At Noosa Croquet Club, we have been anxious to get onto the courts all May with not much success.
The rains kept coming, and while the players might not mind a shower or two, the courts definitely don’t like it.
The muddier they get, the more damage the players can do to them, so we heed advice from our grounds staff – courts closed again. Usually an email about 6.30 each morning.
It is interesting to note that as soon as the sun comes out and the opportunity presents itself, everyone comes out of their shell – last Sunday morning we had all courts in full use, with some double-banked with extra players.
The club is healthy, people want to play, just give us the opportunity.
This last week we have managed to catch up with a couple of delayed inter-club competitions which had to be called off earlier due to rain.
Our lowest handicap team, the pennant team, travelled to Coolum for a game last Monday morning and won 6 games to 4, a good win. No one player stood out, each of the four members won one singles out of the two played and then playing as doubles, won both their matches. Well done.
The shield team travelled all the way to Bribie Island to catch up on a rain-delayed game from two weeks ago. They went down to Bribie 6–4. The teams were level at four-all after the singles, but Bribie won both doubles games. Well done to Cher Boyd who won both her singles.
The higher handicap team, the plate team, hosted the Bribie Island team at Noosa on the same day to catch up on a previous rain-delayed game. The Noosa team went down 3–7 on the day, but there were some close games. Well done to a newer player, William Godsall, who won both his singles games. Their competition continues next Monday 6 June when they host Headland-Buderm at Noosa.
Don’t forget, anyone interested in trying out croquet, a game of skill and tactics, every Sunday morning is open to visitors to have a go at our attractive courts at Seashell Place Noosa Waters. If interested ring Niven on 0428 799 987.
