Bowdon Earls came to Llanfairfechan, saw Llanfairfechan but sadly did not conquer Llanfairfechan (the phrasing there is mainly for those who know some Latin and Roman history). The match was our first in the new Croquet North West 14 point handicap League. Earls experienced lawns that were very slow, heavy and undulating (especially in comparison to Bowdon) plus they each had a forest of bisques to play against (46.5 over 4 games per person). So it was a difficult day and Earls lost 2 -14. They did their best but international croquet is tough. Earls will be determined to improve on this in their next match. Our team, with handicaps, was:
Llanfairfechan’s team was; Dave Harding 7.5, Giles Pepperell 13, Jane Turner 13 and Fred Wiliams 13.
Results were as follows:
Mike beat Jane 10-9 and Dave 14-11, but lost to Fred 5-12 and Giles 5-14
Liz lost to Jane 8-14, Dave 3-14, Fred 6-14 and Giles 6-14
Cas lost to Giles 7-10, Dave 8-11, Jane 5-14 and Fred 6-8
Ros lost to Dave 5-14, Giles, 6-14, Fred 5-14 and Jane 7-8