Solomon Trophy: Britain Rules Again 13-8
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- By clinching on Friday with an 11-4 advantage in the best of 21 test, the British team avoided any chance of drama on Saturday. The near disastrous 1-5 final day finish versus New Zealand during the 2010 MacRobertson Shield for a narrow 11-10 win is probably still too fresh in the
Read MoreSolomon Trophy: Britain Closes Fast 11-4
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- They left no doubt this time around. A 4-0 performance on Day Three returned the Solomon Trophy to the British team and erased U.S. hopes of a potential comeback on the final day. David Maugham claimed the test winning peg in a +22 win in game two with partner Marcus Evans over
Read MoreSolomon Trophy: Great Britain 7, USA 4
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- Great Britain stormed out of the gates again today in Solomon play as they pushed out to a 6-0 lead before Danny Huneycutt got the U.S. team on the scoreboard with a +26, +2tp over Keith Aiton. Stephen Mulliner took a 2-1 win over Doug Grimsley to extend the overall lead to 7-1,
Read MoreSolomon Trophy: Great Britain 4, USA 0
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- The U.S. team got clobbered on day one of the Solomon Trophy test and find themselves down 4-0. The round one doubles action ended with a 3-0 GB lead and as is customary for short tests like this, the teams took the opportunity to start the next round of doubles. Marcus Evans
Read More2012 Solomon Preview: Ben Rothman Interview
The run-up to the approaching Solomon Trophy test (October 10-13, Bald Head Island, North Carolina) continues as today we have an interview with USA team member Ben Rothman. The 28-year-old Rothman has been a fixture on the American croquet scene, winning national championships in all three six-wicket disciplines. This will be his sixth appearance as a member of the U.S. team. More info on this year's Solomon is available on the Bald Head Island website. Here's how it went:
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Solomon Trophy Year-By-Year Results
The Great Britain versus USA competition started in 1985, but John Solomon did not donate the trophy until 1988. Here are the full results from the series. Source is croquetrecords.com
Read MoreIreland Wins Carter Challenge 13-8
From the Croquet Ireland website:
McInerney & Williams beat Davies & Lawrence +17 +3
Johnston & Murphy beat Bent & Wilhoite -4 +23 TP(M) +11
Cunningham & Newell lost to Gillmarten & Rothman -5 TP(R) -1
2011 Carter Challenge: Ireland Leads 8-5
The Croquet Ireland website is reporting an 8-5 lead for Ireland after day two for the Carter Challenge.
Results from Day 2
IRL (5-3) Kieran Murphy beat Ricky Wilhoite +5 +21
2011 Carter Challenge: Ireland Leads 4-3
ROUND ONE DOUBLES:
USA (1-0) Rothman and Gillmarten beat Cunningham and Newell +5tp (R), +1
Tied (1-1) McInerney and Williams beat Lawrence and Davies +17, +3
Read MoreUSA (1-0) Rothman and Gillmarten beat Cunningham and Newell +5tp (R), +1
Tied (1-1) McInerney and Williams beat Lawrence and Davies +17, +3