paul Christmas Champion of Champions winner in a tense final that was won 10-9. Right: Gary Phipps keeping an eye on proceedings after finishing in second place in the Championship block.

EAST FREMANTLE OPENING DAY

On our Opening Day we traditionally have the Mayor of East Fremantle Jim O’Neill hit the first ball of the season. This year he did so through an avenue of club mallets recently acquired with a Community Grant from the Council.

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ST HELENS WINTER WEEKEND

The sunny East coast is the place to be in a Tassie winter, so 72 players from 11 clubs around Tasmania turned up for the twelfth annual St Helens’ Winter Weekend The format was four

74 players from 11 Tasmanian Clubs entered the12th St Helens Winter Weekend. After a frosty start the people and the action hotted up and at the end of the day, Chris Hurford of East took the title.

half hour, half court doubles games with the greatest number of hoops scored the winner. It was quite a sight to see 48 players in action at the same time in winter sunshine on the three (frosty) St Helens lawns. The St Helens hospitality was lavish and Patsy Paine did an excellent job herding 72 players into some semblance of order. When the awards were announced at the Parkside dinner on Saturday night, East Launceston’s Chris Hurford took out the major award with an amazing (and record breaking) 41 hoops scored in just two hours of croquet.

St Helens winner, Chris Hurford.

In Adelaide, the Tasmanian team put in its best performance yet and achieved its 3 targets of 15 matches, 75 games (78) and 1000 hoops (1021).

Winners of TCA AC Hi-Lo doubles. R To L Elaine Hazell and Margaret Pinkard of the Kingston CC; runners-up, John Hutchison & Rod Ridges of Eastern Shore CC. New Town CC hosted the event.

A SUCCESSFUL TASSIE SCHOOL PROGRAM

Latrobe Croquet Club in the north west of Tasmania is doing its bit for the future of croquet, developing a thriving partnership involving more than 50 students from the nearby Latrobe High School.

The concept came from an enterprising Latrobe High teacher, who decided to let their students try three unusual school sports; tennis, bowls and croquet.

After sampling all three, most of the students decided to continue with croquet, with 56 students opting to learn the game.

A number of experienced Latrobe players volunteered to mentor the students with girls coming in two groups of 15 on Tuesday afternoons and a group of 26 boys on Fridays.

Chris West from Latrobe Croquet Club said that the program had been very successful with the students loving the new sport.

“We were a little bit nervous about having so many energetic teenagers on the lawns, but we need not have worried,” he said.

“While they were always competitive, they were very well behaved, making a point to shake hands and thank the member volunteers after every session.”

“I have no doubt that some of them will continue in the sport and may be tomorrow’s under 21 champions.”

The school has since invested in a croquet set for the students and the program will continue next year.

The Tasmanian Open Doubles Competition was held in wet and windy winter conditions over the weekend with the Kingston duo of Sue Beattie and Phil Roach taking the title.

John Jacobs, Patron of Eastern Shore CC presents New Town’s Ian Bassett with his medal as TCA AC Men’s Medallist, beating Peter Ross from Kingston.

Latrobe High School students try croquet.

Latrobe CC trains local high school students.

Latrobe High School students.

Janis Brooker made the last 16 in the Women’s GC Singles in Adelaide.

Tassie Team Manager Patsy Paine sets off to see Adelaide.

Well done and thank you

AND TRY

World Croquet Federation Upcoming Events

2023 WOMEN’S AC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2023 ASSOCIATION CROQUET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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2023 UNDER 21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 Under 21 World Championship will be held between 8–12 February 2023 at two clubs in Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.

The host clubs are Croquet Mount Maunganui, 45 Kawaka Street Mount Maunganui (headquarters), and Tauranga Croquet Club, The Domain, Cameron Road Tauranga.

