Kerri-Anne Organ in action at the Victorian 2025 Association Women's Singles Championships. Photos: Supplied.
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Freshly-minted Kyabramite Kerri-Anne Organ defended her Victorian Association Croquet Women’s Singles Championship at Cairnlea on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14.
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Organ only recently moved to Kyabram from Canberra in April after originally hailing from Geelong and said the allure of a strong croquet club, thriving local community and a fresh start brought her to the Fauna Park town.
The 15-year croquet maestro won the same event last year and went undefeated throughout the 2025 edition of the tournament – winning five games en route to the title.
In the men’s singles championship, Kyabram native Trevor Bassett, representing Cook River, defeated Lachlan Berryman 26-10 in the playoff for third place.
Organ has been a proud member of Kyabram Croquet Club since she moved to the area, but being an Association croquet player, found the switch to golf croquet has taken some adjusting to.
Golf croquet is a simpler, quicker game where each player scores one hoop per turn, while Association croquet is a more complex, strategic game where a player tries to score multiple hoops in a single "break" by taking extra strokes after running a hoop or hitting another ball.
Organ highlighted how croquet contributed to her moving back to her home state and how she had enjoyed the challenge of facing new players at the highest level.
“One of the attractions in moving here was the walking distance to Kyabram Croquet Club, so it’s been good,” she said.
‘What attracted me to come back was the house, friends, croquet and the community spirit, I just wanted a fresh start.
“Moving back to Victoria and coming back to my home state has been good because I’ve been able to prove myself against the other women, who are all Victorians, so it felt fantastic to get the win.”
Kerri-Anne Organ went undefeated at the championships, winning five games en route to the title.
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Part of the VACC win is Organ pushing for selection in the Victorian representative team, of which she is already a squad member.
If she is selected as one of the final five players, she’ll get to participate in the Eire Cup, a national tournament that pits states and territories against each other.
The Victorian team is the two-time defending champion and Organ is excited to potentially be part of the squad going for the three-peat after representing NSW in the past.
“For our eligibility to be picked in the team, we have to play tournaments and improve our rankings, it goes on current form,” she said.
“It's a long-standing tradition and the tournament rotates throughout the states, so in April 2026 it will be held in Perth.
“It would be on honour truly and just fantastic to be selected, getting to test your skills against the other elite players from all over Australia, it's great.”
An advocate for the sport at all levels, Organ encourages anyone interested to come and give it a try – you may open doors you never thought possible.
“It's fantastic, It's such a small sport, so if you have a mallet and are willing to travel, you've got friends for life,” she said.
“Everyone knows everyone, so it's a really good social catch up and seeing friends from year to year, it's really good.”
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