GC Eights Selections

by Richard Bilton [^]
13th July (GC - Tournaments)

Thank-you to all players for entering the GC Eights. The GC selectors met on 13 July and selected the following:

Please can those selected pay your entry fee via TES.

Good luck to those selected.

Chris Clarke

Chair of GC Selectors

Playing Croquet in Extreme Heat

In some locations around England, the Met Office has issued Extreme Heat weather warnings. Croquet England is developing a policy in relation to this, and we would like to highlight some practical help, which we hope will enable everyone to continue enjoying their sport as safely as possible.

The government has issued their Beat the Heat: staying safe in hot weather guidance on 20^th May 2026, with which we recommend all players and officials familiarise themselves: gov.uk/.../beat-the-heat-staying-safe-in-hot-weather

We recommend that in extreme heat conditions, tournament managers and directors use their common sense and a spirit of fair play to decide on the appropriate course of action should croquet tournaments be affected. This relates to both the monitoring of the weather situation and the decisions required to complete match and tournament results. If you have concerns about playing in the heat, you will be able to withdraw from the tournament using the tournament entry system in the usual way.

Hydration

Good hydration is advised at all times in warm weather conditions. Consider setting a timer to remind players to drink water throughout matches. It would be wise to avoid dehydrating beverages such as alcohol and caffeinated drinks.

Shade and Suncream

Wearing hats to give your head cover from the sun would be beneficial, and using sun cream, which should be regularly re-applied, will help protect your skin. A wet cloth, such as a towel or microfibre cloth, can be used to cool a person's temperature, and placed on the neck will also help to protect the neck from direct sunlight.

Know the Signs

From the government guidance linked above, common symptoms of heat exhaustion include:

• Tiredness
• Weakness
• Feeling faint
• Headache
• Muscle cramps
• Feeling or being sick
• Heavy sweating
• Intense thirst

If a person is suffering from these symptoms, they might not recognise them within themselves, so it's important to check in with each other. Please help each other by asking a person how they are if you notice any changes in behaviour or appearance.

Tournament Regulations

If weather conditions affect the state of a tournament, this is currently dealt with in the tournament regulations (https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=tournament/regulations).

We aim to publish official guidance and policy for extreme weather conditions ready for the 2027 playing season; however, if you are unsure and would like to ask any questions, please send your enquiry to communications#croquetengland.org.uk.

Leonard Taylor won the Barter Trophy

by Ivor Brand at Cheltenham [^]
17th July (GC - Tournaments)

Once again, the Barter Trophy was quickly oversubscribed to the point where next year's allocation will be increased to 24. The 3 undefeated block winners were Leonard Taylor, Jackie Bryant, and Iris Brooksbank with Nigel Morris, Martin Sloots and Philip Hendy as their respective runner's up. Block A had a 3 way tie and was narrowly decided by net points and who beat who to put Susan Bellows through followed by Andrew Jackson.

Although the heat of the day was starting to build (as Carol J will testify to) the gentle breeze kept playing conditions bearable on fast lawns. The knockout rounds saw the temperatures rise and understandably some players were making their departure once they could. The final itself was a tight affaire of a high standard, which saw Jackie, take the early advantage. However, Leonard fought back to take back the lead 6-5 and inevitably play first up to the 13th hoop. After a few rotations, Jackie was hiding behind the hoop waiting for Leonard's tight angle shot to jaws. However, a referee was called as he successfully attempted a small jump, which put enough rotation on the ball to fall through the hoop to win the Barter trophy.

(All scores are on CS.) It is normal to thank everyone at the club that help to set up and run a tournament for others to enjoy. However, I would like to recognise Brian Jamieson again for making himself available to referee throughout the day, which allowed me to rest!

Karen Bowes wins 'C' Level (7+) Series GC Tournament at Bury

Karen Bowes (winner) & David Parrott (runner up)

Karen Bowes (Crake Valley) defeated David Parrott (Bury) in the Final (7-4) to win the Cup.

10 players participated at Whitehead Park, several of whom were competing in their first Bury Tournament and it was great to welcome fresh faces to the Club.

The weather was much fresher and a little cloudy for the first part of the morning, however the sunshine and hot temperatures soon returned.

It was a keenly contested Tournament throughout with great play and commitment from everyone, demonstrated by the fact that so many of the matches resulted in a 7-6 scoreline.

Play consisted of 2 blocks. In Block A Karen Bowes (Crake Valley) won 3 out of 4 games, Ursula Walker (Fylde), Ray Lock (Ashby), and David Parrott (Bury) each won 2 and Mick Derrick (Sheffield) won 1.

In Block B Clare Rockall (Gainsborough) won 3 games, John Bowes (Crake Valley), Brenda Knight (Crake Valley), and Katy Hill (Ripon Spa) each won 2 and Sharon de Maine (Bury) won 1.

Semi-finals were held for both the Cup and the Plate. Players through for the Plate were Ursula and Ray from Block A and Brenda and Katy from Block B. Players through for the Cup were Karen and David from Block A and John and Clare from Block B. Mick and Sharon competed for the 9^th/10^th Playoff, a very close game, which was won by Sharon(7-6)

The first semi-final for the Plate was full of great shots and Ray had to work hard to gain his victory over Brenda (7-6) and his place in the Final. In an enjoyable match Katy beat Ursula (7-3) to face Ray in the Final, which was another exciting close game, but Ray held his own to overcome Katy (7-5) to take the Plate.

Brenda and Ursula battled it out for the 7^th/8^th Playoff. Great play from both ladies but Brenda just pipped Ursula to the post and won (7-6)

The first semi-final for the Cup was the husband-and-wife battle between John and Karen Bowes. John put up a good fight, but Karen triumphed to gain her place in the Final (7-5). Yet another closely fought match took place between Clare Rockall and David Parrott. David held his nerve and won (7-6) thus gaining his place in the Final.

In the 3^rd/4^th Playoff John Bowes unfortunately had to retire mid match due to an injury, consequently Clare took 3^rd place.

Despite playing some great shots and putting up a good fight David could not contain Karen and she beat him (7-4) to win the Cup.

Club President David Barrett presented the trophies and wine.