Hurlingham Club. Inset: Current holder Reg Bamford. The 2023 Association Croquet World Championship will be held between 15 - 23 July 2023 at clubs in South West London. The lead club will be the Hurlingham Club, which will be the venue for the finals, but significant parts of the championship may also be held at Dulwich Croquet Club, Ealing Croquet Club, Roehampton Club, Surbiton Croquet Club and Woking Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Qualifying Competition

ENTRY INFORMATION

A qualifying event will be held from 10-13 July 2023 at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Sussex. It will be open to 32 players who have not been able to secure a place through their ranking, their national association or via a WCF wildcard. If the qualifying event is oversubscribed on the allocation date of 8 May 2023 places will be allocated via the WCF Qualifier Ranking list. In all other respects CA tournament conditions rather than WCF sports regulations will apply to this event. Information on how to enter this will be published early in 2023.

2023 GOLF CROQUET WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 Golf Croquet Women’s World Championship will be held at Sussex County Croquet Club in West Sussex, England between Monday 7th August to Monday 14th August 2023.

Qualifying Competition

A Qualifying Tournament will be held from 3rd August to 5th August 2023 at Eastbourne, Sussex.

Further information on how to enter this will be published early in 2023.

Bay of Plenty. Inset: Current holder Edmund Fordyce.

Sussex county croquet club.

Soha Mostafa reigning Champion.

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

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We also have energy saving solutions for clubhouses including motion sensors for air conditioners and lighting. Do you have a budget set aside to install LED field lights?

National Coaching Conference

All State Coaching Coordinators and special guests were invited to attend the National Coaching Conference held in Adelaide on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday the 21st of September.

Participants enjoyed a number of presentations from guest speakers and took part in workshop/ feedback sessions.

DAY 1

Jim Nicholls Chair of ACA, welcomed all guests and explained the importance of having a schools and national coaching program.

Tracey Mogensen, A/g Assistant Director, Operations, Sporting Schools, Sport Division, Australian Sports Commission. Tracey spoke in detail about the requirements and benefits of Croquet/Gateball becoming a school sport.

This presentation also included explanations on the grants process and the help and resources SportAus can and will be providing.

VIEW TRACEY’S PRESENTATION

Peter Banks, Leader, School Sport Unit, Student Support and Specialist Programs. Peter leads a dedicated team who provide school kids of all ages the opportunity to become more active.

Peter provided us with a tour of their website and an insight of what a partnership would look like with NSW/National Schools.

Currently we are working on the resources that students can use on the below website.

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The Department of Education in Tasmania also have a great program for sporting organisations. FIND OUT MORE

Greg Bryant, Sport Development Officer, Croquet NZ. Over the last 10 years Greg Bryant has been instrumental in the development of school programs.

One of the key factors is building solid relationships with families and providing clear pathways to new members.

At one stage New Zealand had over 80 members under the age of 21.

To view Greg’s presentation on how to transition school students to becoming members click on the button below.

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Bob Boorman, President of Bowls Australia, gave us all an insight of what bowls looks like today and what it will look like in the future.

The need to adapt to change and provide products that will attract more people with already time poor lifestyles.

Bob can see many similarities between our organisations and it was invaluable to listen to his wealth of knowledge and experience.

Haylee Jesensek, Systems and Operations Coordinator, Bowls Australia, took us through the very successful journey of the Bowls Aust Rockie Rollers product and campaign.

Haylee was very excited to share their learnings and resources.

Keen to ensure we don’t make the same mistakes, Haylee also provided us with additional ideas and suggestions.

Her enthusiasm and passion was infectious and demonstrated what can be achieved when someone is driving it.

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We could also use some of this equipment and not have to start from scratch.

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DAY 2

The National Coaching Coordinator (Greg Bury) provided an update on the current resources and how they can be used in the future.

All State Coaching Coordinators then gave an update on what has been happening in their state with ideas/learnings shared between the group.

Participants were then split into 3 groups and a workshop was conducted to discuss 2 topics:

• What is working?

• What needs improving?

Butchers paper was used and a spokesperson from each group gave a summary.

All actions to be completed were recorded on a whiteboard with an action plan completed at the end of the session.

Participants were asked to complete a survey of 20 questions before arriving in Adelaide. Some of the topics included:

• How to do the refresher training.

