Castlemaine played Maryborough in the penultimate round in Division 2 of the Goldfields District Croquet pennant season last week knowing a win would leave them in the box position to take the shield. It was a shaky start. In the opening singles game, Steve Duffy went down to Peter Silver seven hoops to three. Heather Crawley kept the home team alive beating Cherry Passalick 7-4. In the reverse singles, Duffy put Castlemaine in front beating Passalick 7-5, then it was Silver’s turn to even things up for Maryborough, beating Crawley 7-3. The doubles would decide the outcome and the Castlemaine pair were dominant recording a 7-1 victory.
In Division 3, Castlemaine kept themselves in the running with a strong four games to one win over the Eaglehawk Eagles. Paul Allen won both his singles games with Paul Williams having one win and a loss before they combined to take the doubles. There are still two rounds to play in Division 3. Castlemaine had the bye this week and will be hoping Quarry Hill upset the unbeaten Kyneton
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