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CqE Official News

16th Dec 2001: What's the CA up to in 2002?
4th Dec 2001: CA Website under new management
19th Oct 2001: Changes to CA Committee Officials
17th Oct 2001: Croquet Association Diplomas 2001
17th Oct 2001: AGM, Council and Committee decisions (13 Oct)
17th Oct 2001: Wanted: Sales Agent
12th Oct 2001: List of Merit Award Winners in 2001 (11 Oct)
5th Oct 2001: AGM Agenda
10th Sep 2001: At the closing date (September 1) only 5 counties have entered the Inter-Counties tournament 2002
17th Aug 2001: The August 2001 edition of the ORLC (Official Rulings on the Laws of Croquet) is now available on the CA website
30th Jul 2001: East Dorset June Tournament (11-16 Jun)
17th Jul 2001: CA Selection Events
12th Jul 2001: The CA is looking for new headquarters
10th Jun 2001: Club Coaches are qualified
8th Jun 2001: Development Committee Update
7th Jun 2001: IMPORTANT: Croquet Gazette Announcement
7th Jun 2001: Dawson 2000 International balls approved with flying colours
1st Jun 2001: Barlow GTs have received 'Championship Approval'
25th May 2001: Draft "Official Rulings on the Laws of Croquet" is published
20th May 2001: The England team for the Home Internationals
16th May 2001: The CA proposes to strengthen the World Croquet Federation
12th May 2001: A new Editor is appointed for the 'Croquet Gazette'
12th Apr 2001: Money available for ideas that help croquet
30th Mar 2001: Council and Committee decisions from March
28th Feb 2001: Bronze and Gold coaching courses announced
28th Feb 2001: Coaches' Qualification Course (CQC) announced for April
23rd Feb 2001: Auckland win the Townsend Award
23rd Feb 2001: Cheltenham win the Year 2000 Millennium Award
22nd Feb 2001: The Apps Heley goes unwanted
4th Feb 2001: A new editor is sought for the Gazette
27th Jan 2001: Laws seminars now include Edinburgh
21st Jan 2001: Don Gaunt's talk to the South West Federation at Budleigh Salterton on 28 January postponed
14th Jan 2001: Recent CA Council and Committee decisions
14th Jan 2001: Seminars have been arranged to introduce the new laws to referees

Other News

5th Dec 2001: Tournament fixtures for 2002 now published in the tournament section
2nd Dec 2001: Surbiton had a record 'Winter One-Ball'
5th Oct 2001: Don't forget the Croquet Association AGM on Saturday October 13th
20th Sep 2001: Cheltenham start laying lawns
4th Sep 2001: Search the Croquet Association website
31st Aug 2001: New Dawson balls used in Northern Week and Championships
13th Aug 2001: Clarification on Gazette article regarding development grant - Official response
10th Aug 2001: Clarification on Gazette article regarding development grant - Ian Beecroft
1st Aug 2001: First lady's sextuple
14th Jul 2001: Why Robert is still ranked number one
26th Jun 2001: Updated rankings
20th Jun 2001: 1970's croquet photos!
30th May 2001: Harrow Oak becomes the latest victim of fire
22nd May 2001: Places are still available on the Gold coaching course at Cheltenham June 2-3
10th May 2001: New balls, please: Approval for Taiwan-manufactured balls
7th May 2001: Bristol Open Weekend Draw
23rd Apr 2001: Robert Fulford began the defence of his World title at the UK's first championship of the season - The Winchester One-Ball Championship
12th Apr 2001: Price war looms over Jaques Eclipse clones
11th Apr 2001: Change at the top - Reg Bamford is number 1
29th Mar 2001: Two further course for training and qualifying golf croquet referees have been arranged
29th Mar 2001: The CA shop now accepts all major credit cards
29th Mar 2001: Big prize offered for a good croquet action shot
26th Mar 2001: Jaques 'New Eclipse' withdrawn
23rd Mar 2001: Inter-Club Draw, Mary Rose Draw, Secretary's Shield Draw, Longman Club Team Cup Draws are on the relevant pages
18th Mar 2001: Cheltenham joins Hunstanton and suffers a double blow
13th Mar 2001: The North West Federation is hosting more coaching courses at Southport
20th Jan 2001: Recent mentions of croquet in the media ;-)
7th Jan 2001: Derek Old tops a great year with senior sportsperson award
6th Jan 2001: Hunstanton's Phoenix Fund almost tops £10,000
5th Jan 2001: Chris Sheen wins Sports Personality award
1st Jan 2001: Famous Surbiton trophy missing as frostbite goes on