• Getting more coaches active.

• RPL and prerequisites.

• Updating the current manuals.

• Additional manuals and badges needed.

• The current processes for LMS.

• Coaching Conferences for every state.

• The referee requirement for all disciplines. Discussions were very productive and actions were included on the action plan.

I would like to thank everyone for their engagement and passion during the 2 days and appreciate the time we had together.

Special thanks to the ANCC Barb Piggott for her support, doing the minutes and her work behind the scenes.

Greg Bury NCC

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CROQUET – A FAMILY AFFAIR –3 GENERATIONS

Many of you may have heard of or seen Jamie Gumbrell play recently at the Australian women’s open. However, Jamie was not the only member of her family playing in the event. Jamie was the youngest of three generations present. Annette Bisley and Ross Bisley, Jamie’s grandparents played in the plate events and Jamie’s mother, Karen Bisley played in the women’s competition

Annette and Ross play croquet at Waimarie \in NZ. Annette started 12 years ago and then Ross started playing about 10 years ago. The Gumbrell’s were introduced to Croquet in Christmas 2014. Subsequently Jamie was introduced to Kate McLoughlin and Peter Freer in Canberra and was soon playing better than her grandparents.

Jamie encouraged her younger brother Ethan to playing croquet when she did not have a partner for the Australian U 21 competition in 2019 in Adelaide. Jamie taught Ethan and the subsequently they won the U21 competition in Adelaide in 2019 and then in Geraldton 2020. Covid unfortunately stopped them playing together again in the last 2

VALE MAURICE WOODMANSEE

years. Their brother Samuel made an appearance in Geraldton in 2020 but hasn’t continued.

Having attended 2 x U21 World Championships, two Open World Championships, two Interstate shield competitions and numerous other ACA and NSW competitions as a spectator supporting Jamie, Karen finally decided to play too.

Because of the Covid lockdowns Jamie, Karen, Ross and Annette hadn’t seen each other in person for over 2 years. The event was special, as not only were they playing together, but this was the first time they had been together since Covid.

Maurice was a university honours graduate in Physics and after moving to Tasmania in 1966 taught electronics in Hobart.

He started his croquet career in 1976 at the Glenorchy Croquet Club under the coaching guidance of Jack Reid.

Winning the Tasmanian and ACA Gold medal on many occasions, Maurice went on to win prestigious English Silver Medal in 1990.

Wife Barbara also learnt to play croquet and both enjoyed representing Tasmania for many years.

Always keen on coaching and introduced new players to the game, he had a need to pass on his acquired knowledge, skills, concepts and experience to others in return for the years of pleasure that he received from the game.

Top: Maurice proudly wearing his Tasmanian Blazer and English Silver Medal.

Right: Maurice lining up a peel. Note how he is using his mallet to keep his white pants clean.

Club Profile

Moorabinda Croquet Club was formed in 1904 as a private club at the base of a hill in Bunbury, two hours south of Perth in Western Australia.

They adopted the Aboriginal word “moorabinda” meaning “foot of the hill” as the name of the new club.

40 years ago the local Council developed Hay Park, a multi-sport complex, and Moorabinda moved to its new permanent home.

Today it is one of the best croquet centres in the country, boasting six tournament quality lawns, all under lights, with an excellent clubhouse and spectator facilities.

In 1998, the Club was host to the World AC Championships, and next year will welcome international competitors for the World Over 50 GC Championships.

Life members John and Dale Jury joined Moorabinda 23 years ago, when the Club was struggling for members.

Today it has an active membership of 78, including the current GC Australian Open Champion, (and WA Champion) Gary Phipps.

John Jury says the healthy membership is largely due to word of mouth and personal contacts, but the Club uses a number of innovative recruitment methods, including TV advertising.

“Our President is a businessman who used a lot of TV advertising and he was able to negotiate a very good deal for the Club”.

