Action proceeded on the first day into the second round with Great Britain leading 2-1. No matches were decided before end of the day, so Britain retains that lead. Results thus far for Round Two:
US Patmore/Soo vs Le Moignan/Mulliner
Game 1: US Patmore/Soo +26TP
Game 2: GB Le Moignan/Mulliner +21TP
Tied 1-1
GB Burridge(U)/Maugham(k) vs Huneycutt(r)/Bast(y)
Game 1: US Huneycutt/Bast +18TP
US leads 1-0
US Grimsley/Rothman vs Lines/Patel
Game 1: US Grimsley and Rothman +1
US leads 1-0
First round scores:
GB 1-0: Burridge/Maugham beat Patmore/Soo +15, +5TP
GB 2-0: Le Moignan/Mulliner beat Grimsley/Rothman -2TP (Rothman), +3TP (Mulliner), +1
GB 2-1: Bast/Huneycutt beat Lines/Patel -5, +17, +8
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The action never stops in the world of croquet, but this week we've got a big one on deck. It's Solomon Trophy time and Great Britain is looking for revenge after the U.S. ended the U.K. reign by winning their first test in the series in December of 2009 on a rainy final day in Rancho Mirage, California. As we head into the 2011 Solomon test, both teams are sporting strong line-ups, so we could be treated to another thriller as the American team will be desperate to hold onto their hard-earned trophy. The event will be hosted by Great Britain at the Hamptworth Golf Club and Country Club near Salisbury. Great Britain leads the series 17-1. You can review the 2009 series in the free digital edition
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By Ben Rothman
Another beautiful weekend in Wilmington, Delaware, greeted the twenty-four participants in this year's Delaware Invitational. Tom and Joan Hughes were kind enough to open up their home for the welcoming reception again this year and provide shelter from the heavy heat that weighed down the practice day. Barry Gibson, the tournament co-host, welcomed a few select players to compete at the DuPont Country Club to alleviate the double banking concerns of tournament Director, Ben Rothman. The heat held back during the actual competition but the players left it all on the court. Handicaps were lower than last year, players were better and there were several games that went to the peg compared to zero last year.
The field was split into three flights of singles and two flights of doubles with assigned partners. While Jim Hughes aimed to repeat his championship victory, he would have more than the usual Delaware players to contend with as former rookies-of-the-year Micah Beck and Justin Berbig made their Delaware debut in the Championship flight
The Draw for the Open Singles Swiss is as follows:
Chris Patmore v Paddy Chapman
Graham Gale v Jeff Dawson
Nigel Polhill v Ian Vincent
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England won the Home Internationals held June 18-19 at Heaton Park in Manchester. Full results available here--
Visit the Store Robert Fulford took the CA Men's Championship with a -25tp +20tp +26tp +4 win over Paddy Chapman. The event was held at the Cheltenham Croquet Club, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Fulford advanced through the playoff by defeating Lionel Tibble, David Maugham and James Death. Full bracket--
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Miranda Morgan won the Women's Championship with a -12tp +20 +25 win over Gabrielle Higgens.