26-27 June 2010, Meadows
The Meadows Open this year attracted a full contingent of 15 players - about as many as could be accommodated, with space on the lawns for 12 to play at once - from across Scotland and beyond. Representing "beyond" was Esther Jones, whose time was usually divided between South Africa and England.
Saturday began with a contest to predict when the manager, James Hopgood, would arrive. It was clear by this time (about 09:20) that his own forecast of arriving at 09:10, in time to set things out for a 09:30 start, had been optimistic; amongst the other players Brian Murdoch proved closest with a prediction of 09:29.
So to the croquet, which got started about 09:40. The format was a flexible Swiss with time limits of 2.5 hours; the players ranged from James at handicap -1 to Jola Jurasinska at 14; the hoops were firmly and tightly set but not too intimidating given the Meadows Club's sandy ground; the weather was benign, with a good deal of sunshine and only a few spots of rain all weekend.
Read more: Meadows Open 2010
7 June 2010, Kinross
Results
Andrew Harvey (3/3) beat Mike Sawyer +6T (16-10), Alasdair Adam +13, Janice Duguid +8
Janice Duguid (2/3) beat Brian Cosford +14, Hamish Duguid +2T (10-8)
Mike Sawyer (2/3) beat Brian Cosford +16, Hamish Duguid +3 (12-9)
Hamish Duguid (1/3) beat Alasdair Adam +11T (14-3)
Brian Cosford (1/3) beat Alasdair Adam +3T (8-5)