Lincolnshire ‘Super Team’ remain invincible and take another title
Lincolnshire's invincible county croquet team have built on last season's Division Two success in style by winning the GC Inter-Counties Division One title.
Last year the county's 'Super Team' entered as a new side and sailed through Division Two.
One year on, having succeeded in promotion to Division One, the team are still unbeatable.
Led by Aston Wade, the U21 World Champion, Lincolnshire again won all their matches.
The team was made up of Wade (Hurlingham Club), Callum Johnson (York Croquet Club), Euan Burridge (Nottingham Croquet Club) and Richard Bilton (Gainsborough Croquet Club).
In 2024, when four of Lincolnshire's top young players joined forces to bring a new county to the field, everyone knew that the Inter-County Championship had just got that much tougher.
All counties start their campaign in Division Two, which is where Lincolnshire's impressive performances won the tournament and they were dubbed the 'Super Team'.
One year on, having taken promotion to Division One, the team again came out on top and again remained unbeaten - an unbelievable achievement, as the newly formed team have now won all county test matches they have ever played.
Wade thanked Sussex County Croquet Club in his closing speech as he accepted the trophy, appreciating the huge amount of work required by the volunteers from the club to host the championship.
He also thanked his team mates and the competitors who had made the event so enjoyable and exciting.