Popular Bunbury croquet player, Kim Reynolds has been chosen to represent W.A. at the Australian Golf Croquet Championships to be held in Brisbane in September. The burly Bunbury truck driver is helping change the out-dated image of croquet as an upper-class gentlefolk game. Reynolds, who started playing just three years ago after his two sons and wife Megan took up the sport, has developed into a skillful, versatile exponent of both forms of the game - association croquet and golf croquet. He is also a member of the State Development Squad for association croquet. During his three years at the Moorabinda club, Kim has played in tournaments around the state and has been successful in bringing home many trophies. This will be his first interstate campaign which will involve ten days of both singles and doubles competition. Moorabinda club now has two state representatives in Kim Reynolds and Jannine Hawker.

Bunbury's Moorabinda Croquet Club held their Annual July Tournament last weekend in perfect weather conditions. 26 players from around the state competed in four graded blocks at the club's Hay Park croquet complex. Clubs from York, Perth, Mandurah, Narrogin, Bunbury, Busselton and Augusta were represented with the competitors displaying a very high standard of play. Of the many Bunbury representatives in the tournament the two to take out prizes were Kim Reynolds from Moorabinda winning Block 2 and Michael O'Sullivan from Bunbury Central club who was runner-up in Block 1. To top off another very successful Bunbury tournament it was announced that Reynolds has been chosen to represent WA in the Australian Golf Croquet Championships to be held in Brisbane in September. Moorabinda now has two state representatives in Jannine Hawker and Kim Reynolds.  For more photos from the tournament go to our Photo Gallery or click here.

Moorabinda Croquet Club's Jannine Hawker has completed another successful year in the sport, adding the title of club champion to her already long list of achievements. The club championship competition was held in April and contested by seven of the club's best players. First and seventh places were clear but the rest of the field was embroiled in a very close contest. 5th and 6th place had equal wins and were decided on a countback and 2nd, 3rd and 4th places also had to go to net points to decide the order. Jannine won it from John Jury, reversing the results from the previous year.

Croquet players from around the state came to Bunbury's Moorabinda Croquet Club last saturday and sunday to compete in the annual City-Country Weekend Tournament. Matches of advanced singles were played on saturday while the doubles event was held on sunday. Both singles and doubles results were counted towards the points to determine the eventual winners. Bunbury players were well represented and featured well in the final points tally. Moorabinda player, Murray Hawker came second in Block 1 while his fellow club members Kim Reynolds, Megan Reynolds and Leonie O'Brien won Blocks 2,3 and 4 respectively with Bunbury Central representative, Jess O'Sullivan coming second in Block 4. The Player of the Tournament for the second consecutive year was Moorabinda's Megan Reynolds who won all her games.  For more detailed results go to 'Tournaments'.
To see photos of the tournament go to our Photo Gallery or click here.  Anyone interested in playing croquet can contact the club on 97958325.

A new sport was introduced to Bunbury last weekend. Past National director of Gateball for the Australian Croquet Association, Keith McLeod from Queensland called at the Moorabinda croquet complex at Hay Park as part of an around Australia promotional tour for the popular sport. Gateball is a team sport played by over 10 million enthusiasts around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Past world championships have been played in Hawaii, Korea, Japan and China with teams from Australia competing. Members of the Moorabinda club who attended the training clinic were impressed by the speed of the game and the tactics and skills required to play it. It should prove popular with players of all ages. To see some photos of this training session click here.

Moorabinda Croquet Club hosted a social evening last saturday for the Bunbury Dinner Club. The club set off in taxis to an unknown destination which turned out to be the croquet club at Hay Park. Twelve diners were introduced to the sport of croquet and after an apprehensive start they were soon into the tactics, their confidence increasing with each game. After two hours of intense rivalry on the courts the group enjoyed refreshments and the presentation of prizes. Then it was off to dinner to replay all their new-found sporting skills. Anyone interested in learning to play croquet or to hold a social function at the club can contact John on 97958325 or Murray on 97219038.  For photos of this event click here.