The last Thursday in November was also the last night for the Doubtless Bay Croquet Club's annual business house competition.
Club spokesman Peter Hartnall noted teams arrived eager to score that convincing win and clinch the title although competition was good natured as always, with two sets of 13-hoop games played in idyllic weather.
At the conclusion Beryl Smith collected the scores and did the necessary calculations to find the top placegetters. Results from the final night were, round 5: Doubtless Bay Hire 7 Doubtless Bay Bridge 3, Whangaroa Golf 7 Taught'em 0, Professionals 7 Teach'em 1, Mangonui Mowers and Chainsaws 7 The Info Girls 4; round 6: Chainsaws 5 Bridge 3 Info Girls 7 Hire 5, Professionals 7 Taught'em 0, Golf 7 Teach' em 1.
The final results overall saw the Professionals emerge as this year's champions, with Mangonui Mowers and Chainsaws finishing runners-up and Doubtless Bay Hire in third place. Prizegiving followed and saw the awarding of prizes donated in part by various generous local sponsors, Hartnall noted.
"A social time then ensued over a shared variety of nibbles and eats contributed by all present, and some imbibed a little, maybe to celebrate a win or to console themselves after a loss!"
