You don’t have to provide a silver trophy to attract a winning performance from Howick Croquet.
The annual winter “soup and buns tournament” hosted by Manurewa Croquet on Sunday June 26 attracted competitive entries from croquet clubs all around Auckland and as far afield as Claudelands in the Waikato and Warkworth in the north.
Played under the lukewarm winter sun, the tournament was divided into two sections, and this year Howick Croquet Club players dominated the winning circle with Vanessa Baddock and Trevor Stretton clear winners of the red section with Caroll Sanford and Lauren Goodwin runners-up.
In the blue section, Howick players Raewyn Furness and Jenny Fegan were the runners-up.
The Howick Croquet Club has often been described as friendly and keen and on this occasion was again fielded the biggest team of participants in this non-Howick tournament with nine HCC players competing in the all-day event plus one registered referee supporting.
