IT IS just five years since James Wombwell first picked up a croquet mallet on the court at Casterton and this month, the 12-year-old will head to his second Under 21 Golf Croquet National Championship.

Grandson of the late Merrilyn Wombwell, a member of the Casterton club, the sport appears to be in Wombwell’s genes, as he was a natural from day one.