THE BEST IN THE WEST ASSOCIATION CROQUET
Dawson decided to shoot (ending 10 yards East of II), so Kibble was faced with another dilemma: hoop or roquet. He chose hoop and nailed it to the South boundary. The shot to take position at Rover sadly hilled into the back of the hoop. Dawson played up to Rover, staying off the centreline, wired from Kibble. Kibble played South of Rover at an angle to stay wired, but only just, and covering the centreline. They danced around the hoop for a few strokes, neither giving away an easy shot until Dawson decided to be brave and took on the 2-foot 30-degree hoop and ran it to win. A scrappy Reeve-Willis semi ended in a win for Reeve, while a faultless 26tp-0 by Dawson over Fuller led to a Reeve- Dawson final. Dawson continued his superb form with another clinical 26tp over Reeve to take the fine, daffodil adorned (- courtesy of Sue Lightbody!), trophy.
By Louise Smith
This early season “friendly” 1-day straight KO event for the best available AC players in the areas took place on a windy and, at times, rainy Sunday at the end of March. Four “locals”: Sam Cuthbert, Tim Jolliff, Duncan Reeve and Chris Williams faced some stiff competition in the form of Jeff Dawson and David Fuller from the East Dorset club along with Dave Kibble and Andrew Willis, travellers from Bristol and Bath respectively. The top three ranked players: Reeve, Fuller & Dawson advanced to the semis with Willis defeating Williams being the only form book upset. With 30 seconds to go, Dawson pegged out two balls to leave Penult (K) v Rover (D). Kibble ran (!) to his ball, deciding to take the lift to B-Baulk and swiftly took position at Penult before time was called. The hurried stroke left a 4-foot, slightly angled, hoop (Quadways).
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