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A Truly Entertaining Competition
The AC Hi-Lo Doubles again proved to be an extremely successful event. A total of twelve teams battled it out over the past three days (8 – 10 August) at the New Town Croquet Club in pleasant but somewhat cool conditions. The event was conducted in an alternate shot format in two blocks with the winner of each block going through to play the Final. Whilst the winner of Block B (Jane Hyland and Liz Madden from the Sandy Bay Club) became quite clear early in the final qualifying match, the winner of Block A was a fiercely contested affair with as many of four teams in contention within half an hour of the finish of the final qualifying match. In the end though, it was Eastern Shore Club combination of John Hutchison and Laurie Bourke, courtesy of a magnificent break of nine hoops, who came out on top.
The Final was an entertaining and high standard match with the result in the balance right through until the final few minutes. After an absorbing battle, it was John and Laurie who outlasted Jane and Liz with a final score of 14 -11. Congratulations to the winners on a wonderful performance. The victory completed a personal hat-trick of victories for John Hutchison, all with different partners. Word has it that John’s phone has been ringing non-stop since the finish with players wishing to be his partner next year.
The event was not only an outstanding success overall but it unearthed some newer players to the AC format who displayed some real ability and skill and are likely to develop into fine AC players.
All players deserve great credit for their participation and a very big thank you goes out to all the helpers across the three days and to the New Town Club for again hosting this popular competition.
Here are some snaps of the teams and spectators.
The winners John Hutchison (left) with Laurie Bourke (centre), being presented with their trophies by Tournament Manager Ian Smith.
