The Croquet Association

15th May: Mark Avery Won the Prichard Advanced Weekend

Picture: Chris Roberts - Peter Spiller being presented the Surbiton Easter AC Handicap trophy by manager Samir Patel 22nd Apr: Peter Spiller won the Surbiton Easter Handicap

4th Mar: 1940 CA Medal - Mystery Solved

Picture: Samir Patel - Pinehurst Resort (pictured during the 2015 Solomon Trophy) 5th Feb: Solomon Trophy 2019

Picture: Chris Roberts - The 2018 winner, Margaret Murray from the Bath club, is congratulated by the runner-up, Tom Weston 6th Nov 2018: The 2019 Charity One-Ball

Picture: David Walters - Surbiton Croquet Club being presented the Beddow Cup by Quiller Barrett 7th Oct 2018: Surbiton beat Bowdon to win the Inter-Club Final 6-1

Picture: Chris Roberts - Winner Richard Bilton in action 28th Sep 2018: Richard Bilton won the English National Singles Championship

Picture: Samir Patel - William Ormerod (seated, left), 1966 winner, watches Robert Fulford on his way to victory 26th Sep 2018: Robert Fulford won the President's Cup

The Croquet Association (CA) is the national governing body for the sport of Croquet in England.

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The Croquet Association extends a special welcome to our new Standard Members.

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Welcome to Croquet!

What is croquet all about - and why should you give it a try?

Croquet: six hoops, four balls, two mallets and a patch of grass.

Sounds easy enough.

Croquet is a game of skill and strategy, angles, tactics, guile. A bit like snooker on grass. Will your balls get through the hoops and peg out before your opponent's?

Croquet offers sport, friendships, fun, competition and a whole lot more.

To see what we mean, please watch the adjacent short film. With over 200 clubs nationwide to choose from, look up your nearest club to find out more about the outdoor sport that keeps you physically and mentally fit, providing a competitive yet sociable environment.

What's On?
Availability closes soon for Grass Roots Golf Croquet Competition, and The 2019 European Association Croquet Championships >> Where are the best players? May 25-28: Sussex County Compton (Eastbourne) The AC Inter-County Championship 30: The Academy GC Coached Games Day June 1: Northern Academy From GC to AC in one day: an introduction to Association Croquet 2: Northern Academy Next steps in AC: tips and technique. 1-2: Cheltenham The Cheltenham Golf Croquet Championship (GC) 1-2: Ramsgate Ladies' GC Weekend (GC) May 31-3: Carrickmines The Championship of County Dublin 2019 June 1-2: Bowdon Advanced Weekend (AC) 1-2: Nottingham B-Level Singles Weekend 1-2: Budleigh June (AC) Class Weekend

What's On?

Availability closes soon for Grass Roots Golf Croquet Competition, and The 2019 European Association Croquet Championships >>

Where are the best players?

May

25-28: Sussex County Compton (Eastbourne) The AC Inter-County Championship

30: The Academy GC Coached Games Day

June

1: Northern Academy From GC to AC in one day: an introduction to Association Croquet

2: Northern Academy Next steps in AC: tips and technique.

1-2: Cheltenham The Cheltenham Golf Croquet Championship (GC)

1-2: Ramsgate Ladies' GC Weekend (GC)

May

31-3: Carrickmines The Championship of County Dublin 2019

June

1-2: Bowdon Advanced Weekend (AC)

1-2: Nottingham B-Level Singles Weekend

1-2: Budleigh June (AC) Class Weekend

Latest Croquet News

Call for Nominations and Notices of Motions for the 2019 AGM

AC Inter-County Championship Latest Teams (AC - Championships)

27th May: Open Championships Survey
26th May: St Albans beat East Dorset 6-1 (25 May 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)