Thanks go to Referee, John Crossland, who did a sterling job as always, the Tournament Management, Grounds and Catering Teams for making the day an enormous success, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

Full results can be seen on Croquet Scores

Open Championship results

by James Death at Cheltenham [^]
16th July (AC - Championships)

Last week the Open Championships were played at Cheltenham

The Open Doubles was won by Robert Fulford and Jack Good over James Death and Samir Patel

The 'Y' Doubles was won by Greg Bryant (NZ) and Logan McCorkindale (NZ) over David Fuller and Levi Franks (NZ)

The Open singles is currently 1-1 between James Death and Samir Patel. Game 3 will be played in the next few weeks.

The Plate was won by Jack Good over Jordan Waters

The 'Z' was won by Robin Brown over Andy Myers

The new Challenger's trophy was won by Sam Cuthbert over Richard Huxley

A full report will follow

Men's & Women's Championship winners

by James Death at Surbiton [^]
16th July (AC - Championships)

Last month the Men's and Women's Championships were played at Surbiton with one of the largest fields in recent years.

The final of the Men's Championship was won by Samir Patel over Mark Avery

The final of the Women's Championship was won by Jenny Clarke over Gabrielle Higgins

The final of the Mixed Doubles was won by Chris & Jenny Clarke over James Death & Beatrice McGlen

The Du Pre (plate) was won by Jack Good

A fuller report will follow in due course

Nottingham B-Level GC Tournament

by Andy Sherwood at Nottingham [^]
16th July (GC - Tournaments)

Phyllis Court beat Colchester 4-2

by Christopher Roberts at Phyllis Court [^]
15 Jul (GC - Federations' Shield)

Phyllis Court beat Colchester 4-2 in a close and long-fought match on the Oxfordshire bank of the River Thames today.

Playing to Advantage rules, Phyllis Court pair Pete Falle (3) and Julia Green (8) got their team off to a good start with a straight games victory over Colchester's Alex Wood (2) and Marilyn Wood (5), in the doubles rubber.

Patricia Mulcahy (4) took time to find her stride against Colchester Captain ChrisM Clarke (10) with the latter showing excellent positioning skills throughout their three games match.

Clarke won the first game but Mulcahy bounced back to win the next two for the match win.

In the other morning singles, Phyllis Court's Dee McKibbin (4) toiled long and hard with Colchester's Simon Bird (2) but their match had to be suspended after three hours with the score 1-1, to be returned to if necessary, as Phyllis Court took a 2-0 lead into a late lunch.

McKibbin lost in straight games to Marilyn Wood in relatively quick fashion, to bring Colchester back into the team match, but another straight games win for Phyllis Court's Falle soon after, recovered the hosts' two games lead cushion.

As the clock ticked past 1800, Clarke let a first game lead go when Green tied the number 4 match, and all eyes turned to the battle of the number 3's, where Mulcahy had won her first game and her second against Bird went to their final hoop.

Mulcahy made a crucial centre-ball clearance to hold position well, and then score the winning hoop on the next rotation, to give Phyllis Court an unassailable 4-2 lead.

Green and Clarke's rubber was halved, as was McKibbin and Bird's suspended morning rubber, in favour of Colchester setting out on their long drive home to Essex.

There will be a digest of results on Croquet Scores here soon -

Phyllis Court - Pete Falle (3), Patricia Mulcahy (4), Dee McKibbin (4), Julia Green (8).
Colchester - Alex Wood (2), Simon Bird (2), Marilyn Wood (5), ChrisM Clarke (10).

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Phyllis Court are through to the National semi-finals of the Federations Shield and next face Backworth (Northumberland) at and date and venue to be decided.

Talking Croquet Issue 008 Published

The latest issue of Talking Croquet, our public online magazine, has been published. Read news from our Croquet Community, including the stories from the Northern Travels of Andy Dalby-Weslsh.

Andy writes "Welcome to this edition of Talking Croquet. It is a real pleasure to introduce another issue packed with stories that capture the breadth, energy, and accessibility of our sport. Croquet continues to show, repeatedly, that it is far more than a game played on lawns. It is a community, a source of friendship and wellbeing, a competitive sport capable of producing world-class drama, and a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can belong."

Read the latest issue and the full article from Andy's travels: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/515902635/

The Wiltshire Open 2026

by Jan Bennett at Hamptworth [^]
15th July (GC - Tournaments)

Defying the hot weather, the Hamptworth Croquet Club Wiltshire Open took place over the weekend of 11th and 12th July. The field was strong with former winners and international players on show.

At lunch on day 1, Peter Balchin and Tim O'Donnell were setting the early pace, each winning all three of their morning games. Six other players were just behind them with two wins.

As the afternoon play unfolded, Tim maintained his 100% win record and in the same block, Steve Leonard came through to take second place with five wins, Colin Britt was third with four wins, just edging out Adrian Coward into fourth place on hoop difference.

Block B was a much tighter affair with three players each on five wins. Stephen Custance-Baker claimed the top spot on hoop difference with Mark Hamann second and Chris Roberts in third. Peter Balchin was in fourth place with four wins.

All quarter finals were best of 19. Tim O'Donnell continued his impressive form demolishing Peter Balchin 10 - 1.

The other games, much closer affairs, saw victories for Colin Britt, Steve Leonard and Adrian Coward. Both semi-finals were close affairs, going to three games, with places in the final going to Tim and Steve. Colin was the only player to earn a win off Tim.

In the final, Tim continued to display a level of excellent hoop running and clearing. This earned him a 7 - 0 victory in the first game. Steve came roaring back at the start of the second game and went into a 3 - 0 lead. Long battles for each hoop followed. Tim fought his way back into the game and went on to take the second game 7 - 5. This gave Tim O'Donnell the title for the second successive year.

In the Shield, Mark Hamann was very impressed to witness Chris Roberts score hoops 7 and 8 with just one shot!

The Plate competition saw Andy Loakes beat Ian Shore in the final.

The tournament managers would like to thank all of the participants for braving the heat, staying the course and for showing themselves to be a great bunch of people. We had a lot of fun and laughter and there was a wonderful sense of camaraderie.

https://croquetscores.com/2026/gc/hamptworth-cc-the-wiltshire-open-golf-croquet-open-series-tournament

Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-2

by Noel Flint at Hurlingham [^]
15th July (AC - Longman Cup)

Ashby beat High Wycombe 4-2

by Judith Rowe at Ashby [^]
14th July (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)

Sussex County lost to Roehampton 1-6

by Joel Taylor at Sussex County [^]
13th July (AC - Inter-Club)

Harry Fisher & Mark van Loon (R) beat Dom Nunns & Gabrielle Higgins (S) +10t

Christian Carter (R) beat Tudor Jenkins (S) +26tp

Joel Taylor (R) beat Mark Fawcett (S) +4t

Fisher beat Nunns +25

van Loon beat Higgins +14

Fawcett beat Carter +14

Taylor beat Jenkins +16

Roehampton beat Phyllis Court 5-2

by Mark Green at Roehampton [^]
13th July (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)

MacRobertson Shield 2026 - Team Seeding

The Team Seeding date for the 2026 MacRobertson Shield has arrived, and I can now announce the results.

