Born out of a casual conversation between a few members regarding the two different croquet communities within the club, Peter Hall came up with the idea of devising a game which combined the two codes (AC and GC) which someone labelled ” Okay Croquet”. This hybrid game was launched , after a few test runs, as an internal tournament on Sunday 5th July. The emphasis was on fun and on bringing together the two disparate but friendly communities .
Four 40 minute games were played, using the format of progressive doubles, in which the pairings, and the lawns they played on, changed with each round. The first three hoops were played according to GC rules, and the next three were played as AC. To the surprise of everyone the day proved to be very popular with the 24 player limit being oversubscribed.
Amanda was the outstanding winner with 23 points overall – 5 clear of her nearest challenger – well played Amanda!
The general consensus seemed to be that the day had been a great success and that it should probably be held again next year.
