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).
RANK | Name | Country | DGrade | Games | Wins | Losses | %wins | Tps |
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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 |