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CA Events at Bowdon in 2010
1 - 3 May 2010
May Handicap Week-End
Holder of Reed Cup : Margaret Russell
Manager  
Lorna Frost
Secretary
Ian Lines, 8 Oakwood Lane, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DL. Tel: 0161 929 5443
Entry Fees
£18 (£15 for Bowdon members)
Entries       
Allocation and Closing Date: 1st March. Maximum entry 24.
- Play will start at 9.30am each day, except on Monday when play may start earlier.
- Players will be guaranteed a minimum of two games per day, conditions permitting.
- Hoop widths will be at manager's discretion, depending on conditions and standard of entry.
- Dawson 2000 balls will be used.      
- Entries with an e-mail address will be acknowledged by e-mail, otherwise please provide an SAE for acknowledgement.
- Cheques for entries should be made payable to Bowdon Croquet Club.
Format
Handicap play, 6 games minimum


5 - 6 June 2010 June Advanced Week-End
Holder of Peterson Cup : David Maugham
Manager
Ian Lines
Secretary    
Ian Lines, 8 Oakwood Lane, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DL. Tel: 0161 929 5443
Entry Fees £15 
Entries Maximum entry 16. Allocation Date: 1st April. Closing Date: 1st May
Exceptions and Additions to Tournament Regulations:
- Play will start at 9.30am each day.
- Players will be guaranteed a minimum of two games per day, conditions permitting.
- Hoop widths will be at manager's discretion, depending on conditions and standard of entry.
- Dawson 2000 balls will be used.      
- The draw will be seeded.
- Entries with an e-mail address will be acknowledged by e-mail, otherwise please provide an SAE for acknowledgement.
- Cheques for entries should be made payable to Bowdon Croquet Club.
Format
Advanced play, Draw with progressive Swiss, 5 games minimum. 


17 - 22 July 2010
Northern Week
Manager Lorna Frost
Secretary Ian Lines, 8 Oakwood Lane, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DL. Tel: 0161 929 5443
Entry Fees
£30 (£25 for Bowdon members)
Entries
Allocation Date: 1 April, Closing Date: 1 July
Event 1:   Open Singles. Advanced play. (Holder: Ken Cooper) 
Event 2:   B Class. Advanced play (Holder: Mike Steer)
Event 3:   C Class. Level play (Holder: Francois Garcia)
Event 4:   D Class. Level play.
For Events 1, 2, 3 & 4, entrants will be drawn into 4 groups according to handicap.   
Event 5:   The Cardwell handicap singles. Egyptian.  (Holder: Alan Linton).
Event 6:   The Pidcock Mallets handicap doubles. Single life. Minimum combined handicap 5 (at time of entry). (Holders: Jenny Dennis & Ken Cooper).
Event 7:   Open doubles. Single life. (Holders: Alan Mayne & Ken Cooper).
Event 8:   Golf Croquet. (at manager's discretion).
Event 9:   Jenga Competition. (at manager's discretion)
Exceptions and Additions to Tournament Regulations:
- Event 1 is restricted to the top 16 players in handicap order AMD.
- Play will start at 9.30am each day.
- Players will be guaranteed a minimum of two games per day, conditions permitting.
- Hoop widths will be at manager's discretion, depending on conditions and standard of entry.
- Dawson 2000 balls will be used.      
- Entry is restricted to those with a handicap of 20 or less.
- A Doubles Handicap may be set.
- Entries with an e-mail address will be acknowledged by e-mail, otherwise please provide an SAE for acknowledgement.
- Cheques for entries should be made payable to Bowdon Croquet Club.
- Time limit of 4 hours on events 1 to 5.
- A “Rainbow Egyptian” will be organised for all those knocked out of any of the above events.
Format
Double-banking will be used at all times. 


27 - 30 August 2010
The North of England Championships
Holder of Faulkner Cup:
Ian Lines
Manager
Ian Lines
Secretary
Ian Lines, 8 Oakwood Lane, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DL. Tel: 0161 929 5443
Entry Fees
Event 1: £35 (includes plate event).
Entries
Allocation Date: 1 June, Closing Date: 1 July
Event 1:    The Championship of the North of England (The Faulkner Cup). Best of 5 may be played in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (at manager's discretion).
Event  1A: Plate Event  (The Tollemache Plate - Holder: Ailsa Lines). Open to players who are knocked out of Event 1. Advanced play. Format at manager's discretion.
Exceptions and Additions to
Tournament Regulations:
- Event 1 is restricted to 24 entries. If oversubscribed on the allocation date, entries will be taken in the order of the latest CGS list.
- The draw for Event 1 will be seeded.
- Play will start at 9.30am each day.
- Entries with an e-mail address will be acknowledged by e-mail, otherwise please provide an SAE for acknowledgement.
- Hoop widths will be at manager's discretion, depending on conditions and standard of entry.
- Dawson 2000 balls will be used.
- Cheques for entries should be made payable to Bowdon Croquet Club.
Format
Double-banking will be used at all times except in the final of Event 1. Time limits will be used (4,7 & 9 hours for Event 1, 3¼ hours for Event 1A).
             
25 - 26 September 2010
'B' Level Week-End
Holder of the Black Plate:
Mike Sandler

Manager
Lorna Frost
Secretary
Ian Lines, 8 Oakwood Lane, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DL. Tel: 0161 929 5443
Entry Fees
Event 1: £15
Entries
Allocation Date: 1 August, Closing Date: 1 September
- Play will start at 9.30am each day.
- Hoop widths will be at manager's discretion, depending on conditions and standard of entry.
- Dawson 2000 balls will be used.
- Cheques for entries should be made payable to Bowdon Croquet Club.
Format
Advanced play, draw with flexible Swiss, 6 games minimum. Open to handicaps 2 to 7 at time of allocation.
                                  
Page last updated on 9th January 2010
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