“Together with social media, it is a great way to promote our “try croquet” days, he said (watch the commercial here)

John believes that being a part of a multi sport centre also helps recruiting, as many people using the complex move on to croquet from more active sports.

Moorabinda has a very active social program, with members getting together at least three times a week.

The clubhouse, kitchen and newly built patio are also in demand for outside functions, a significant source of income for the Club.

Play is predominantly golf croquet, but Moorabinda still has 16 active Association players and fields a team in the AC Pennant.

Definitely a Club with a proud 118 year history and an even brighter future.

Moorabinda Croquet Club.

Moorabinda life members Dale and John Jury.

Social Functions.

Spectators at Moorabinda. WATCH VIDEO

Player Profile

CHRIS McWHIRTER

National Team Representation

• Trans Tasman – 2015 and 2019 (reserve) Results

2015

• World Teams Tier 1 – 2020 (Australia 5th) Tournament Report

• World Teams Tier 2 – 2016 Captain (Australia 1st) An article by Claire Keating – Page 8 and an interview before heading off

• World Champs Player – 2011, 2015, 2017 Results 2017

National Titles

• Australian Gold Medalist – 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

• Australian Men’s Singles – 2013, 2014, 2015 click here to watch Last Game of ACA Mens GC Final 2015

• Presidents Eights – 1st Tier – 2016, 2017

State Representation

• Association Croquet (Eire Cup) – 6 times, 2005 –2010

• Golf Croquet (ISS) – 14 times, 2007 – 2022 (2020 and 2021 cancelled due covid)

• Chris is one of the few players to have competed at every GC ISS and 10 times as Captain.

• Gold medal winner 2017

• Captain of the winning 2017 ISS Team State Titles

• WA Bronze Medal – 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

• WA Champion of Champions – 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019

• WA State Open Doubles – 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012

• WA State Mixed Doubles – 2019

• WA Open Singles – 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020

• WA Men’s Singles – 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019

• Victorian Men’s Singles – 2019

Greatest Moments in Croquet

Being the Australian flag bearer at the 2015 World Championships in NZ was very special.

Playing in the 2016 World Teams Tier 2 event as Australian Captain for the first time was a dream debut as Captain. There was huge expectation

on the team to win the event and bring Australia back into the Tier 1 group. The team was amazing and their support helped me get through the tournament undefeated. I still remember the moment we won a critical game against Spain on the final day which put us into an unbeatable position.

Winning the Interstate shield for WA in 2017 would still be my greatest and fondest moment, it was truly a team win with everyone contributing and a sensational celebration!

And just a little more from Chris Croquet has been a big part of my life for 20+ years but outside of that;

• I have a restored 1977 Leyland Mini that I received as a 40th birthday present.

• I played Rugby League in school and still play touch rugby with some school friends 26 years later.

• I’ve been married for 10 years to Dee and have a 3 year old Staffy/Kelpie (Dingo!) called Piper.

• Food (wine!), Travel, Friends and Family are the most important things in life.

Thanks to Gary Phipps for gathering all this information!

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A New Partnership and a New Beginning

Jamie Wilson and the team at Coordinate will be working with Croquet Australia to articulate.

• Why we exist?

• Who we are?

• What we believe?

• How we can deliver a unique value? This process will provide us with the foundations for our brand, marketing and communications.

We are looking to develop a new visual identity and direction for Croquet Australia

This will include a new logo, identity options and supporting positioning statements with key messaging.

This refresh and new direction/style will review all key brand touchpoints and assets.

Ensuring we are ready for 2030 and beyond.

Coordinate’s current partners.

National Member Management Platform Update

Coaching Cohort and TIDYHQ have now joined forces and have built a national Croquet specific Platform.

Currently all States are receiving information sessions and reviewing the options available to them.

For a quick demo on the functionalities please click the links below:

TIDYHQ are Trusted by more than 10,000 administrators in over 32 countries around the world.

Please do not contact them directly at this stage!

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For a brief summary of the basic functions of the Platform click the link below.

