Surbiton wins Southern Challenge Division 2 North
The Surbiton 2 team won this event beating Ramsgate at the Doubles golden hoop.
The event was managed as a block of the six entered teams, with a play-off after the completion of the block. The scores after the play-offs remained in the same order as after the block stage, leaving Surbiton 2 as the winners.
| BLOCK STAGE | Matches | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Wins | Losses |
| Surbiton 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| Ramsgate | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 |
| Surbiton 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 16 |
| Cheam | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 17 |
| Reigate | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 19 |
| Purley Bury | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
Todd Ballantyne surges into a 6-1 lead as a rueful looking Jane Powell looks on
The outstanding player of the tournament was Todd Ballantine of Ramsgate who played more like a -2 than a 1 – definitely one to watch out for in the future.
Martin Burger presents the trophy to the winning Surbiton 2 team
The smiling victors (left to right: Jane Powell, Bernard & Sue Pendry, Jo Luck)
Runners-up Ramsgate (left to right: Lynn Beedie, Todd Ballantyne, Pam Stead, Mary Neale)
The complete results are on Croquetscores.
Martin Burger (Manager)
Bracknell
Very many thanks to Martin for managing this competitions so expertly.