Seed 1 2565.17 England
Seed 2 2484.33 USA
Seed 3 2466.50 New Zealand
Seed 4 2325.00 Australia

This means that the first round of Test Matches will be
England v Australia
USA v New Zealand

The teams have been seeded in descending order of the average dynamic grade of the six players most recently submitted by the countries to the WCF by the final submission date of 12 July UTC.

The dynamic grades were downloaded from the Association Croquet Grading System website (butedock.com/cgs/rank.php) at 16:00 UTC on 13th July 2026.

Australia - average dynamic grade = 2325.00
2182 Trevor Bassett
2222 Lachlan Berryman
2358 Stephen Forster
2461 Greg Hill
2400 Dwayne McCormick
2327 Stephen Pearce

England - average dynamic grade = 2565.17
2531 Mark Avery
2592 Jamie Burch
2619 James Death
2572 Robert Fulford
2488 Jack Good
2589 Samir Patel

New Zealand - average dynamic grade = 2466.50
2358 Greg Bryant
2586 Paddy Chapman
2435 Edmund Fordyce
2564 Logan McCorkindale
2460 Felix Webby
2396 Aaron Westerby

USA - average dynamic grade = 2484.33
2488 Thomas Balding
2641 Matthew Essick
2304 Kyle Maloof
2351 Stephen Morgan
2481 Ben Rothman
2641 Zack Watson

Countries and players are listed in alphabetical order.

The event programme is now availible online >>

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/516824879/

Roehampton beat East Dorset 4-1

by Diana Wilson at Roehampton [^]
11th July (AC - Mary Rose)

Roehampton won 4-1 (teams of 3 were involved).

Nick Yates and David Mooney beat Andy Meikle and Chris Rice 17-14 (+3T)
Diana Wilson beat Steve Leonard 26-1 (+25)
Nick Yates beat Andy Meikle 26-4 (+22)
Diana Wilson beat Chris Rice 26-23 (+3T)
David Mooney lost to Steve Leonard 17-26 (+9)

World-Class AC Test Match (London)

The MacRobertson Shield is the pinnacle of Association Croquet - a
four-nation Test Match between England, New Zealand, Australia and the
USA. It takes place every four years in each of the countries and is
in England this summer.

Each Test is the first nation to win 11 matches, comprising both
doubles and singles. Every round promises world-class croquet, but the
standout fixture could well be the final Test, most likely between
England and New Zealand.

All venues provide lunches. Roehampton and Hurlingham are large
members' clubs with several restaurants and bars, while Surbiton is a
traditional croquet club that serves what many consider to be the
finest lunches on the croquet circuit - not to be missed! They also
have famously challenging lawns, assuming the weather behaves.

Details: croquetworldteamchampionships.co.uk

Round 1: 24-28 July - Roehampton & Hurlingham
Round 2: 30 July-3 August at the Sussex County CC (Brighton)
Round 3: 5-9 August at Surbiton (London)

Southport beat Leicester 5-1

by Sue Wilkie at Southport [^]
10th July (GC - Murphy Shield)

croquetscores.com/2026/gc/murphy-shield-southport-v-leicester/competition/southport-vs-leicester

Roger Staples

Roger Staples receiving the Bernard Neal Award from CqE President, Jonathan Isaacs

It is with much sadness we report the death of Roger Staples.

Roger passed away on 30^th June 2026 at his home in Long Newton, Stockton on Tees.

Our thoughts are with his wife Hilary and his family at this sad time.

Roger was a major contributor to Croquet at Federation and National level.

He served in several roles in Croquet North from the late 1990's.

At National Level, he chaired several Croquet Association Committees including the inaugural year of the Executive Committee during the Covid pandemic.

Roger received the Bernard Neal Award for his longstanding and loyal services to Croquet at a special presentation organised in his home on 21^st May 2026.

2027 WCF AC World Championship

by Ian Lines at New Zealand [^]
9th July (World Championship)

The WCF has announced that the 2027 WCF AC World Championship will take place in New Zealand from Saturday 30 January to Sunday 7 February. The event will cater for 80 players and will take place at the following five venues:

• Kelburn Municipal Croquet Club (Wellington): 5 courts
• Wellington Municipal Croquet Club (Wellington): 3 courts
• Waimarie Hutt Valley Croquet Club (Hutt City): Headquarters 5 courts
• Paraparaumu Croquet Club (Paraparaumu): 4 courts
• Waikanae Croquet Club (Waikanae): 5 courts

The Qualifying Tournament, catering for up to 24 players, will be held from Sunday 24 January to Wednesday 27 January 2027 at Rose Gardens Croquet Club (Palmerston North), which has 6 courts, approximately two hours drive north of Wellington City.

Further information about the event, including local accommodation and transport, the event timetable and any other relevant information, will be published on the WCF website at https://worldcroquet.org/ as the information becomes available.

Players eligible for England should make themselves available in the usual way using the online availability form. Players should make themselves available by 3 September 2026, the WCF will announce initial Ranking Places and Wild Card by 4 October 2026 and the CqE AC Selection Committee will announce our two Membership Places by 15 October 2026.

Nottingham beat Bowdon 7-0

by Ian Burridge at Nottingham [^]
5th July (GC - Inter-Club)

Top-Class AC at Cheltenham

Starting today the Association Croquet Open Croquet Championships, featuring
several overseas players who are here for the World Team Championships
in the following weeks. With so many International Test players in the
field, there will be some very high-quality spectating to be done.

The Championships begin with Doubles from Saturday 4 July to Monday 6
July, followed by the Singles Championship from Tuesday 7 July to
Sunday 12 July.

The first three days of the Singles (Tues-Thur) consist of block play,
with plenty of croquet taking place as players battle to reach six
wins and qualify for the knockout stage. The knockout begins on
Friday, culminating in the final on Sunday.

The quarter- and semi- finales will be very high-quality best-of-three
(or five) matches, and the final will probably be the best AC you will
ever see.