AC - Championships

17th Sep 2001: The Panther lifts the South of England Championship (14-16 Sep)
10th Sep 2001: Tim Wilkins won the Spencer Ell Cup defeating John Gibbons +16 in the play-off
10th Sep 2001: David Mundy won the Selectors' invitation cup at Surbiton, beating Paul Castell in a best of three play-off
10th Sep 2001: David Goacher won the Chairman's Salver after a play-off with David Harrison-Wood
10th Sep 2001: Jonathan Kirby swept away the Treasurer's Tankard
10th Sep 2001: Robert Fulford won the President's Cup after a 2-1 play-off with Chris Clarke
4th Sep 2001: Selection Events 2001
30th Aug 2001: Gail Curry retained the Barlow Bowl
30th Aug 2001: Clean sweep for the Beast at Bowdon (Northern Championship)
30th Jul 2001: Dave Maugham won his 4th consecutive Eastern Championship
25th Jun 2001: The East Midlands Championship was won by David Goacher (22-24 Jun)
25th Jun 2001: Fulford beat Bamford 3-0 in the Championship of Surrey final on Sunday 24th June
14th Jun 2001: Men's final - the full story
10th Jun 2001: Reg wins the Men's and Creina the Women's Championships
8th Jun 2001: Inter-Counties 2001 - full report
30th May 2001: Northumberland won the Inter-Counties Championship with a day in hand - Avon relegated despite winning half their matches
29th May 2001: Counties team members
21st May 2001: Men's & Women's Championship draw
7th May 2001: Stephen Mulliner wins the Coles Cup, beating Reg Bamford in the final (report to follow)
7th May 2001: Robert Fulford wins the Western Championship beating Colin Irwin in the final (report to follow)

GC - Championships

12th Aug 2001: Lancashire won the 2001 Golf Croquet Inter-County Championship

AC

30th Sep 2001: Dave Kibble and Tim Wilkins share the Solomon Trophy
19th Sep 2001: Ramsgate 14-point Advanced Weekend (8-9 Sep)
4th Sep 2001: Challenge and Gilbey (30 Aug-2 Sep)
6th Aug 2001: Dave Kibble won the COWhorn (Compton Open Weekend)
6th Aug 2001: Reg Bamford won the extremely strong Roehampton Centenary Invitational
26th Jun 2001: A possible first occurred in the Budleigh Salterton Weekend
6th Jun 2001: Bowdon Advanced Weekend
21st May 2001: All-round triumph by the manager at Cheltenham weekend
16th May 2001: Bristol Open Weekend (12-13 May)
8th May 2001: Sussex County Bank Holiday Weekend Tournament
25th Apr 2001: The draw for the Western Championship
23rd Apr 2001: Peter Taylor tames the Beast at Southport
19th Apr 2001: Surbiton Easter advanced tournament: Fullford falls to Gaunt and Dyer
10th Apr 2001: Southwick April Advanced Weekend

AC - Mixed

4th Sep 2001: Hunstanton 102nd Annual Tournament (25-28 Aug)
30th Aug 2001: Edinburgh week (13-18 Aug)
19th Aug 2001: Nottingham's annual tournament
14th Aug 2001: Samir Patel won his first A class event during the Hurlingham Week
6th Aug 2001: Budleigh Salterton - The August Tournament