Please remember we are building a customised version that will be croquet specific

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Gateball Days with Ros Crowe

COACHING UPDATE

It has been a busy period for Gateball coaches with several clubs hosting introduction to Gateball sessions over the past few months. We welcome the new clubs to the Gateball playing community and thank them for their wonderful hospitality.

PORT MACQUARIE NSW July 2022.

Club members were introduced Gateball by members of Toronto - Marian Davies, Helen Chalmers, Ruth Mulvaney and Jenny Willsher.

MOOROOPNA CROQUET CLUB, VIC

6th September

Mooroopna Croquet Club players were assisted by coaches Cheryl O’Dwyer from Yarrawonga, Kathie and Kevin Maloney from Twin City Croquet Club and NCGB Ros Crowe. Players quickly learned the basic skills, including how to spark, and then enjoyed some games. They hope to learn more about the strategy at the next coaching visit.

STRATHFIELD CROQUET CLUB

6th of August

Coaches John and Penny Park conducted a wonderful day at Strathfield Croquet Club on Friday August 6th running the Think Like a Captain skills session. Everyone enjoyed the interactive, practical.

During the last few months several coaches have been trained as Coach Presenters and several coaches across QLD, NSW, Victoria and SA have been accredited as Level 2 and Level 3 Coaches. We thank each individual for volunteering their time to be coaches and thank John Park for his continued efforts in delivering this training for us.

SHEPPARTON CROQUET CLUB, VIC 7th September

The introduction to Gateball day for Shepparton Croquet Club was delivered by coaches Cheryl O’Dwyer from Yarrawonga, NCGB Ros Crowe and Maddi Crowe. The players enjoyed learning new skills and were playing games in no time!

The Mooroopna and Shepparton visits made the local Nine News.

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POINT LOOKOUT CROQUET CLUB, MARYBOROUGH QLD

27th July, 29th September

NCGB Ros Crowe, Queensland Gateball Coordinator Robert Roose and coaches Christine Roose and Denis Pitkin assisted the local members at Point Lookout to learn Gateball. There were some fantastic shots, great questions and everyone managed to spark successfully.

RV Homebase in Maryborough also held a Gateball demonstration for residents, some of whom are also members of Point Lookout and some who hope to be! The fantastic facilities allowed for two Gateball courts to be set up and for two groups to learn some basics and then play some games.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

July 2022

CAQ Centenary Pennants Inter-Regional Final –

Eildon Croquet Club, QLD.

On the 16th and 17th July, the Gateball CAQ

Centenary Pennants Inter-Regional Final was held at Eildon Croquet Club. The winners were Gold Coast Tweed Region, represented by Southport and the Runners Up, Central Queensland Region, represented by Rockhampton. Pat Habner, CAQ President also presented medals to the winners of the regional rounds to Eildon (Brisbane North Region) and Caloundra (Sunshine Coast Region). Each pennant round consisted of three games –a doubles, a triples and a team game with the winner of the round being the team with the most wins. As seen by the smiles, everyone had a fantastic tournament, and we look forward to doing Pennants next year.

August 2022

Queensland State Gateball Championship –Southport Croquet Club, QLD

The Team event was held over Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August. Winners were the Macs team with players from Toronto, Bribie Island and Hazelbrook and runners up were the Grey Shirts from Moreton Bay.

September 2022 – Eildon Croquet Club Tournament – Woody Point, QLD Eildon Croquet Club held their annual Gateball team event on Saturday 17th September.

Caloundra won the event with home team Eildon White runners-up.

The Doubles tournament was held on Sunday 14th and Monday 15th August. The winning team was Geoff Crook (SA) and Jenny Willsher (NSW) and the runners up were Southport locals Lee Wentworth and Julia Tai.

On Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd October the doubles event was held.

Sandra and Toni from Toowoomba won the event in a close final with the score of 9-8. Runners up were Howard and Kath from Caloundra.

October 2022

Toowoomba Croquet Club Tournament –Toowoomba, QLD

The team event was held on Saturday October 1st with both Southport Red and Toowoomba Royals scoring 4 wins. Southport Red won the event with net hoops of 36 to Toowoomba‘s 17.