Cheltenham provides lunches, but it's worth booking in advance. If
they're only catering for players, the neighbouring tennis club serves
good bar meals and is happy to welcome visiting croquet players.

Bury beat Leicester 4-1

by Simon Attwell at Bury [^]
2nd July (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)

Croquet England AC Open Championships - Draws

by Samir Patel [^]
1st July (AC - Championships)

The draw for the Doubles Championship is available on Croquet Scores.

The draw for the Swiss stage of the Singles Championship is below. Rounds will not necessarily be played in the order drawn.

• The range in Average Opponent Grade (AOG) for each player is 2175.75-2200.75 (25.00), with a mean average of 2187.15 which, by definition, is also the mean average DGrade of the field.
• The Sum Square variance is 1711.48.
• The range in Expected Wins for the Average Player (EWAP) against each draw is 1.899-2.084 (0.185), with a mean average of 2.084.

Hurlingham lost to Bowdon 3-4

by Angharrad Walters at Hurlingham [^]
1st July (AC - Inter-Club)

Wrest Park beat Enfield w/o

by David Marsh at Wrest Park [^]
1st July (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)

Sussex County beat Ealing w/o

by Christine Trice at Sussex County [^]
30th June (AC - Longman Cup)

Shrewsbury beat Leicester 6-1

by David Hart at Shrewsbury [^]
30th June (AC - Longman Cup)

Morning singles Results ( Shrewsbury names first)

Shelley Hennell (9) beat Richard Whiting (9) +1

Max Sanders (18) beat Owen Pugh (6) +2

Doubles Result

Tim Bunn(11) and Alberto Porras (14) beat Mark Lansdale (6) and Ian Buckley (14) +2

Afternoon singles

Shelley Hennell (9) lost to Owen Pugh (6) -10

Tim Bunn (11) beat Mark Lansdale (6) +6

Alberto Porras (14) beat Richard Whiting (9) +9

Max Sanders (18) beat Ian Buckley (14) +18

Andy Dalby-Welsh: Northern Croquet Tour

Andy Dalby-Welsh Shares his Experiences of his Northern Croquet Club Tour

Let Them Eat Cake!

Day 1 of our northern tour was brilliant and day 2 was just as good. One of our strategic priorities this year is to support the development of the well-being special project at Pendle and Craven Croquet Club with the aim of replicating it nationally from next year.

The project has been developed by Ian Longstaff, having connected with the local social prescribing team. It was a pleasure to meet James Smith, the social prescriber who took a leap of faith into the world of croquet. James couldn't speak highly enough of the positive impact the well-being project is having. A new community has been formed in Pendle and the surrounding area. The community had been created for people facing challenges including Parkinson's, cancer and Alzheimer's. It was an emotional experience to witness couples loving a game of croquet together, socialising with others and revelling in the cake that had been baked for eating at the end of the session.

Croquet can provide people with the opportunity to compete on the world stage, but it can also give those at risk of becoming isolated, lonely and withdrawn, the opportunity to make friends, be active with loved ones and take pride in their community. Seeing the project in action and meeting some amazing individuals has only increased my commitment to developing this exceptional project in other parts of the country.

Bury Croquet Club provided the destination for Wednesday. A great game was had with club legend Roy Spencer, as well as DB Mallets' Chris Alvey and Anne Alvey. All three volunteer at their clubs and it is these volunteers who ensure that people can have brilliant experiences, have fun, build friendships and compete both locally and internationally. A truly great day reinforcing the power of croquet!

A World-Class Venue for a World-Class Event

Across the weekend just gone, Bowdon Croquet Club hosted the England vs Spain Golf Croquet Test Match. The venue was simply superb, with volunteers putting in an enormous amount of work to provide outstanding playing surfaces and a wonderful setting for what proved to be a highly competitive international contest.

The series took place over three days, with Spain arriving as defending champions after their victory last year on home soil. The England team showed huge determination, courage and competitive spirit to win what was an incredibly tight event.

Getting off to a great start on Friday it looked like it may be plain sailing for the English but Spain fought back hard on Saturday and ensured it was going to go down to the wire on Sunday.

What followed was an incredible exhibition of golf croquet. The standard of play was among the highest I have witnessed. Equally impressive was the number of younger players representing England at this level. Captained by John-Paul Moberly, with Euan Burridge, Callum Johnson, Stephen Mulliner, Tobi Savage and Aston Wade, the England team showed tremendous determination, courage and competitive spirit throughout the weekend. Their outstanding performance on the final day secured a memorable 15-11 victory in what was a very close contest.

This was a fantastic advert for croquet. It demonstrated that our sport can be enjoyed for fun, friendship and for high level competition. Hats off to Spain captain Jose Riva Gomez-Jordana and his team who competed with great skill and a brilliant sporting spirit.

My huge thanks to everyone at Bowdon Croquet Club for such a warm welcome, especially club President Lorna Frost and all the volunteers .
I look forward to seeing many more fantastic competitive battles in the months ahead.

This was a fabulous spectacle and reinforced the excitement that Croquet can offer.

Wrapping up the northern croquet tour with Mr GB and the future of the sport&hellip

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to play croquet against two croquet legends in Derek and Elaine from Southwell Croquet Club. They are two volunteers who are making a big difference at their clubs.

Derek and Elaine introduced me to their members and gave us the opportunity to gather hugely helpful feedback on our sport and how we can support our clubs most effectively. People like Derek and Elaine are the heartbeat of the clubs that make croquet what it is.

Trips can always be full of surprises, and this one didn't disappoint when we found out that Derek had previously been Mr GB in his body building days. A man not to be messed with even in his 90th year!

Alison and I then moved on to Nottingham Croquet Club to take in the National Junior Championships. It was brilliant to see the young people competing against one another, working as a team when playing doubles and, most importantly, playing with great spirit throughout the day.

Seeing the National Junior Championships in action reinforced why developing young people has to remain a priority for our sport. Alongside the competition, it is exciting to bring together parents and teachers to form a steering group that will help shape the future of Croquet England's development of young players. Their insight, commitment and willingness to get involved will be invaluable as we build for the future. As always, volunteers are crucial to the development of our sport.

My thanks to Alison Maugham our Marketing, Communications and Partnerships Lead for organising such a great trip to meet great people at great clubs and for all those who gave very warm welcomes along the way. The future's bright the future's croquet!

Sunshiny Balls are available for sale

by James Death [Admin] at Croquet England Shop [^]
29th June (Other News)

We have received our delivery of Sunshiny balls this month so they are in stock and available for sale.

