The Presidents Shield competition was played on Saturday October 9th and, after 2 weather related postponements, we finally got to hold the Jean Hope Shooting competition during the lunch break. The morning started out very misty and dank and, with 17 players finally registering, we had a good turnout. Coats were very much in order […]
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Jean Hope Shooting
On Saturday 9th, and after 2 weather related postponements, we finally got to hold the Jean Hope Shooting competition during the lunch break of the President’s Shield. 10 players chose to take part in the Shooting Competition, which was run to Petanque England rules, with 1 small addition of our own. Each player threw 3 […]
Singles Knockout Final
The inaugural final of this new competition was played on Friday September 24th between David Randall and Ash Patel in front of a healthy number of spectators. David finished the winner by 13-7. The detailed scoring was as follows: End David Randall Ash Patel 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 […]
Mark Barlow Day
Sunday 5th September saw Croydon Petanque Club hold The Mark Barlow tournament, in remembrance of Mark, who sadly passed away in 2020 from coronavirus. Mark had often spoken to his work colleagues about his passion for the game, filling them in on where he’d spent his weekend playing, come rain or shine. It is because […]
Singles Knockout Final – Friday 24th
Following discussions between the players concerned (Ash Patel & David Randall), we are happy to announce that the final of the inaugural Singles Knockout Cup will be played tomorrow afternoon (Friday September 24th). A good turnout of spectators would be appreciated.
Competition Update – September 22nd
Further matches played yesterday in the Singles league, so we just have 14 matches left to play. Updated sheets can be found, as usual, on the Competitions 2021 page.
Competition Update – July 14th
Good progress in the leagues, in that we are now half way through, and we have results in 3 out of 4 in the quarter-finals of the Singles Knockout. Updated sheets can be found, as usual, on the Competitions 2021 page.
Competition Update – July 2nd
A busy Friday in the Competitions, with several League matches played and the final outstanding 1st Round match in the Singles Knockout. Updated sheets can be found, as usual, on the Competitions 2021 page.
Past Members Memorial Cup Report
Yesterday saw us play the second of this season’s all-day competitions and, this time, the rain stayed away and conditions were almost perfect. We even took the opportunity to use our brand new gazebo. We had a good turnout of 18 players, which allowed us to run a format based on 6 triples, with everyone […]
Competition Update – June 25th
A good turnout today, so several matches got played. Updated sheets are on the 2021 Competitions page.