Category: Club News

The intermediate team travelled to Cheltenham in glorious sunshine for their first match of the 2026 season.  On arrival the mist had cleared and we knew we were to experience another very warm day.  So armed with sunscreen, hats and the enthusiastic words of the captain, the team greeted their opponents and settled on their allocated lawns.

The morning play saw the doubles pairing of Lynne Passfield and Tony Jackson get off to a good start.  They used their bisques well and set a commanding lead which they retained to win the match.  Hester and Mike Henebury both played very close games resulting in Bath being 2-1 ahead at lunchtime.

After lunch the temperature continued to rise and all players were searching for shade when not engaged in play on the lawns.  Again the hoops scored for each side were being fiercely contested and Tony almost gave the game to his opponent by conceding a lift when his own balls were nestled in corner one.  However, Tony was quickly able to regain his lead for a clear win on time.

The final score was 4-3 to Bath which reflected a closely fought afternoon session followed by tea and cake kindly provided by our Cheltenham hosts.

50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary Party

It was a bright sunny day and 16 players gathered to contest the Bath heat of the national Charity One Ball competition. The event started with groups of 4 players of similar handicap playing each other. The top 2 players in each group progressed to play for the One Ball cup, the next two games being played by everyone on a ‘winners play winners, losers play losers’ basis.

After playing five games each, most players then opted to watch the final, contested between the two Mikes (Henebury and Gorvett) on Lawn 1. The spectators settled down with tea and cake, whilst the players gave us an excellent display of croquet, with some very long roquets and hoop runs. The last two hoops of the game were dramatic, Mike H ran both twice but Mike G did not challenge his faults and, as the audience could not intervene, the game progressed, with Mike H being the eventual winner. It was a closely fought contest throughout, the final score being 13-11.

It was a successful day, £170 was raised for Save the Children and everyone was wearing red, the charity’s colour.