2012 Highlights
In 2012 we celebrated team and individual success at an inaugural annual dinner held in the Committee Room at the MCC with members and guests from the other sporting sections.
Club Champions 2012
Winner Runner Up
Division 1 Adrian Palmer John van Der Touw
Division 2 Patrick Moore Bruce McComb
Division 3 Jane Waters June Holyman
Division 4 Glenda Burt Catherine Symons
Golf Winner Runner Up
Division 1 John van der Touw Adrian Palmer
Division 3 Helen Worladge Shirley Hays
Autumn Pennant
Autumn pennant saw the MCC field four teams across a range of handicaps with 15 participants.
Results
Green Section: First - MCC1: Reen Hancorne, Patrick Moore, Bruce McComb, Walter Runciman
Brown Section: MCC 2 - Jane Waters, Colin Melville, Tom Kudelka
Purple Section: First - MCC 3: Cath Symons, Margo Kelly Marj Button,Tom Kudelka, Mary Vindin,
Brent Campbell (Carol Dobbin, Barbara Evans, Bruce McComb)
Red Section: MCC 4: Gail Plunkett, Glenda Burt, Mary Vindin, Helen Worladge (Bruce McComb)
Spring Pennant
The MCC are setting out to defend their three pennant wins in 2011, with wins in divisions 1, 2 & 3 last year. This year the MCC will field a total of six teams across all divisions.
Division 1: Bruce McComb, Captain - Patrick Moore.
Division 2: Reen Hancorne, Captain - Tom Kudelka
Division 3: (A) Jane Waters, Captain - Sas Derham
(B) Glenda Burt, Captain - Colin Melville
Division 4: (A) Gail Plunkett, Captain - Mary Vindin
(B) Cath Symons, Captain - Charles Davis
Individual Achievements for 2012
Tom Kudelka:
Winner Rich River Anzac Classic
Runner-up - Ivanhoe Division 3 Golf Croquet
Winner Division 3 MCC
John van Der Touw:
Winner Williamstown Golf Croquet Open Singles
Winner Victorian section Australian Golf Croquet Bronze Medal
Winner Ivanhoe Park Golf Croquet
Winner Australia Day Golf Croquet Tournament (0-5) Cairnlea
Winner Australian Open Golf Croquet Doubles
Winner Australian Open Golf Croquet Singles
Australian Team World Golf Croquet Championships in South Africa.
Adrian Palmer:
Runner-up Division 1 Rich River Anzac Classic
Winner Division 1A MCC
Glenda Burt:
Winner Monash Club Championship Division 4
Gail Plunkett:
Runner Up - Division 4 MCC
Patrick Moore:
Runner Up - Division 1B MCC
Bruce McComb:
Winner - Division 2 MCC
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2011 Highlights
It was most certainly a year to rejoice. We had teams in all four divisions of association croquet and golf croquet. It was the first time the section fielded a golf croquet team and the first time we have had representation in all four divisions of association croquet.
An exceptional Christmas lunch saw over 60% of the membership present, and $520 was raised for charity.
A special meeting of members unanimously voted in favor of a changed end of financial year to July 31.
Spring Pennant 2011
MCC fielded five teams including Division 1 for the first time, with great success:
Division 1: First - Bruce McComb, Patrick Moore, (John van der Touw, Adrian Palmer, Graham Fahey).
Division 2: First - Reen Hancorne, Walter Runciman (Gavan Woinarski).
Division 3: First - Jane Waters, Sas Derham (Betty Silverson, June Holyman).
Division 4: Second - Mary Vindin. Colin Melville (Gail Plunkett, Marg Tomlinson, Barbara Evans).
This was truly a magnificent effort from those who have played and those who have coached our teams. We also need to thank our many referees and umpires who oversaw many of these matches.
Club Champions 2011
Winner Runner-up
Division 1 Allan Cleland Adrian Palmer
Division 2 Graham Fahey Reen Hancorne
Division 3 Hilary Elliott Ruth Firkin
Division 4 Catherine Symons Helen Worladge
Golf Croquet Winner Runner-up
Division 1 John van der Touw Adrian Palmer
Division 2 Catherine Symons Helen Worladge
Division 3 Colin Melville Di Refshauge
Individual Achievements for 2011
Golf Croquet
John van der Touw
- Winner Australia Day Tournament, range 0-5
- Runner Up VCA Open Singles, range 0-12
- Winner Handicap Doubles, range 0-12
- Runner Up Australian Championships, range 0-5
- Runner Up World Championships Plate, range 0-5
- Winner VCA Regional Championships, range 0-5
Association Croquet
John van der Touw:
- Runner up VCA handicap championship, range 2-5.