AC - Handicap

16th Oct 2001: Surbiton Advanced Handicap (13-14 Oct)
10th Jul 2001: CA Ramsgate Handicap Tournament
5th Jul 2001: Parkstone 50+ Mid-week Tournament

GC

14th Nov 2001: Golf Croquet World Championship Selections
28th Oct 2001: 5th WCF Golf Croquet Championships - Florida - Feb 2002
4th Sep 2001: (Rest of) Europe beats England at golf in a surprising reversal of fortunes
30th Aug 2001: What are the Egyptians doing differently?
30th Aug 2001: 2001 Pinehurst International Golf Croquet Invitational (23-26 Aug)
6th Aug 2001: Golf croquet players wanted
24th Jul 2001: Robert Fulford won the English National Golf Croquet Singles Championship
12th Jul 2001: England challenges the 'Rest of Europe' to a game of golf
4th Jul 2001: World Golf Croquet Championships to be Held in Florida in February, 2002
20th Jun 2001: The Ramsgate Open Golf Croquet Tournament
19th Jun 2001: Stephen Mulliner retains the Golf Croquet Open Championship title for the second year
29th Apr 2001: Derek Old won the Lancashire Open Golf Croquet Championship

AC - Inter-Club

30th Sep 2001: Surbiton beat Cheltenham at Cheltenham to win Inter-Club Championship 4-1 (29 Sep)
29th Sep 2001: Surbiton beat Nottingham 4-1
3rd Sep 2001: Cheltenham beat Woking 5-2 (2 Sep)
9th Aug 2001: Nottingham beat Northampton 4-2
1st Aug 2001: Woking beat Guildford & Godalming w/o
1st Jul 2001: Cheltenham beat Bristol 5-2 (30 Jun)
18th Jun 2001: Northampton beat Hurlingham 4-3 (10 Jun)
16th Jun 2001: Surbiton beat Harrow Oak at Woking 4-3
11th Jun 2001: Nottingham beat Sussex County at Wrest Park 4-3 (10 Jun)
7th Jun 2001: Wrest Park lost to Bristol 3-4
1st May 2001: Cheltenham beat Bowdon 4-3 (29 Apr)
1st Apr 2001: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

30th Sep 2001: Bowdon beat Wrest Park to win the Mary Rose 4-3 (29 Sep)
10th Sep 2001: Bowdon beat Dyffryn in the semi-final 4-3
10th Sep 2001: Wrest Park beat Bristol in the semi-final 5-0
18th Aug 2001: Wrest Park beat Woking 5-2 (16 Aug)
13th Aug 2001: Dyffryn beat Nottingham 4-3
6th Aug 2001: Bowdon beat Colworth 5-1
6th Aug 2001: Bristol beat Newport 5-2
23rd Jul 2001: Newport beat Surbiton 4-3
17th Jul 2001: Colworth beat Letchworth 4-3 (14 Jul)
16th Jul 2001: Wrest Park beat Cheltenham 5-0
8th Jul 2001: Dyffryn beat Southport 5-2
1st Jul 2001: Bowdon beat Northampton 5-2 (30 Jun)
14th Jun 2001: Woking beat Hurlingham 5-2 (12 Jun)
7th Jun 2001: Wrest Park beat Sussex County 6-1
3rd Jun 2001: Nottingham beat Pendle 4-3 (19 May)
1st Jun 2001: Bristol beat Tunbridge Wells 5-2 (20 May)
13th May 2001: Bowdon beat Edgbaston 5-2
23rd Apr 2001: Cheltenham beat Roehampton 4-3
1st Apr 2001: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