They were reaccredited as tournament balls at the start of the year and are authorised for use in tournaments due to their consistency in size, weight and behaviour.

For those who are looking to purchase Sunshiny balls they are available in the Croquet England Shop.

Ruth Scott-Farnell won the East Dorset GC C-Level

by David Fuller at East Dorset [^]
29th June (GC - Tournaments)

To some extent the weather had cooled from the 35C+ early in the week, but the conditions were still tough and not everyone was able to complete the whole day.

We had five members playing and five 'grockles' (technical term for 'incomer', if you are not aware). The court conditions were excellent and of a good pace with hoops set to a sixteenth. Thanks Keith Southern for acting as Handicapper and Referee.

It was soon clear that our visitors were collectively playing the best croquet, with Linda leading the charge for EDCC. A Cross-Block had been set-up but management adjustments were required after a withdrawal due to the heat after two rounds. Nevertheless, the top four on the day (in my view) made it to the semi-finals.

Clubmates Cybs McGovern (5/5) and Ruth Scott-Farnell (3/5) saw Ruth step up her game significantly to win the first semi-final 7-1. Alex Aiton (2/4), who was considered an excellent each-way bet by many (he comes from good stock you see!), met 'our' Linda Hogan (3/4) in the second, Alex winning 7-4 with some excellent hoop running.

And so the 8th and 10th ranked entrants contested the final; Ruth and Alex. We saw a good standard of play, except perhaps the last couple of hoops when nerves were creeping in. Ultimately, a thirteenth hoop seemed a fair reflection of fortunes and Alex was unlucky that a jump shot for the win just missed leaving that lovely two inch hoop for Ruth. Bad luck Alex - there is much to suggest that a DGrade of 1177 is crazy low. Well done Ruth, also playing well above your ranking.

Wrest Park beat Watford 4-0

by John Bevington at Wrest Park [^]
29th June (AC - Mary Rose)

John Bevington (1) and Eric Audsley (1½) beat Brian Havill (2) and Stephen Mills (2½) 26-22

Tim Nurse (5) v Arthur Reed (3) pegged down & unfinished

George Collin (1½) beat Gary Bennett (3½) 26-16

John Bevington v Brian Havill unfinished (18pt game)

Eric Audsley beat Stephen Mills 14-6 (14pt game)

George Collin beat Arthur Reed 26-5

Tim Nurse v Gary Bennett unfinished

Condition Red was still in force, and for Eric, George, Tim and Stephen it was a return after surviving similar conditions at Wrest Park's tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday. Everyone was grateful for what was left of the bags of ice and bottles of squash. The lawns were fast and tricky: gentle shots were likely to curve one way or the other and the hoops lost their firmness as the day wore on. Breaks were hard to establish and harder to keep going. We agreed to follow the standard procedure for the Mary Rose and dispense with time limits, with the inevitable consequences.

In the doubles it was two hours before a lift was conceded and progress in the morning singles was at a similar rate. George eventually finished and we adjourned for a very late lunch, the other game being pegged down. As the doubles looked close to finishing it continued but dragged on after Eric stuck in rover and Watford caught up, but Eric finally got in again and pegged out for a narrow win. In the afternoon singles George decided to adopt a more gung-ho approach which paid dividends with a quick win against Arthur to leave Wrest Park 3-0 up. The doubles players agreed to play shortened games (it was well after 4pm when they started) to give a chance of a result before nightfall, and after Eric beat Stephen in a 14 point game the other games were abandoned, not without relief.

Bradford on Avon beat Caversham 10-1

by Martin Alabaster at Bradford on Avon [^]
26th June (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)

BOA
Martin Alabaster (2)
Bob Race (2.5)
Carol Gorvett (9)
Chen Woodward (10)

Caversham
Charles Briggs (4)
Heather Hanshaw (6)
Dave Murray (9)
Jill Murray (9)

BOA names first
Martin Alabaster & Carol Gorvett beat Charles Briggs & Jill Murray 14-7
Bob Race beat Dave Murray 11-6
Chen Woodward beat Heather Hanshaw 10-9

Martin Alabaster beat Heather Hanshaw 14-3
Bob Race Beat Charles Briggs 14-11
Carol Gorvett beat Gill Murray 10-7
Chen Woodward beat Dave Murray 14-6

Martin Alabaster beat Charles Briggs 14-4
Bob Race beat Heather Hanshaw 14-5
Carol Gorvett lost to Dave Murray 10-4
Chen Woodward beat Jill Murray 14-0

Martin Lester won the Newport B-Level

by Andrew Gregory at Newport [^]
24th June (AC)

Six souls gathered for an all-play-all block at Newport.

The first round saw a shock as the lowest handicapped player (and defending champion) Mike Bithell lost to Jonathan Lambton in the latter's first game at Newport. This despite Jonathan pegging one ball out prematurely in a big roll across the lawn.

Mike recovered to 3/4 and in the last round faced another Newport debutant in Martin Lester. Martin was undefeated so Mike needed a win to force a play-off.

Mike had first break. After some interaction he took the chance to make a couple more hoops with the forward ball. Martin then picked up a break and after 2-back made a speculative attempt at the rover peel. Had it failed he could still have had a reasonable lift leave, but when it succeeded he went all the way round and pegged out Mike's ball.

Off the contact Mike rolled from 1^st corner to hoop 2 and made it, but progressed no further.

Later Martin stuck in the middle of hoop 6. Mike had a shot from near 4^th corner, which hit the hoop but not the ball, and Mike's ball finished in the vicinity. From which Martin finished.

Martin collected some handicap trophies in his bandit years, but this is his first level success.

Winner: Martin Lester 5/5

Runners-up: Mike Bithell, David Mooney 3/5

Bowdon lost to Crake Valley 3-4

by Mike Flannery at Bowdon [^]
23rd June (AC - Longman Cup)

Middlesbrough AC Advanced Tournament

by Dennis Scarr at Middlesbrough [^]
22nd June (AC)

The annual AC Advanced Tournament was held on the weekend of 20^th & 21st June, for the most part in glorious sunshine.

For the Manager the weather was not the problem ! ( Note to self - avoid Fathers Day weekend if possible. )

The problem was we had 10 players for the Saturday and eight for the Sunday. What would be the appropriate format ? On a whim I asked Google Gemini what would work best - a few details was all he, she, it needed and the suggestion I got was - a random Flexible Swiss on the Saturday and a seeded Knockout on the Sunday - and that's what we did !

