The last Saturday in May saw another national tournament hosted by Chester Croquet Club.
Sixteen players came from North Yorkshire, the Lakes, West Wales, Oxford, Gainsborough, Ashby and Chester, with handicaps ranging from 3 to 9, to take part in this level play competition forming part of Croquet England’s series of tournaments.
There was much excitement when a number of “giant killers” showed what can be done on the day, and the battle between the top eight for the cup in the afternoon was played out between Gill Brent (Bishops Monkton), Frank Sharps (Crake Valley), Chris Thomas (Chester) and Alan Dix (Bowdon). Gill proved victorious in the nail biting final, beating Frank into second place with Chris beating Alan to take third place, thus upholding Chester Croquet Club’s reputation. Frank will be celebrating his 90th birthday on July 9th, clearly demonstrating that croquet is a game for all ages !