- Runner up VCA bronze shield, range 3−9.
- Runner up silver medal, range 0-6.
Glenda Burt:
- Runner up VCA handicap championships, range 16-20.
Reen Hancorne:
- Winner VCA divisional championships, range 9-14 (Tregallis Medal).
- Winner Brighton tournament range 6-11.
Graham Fahey:
- Runner up bronze medal, range 7-12.
- Winner Victoria handicap championship, range 7-9.
- Winner Ringwood tournament, range 7-11.
Tom Kudelka:
- Runner up Traralgon tournament, range 12-16.
- Runner up Leongatha tournament, range 11-16.
- Winner Rich River doubles, range 0.5-20.
- Winner Rich River singles, range 3-20.
- Runner up ringwood, range 12-16.
Adrian Palmer:
- Winner state squad doubles range −3-6.
MCC Annual Tournament - Member Results
Division Winner Runner Up
4 (18-20) Tom Kudelka Jane Waters
2 (8-11) Bruce McComb Graham Fahey
1b (3-7) - John van der Touw
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2010
Pennant Results
Seventeen players competed across all divisions in each season.
Autumn
Division 2 - Runners up - Bruce McComb, Patrick Moore (John van der Touw, Gavan Woinarski).
Spring
Division 2 - Runners up - Bruce McComb, Sas Derham (Walter Runciman).
Division 4 - Runners up - Gail Plunkett, Tom Kudelka, Colin Melville (Marg Tomlinson, June Holyman).
Club Champions 2010
Association Golf
Division 1 Allan Cleland Adrian Palmer
Division 2 Graham Fahey Catherine Symons
Division 3 Hilary Elliott Tom Kudelka
Division 4 Catherine Symons
MCC Association Croquet Tournament 2010
Firty-six players from 16 different clubs from around Victoria competed in the annual event.
Division 1 - Simon Watkins (Brighton CC) was undefeated.
Grant Marlor (Dandenong CC), with only one loss, came runner-up
Allan Cleland (MCC CC) finished in third place.
Division 2 - Don Ashton (Sandringham CC) defeated John Grieve (Williamstown CC).
Division 3 - Chas Quin (Brunswick CC) defeated Rex Cairns (Essendon CC).
Division 4 - Julie Adams (Sandringham CC) defeated Len Twigg from (Williamstown CC).
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2010 Season Opening
July 31 saw Peter Mitchell, Chairman of the MCC Sporting Sections, open the MCC Croquet Section season by running the first hoop. Robert Rouch, Chairman of the MCC Bowls Section was also in attendance.
Members from nine surrounding croquet clubs also joined us in celebrating our season opener. It was done in the usual manner with various people running the 11 hoops after Peter made the first hoop.
Peter Antonie, Olympic gold medallist oarsman, then pegged out for us and announced the teams for the Spring/Summer Pennant which are as follows:
Division 1 - John van der Touw and Patrick Moore.
Division 2 - Sas Derham and Bruce McComb.
Division 4 Gold - Helen Worladge, Colin Harper and Xandra Macmillan.
Division 4 Green – Gail Plunkett, Colin Melville and Tom Kudelka.
After the opening, which was attended by over 50 people, many stayed on to play and both Peter Mitchell and Peter Antonie managed the incredible feat in hitting a ball over another ball to make a hoop! We certainly look forward to recruiting both of them into the MCC Croquet Section.
2009
Club Champions
Association Golf
Division 1 Allan Cleland Adrian Palmer
Division 2 Graham Fahey
Division 3 Bruce McComb
Division 4 Brent Campbell
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The croquet section welcomes new members. There is a program of beginner lessons offered, after which players are able to join the section. Members of the MCC enjoy reduced fees.
Enquiries
Please direct membership enquiries to mcccroquet@bigpond.com.
Downloads
Chairperson's Report - 2010 AGM
Members' booklet - useful information for MCC Croquet Section members.
Croquet Section Newsletter - February 2012
- February 2010
- September 2009