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Canterbury Association News

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5 Feb	The CCA GC Grade Championships were held this weekend. For results as they become available follow this link. The Primary Grade was won by Adrienne Pavelka. Duncan Dixon won the Premier Grade.
3 Feb	The draw and team lists for the Atkins (Saturday morning GC handicap doubles) have been posted with 28 pairs entering.
31 Jan	Results from the Carol Hayward Competition are being posted as they become available. The page may also be found by following the "Over 60's Competition" item under the interclub menu above.
29 Jan	There were three events being played over this weekend. The CCA Open (AC) was played at United from Thursday to Sunday, the Arthur Ross Memorial (AC) playoffs were played during the weekend at Holmes Park and the first round of th AC Knockout was played on the Sunday.
18 Jan	The Carol Hayward (AC handicap singles) starts in 2 weeks time. Those interested can enter by contacting Janet Braggins. The tournament starts on Tuesday 31 January and will continue most Tuesdays until March. For conditions...
17 Jan 2012	The CCA AC Grade Championships singles rresulted in Zachary Ashley winning the 0-4 bisque championship, Neil Seager (Nelson) winning the 5-9 championship and Philip Narbey winning the 10-16 championship. Tge doubles was wony by Tony O'Donnell & Dennis Welham. For full results ...
10 Dec	The Johnson Doubles handicap interclub final was played at United today at 10.00 am between the St James winning pair from the Red group of Rodger Lane and Ken Kinzett and the United runners-up from the same group of John Prince and Bruce McLay. St James are holders of the Johnson Shield for the season. For results...
9 Dec	The Canterbury Husband and wife pairing of Chris and Jenny Clarke won the National Golf Croquet Open Doubles title played at the Te Mata Club in Hawkes Bay.
6 Dec	The finalists from the 4 blocks of Johnson (AC Handicap Doubles) interclub competition have been found and the draw for the final KO is now available
5 Dec	Two events took place over the weekend. The CCA GC Handicap Doubles tournament was run at Fendalton Park and was won by the Kaiapoi double pairing of Ross Heasley and Frank Williams. For a summary of results and photos. Croquet NZ also held a training weekend for elite players in Christchurch from 2-4 December with an "A" team meeting a "B" team in a format designed to provide expereience in a MacRobertson Shield style of competition.
24 Nov	Jenny Clarke was runner-up in the Women's World Golf Croquet Championships held in the Bay of Plenty and Laura Whittaker reached the quarter finals. Jenny had earlier come runner-up in the Australian Open (AC). Congratulations to both these Canterbury Players.
21 Nov	Kaiapoi beat St Martins by 10 games to 7 to win the GC Knockout competition this season. For complete results
13 Nov	The CCA Golf Croquet Handicap Singles were played at the St Martins Club on 12-13 November. The winner was Merv Lilley of St Martins. For details...
31 Oct	St Martins and Kaiapoi will meet each other in the final of the Golf Croquet Knockout Competition to be held on 6th November
23 Oct	The CCA Handicap Singles (AC) was played at the Elmwood Club this weekend. 11 players competed in 2 sections. In the final, Dennis Welham of Barrington beat Russell Lobb of Edgeware 26-10
19 Oct	The City Council have imposed water restrictions on the city. Their ruling for water use in sports grounds is as follows: We would like as many outdoor sports and recreation facilities as possible to be available for use this summer but, to align with the restrictions now in place, we need your support. As a key member of our sports and recreation community, we ask you to please water your sports grounds intermittently at night between 10 pm and 6 am, and reduce your normal watering cycle time by 10 per cent.
17 Oct	Following the Croquet NZ Annual General Meeting, the Golf Croquet Rule which allowed hoops to be scored using an extra (handicap) turn has been rescinded. Such turns can still be used to gain a tactical advantage but if a hoop is run, then that hoop does not count.
4 Oct	The Christchurch Citry Council have advised that water restrictions are in place which prevents the use of irrigation systems. Interclub competitions start this week.
2 October	Players' attention is drawn to the new regulations for referees and umpires which appear in the 2011-12 YearBook. (Part D of the Regulations for Tournaments). The duties of referees and umpires (AC) and referees (GC) are defined in Regulation 25. Note also that playeers in a tournament have limited refereeing responsibilities in the absence of a qualified referee or umpire (Regulation 23.2).
26 September	The United Club's September Weekend Tournament was run during 24-25 September 2011. The Open (with 16 entries) was played as a Swiss event and won by Greg Bryant with 6 wins out of 7. The handicap section was won by Bruce McLay of United, with Jono Hart of Fendalton as runner-up. Details may be found on the Events page.
10 September	At the CCA delegates' Meeting today delegates voted on CNZ remits and recommendations: Increase in levy of $1 to meet change in CPI - agreed Have umpires and referees "manage" slow play - not agreed Have national invitation events played in November - delegate's discretion Change GC handicap rules to the original ones (no hoops with extra turn) - agreed Elminate needed to advertise events as "Ranking" - agreed Have tournament managers initial handicap cards - not agreed Have a conversion chart for handcaps of overseas players - not agreed Latest information on earthquake damage to clubs given on relevant club pages. The CCA had met with Sport Canterbury's Sport Recovery officer and the issue of a new 4-lawn club to provide for the East of Christchurch was discussed as part of a "hub" involving other sports.
23 August	The world of croquet was saddened to learn of the death of Charles Jones while on holiday in Thailand. Charles had been a player since the 1970's and began his career in Westport (his home town) and Christchurch. He was elected as President of the N Z Croquet Council for a 4-year term from 1993, was a superb manager of New Zealand MacRob and Trans-Tasman teams and at the time of his death was President of the World Croquet Federation. He brought a lively and sometimes wicked sense of humour to the game and was known for both his forthright views and tireless work for the game at all levels. He was a Justice of the Peace and was awarded the Queens Service Medal in 2000 for public service. He will be missed.
13 June	The 2011 AGM was held at the Barrington Club on the 11th June with Gordon Smith in the Chair. AT this meeting Gordon was elected President (Chris Clarke stood down), Tony O'Donnell replaced Roger Cullen as Treasurer and Owen Evans of the Cashmere Club became a member of the committee. The position of Vice President was not filled. There were a number of recommendations considered. AC inter club games were confirmed as being of 3 hours duration, and the national guidelines on attire (Tournament Regulation 9.6) was adopted. There was a preference for mid-week inter club competitions be played by teams of four where possible. The minutes of and reports before the meeting are available.