10 people - 3 games each on the Saturday resulting in 2 players with 3 wins from 3 - Paul Harbord from York was declared winner on net hoops.

Sunday - 8 people seeded Knockout, maximum 3 rounds, with Dennis Scarr beating last years winner Anthony Miller in the final 26-6.

We used 2 hour 45 minutes time limit with only 4 games going to time.

THE RESULTS

Mark Simmerson beat Stephen Skelton 26 - 21

Anthony Miller beat Peter Wilson 26 - 13

Dennis Scarr beat Julian Gibson 26 - 8

Stephen Harbron beat Liz Wilson 26 - 7

Paul Harbord beat Simon Cawdell 26 - 0

Stephen Skelton beat Simon Cawdell 26 - 9

Paul Harbord beat Julian Gibson 26 - 7

Anthony Miller beat Dennis Scarr 26 - 19

Mark Simmerson beat Stephen Harbron 26 - 5

Peter Wilson beat Liz Wilson 26 - 18

Paul Harbord beat Mark Simmerson 26 - 15

Liz Wilson beat Julian Gibson - plus 1 on time

Peter Wilson beat Stephen Harbron ( score not recorded )

Dennis Scarr beat Simon Cawdell 26 - 7

Anthony Miller beat Stephen Skelton 26 - 13

Mark Simmerson beat Julian Gibson 26 - 6

Anthony Miller beat Peter Wilson 26 - 0

Stephen Skelton beat Stephen Harbron 16 - 14

Dennis Scarr beat Liz Wilson 26 - 5

Anothony Miller beat Mark Simmerson 26 - 15

Dennis Scarr beat Stephen Skelton 26 - 1

Dennis Scarr beat Anthony Miller 26 - 6

Stephen Harbron beat Julian Gibson 23 - 22

Surbiton lost to Hurlingham 1-6

by Guy Hewitt at Surbiton [^]
22nd June (AC - Mary Rose)

22nd June 2026
Hurlingham beat Surbiton 6-1

Scores (Hurlingham names first):

Morning:
Andrew Wise & Ludolph van Hasselt beat Andy Dibben & Matt Cook +20
Guy Hewitt beat Julian Sheraton-Davis +22
Martin Read beat Mary Knapp +20

Afternoon:
Andrew Wise beat Matt Cook +8
Ludolph van Hasselt lost to Andy Dibben -6
Guy Hewitt beat Mary Knapp +22
Martin Read beat Julian Sheraton-Davis +7

Hurlingham beat East Dorset 4-3

by Jonathan Powe at Hurlingham [^]
3 Jun (GC - Inter-Club)

Leighton Linslade beat Enfield 5-2

by Jonathan Powe at Leighton Linslade [^]
15 Jun (GC - Murphy Shield)

Nottingham beat Bury 7-0

by Alex McIntyre at Nottingham [^]
20 Jun (AC - Mary Rose)

Beatrice McGlen & Matt Tapp beat Paul Kenworthy & Ken Jones +8
Michael Finnigan beat Tony Phillips +13
Roger Watson beat Richard Leach +13

Beatrice McGlen beat Paul Kenworthy +5
Matt Tapp beat Ken Jones +26
Roger Watson beat Tony Phillips +26
Michael Finnigan beat Richard Leach +14

Roehampton beat Phyllis Court 4-2

by Tim Russell at Roehampton [^]
21st June (GC - Inter-Club)

Roehampton beat Phyllis Court 4-2 in the quarter final of the GC InterClub Club Championship

Scores - Roehampton first

Mark van Loon and Nick Yates lost to Chris Roberts and Charlie von Schmeider 2-7, 5-7
Tim Russell beat Roger Goldring 7-1, 7-5
Diana Wilson beat Ian Norris 5-7, 7-1, 7-4
Mark van Loon beat Chris Roberts 7-5,7-4
Nick Yates lost to Charlie Von Schmeider 2-7, 7-2, 3-7
Diana Wilson beat Roger Goldring 7-5,7-4
Tim Russell v Ian Norris unfinished at 6-7, 7-2

At Roehampton. Sunday 21 June

Blewbury lost to High Wycombe 5-6

by Mike Porter at Blewbury [^]
19th June (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)

Blewbury:

Joe King (5 peels)

Brian Jamieson (4)

Steve Fisher (4)

Carol Jamieson (8)

High Wycombe:

Mike Porter (2 peels)

David Cotton (0.5)

Richard Coward (1.5)

Mike West (5)

Jamieson and Jamieson beat Porter and Coward +8

King lost to Cotton -14

Fisher beat West +3

King beat Porter +9

B Jamieson lost to Cotton -5

Fisher beat Coward +14

C Jamieson lost to West -2

King lost to West -12

B Jamieson beat Coward +13

Fisher lost to Cotton -6

C Jamieson lost to Porter -9

Reg retains the Roehampton GC Championship

by Tim Russell [^]
18th June (GC - Championships)

Reg Bamford retained the Roehampton GC Championship having been pushed hard in both his quarter final against Levi Franks and in the final by Roehampton member Nick Yates who progressed to the final without losing a game and gained nearly 140 D grade points for his efforts. The standout performance of the tournament.

Nick had beaten Levi in his opening match 2-0 (with Levi struggling to cope with a mallet handle that looked considerably too long for him) to ensure Reg had to face the number 2 seed in his quarter final. It was a very tight match with Levi losing the first game 7-6 after having first shots at the golden hoop. He won the second 7-5 with a fine display of clearing and hoop running but Reg persevered 7-6 in the final game utilising all his experience.

In the other quarter finals, Nick beat Guy Scurfield 2-0. Previous winner Tobi Savage overcame Albie Willett 2-1 and Chris Roberts ran out a comfortable 2-0 winner over Lionel Tibble. The semi-finals saw both Reg and Nick win in straight games against Chris and Tobi respectively before an exhilarating final watched by a crowd of 20 plus. Fuelled by several bottles of rose, (Dulwich players consuming most of it) the crowd got behind Nick who gave an accomplished performance, looking unfazed against the multiple world champion. There were many fantastic clearances, hoop runs and snuggles ( a 20+ yard one from Reg remains in the memory) and they were evenly matched until Nick tired a little in the third game. Well done to both.

Levi won the shield and the manager the plate. All the players appreciated the beautifully presented lawns which despite heavy rain in the previous week were running with a stimp reading of 12, despite looking their usual immaculate green. The players were also very appreciative of an excellent BBQ hosted by the winner and his wife Adrienne on the Saturday night.

