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Match Reports 2006
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Click here for a full CA report on the Selectors
Chang Impresses Selectors
Eugene Chang spent a very successful 3 days at Sidmouth Croquet Club between 8th and 10th September competing in the Croquet Association's Selectors Event. He won 6 games out of 9 to finish as joint runner up.
Of the 10 competitors Chang was the 2nd highest handicapped player at 2.5, and after losing his first match by 20 points to experienced player Cliff Jones (himself a far country member of Bath Croquet Club) his prospects were not looking good. However Chang then defeated 1 of the pre-tournament favourites, Chris Daniels (handicap -0.5) in sudden death, by just 1 point on time.
Inspired by this last minute victory Chang began to grow in confidence and also narrowly defeated Paul Castell (-0.5) of Surbiton by just 4 points.
On the 2nd day of the competition Chang came up against Bath colleague Daniel Mills (3). Both players were finding the fast lawns and tight hoops challenging, but in a closely contested match Chang came out on top by 6 points after playing two fine turns towards the end of the match. Further victories against Julie Hudson (1.5) and Gary Bennett (-0.5) meant that Chang led the field with 5 wins from 6 at the end of day two.
On the morning of the 3rd day Chang came up against an in form Kevin Carter (-0.5) of Surbiton, but against all the odds still managed to pull off a win by just 4 points.
Finally though Chang's luck ran out as he was defeated in another close match by Tom Weston (1.5). Defeat in his final match against Roehampton's David Mooney (0.5) consigned Chang to a very credible joint runners up spot behind Carter, who finished with 7 wins out 9. Chang also achieved a handicap reduction from 2.5 to 2.
14th September 2006
Autumn Salver Victory for Scottish Visitor
Bath Croquet Club's Autumn Salver weekend (2nd and 3rd September) was once again a great success. Fourteen players from all over the country competed on the Recreation Ground over the two-day event.
Tony Whateley, who had actually travelled the furthest, from Glasgow, emerged victorious with 6 wins out of 6.
In doing so, his handicap was reduced from 14 to 12 and he also won a Croquet Association Bronze Award.
Along the way he defeated local Bath hopefuls Ian Lewis, Andrew Willis and Roger Bell, who all won 4 out of 6.
Willis was also awarded his Croquet Association Bronze Award for completing a break of 10 consecutive hoops with bisques.
6th September 2006
Parkstone Qualifier Team Win Promotion
Bath's Parkstone Trophy Qualifying team have won 4 matches out of 4 in their league this season, and therefore sealed promotion to the Parkstone Trophy for the 2007 season. The team was captained by Roger Hayes and included Daniel Mills, Peter Hanley, Eugene Chang, Bob Whitaker, Tony Doughty, Roger Bell and Cliff Jones.
September 2006
Donovan Finally Wins Millennium Cup
Bath Croquet Club held their highly successful Millennium Cup for the 7th year in a row, and again attracted a full field of 16 players. The two day event took place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd July 2006.
The magnificent trophy was this year won by Chris Donovan of the High Wycombe club. For Donovan it was 4th time lucky having taken part in the competition every year since 2003. He defeated Nigel Parkins of the Parkstone club by 10 points in the final.
The Millennium Cup was present to Donovan by Referee of the Tournament Bob Whitaker, and the competition was managed by Daniel Mills.
7th July 2006
Whitaker the Hero in Qualifier Win
Bath recorded a remarkable victory away at Cheltenham on Saturday 24th June 2006, winning by 3 matches to 2.
All 3 members of the team played surperbly on the day on Cheltenham's high quality lawns.
Daniel Mills (2.5) beat Carol Smith (2) +17 in the morning, after getting to 4 back and peg before Carol had managed to get started.
Peter Hanley (4) and Bob Whitaker (10) put up a good fight against Michael Rangley (2.5) and Bo Harris (4) in the doubles before finally going down -9 on time. Peter Hanley in particular had an excellent game, continuely hitting in across the lawn.
In the afternoon, Carol Smith played extremely well as Peter Hanley went down -24 without really getting a chance to get into the game.
Bob Whitaker forged ahead of Bo Harris right from the start, playing to a level well above his handicap. He won comfortably by +14 in just under 2 hours. A fantastic performance.
In the other match, Michael Rangley went straight to 4 back against Daniel Mills after a costly error by the Bath player at hoop 1. However Daniel fought back well to win by +11 and seal Bath's excellent 3-2 win.
29th June 2006
New Season Report and County Call Ups
The sun was shining on Saturday morning the 1st April 2006 as Bath Croquet Club started their new season on the Recreation Ground. New club Chairman Roger Hayes was first on the lawns and he was joined throughout the day by 20 or so other club members.
In other news, Bath Croquet Club players Eugene Chang and Daniel Mills have been rewarded for a successful 2005 season with call ups to represent Avon in the County Championships which take place in Brighton at the end of May.
The two Bath players will join players from Bristol and Nailsea in making up the 6 strong team to compete in the 4 day Croquet Association sponsored event.
Mills improved his handicap from 3.5 to 1.5 during 2005, and also won 2 tournaments in Budleigh Salterton and Edgbaston. Chang also improved his handicap from 3.5 to 2 and completed 4 triple peels during the season.
April 2006
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