Toowoomba members visit Dalby Croquet Club for matches

H*eading: DALBY SPORTING EVENTS*

*Newspaper: The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette*

*Date: Monday 25 June 1951, page 5*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article287107569), National Library of Australia*

Croquet.—Members of the Dalby Croquet Club entertained four members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club—Mesdames Carlisle (president), Padget (captain), Fox (secretary) and McConachie (handicap committee)—to morning tea and lunch on Thursday and in the afternoon played matches. These resulted.—Doubles: Mesdames McConachie (T.), Thompson (D.) 18 v. Starling, Smith 16; Fox (T.), Coutts 23 v. Jack, Wilson 10; Padget (T.), O'Hagan 16 v. Carlisle (T.), Anderson 11. Threes: Field 11 v. Ashmore, Geisle 5. Ladder: Miss Couchman 6 v. Mrs. Napier 3.

Play to-day resulted.—Handicap: Mrs. Coutts 26 v. Mrs. Shill 7. Ladder competition: Mrs. Starling 26 v. Mrs. Wilson 11. Threes: Mrs. Lalor and Mrs. Campbell 22 v. Mrs. Smith 18.

Play on Saturday resulted.—Open championship: Mrs. Starling won on a forfeit from Mrs. Jack; Mrs. Coutts won on a forfeit from Mrs. Lalor; Mrs. Christmas 20 v. Mrs. Coutts 19. Handicap: Mrs. Campbell 26 v. Mrs. Wilson 18. Handicap doubles: Mesdames Jack, Thompson 22 v. Starling, Anderson 7; Smith, Welsh 15 v. Shill, Cramer 14. Ladder: Miss Couchmann 9 v. Mrs. Napier 8. Threes: Mesdames Field, Ashmore 13 v. Orford 10

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 25 June 1951. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)