By Casey O'Connor
The return of some pleasant conditions was welcomed by the Stanthorpe Mallet players as they headed on to the court for Association Croquet games on Tuesday (19 Oct).
Jenny Tunbridge and Grace Howard played Joy Newman and Effey Russell and were off to a good start. The skill and experience of Howard evident. Her partner was also playing very well. Their opponents did not have the best start and had difficulty getting back into the game. Tunbridge and Howard starting the day well with 26-15. Howard had one run of four, Tunbridge a run of two while Newman and Russell each had a run of two.
Heather Widderick played solo against Sharyn Roser. Widderick could do nothing right in the game while things were just falling into place for Roser. She took a healthy lead held it until she pegged out at 26; Widderick score eight. Roser managed five runs of two hoops in a row. Adding to Widderick’s misfortune she inadvertently scored one hoops for her opponent on a day best forgotten.
Golf Croquet
The Golf Croquet group were on court on Wednesday (20 Oct). In the opening game, Kim Foster (3), Jennifer Gleadhill (4) and Kathy Hopgood (5) were all playing well and scored an easy win over opponents Liz Ellway (2), Pauline Inglis (1) and Bev Sullivan (2).
The second game Jennifer Gleadhill (2), Liz Ellway (1) and Bev Sullivan (3) played Kathy Hopgood (3), Kim Foster (2) and Judy Lock (1) finished in a draw.
