CROQUET NSW Division 3 State Pennants Winners
Nelson Bay Croquet Club won their maiden State Pennants title when the Fingal Team triumphed in the Division 3 State Pennants Final held at Mosman Croquet Club on 15th and 16th October 2025.
The Club was formed in 1996 but has only entered teams in the three divisions of State Pennants over the last 10 years. Despite qualifying teams across the divisions ten times and being twice runner-up in Division 3, the Club had never won a title …. until now!!
State Pennants are played in qualifying zones with the winning teams from each zone progressing to a final. Each contest has two singles matches and one doubles match, with each match being best-of-three 13-point games. In the final, the Fingal team comprised Barbara Burgess and Ralph Harrison (singles) and Col Bailey and Bryce Patterson (doubles) – Jane Scorer and Barry Elliott also played in the qualifying zone contests.
11 teams entered the Hunter Division 3 qualifying zone. The teams were divided into 2 blocks, each comprising a single round-robin – the top two teams in each block then played-off in semi-finals and final to determine the winner. Nelson Bay Fingal finished second to Toronto Willows in one block, with EDSACC Red and Toronto Wagtails finishing first and second in the other. Fingal won their semi-final 2-1 playing away to EDSACC Red before beating Toronto Willows 2-1 in the final to qualify for the final.
In the finals, Fingal beat Jamberoo Donny Dog 3-0 and Coogee 2-1 on the first day before beasting Elanora 2-1 on the final day, to finish unbeaten in the finals. Col Bailey and Bryce Patterson won all three of their matches with Barbara Burgess and Ralph Harrison each winning 2 each.
By David WILSON
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