3rd Oct 2001: Watford beat Woking at Cheltenham to win the Longman Cup 6-1
29th Sep 2001: Woking beat Norwich 5-2
29th Sep 2001: Watford beat Pendle 5-2
17th Sep 2001: Pendle beat Tyneside 4-3
3rd Sep 2001: Woking beat East Dorset 4-3
19th Aug 2001: Parsons Green lost to Watford 2-5
19th Aug 2001: Norwich beat Letchworth 5-2
14th Aug 2001: Pendle beat Bury 4-3
6th Aug 2001: Bristol lost to Woking 2-5
6th Aug 2001: Tyneside beat Southport and Birkdale 5-2
6th Aug 2001: Letchworth beat Ipswich 4-3 (4 Aug)
30th Jul 2001: Norwich beat Northampton 6-1
30th Jul 2001: East Dorset beat Kington Langley 4-3
25th Jul 2001: Ealing lost to Parsons Green 2-5 (23 Jul)
15th Jul 2001: Watford beat Compton 5-2 (13 Jun)
10th Jul 2001: Reigate Priory lost to Ealing 3-4 (8 Jul)
5th Jul 2001: Sussex County lost to Watford 1-6 (1 Jul)
2nd Jul 2001: Kington Langley beat Guildford & Godalming 4-3
1st Jul 2001: Tyneside beat Nottingham 4-3
1st Jul 2001: Letchworth beat Colworth 5-2
25th Jun 2001: Ipswich beat Hunstanton 4-3
25th Jun 2001: East Dorset beat Cheltenham 4-3
18th Jun 2001: Northampton beat Wrest Park 4-3
18th Jun 2001: Compton beat Surbiton 5-2
18th Jun 2001: Woking beat Dyffryn 5-2
11th Jun 2001: Norwich beat Colchester 5-2
11th Jun 2001: Watford beat Roehampton 6-1
7th Jun 2001: Bristol beat Harwell 4-3
7th Jun 2001: Colworth beat St Albans 5-2
4th Jun 2001: Parsons Green beat High Wycombe 5-22 (1 Jun)
1st Jun 2001: Southport and Birkdale beat East Riding 5-2
1st Jun 2001: Pendle beat Himley 4-3
1st Jun 2001: Bury beat Bowdon 4-3
30th May 2001: Ealing beat Zenmet 4-3 (28 May)
24th May 2001: Sussex County beat Hurlingham on Sunday 20th May 4-3
1st Apr 2001: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

13th Oct 2001: Kington Langley beat Bowdon in a close final 4-3 (6 Oct)
10th Sep 2001: Kington Langley beat Ealing 4-3
30th Aug 2001: Bowdon beat Nottingham in the semi-final 4-3 (25 Aug)
24th Jul 2001: Ealing beat St Albans (the holders) 4-3
23rd Jul 2001: Nottingham beat Middlesbrough 4-3
17th Jul 2001: Kington Langley beat Reading 4-3
18th Jun 2001: Bowdon beat Enfield 6-1 (16 Jun)
11th Jun 2001: Ealing beat Walsall 6-1
10th Jun 2001: Nottingham beat Beverley 4-3
1st Apr 2001: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

31st Dec 2001: 2001 Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship - Results summary
1st Oct 2001: Sussex County beat Southport & Birkdale at Nottingham to win the Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship 4-3
10th Sep 2001: Southport & Birkdale beat Tyneside 5-2
5th Jul 2001: Sussex County beat Hurlingham 5-1
1st Apr 2001: Draw