Budleigh Midweek

by Chris Williams [^]
18th June (AC)

Chris Williams won the Birdseye Salver for the fifth time in six years at the Budleigh Salterton June midweek 2-day AC tournament. Chris had two very close wins beating Tim Jolliff by 3tp and Stuart M Smith +1tp.

Stuart missed the peg out when Chris was 1 and 4 back leaving Chris a 10 yarder to get going. Chris thought he would be clever and peg out one of Stuart's balls to have the classic +1tp. It was nearly a disaster when he over hit the pegging out of Stuart's ball and his own ball missed the peg to the side by about half an inch. Chris's only loss was to an improving Stephen Allen.

Andrew Meikle and Christine Rice (both East Dorset) tied the B block with four wins out of five. Andrew was awarded first place on the who beat whom principle.

Rick Lilley (Phyllis Court) was a convincing winner of the C block with five wins out of five.

Nailsea Class Advanced Singles Weekend

Kathy Wallace presents the Shield to Alex McIntyre

The Nailsea Class Tournaments are always popular and fun to play in, with very few big mis-matches of ability. There is a loyal band of regulars but usually a few brave souls venturing to the West Country for the first time, often because they have friends or relatives living nearby. Usually they enjoy themselves and return the following year. The Margaret Fleming class attracts several scratch or similar players and competition is fierce between them. The hoops are always well-set and firm.

Home player, Roger Baddeley, 4.5, was surprised on the Saturday morning to learn that he was in this section, in one of the two blocks of 4. He had won the higher handicap class in the May Tournament (his first ever tournament)and was expecting to be playing some of the same people again. Instead, he found himself facing Neil Kingston, 1, from neighbouring club Bristol, with a dg about 200 points higher than himself. With nothing to lose, Roger played steadily and won +5T. His next opponent was Guy Hewitt, 1.5 (Hurlingham). Confidence was growing and Roger dispatched Guy +15T. In the final Block game, Roger met Peter Allan, 0, (Blewbury). Peter showed his class and very nearly triumphed but succumbed -1T.

Meanwhile, In the other Margaret Fleming block, Alex McIntyre, 0 (Nottingham) was showing his quality, winning all three games. His +26TP in one hour, won the prize for the fastest win. It was the first ever triple in a Nailsea Class Tournament and was Alex's third competitive triple. In this block, Erica Malaiperuman (2.5, Nailsea) was also playing well and above her grade. She succumbed to Alex but won her other two games with aplomb, +17 and +25.

One of the two semi-finals was an all Nailsea affair with Roger playing Erica. Erica made a good start and was well ahead with little time left. Roger, with what is becoming a trademark last turn, settled in to a beautifully controlled 4-ball break. Undeterred by the ping of the timer, he carried on and ran 7 or 8 hoops. A mistake at the end of his turn left Erica with an easy roquet but she was unable to capitalise and Roger had made it to the Final, +3T. His opponent in the Final was Alex who had just beaten Peter Allan +21 in the other semi-final. In the Final, Alex triumphed over Roger with a score of +22., although, at times, victory didn't seem guaranteed. Roger is definitely one to watch and is an excellent advert for the advice to do the simple things well and to take the occasional risk if a successful shot will reap high rewards. Roger won the prize for the biggest upset by gaining 18 index points in one match. Overall, he gained over 50points, losing just 1 in the Final.

Players in the other class were competing for the Greta Stringer Cup. There were no peels in this section, but there were plenty of peg-outs - a tribute to the players but also to the quality of the Nailsea lawns and hoops, which, in both cases, were good and very consistent. Both blocks had promising players who are fairly new to the tournament scene. Mark Gardner, 5(Canterbury) had played no previous ranking games but he won all three matches. His unusually high swing was very accurate and produced some wonderful rushes. Chris Donovan, found some form again and also qualified for a semi-final. In the other block, the defending champion, Paul Arbos,6 (Nailsea), and Bob Whiffen won 2 games each to qualify. In one semi-final, the hard- hitting Paul played an excellent last turn against Mark to win +1T. Chris Donovan beat Bob Whiffen to earn a place against Paul in the Final. Paul defended his title well and beat Chris +16T.

In the consolation matches, Mark Gardner gained a Silver award for a 12-hoop break in a winning game.

The manager, Kathy Wallace, was particularly grateful to Marcus Evans, who along with Nailsea member, Kevin Payne in just his second year at the club, moved and set the hoops in the rain. Marcus then rushed off to Surbiton at 10am to play in the Men's in the afternoon. Kathy also thanked husband John, and grandson Charlie for resetting the hoops on Friday afternoon, many members for general help, and Andrew Wimshurst for mowing the lawns both ways to produce an excellent playing surface. She presented Doreen Wallace with flowers in appreciation of her hard work serving refreshments all weekend but also helping from early morning to get the lawns set up for play and packing up at the end of the day. Like so many Clubs, Nailsea relies on willing volunteer effort, for which the Committee and managers are very grateful.

Sue Custance-Baker wins inaugural CqE tournament at Bude

by Martin French [^]
18th June (GC - Tournaments)

Bude Croquet Club - 10 years old just a week before - held its first CqE calendar fixture on 13^th June 2026. The GC C-Level event was run as an American Block and was won by Sue Custance-Baker from Taunton Deane CC, with Julia Green of Phyllis Court second. Third place was shared by Sue Speller of Taunton Deane and Steve Thie of Bude.

Newport beat Nottingham 4-3

by James Death [^]
18th June (AC - Longman Cup)

Phyllis Court beat Ealing 4-3

by Christopher Roberts [^]
18th June (GC - Murphy Shield)

Phyllis Court scored a hard-earned 4-3 win over Ealing today in the national Inter-Club Shield (Tier 2) competition.

Fielding their strongest possible selection with their handicap total at the minimum eight, Ian Norris came into the team as the single permitted 1 handicap member and played the opening doubles with Andy Jones (2) against Ron Carter (1) and Stephen Harbron (3).

By their own admissions, Norris and Jones were not at their best and went down 3-7, 5-7.

On the adjoining court, Phyllis Court captain Alastair Broom (2) got the better of John Hutchinson (4) 7-3, 7-5, whilst Michael Marcel became involved in a long tussle against Margaret Page (3).

