All three Bribie Island teams off to a winning start in Sunshine Coast competitions

Winners! Well this is a great start to the season of competitions. The croquet clubs of the Sunshine Coast have competitions against each other. Players from Noosa, Caloundra, Nambour, Headland Buderim, Coolum and Bribie all take part. There are 10 games altogether and each club hosts one game and then plays the same club away. So how well are Bribie doing so far?

The Plate team are members who have joined fairly recently and still have a high handicap. It is their first experience of competitions. They have played two clubs now and won both - a great start to the season and great encouragement for the members.

The Shield team are players who have more experience and their handicaps are lower than the Plate team. Again, they have played two competitions so far and won both. The Shield team won the competition last year and are keen to repeat the success. Noosa were second last year so the Bribie Shield team were pleased to win against Noosa in their first game.

The Shield Team - Jan Rees and Joan Gleeson.

The Pennant team! Well they are our experts. Many players who play Pennants are also State players so the competition is fierce. But yes, yet again Pennant won their first two games. This against very difficult opposition.

The Pennant Team - Dick Byres and Ian McCasker.

This just shows what a good club Bribie Croquet Club is. It's fun, it's friendly and great exercise. We have started a new training session for anyone wanting to have a go. If you think you would like to give it a go just ring: Jan 0437008042.

Kathy Vincent

By Kathy Vincent, Bribie Island. From the Croquet Newsletter, May/June 2023, pages 4, 5.