25th May: Bury beat Southport 5-2 (AC - Longman Cup)
25th May: Nottingham beat Colchester 4-3 (23 May 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)
24th May: Bryan Harral won the Wrest Park AC Handicap Tournament (18 May 2019) (AC - Handicap)
24th May: Caroline Harper Won the CA GC Grass Roots at Hunstanton (23 May 2019) (GC)
22nd May: Watford lost to Wrest Park 3-4 (AC - Longman Cup)
21st May: Mark Avery won the Newport Open Weekend (19 May 2019) (AC)
21st May: Colchester Spring Weekend Handicap Tournament (20 May 2019) (AC - Handicap)
21st May: Roger Stroud Wins the Wrest Park GC B-Level (15 May 2019) (GC)
20th May: Pendle lost to Croquet Durham 2-5 (19 May 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
19th May: Chester beat Tyneside 4-3 (14 May 2019) (AC - Secretary's Shield)
19th May: Nottingham beat Hunstanton 7-0 (GC - Inter-Club)
19th May: Roehampton lost to Hamptworth 2-4 (16 May 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
19th May: Nottingham beat Southport w/o (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)

17th May: AC Laws & GC Rules Now in stock
17th May: The Western Championship (17-19 May 2018) (AC - Championships)
15th May: Cliff Hunter Won the Charity One-Ball Competition (12 May 2019)
15th May: Jonathan Powe won the Sidmouth Golf Croquet Championship (28 Apr 2019) (GC - Championships)
15th May: Peel Memorial Tournament Report (12 May 2019) (AC)
15th May: Mark Avery Won the Prichard Advanced Weekend (6 May 2019) (AC)
15th May: Report on Budleigh Salterton May Tournament (4 May 2019) (AC)
15th May: Jonathan Lamb Won the Montevideo Cup (12 May 2019) (GC)
15th May: GC B-Level Tournament Southwick (4 May 2019) (GC)
15th May: Andrea Huxley won the Ryde GC B-Level Tournament (9 May 2019) (GC)
15th May: Merton beat Hurlingham 4-3 (13 May 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)
15th May: Chelmsford beat Maldon w/o (GC - Inter-Club)
14th May: Surbiton beat Compton 4-3 (AC - Longman Cup)
13th May: Kington Langley beat Chester w/o (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
12th May: High Wycombe lost to Merton 3-4 (8 May 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
12th May: Hurlingham lost to Cheam 1-6 (10 May 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)

11th May: National Croquet Day Sunday 12th May 2019
11th May: Bowdon lost to Bristol 1-6 (AC - Inter-Club)
10th May: High Wycombe beat Norwich 6-1 (9 May 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)
10th May: Bowdon beat Bath w/o (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
9th May: Roehampton beat Woking 4-3 (20 Apr 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)
6th May: Pendle lost to Tyneside 3-4 (5 May 2019) (AC - Longman Cup)
5th May: Guildford beat Watford 5-2 (3 May 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)

2nd May: Nottingham beat Tyneside 5-2 (1 May 2019) (AC - Mary Rose)
30th Apr: Nottingham beat Cheltenham 4-3 (28 Apr 2019) (AC - Inter-Club)
29th Apr: Mark Avery Won the Surbiton Easter Open (22 Apr 2019) (AC)
29th Apr: Omied Hallam Won the Woking Advanced Handicap (28 Apr 2019) (AC - Handicap)

27th Apr: Cheltenham beat Camerton & Peasedown 6-1 (24 Apr 2019) (GC - Inter-Club)
27th Apr: Camerton & Peasedown beat Leighton Linslade 4-3 (23 Apr 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
27th Apr: Hunstanton beat Wrest Park 4-2 (25 Apr 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
27th Apr: Croquet Durham beat Nottingham 5-2 (26 Apr 2019) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
25th Apr: Open Championships - Playing Schedule (AC - Championships)
25th Apr: Pendle beat Ripon Spa 6-1 (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
24th Apr: England Selection For The AC Home Internationals 2019 (8-9 June 2019) (International)

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