Croquet
29 May, 2025
Croquet wraps up team comp
To spite the cold weather in the morning, on Tuesday May 20, 14 enthusiastic players turned up for a great day of croquet as the day turned a little warmer in the afternoon.
Two games were played with 14 players before lunch and 12 players after lunch.
The highest scorer on the day was Leanne Combrink with the mighty score of 26 followed by Judy Baker on 22.
The scores were: 1 Leanne Combrink 9 8 8 (25), 2 Jean Bourke 9 7 6 (22), 3 Maureen Lehmann 4 5 5 (14), 4 Jan Post 4 7 7 (18), 5 Kelly Walker 8 6 8 (22), 6 Judy Baker 8 5 6 19, 7 John Moar 5 5 4 (14), 8 Christine Hiscock 5 6 9 (20), 9 Kneller Lehmann 7 8 9 (24), 10 Pauline Thomson 7 7 - (14), 11 Betty Bartlett 6 6 - (12), 12 Jill Albrecht 6 6 4 (16), 13 Alec Orcsik 7 7 5 (19), 14 Charles Rees 6 8 7 (21)
– JANICE POST
Association play
Last Monday saw the final day of the Wimmera Croquet Association Autumn competition 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 3 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 saw the end of the competitive season as clubs now revert to a lower key social program over the cooler months.
– JOHN MOAR