CROQUET MANAWATUWANGANUI

Golf Croquet Interclub Competition Week 1 It was a busy start to the season, with both Wanganui and Feilding having big wins. Marton 5, Rose Gardens 3. Individual results: Terry Klein & Neil Coates (RG) bt Lynda Thompson & Lyn Johnson (M) 7-3; Selwyn Johnson & Gordon Thompson (M) bt Chris Reay & Dennis Quinn (RG) 7-1; Klein & Reay (RG) bt L.Thompson & S.Johnson (M) 7-6; G.Thompson (M) bt Quinn (RG) 7-6; L.Johnson (M) bt Coates (RG) 7-3; L.Thompson (M) bt Klein (RG) 7-6; Reay (RG) bt S.Johnson (M) 7-6; G.Thompson & L.Johnson (M) bt Quinn & Coates (RG) 6-5. Rangatira 2, Feilding 6. Individual results: Ian Power & Frances La Hood (R) bt Rob Barry & Shirley Birchall (F) 7-4; Graham Raynel & Kelly Sargent (R) bt Bob Mabey & Fiona Francis (F) 5-4; Barry & Mabey (F) bt Power & Raynel (R) 7-5; Francis & Birchall (F) bt Sargent & La Hood (R) 5-4; Barry (F) bt Power (R) 7-4; Mabey (F) bt Raynel (R) 7-5; Francis (F) bt Sargent (R) 6-4; Birchall (F) bt La Hood (R) 7-6. Wanganui 7, Levin 1. Individual results: Toni Brider & Terry Coxon (W) bt Wally Richards & Helen Highstead-Jones (L) 7-2; Neville Parker & Velga Coley (W) bt Jean Reid & Avon Neale (L) 7-3; Richards & Reid (L) bt Brider & Parker (W) 7-4; Coley (W) bt Neale (L) 7-5; Coxon (W) bt Highstead-Jones (L) 7-3; Brider (W) bt Richards (L) 7-6; Parker (W) bt Reid (L) 7-5; Coley & Coxon (W) bt Neale & Highstead-Jones (L) 7-1. Points to date: Wanganui 7 (+21), Feilding 6 (+7), Marton 5 (+7), Rose Gardens 3 (-7), Rangatira 2 (-7), Levin 1 (-21).