International

28th Dec 2001: Bookings open for the International Croquet Festival in Florida
22nd Dec 2001: David Maugham won the US Open
1st Oct 2001: Don Gaunt becomes Secretary-General of the European Croquet Federation
25th Sep 2001: Mark McInerney won the European Championship
24th Sep 2001: Wales beat Switzerland 16-3 to retain the Coupe des Vallees (15-16 Sep)
10th Sep 2001: Reg Bamford beat David Openshaw to win the Resort Invitational
30th Aug 2001: South African Croquet Festival
30th Aug 2001: Swiss CA beat English CA 9-6 at Cheltenham (18 Jul)
15th Aug 2001: The Resort at the Mountain Invitational
13th Aug 2001: Simon Williams wins the Championships of Ireland
30th Jul 2001: Welsh Championship 2001
23rd Jul 2001: Reg Bamford won the Jersey Open Championship
23rd Jul 2001: England beat Ireland 5-4 in the McWeeney
17th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Final Results
17th Jul 2001: Peter Payne qualifies at CERN for the European Championship
15th Jul 2001: Martin Murray qualifies at Dyffryn for the European Championships
13th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 4 - GB retains the trophy
12th Jul 2001: Croquet in India
12th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 3
11th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 2
11th Jul 2001: English CA vs. Irish CA
10th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 1
30th Jun 2001: Places are still available for the Irish Open Championship in August
24th Jun 2001: Solomon Trophy team announced
19th Jun 2001: Ireland won the Home Internationals
19th May 2001: Sonoma: England gets the Win, Place and Show
18th May 2001: Sonoma - Thursday: Chris Clarke comes first in the all British medallist block and Matt Burrow beat Reg Bamford to get into the knockout final
17th May 2001: Sonoma block play complete
15th May 2001: 2001Sonoma-Cutrer World Croquet Championship
3rd Apr 2001: Mark Suter triumphs against stiff and extensive British competition in South Africa
7th Mar 2001: Big money offered at the Irish Open
7th Mar 2001: Players for the 2001 WCC at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards are announced
20th Jan 2001: The 3rd Belgian Indoor Tournament (6-7 Jan)

World Championship

4th Dec 2001: The 9th WCF World Croquet Championships - 2002
11th Jul 2001: Plate event - Bryant G [NZ] beat Hoddy S Mrs [NZ] +11tpo
10th Jul 2001: World Championship report in Daily Telegraph
9th Jul 2001: Some personal reflections from SNM
9th Jul 2001: Bamford beat Fulford to become World Champion
8th Jul 2001: Open Doubles: Clarke & Fulford +12TPO(F) +17TP(F)
8th Jul 2001: All set for the expected Reg vs. Rob final
7th Jul 2001: Saturday
7th Jul 2001: Chris Clarke's comments on quarter final day
7th Jul 2001: Worlds highlights on TV!!
6th Jul 2001: Latest results
6th Jul 2001: Latest completed games (lunchtime)
5th Jul 2001: CC's commentary on Thursday's play
5th Jul 2001: Knockout day 1 results
4th Jul 2001: Qualifiers
4th Jul 2001: Singles qualifiers
4th Jul 2001: Latest known positions
4th Jul 2001: Day 2 from the centre
4th Jul 2001: Day 2 at Surbiton
4th Jul 2001: Promotion arrangements
2nd Jul 2001: Titbit: most matches went to form except Gail Curry beat Stephen Mulliner
2nd Jul 2001: World Championship News is thin on the ground
2nd Jul 2001: Antipodeans Qualify for World Championships
28th Jun 2001: Results from Qualifying Event
26th Jun 2001: Information booklet online - with player profiles
26th Jun 2001: Lincoln WCF World Croquet Championships Players' Information Pack
23rd Jun 2001: Surbiton Croquet Club invitation to a Welcome BBQ on Sunday 1st July
22nd Jun 2001: Draw for the World Championships Open Singles (updated June 26)
18th Jun 2001: Lincoln Unit Trust Managers are to sponsor World Croquet Championships 2001
15th Jun 2001: A Championship Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday July 7
14th Jun 2001: Format for World championship qualifier (updated 22 June)
14th Jun 2001: WC spectators will be charged for parking during the week will not be admitted in their car at the weekend
11th Jun 2001: British Open Doubles start times and locations (updated 26 June))
11th Jun 2001: Draw for the British Open Doubles (updated 26 June)
4th Jun 2001: World Championship and British Open Championship Tournament Daily Schedule
4th Jun 2001: Qualifying Event for the World Croquet Championships (updated June 22)
4th Jun 2001: Schedule of play for the World Championships Singles (updated June 26)
2nd May 2001: Entries for the 40 WCF places in the World Championships
27th Apr 2001: CA allocated entries to the World Championship
26th Apr 2001: The Hurlingham Club dress code for the World Championship is revealed
15th Apr 2001: World Croquet Championships - selection update

Technical

7th Aug 2001: Championship Approved Croquet Balls

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