Morning Coffee: 2016 US Solomon Team

USA SOLOMON TEAM: The 2016 Solomon Trophy, pitting the United States against Great Britain in Association Croquet, will be held on June 29-July 1, 2016, at the Bowdon Croquet Club in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The US team is as follows:

Ben Rothman
Jeff Soo
David Maloof
Mathew Essick
Stewart Lawrence
Robert Hurst
1st Alt – Jim Bast
2nd Alt – Chris Patmore
3rd Alt – Paul Bennett


ST. JOHN'S VS NAVY: The 2016 is Annapolis Cup is set for April 16, 2016. St. John's leads the series 26-7 and took a 3-2 win last year in front of a crowd of 5,000. Preview the 2016 event here: http://www.sjc.edu/blog/st-johns-croquet-team-prepares-for-2016-annapolis-cup/

AC TOP 25 STANDINGS: As we near the 2016 ACWC to be held in West Palm Beach, Florida, in April, here's a look at the current AC Top 25. Wins and losses are for the past 12 months (source: croquetrecords.com).

RANKNameCountryDGradeGamesWinsLosses%winsTps
1 Robert Fletcher Australia 2745 80 72 8 90 62
2 Robert Fulford England 2732 44 39 5 89 26
3 Reg Bamford South Africa 2701 22 18 4 82 11
4 Paddy Chapman New Zealand 2606 51 37 14 73 32
5 Greg Bryant New Zealand 2605 36 34 2 94 20
6 David Maugham England 2602 144 109 35 76 85
7 Jamie Burch England 2602 40 31 9 78 15
8 Jonathan Kirby Scotland 2463 14 10 4 71 8
9 Stephen Mulliner England 2460 73 51 22 70 31
10 Jeff Dawson England 2452 69 50 19 72 35
11 Samir Patel England 2450 62 40 22 65 36
12 Paul Skinley New Zealand 2444 42 32 10 76 6
13 Ian Dumergue Australia 2434 29 21 8 72 18
14 Stephen Forster Australia 2430 63 45 18 71 24
15 James Hopgood England 2420 94 76 18 81 49
16 Ben Rothman USA 2418 49 34 15 69 18
17 Simon Hockey Australia 2410 86 66 20 77 45
18 Jack Wicks England 2407 108 74 34 69 48
19 Gavin Carter England 2397 17 12 5 71 5
20 Ed Duckworth England 2388 29 19 10 66 12
21 Peter Landrebe Australia 2380 35 25 10 71 15
22 James Death England 2375 61 35 26 57 21
23 Pete Trimmer England 2368 29 17 12 59 9
24 Jeff Soo USA 2365 51 35 16 69 13
25 David Maloof USA 2347 35 22 13 63 13