Summer Weekend 2021

3-4 July 2021, Balgreen

Roger Binks won all his games in the tournament of diminishing blocks and player difficulties.

Two days to go - plans in place for 6 entrants to play each other in a single block; three 26-point games of 3 hours on day 1 and two on day 2.  One day to go - number rises to 7; retained single block three games each day, despite the tight time schedule.  Handicaps range from 2 to 24.  The competition was played in good warm weather, in splendid isolation at Balgreen.

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East v West v North of Scotland 2021

5-6 June 2021, Meadows

The weather on Saturday was poor with some showers, but cheered up for Sunday.  The effects of wariness over protection against viral infection and sheer distance reduced the number of entrants, sadly lacking from the North.  With only 13 on day 1 and 14 on day 2 an East v West format was adopted.   (This event needs 18 to 21 on each day for the three-way split, which is more complex to manage.)  Three full lawns were set and games were based on 14-point AC or 19-point GC, each limited to one hour with a cut-off at time even if a draw resulted.  Most GC games were completed, but some AC games struggled with the tight schedule – especially when a wide variance of bisques was present.  As options, GC or AC could be played as doubles, with Alternate Strokes or One-ball as other AC options.

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Scottish Short Croquet Championship 2021

18 July 2021, Balgreen

Kathy Brown won the Scottish Short Croquet Championship defeating Jane Morrison in the final. Kathy took an early lead and used her 4 bisques wisely. Jane, with 2 mandatory peels to make, managed to get ahead and complete one of them but when time was called Kathy drew level and won the “golden hoop”  ending.

Players from Edinburgh, Meadows and Glasgow joined the Balgreen members and enjoyed good weather and short but intense games of croquet on the fast and well maintained lawns. Calum Worsley had tied with Kathy on 4 wins in their block but Kathy had better net points. The other block was clearer with Jane the only player on 4 wins, defeated only by Joe.  Kathy, who had just become a Grandma, took home the trophy and a bottle of the SCA’s finest claret.

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