Royal Adelaide has won the KRAK Cup for the first time since 2015.
The 2023 KRAK Cup, an annual event played between reciprocal clubs Kingston Heath, Lake Karrinyup and Royal Adelaide, was held at Royal Adelaide from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October. Each club is represented by teams of 12, primarily comprised by Committee and Sub-Committee members.
Royal Adelaide was represented by Tim Jordan, Craig Ball, Matt Binns, Sarah Chia, Lisa Daw, Adam Kimber, Michael Lane, Michael Jay, Sophie Hilditch, Henry Perks, Rob Manton and Ian Rice.
After Saturday’s matches, scores were tied at 3 points per club. The Royal Adelaide team used the home club advantage to full effect on Sunday winning 5.5 points from a possible 6 to win the event on 8.5 points. Defending champions Lake Karrinyup were runners up on 5.5 while Kingston Heath were only able to add 1 point to their overnight tally.
ABOUT THE KRAK CUP
The KRAK Cup was first played at Kingston Heath in 2006 after a conversation between John Hopkins (then President of LKCC) and David Cherry (then Captain at RAGC), both realising their clubs were reciprocal with Kingston Heath (then Captain Graeme John). During the first staging, there was some debate about what to call the event. A number of suggestions were put forward and KRAKH was decided upon, with the ‘H’ being dropped a year or so later.
RESULTS
Saturday 7th October – 4BBB Match Play
| Kingston Heath Nikki McClure (P) Rohin Rosman |
|
Royal Adelaide Craig Ball (VC) Henry Perks |
4/3 |
| Kingston Heath John Burgin Emma Harding |
|
Royal Adelaide Adam Kimber Matt Binns |
2/1 |
| Kingston Heath Simon Hanger Peter Dakin |
4/3 |
Royal Adelaide Michael Jay (P) Lisa Daw |
|
| Lake Karrinyup Geoff Anderson (P) Simon Bennison |
|
Kingston Heath Stephen Montfort (C) Mark Tucker |
2/1 |
| Lake Karrinyup Darren Staunton Ian Francis |
2 Up |
Kingston Heath Marty Hirons Libby McCann |
|
| Lake Karrinyup Con Barron Sheila Klimczyk |
|
Kingston Heath Anne Parsonson Andrew Chadwick |
5/4 |
| Royal Adelaide Tim Jordan (C) Sophie Hilditch |
|
Lake Karrinyup Ralph Gibson (VP) Alan Rule |
4/3 |
| Royal Adelaide Ian Rice Rob Manton |
1 Up |
Lake Karrinyup Regina Gaujers John Hopkins |
|
| Royal Adelaide Sarah Chia Michael Lane |
|
Lake Karrinyup Amanda Lekias Ainslie Cartwright |
2/1 |
Sunday 8th October – 4BBB Match Play
| Kingston Heath Stephen Montfort (C) Marty Hirons |
|
Royal Adelaide Tim Jordan (C) Ian Rice |
4/3 |
| Kingston Heath Mark Tucker Anne Parsonson |
Sq |
Royal Adelaide Sophie Hilditch Sarah Chia |
Sq |
| Kingston Heath Libby McCann Andrew Chadwick |
|
Royal Adelaide Rob Manton Michael Lane |
2/1 |
| Lake Karrinyup Ralph Gibson (VP) Regina Gaujers |
4/3 |
Kingston Heath Nikki McClure (P) John Burgin |
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| Lake Karrinyup Alan Rule Amanda Lekias |
3/1 |
Kingston Heath Rohin Rosman Simon Hanger |
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| Lake Karrinyup John Hopkins Ainslie Cartwright |
Sq |
Kingston Heath Emma Harding Peter Dakin |
Sq |
| Royal Adelaide Craig Ball (VC) Adam Kimber |
3/2 |
Lake Karrinyup Geoff Anderson (P) Darren Staunton |
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| Royal Adelaide Henry Perks Michael Jay (P) |
5/4 |
Lake Karrinyup Simon Bennison Con Barron |
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| Royal Adelaide Matt Binns Lisa Daw |
1 Up |
Lake Karrinyup Ian Francis Sheila Klimczyk |
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