Croquet Championships of County Dublin 11th to 13th June 2021

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Carrickmines croquet players returned to competitive action for the Championships of County Dublin. This open tournament which was held at Carrickmines was reduced from 4 to 3 days because of Covid, but still included 5 events. The weather was great and a good time was had by all! Thanks particularly to Tournament Manager Simon Williams and to Club President John Hunt who turned out for the first time in Presidential blazer to present (in a socially distanced manner) the trophies.

The finalists in the events were:

Championship Singles

Winner Danny Johnston (Newcastle), runner up Sandy Greig.

Boxwell Cup

Winner Nicola Kelly, runner up Sandy Greig

Duff Matthews Cup

Winner David McGrath (Herbert Park), runner up Nigel Werner.

Mirabeau Trophy

Winner Martin Gilmartin, runner up Tim Furlong.

Phantom Trophy

Winner Tony Allwright, runner up Richard Whelan.

Plate Event

Winner Russell Harris (Newcastle).

(All Carrickmines unless otherwise stated)