CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22656, 10 March 1939, Page 3

CROQUET

UNITED P WINS PENNANT

COMPETITION

By beating United H in the final match,United P are the winners of the flag in the inter-club pennant croquet competition. ' Details of the final match are (United names first): — Singles—Mrs Palmer 26, Mrs Hadfield 9; Mrs Nicholls 26. Mrs Barnes 18; Mrs Bosomworth 26, Mrs Pepper 21; Mrs Wilson 26. Mrs Smithson 20; Mrs Kellaway 26. Mrs Murray 17. Doubles—Mrs Palmer and Miss Bell 22, Mesdames Hadfield and Bates 26; Mesdames Nicholls and Bosomworth 22, Mesdames Barnes and Bates 26; Mesdames Wilson and Kellaway 26. Mesdames Smithson and Murray 15.

ST. JAMES’ BEATS EDGEWARE

An intermediate croquet match was played at St. James’ Park between the St. James’ and Edgeware Clubs, resulting in a win for St. James’. Details (St. James’ names first): — Doubles—Mesdames Lee and Derrett 26. Mesdames Colville and Fisch 10; Mesdames Suckling and Jones 26, Mesdames Crawford and Coleman 14; Mesdames Syme and Warren 26, Mrs Parish and Miss Mclnman 17. Singles—Mrs Lee 26. Mrs Colville 14: Mrs Derrett 21, Mrs Tisch 26; Mrs Suckling 17, Mrs Crawford 26; Mrs Jones 26, Mrs Coleman 1; Mrs Syme 26. Mrs Parish 1; Mrs Warren 26, Miss. Mclnman 14-

OPAWA BEATS RANGIORA

An intermediate croquet flag match played at Rangiora between Opawa and Ranglora resulted in a win for Opawa. Details (Opawa names first): — Singles—Mrs Cooke 25, Mrs Thompson 26; Mrs Overend 26, Mrs Rowe 18; Mrs Allen 26, Mrs Jordan 17; Mrs Forrester 26. Mrs Dickson 9; Mrs Lloyd 17, Mrs Harper 26; Mrs Marriott 21, Mrs Turner 18 (unfinished). Doubles—Mesdames Cooke and Overend 14, M esdarn es Thompson and Rowe 26: Mesdames Allen and Forrester 26. Mesdames Jordan and Dickson 15; Mesdames Lloyd and Marriott 13, Mesdames Harper and Turner 26.

OPAWA BEATS CASHMERE

A junior A croquet flag match between Cashmere and Opawa resulted in a win for Opawa. Details (Opawa names first): Singles—Mrs Haigh 28, Mrs Guild 23: Mrs Jarden 8, Mrs Gillandcrs 9 (unfinished); Mrs Grafton 26, Mrs Delargey 17; Mrs Archbold 10. Mrs Parsonson 26; Mrs Ambrose 26, Mrs Carter 24; Mrs Patrick 9, Mrs Dick 10 (unfinished).

Doubles—Mesdames Haigh and Jarden 26, Mesdames Guild and Gillanders 17; Mesdames Grafton and Archbold 19, Mesdames Delargey and Parsonson 26; Mesdames Ambrose and Patrick 26, Mesdames Carter and Dick 16.

BARRINGTON BEATS DUNSANDEL

In a junior A grade croquet match between Barrington and Dunsandel at Dunsandel, Barrington won by 6 games to 2. Details (Barrington names first): — Doubles—Mesdames Wootton and Hooker 26, Mesdames N. Brown and Walker 13; Mesdames Anderson and Sewell 17. Mesdames A. Brown and Skinner 26; Mesdames Hes’sey and O’Malley 26, Mesdames Johnson and Boag 11. Singles—Mrs Wootton 22. Mrs N. Brown 26; Mrs Hooker 26, Mrs Walker 18; Mrs Anderson 26, Mrs A. Brown 8; Mrs Sewell 18, Mrs Skinner 14 (unfinished): Mrs Hessey 20, Mrs Johnson 4 (unfinished).