Players enjoyed a birthday celebration with Frank Harding who turned 99 on Sunday 2nd October. Frank always enjoyed playing Gateball and was very happy to present the prizes to the winners.

ACA Association Presidents Eights

Thank you to The Victorian Croquet Centre for hosting

31 of the best Association Players in the Country recently came together in Melbourne to compete in the ACA Association Presidents Eights. This extremely strong field included a number of current Australian Team members who used this event as a warm up for the upcoming MacRob inson Shield.

It was great to see so 29 triple peels and 1 triple peel opponent completed. (Scoring 17 points in one turn).

Well Done to the following players who tripled: Robert Fletcher 9 TP’s and 1 TPO Dwayne McCormick 7 TP’s Stephen Forster 3 TP’s Tim Murphy

TP’s Ian Dumergue

TP’s Trevor Bassett

TP’s Alison Sharpe

Jim Nicholls

Steve Harden

Winner of the First Eights Robert Fletcher.

Runner Up of the First Eights Dwayne McCormick.

Winner of the Forth Eights Greg Rowberry.

Runner Up of the Forth Eights Lois Kirk.

Winner of the Second Eights Trevor Bassett.

Runner Up of the Second Eights Chris Grant.

Winner of the Third Eights Malcolm Biddle.

Runner up of the Third Eights Mike Gidding.

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Croquet Wellness with Dr Karen

LATERAL ELBOW PAIN IN CROQUET PLAYERS

(aka Tennis elbow or Extensor tendinopathy)

What is it?

Pain on the outside of your elbow, where the forearm muscles that usually cock the wrist attach to the bone. The pain is often felt below the elbow joint. The pain is often exacerbated by hitting or gripping actions. The tendon is degenerative from overuse rather than inflamed.

Who gets it?

Although called tennis elbow, players of other racket or mallet sports are at risk. You do not have to play sport to get it. People whose work or recreation requires repetitive movements are also at risk.

Why?

• It occurs more commonly in unfit forearm muscles. New players, players who have not played for a while, and players who suddenly increased the amount they play are at risk. This makes everyone at risk after our compulsory COVID restrictions!

• When playing croquet there is a significant impact as the mallet strikes the ball. If the player grips the mallet too tightly, there may be an increased risk.

• If the mallet shaft is too thin, the player may grip too tightly. The shape of the shaft is a matter of individual preference. However, a round mallet shaft may require the player to grip more strongly to maintain the position compared to an octagonal or oval shaft.

• The weight of the mallet head and the flexibility of the shaft also needs to be considered.

There are some good resources available. http://oxfordcroquet.com/equip/mallets/index. asp https://www.cammeray-croquet.org.au/pdfs/ BUYING_A_MALLET_-_webversion.pdf

A player’s technique may need to be checked to ensure they are hitting correctly.

How is it diagnosed?

It is diagnosed by a history and examination by a doctor or physiotherapist.

Investigations:

Investigations are rarely required.

Treatment:

• Rest alone is often not sufficient.

• Pain relief such as Panadol or ice.

• Anti-inflammatory medications may help the pain, but not the underlying problem, because it is not an inflammatory process.

• A graduated strengthening programme of the forearm muscles is the most important treatment. Exercises need to be performed for at least 3 months.

• Steroid injections may help short term, but longer term have been associated with a worse outcome.

• Tennis elbow straps are useful as they decrease the impact on the elbow when the mallet strikes the ball. The load is redistributed to under the strap rather than at the tendon insertion.

• Increase the grip size: This can be achieved by either using padded gloves or increasing the diameter of the handle using a hockey grip.

• Avoid gripping the mallet when you are not hitting the ball.

• Prevention: Avoid sudden overuse of your elbow. Build up your croquet playing and strengthen your elbow.

Dr Karen Bisley, Sport and Exercise Physician. Canberra http://sportsphysiciansact.com.au

If you would like a specific topic in the future, please email: karen@spact.com.au

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