Marcel won the first game 7-6 but gradually Page found the fast pace of court to her liking and her positional play and clearing were of a high standard and won her the match 5-7, 5-7, to give Ealing a 2-1 lead going into lunch.

In the afternoon's four head-to-head matches, Jones got into his stride in the number two match with Harbron and won in straight games by 7-5 and 7-5 to level the team match, but Broom was beaten 5-7, 6-7 in the number 3 match by the continuation of Page's excellent positioning, clearing and hoop running.

The other two matches went to deciding third games, when Norris gradually found his form after losing his first game to Carter 5-7 and scraping the second 7-6.

He led 4-3 and 5-4 the decider but it was not until he placed his ball in the jaws of hoop 11 and Carter failed with his attempted jump shot, that Norris scored and took good position at 12 with the same stroke, to win 7-5.

This left the team match tied at 3-3, and to be decided by Marcel and Hutchinson who were well into their own deciding third game, having ended 7-5 and 4-7 previously.

Marcel was always ahead but Hutchinson levelled at 5-5, before Marcel ran hoop 11 well, took good position at 12, and after several attempts by each player, eventually scored to win 7-5 and clinch the team match by 4-3.

This was a character-building team performance in which all four team members scored a point and earned Phyllis Court a home quarter-final match versus East Dorset on a July date to be agreed.

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Results digest on Croquet Scores here - https://croquetscores.com/2026/gc/england-inter-club-shield-tier-2-phyllis-court-1-v-ealing/competition/phyllis-court-1-vs-ealing

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Phyllis Court - Ian Norris (1), Andy Jones (2), Alastair Broom (2), Michael Marcel (2)

Ealing - Ron Carter (1), Stephen Harbron (3), Margaret Page (3), John Hutchinson (4)

Watford beat Newport 4-3

by Chris Williams [^]
18th June (GC - Murphy Shield)

Brodsworth beat Woodhall Spa w/o

by James Death [^]
18th June (GC - Federations' Shield)

Woking AC Open Doubles & Singles Tournament

by Sara Anderson at Woking [^]
15th June (AC)

Woking AC Open Doubles & Singles Tournament 5-7 June 2026

The Tournament was played over 3 days.

Friday was dedicated to 14pt Advanced Doubles with each pair playing 4 matches.

Jeff Dawson and Sara Anderson repeated their win of 11 years ago by winning 3 matches.

Next came the singles event played on Saturday & Sunday.

Saturday had variable weather with waterproofs going on and off.

After 2 days of good fun and very competitive play the final was set up to be a good contest between Mike Town (Woking) and Andy Myers (Aldermaston & Woking). However it was not plain sailing for either player. Andy had a chance to peg Mike's white ball off but failed (see the pic! a perplexed Andy How did that miss?).

Mike got in and peeled partner through 4b and split up Andy's balls. However Andy hit in across the lawn and that proved to be the winning break.

The best B Class player award went to Ian Anderson who had last won it 9 years ago.

Full Results are on Croquet Scores.

Peterborough Short Croquet Weekend 13-14 June

by Debbie Lines at Peterborough [^]
15th June (AC)

Debbie Lines won all her games to become the first ever champion of this new tournament at Peterborough. With only eight players, we enjoyed the rare luxury of single-banked games, ensuring everyone could play comfortably without having to look out for other balls or players.

The title ultimately hinged on her clash with Owen Pugh, who had also won all his games, and it turned into a gripping tactical battle. Debbie secured the win by pegging Owen out and then repeatedly managing to either wire him or leave him only long shots, all while completing the required four peels. It was close, with her stealing the win with only a few minutes left on the clock.

The all-play-all block wrapped up by lunchtime on Sunday, leaving the afternoon free for some Hi-Lo Alternate Stroke Doubles. This was followed by a quick, chaotic game of Pirates before everyone headed home.

Most of the group went out for a meal on Saturday night at The Bull in Peterborough, and hopefully they also enjoyed the lunches and teas provided by the club over the weekend.

Heart of Yorkshire Tournament

by Lionel Stock at York [^]
15th June (AC - Handicap)

Eight competitors. Two fast lawns in great condition. Playing "off-base" so enough bisques to get going. Three, two-hour 18-point games each day. Usable weather. All the ingredients for an enjoyable and competitive weekend's play.

And so it proved. Play was generally brisk, with competitors considerate of the requirements of double-banking. At the end of the first day, five players had each won two or three of their games. A night's sleep failed to separate the pack, and by the end of the penultimate round three players shared the honours with four wins out of five. As luck would have it, of those three, the two players with the highest positive points difference (Helen Griffiths and Alison Larard) faced each other in the final round - a true final.

A compelling match ensued. But while that was taking place on Lawn 2, on Lawn 1 Denise Foster was calmy and confidently using bisques to complete her break of 12 hoops, and earning her Bronze Merit Award. Many congratulations to her. Back on Lawn 2, Alison pegged out to clinch victory in the game and match. A hard fought and well deserved result.

As ever, many thanks to all those who contributed to an excellent weekend's play, amongst them the grounds team, those who set-up and put away, and not least Malcolm Tingle, a competitor, whose home-made cakes would have been reason enough on their own to take part.

Roger Watson won the Ashby AC Handicap Weekend - 13/14th June

by Arthur Rowe at Ashby [^]
15th June (AC - Handicap)

8 players contested this event in fine and mostly sunny weather over the weekend of 13/14th June. The Egyptian scoring meant that there were three games which could yield a winner going into the last round, but in the end Roger Watson emerged undefeated over the weekend to claim the trophy and a well deserved handicap reduction to 1.5.

Nottingham A lost to Bowdon B 3-8

by Brian Medley at Nottingham [^]
12 Jun (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)

The match took place at Nottingham on Friday 12 June

Teams

Nottingham A
Charlotte Morgan (2P)
Tom Dewar (2)
Mick Owens (2.5)
Debbie Watson (2.5)

Bowdon B
Nigel Matthews (4P)
Brian Storey (3P)
Brian Medley (2P)
Alison Acton (7)

Scores - Bowdon names first

Round 1

Brian M and Alison beat Charlotte and Tom 14-0
Nigel lost to Mick 6-14
Brian S beat Debbie 11-10

Round 2

Nigel beat Charlotte 11-10
Brian S lost to Tom 9-14
Brian M beat Mick 14-1
Alison beat Debbie 14-1

Round 3

Nigel beat Debbie 14-4
Brian S lost to Mick 8-14
Brian M beat Tom 13-9
Alison beat Charlotte 11-9