CAI vs SCA Appleton Trophy Results

CAI vs SCA Appleton Trophy Results

The Scots were holders of the trophy, having won convincingly last year and sent a strong team to Dublin in the hope of retaining it. Their two leading players had minus handicaps.
It was the Irish who were first out of the blocks, however, winning all three doubles games on Saturday morning and this lead was extended to 7-2 after the first round of singles in the afternoon, with victories for Evan(with 2 tps), Jane, Nathaniel and Jack. The Scots rallied In the next round and at the end of the day our lead was reduced to 9-6. We entertained the visitors at The Gables that evening, being pleased to return the hospitality shown to us in Edinburgh last year.
When hostilities resumed on Sunday the Scots kept on their roll, winning all the doubles games, so the final round of singles on Sunday afternoon left all to play for. Most of these games were very tight affairs - Evan and Nathaniel each winning his game on time and Jane only losing to John Surgenor 26-23. At the end of the day, the, the score was 12-12 (see below for full scores) after a most exciting match and Scotland had retained the Trophy.

The match results are as follows:

Croquet Association of Ireland     Scottish Croquet Association
Nathaniel Healy & Jack Clingan 6 26 John Surgenor & Alan Clark
Evan Newell & Dave McGrath 26 15 John Surgenor & Alan Clark
Jane Morrison & Frank Martin 20 15 AlanWilson & Chris Martin
Evan Newell 26tp 9 Alan Wilson
Jane Morrison 26 15 Campbell Morrison
Nathaniel Healy 26 17 John Surgenor
Jack Clingan 26 5 Alan Clark
Frank Martin 13 18 Janice Duguid
David McGrath 1 26 Chris Martin
Nathaniel Healy & Jack Clingan 26tp(H) 0 Campbell Morrison & Janice Duguid
Evan Newell & Dave McGrath 21 26 AlanWilson & Chris Martin
Jane Morrison & Frank Martin 9 21 Campbell Morrison & Janice Duguid
Evan Newell 26tp 2 John Surgenor
Jane Morrison 14 23 Alan Wilson
Nathaniel Healy 4 26 Campbell Morrison
Jack Clingan 26 10 Janice Duguid
Frank Martin 13 22 Chris Martin
David McGrath 8 26 Alan Clark
Evan Newell 15 8 Campbell Morrison
Jane Morrison 23 26 John Surgenor
Nathaniel Healy 22 21 Alan Wilson
Jack Clingan 26 3 Chris Martin
Frank Martin 3 26 Alan Clark
David McGrath 13 26 Janice Duguid