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First day of Australian Presidents 8's


Kevin Beard
4 October 2008

The Australian Croquet Association President's 8's began yesterday (Friday) at the Victorian Croquet Centre at Cairnlea in Melbourne.   The format is a double round robin with a random draw.  The events will be played over 4 days.  The events and a summary of the results for the first day's play (3 rounds) are below.  Full results can be found at:

http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Results/2008/eights/

The courts at VCC have continued to improve and the variation between the courts has been markedly reduced.  The fastest and best courts are still the four in front of the club house (courts 1-4).  These have lights.

The three courts to the left of the clubhouse (courts 5-7) are a little slower but nothing like as slow as they were for the major events last year.

The three courts to the right of the clubhouse (courts 8-10) are in the worst condition with some reports of missed roquets due to the court. These are the original courts sown to bent grass 9 months before the the remaining courts were sown to Santa Ana couch.  These will eventually be sown with Santa Ana.

The two distant courts behind the centre courts (courts 11-12) have been improved dramatically and don't warrant the 'Siberia' tag any more.  Charlotte Morgan completed a triple against Creina Dawson on Court 11 - her third triple in ranking events.

The weather started out sunny and mild in the morning with some wind and showers in the afternoon.  A moderate day for Cairnlea.

FIRST EIGHT  (Eddie Hunt Trophy)

Peter Landrebe 3 wins (1 TP, 1 TPO)
Stephen Forster 2 wins (2 TP)
Trevor Bassett 2 wins (1 TP, 1 OTP)
Harley Watts 2 wins (1 TP, 1 TPO)
Bruce Fleming 1 win
Kevin Beard 1 win
Liz Fleming  1 win
Mike Jenner 0 wins

 
SECOND EIGHT  (Tom Howat Cup)
 
Mark Prater 3 wins (1 TP)
Alan Sands 2 wins (1 TP)
John Philpott 2 wins
Tim Murphy 2 wins
Simon Watkins 1 win
Ken Bald 1 win
Tony Hall 1 win
Margaret Melville 0 wins


WOMEN'S EIGHT  (Jean Armstrong Bowl)

Rosemary Graham 3 wins
Claire Bassett 2 wins
Creina Dawson 2 wins
Charlotte Morgan 2 wins (1 TP)
Anna Miller 2 wins
Alison Sharpe 1 win  
Sue Beattie 0 wins
Tricia Devlin 0 wins



Kevin
Fri Oct 3, 2008 8:47 pm

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All results for the ACA Presidents 8's can be found at: http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Results/2007/Eights/index.html Conditions at Victorian Croquet... 		Kevin Beard
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Send Email 		Sep 28, 2007
11:33 am

Kevin Beard 4 October 2008 The Australian Croquet Association President's 8's began yesterday (Friday) at the Victorian Croquet Centre at Cairnlea in...
Kevin Beard
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Send Email 		Oct 3, 2008
8:47 pm

Hi Kevin, You wrote;" The format is a double round robin with a random draw." There was an official announcement on the ACA website on 11th Sept entitled "The...
chris clarke
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Send Email 		Oct 5, 2008
11:28 pm

Chris, You asked what was the purpose of the seeding for the President's 8's if it was going to be a random draw. I believe John Riches is correct and the...
Kevin Beard
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Send Email 		Oct 6, 2008
11:17 am
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