Copper Tray 0-3 Bisque at Forbury Park in Dunedin.
Tony King Waimate and Barbara Field Allenton competing.
Day 1. Tony lost to Geoff Duckett 6-26, lost to Doug Nottage 15-26, lost to Barbara Field 14-22.
Barbara lost to John Broughton 14-19, beat June McDougall 23-11, beat Tony King 22-14.
Day 2.
Tony beat Liz McClay 22-21, lost to Nairn Smith 14-22, lost to Kathy Grant 11-22, lost to Richard Bone 18-25.
Barbara  lost to John Yarrell 14-18,Lost to Peter Westaway 13-14, Lost to Geoff Duckett 13-22, beat Richard Bone 17-13.
Day 3.
Tony beat June McDougall 22-17, lost to David  Jackson ?-26, lost to Richard Kimberley 5-22.
Barbara lost to Kathy Grant 13-19, lost to Doug Nottage 17-22, lost to Richard Kimberley 14-26.

Day 4 (Final day)
Tony lost to 7-20 J Yarrell,13-15  J Broughton,11-22 D Jackson.
Barbara lost to 21-26 N Smith, 5-26 Liz McLay, 11-22 D Jackson.

The winner of the event which was Richard Kimberley from Canterbury with 10 wins 103 net points from Geoff Duckett Canterbury with 10 wins and 102 net points and Liz McLay Wellington with 10 wins and 95 net points.
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Gold Cup at  Counties Manukau 21st-25th March 2012.
Gavin Wainscott Waireka and Tom Weir Awamoa/Gardens from Croquet South Canterbury competing.

Day 1. Lawns wet/flooded. # games pegged down overnite.
Gavin beat Margaret Somers 24-5, had the bye, lost to Roger White 21-13.
Tom lost to Simon Dell 12-26, lost to Ian Falconer 12-26, lost to Peter Norwood 21-26.
Day 2.
Gavin beat Tom Weir 19-16, beat Peter Norwood 26-17, beat Dave Butcher 21-12.
Tom lost to Gavin Wainscott 16-19, lost to Gwen Falconer 18-20, lost to Harry Murrell 11-21.
Day 3.
Gavin lost to Olga Puckett 12-15, beat John Law 19-12, lost to Simon Bell 4-24.
Tom lost to Dave Butcher 19-20, Bruce Heasley 18-22, John Law 15-20.
Day 4.
Gavin lost to Harry Murrell 13-14, Gwen Falconer 13-14, Bruce Heasley 15-18.
Tom lost to Roger white 11-17, Margret Somers 9-11, had the bye.
Day 5.
Gavin lost to Ian Falconer 14-26.
Tom lost to Olga Puckett 7-12.

Winner was Harrey Murrell (Wairarapa) with the runner up Gwen Falconer (Thames Valley)

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Gold Cup 4-9 Bisque Invitations, Waikanae. 16-19th February, 2011.

Six players were from the Wellington area, two from Canterbury and two from South Canterbury.

Ethel Johnston  from the Awamoa club in Oamaru is flying the flag for CSC.

Ethel reports that the lawns are very fast and that she is finding them 'real' hard.
Her results day 1.

Brian Barlow 20 - 19 Ethel Johnston (EJ)
EJ 26 - 9 Heather Nixon, EJ 14 - 12 Geoff Husson.

Gavin Wainscott from the Waireka Club in Ashburton is also competing.
Gavins (GW) results Day 1.

GW 23 - 17 Brian Barlow, GW 17 - 14 Alan Taylor, GW 15 -18 John Yarrell.

Results Day 2.

EJ 12 - 22 Jan Hoeksma, EJ 10 - 22 Richard Kimberley, EJ 10 - 22 John Yarrell.

GW 11 - 26 Jan Hoeksma, GW 22 - 13 June Saunders, GW 10 - 26 Richard Kimberley.

Results Day 3.

EJ 21 - 13 GW, EJ 14 - 12 Julie Saunders, EJ 11 - 18 Alan Taylor.

GW 17 - 16 Heather Nixon, GW 13 - 21 EJ, GW 17 - 13 Geoff Husson.

Richard Kimberley won with 8 wins and the runner up was John Yarrell with 7 wins. Both players from Canterbury.

Ethel Johnston had 4 wins and Gavin Wainscott 5 wins.