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31st Dec 2004: English Selections for direct entry to the 2005 Mitsubishi World Championship
25th Nov 2004: Applications are invited for the post of Secretary of the Croquet Association
24th Oct 2004: November 13th Coaching Committee meeting postponed to January 22nd
20th Oct 2004: Committee Chairmen
16th Oct 2004: Report from Council to the 2004 AGM
28th Sep 2004: Golf Croquet Rules clarification
10th Sep 2004: Notice of Annual General Meeting (16 Oct)
8th Sep 2004: Changes in the Eights
6th Sep 2004: Croquet Association Dinner at Hurlingham on Saurday 16 October 2004 (16 Oct)
25th Aug 2004: Inter-County Championship entries should be in by September 1. Only four so far!
24th Aug 2004: Eights Officials
18th Aug 2004: Dawsons and Sunshiny ball approvals renewed
12th Aug 2004: Platinum Award badges for Sextuple Peel are now available for issue to claimants
3rd Aug 2004: Sextuple Peel Workshop
30th Jul 2004: The Barlow and Longman Bowls have been cancelled
22nd Jul 2004: Eights Availability - please check
7th Jul 2004: Auction of the croquet set used at the North Pole
23rd Jun 2004: CA Provisional Tournament Programme 2005-2006
13th Jun 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy set to be an exhibition match
25th May 2004: Home Internationals team announced
23rd May 2004: Bellingham's sponsorship launches at The Inter-County Championship
21st Apr 2004: The basic laws of Association Croquet and Golf Croquet published in a new book
9th Apr 2004: Highlights of the Draws for the 2004 CA Club Competitions
31st Mar 2004: Bellingham Wines To Sponsor English Croquet
25th Mar 2004: CA trophy holders asked to notify the office on return arrangements
24th Feb 2004: Golf Croquet Laws Changes
3rd Feb 2004: 2004 All England Handicap Tournament
29th Jan 2004: Fixtures Book out soon
3rd Jan 2004: CA Members resident outside England may play in the Inter-County Championship

Other News

26th Dec 2004: 2005 Fixtures calendar now available
22nd Dec 2004: Pendle suffers a set-back
2nd Dec 2004: Jonathan Kirby awarded an Oxford Full Blue for Croquet (29 Nov)
24th Oct 2004: Budleigh launch their website
19th Oct 2004: John Solomon: CA says "Farewell and thanks for all the feats!"
17th Oct 2004: Chris Daniels won the London One Ball
9th Oct 2004: Today is Betty Prichard's 90th Birthday
7th Oct 2004: What's the average handicap of players?
27th Sep 2004: This Weekend: Spectators welcome at the Inter-Club Finals 2-3 October at Surbiton
14th Sep 2004: Analysis of lift shots hit in the President's Cup
2nd Sep 2004: Ageing Eights!
17th Aug 2004: North West retain Pennine Cup
9th Aug 2004: David Maugham won the Tyneside Advanced Weekend Tournament 7/8 August 2004
9th Aug 2004: New WCF Newsletter is published
2nd Aug 2004: All England Championship - finals details in the Tournament Section
21st Jul 2004: Laws experiment at Roehampton tournament
3rd Jun 2004: Home Internationals teams
2nd Jun 2004: British Open Championships entries
28th May 2004: Inter-County Championship takes place this weekend
23rd May 2004: Another successful Coach Qualification Course held in the North
17th May 2004: Tony Fathers won the Parsons Green One-Ball
14th May 2004: Reg Bamford back from the cold and Rob back at the top
14th May 2004: Towards Universally Comparable Handicaps
26th Apr 2004: Another new star emerges - Winchester One-Ball Championship (24-25 Apr)
9th Apr 2004: Guidance notes for tournament managers and RoTs published
9th Apr 2004: Advertising posters available for clubs - in the download section
9th Apr 2004: New features to the online rankings system
7th Apr 2004: More slow-motion videos of croquet strokes
25th Mar 2004: Slow-motion videos of croquet shots
18th Jan 2004: Basic laws published
18th Jan 2004: Inter-Counties draw now available
4th Jan 2004: 2004 Fixtures Calendar now available - and it's dynamic!
3rd Jan 2004: All change at the top in the rankings
3rd Jan 2004: John Riches' booklet "Croquet Coaching - Recognition of Errors" now available

AC - Championships

7th Oct 2004: Spencer Ell Cup 2004 report
20th Sep 2004: Pete Trimmer won the Southern Championship (17-19 Sep)
13th Sep 2004: David Maugham won the President's Cup
13th Sep 2004: Ian Lines won the Chairman's Salver
13th Sep 2004: Duncan Hector won the Spencer Ell Cup
13th Sep 2004: Paul Smith won the Treasurer's Tankard
13th Sep 2004: Gerard Healy won the Selectors'
13th Sep 2004: Some eights analysis
12th Sep 2004: Eights are decided
11th Sep 2004: Eights: Saturday
10th Sep 2004: Eights: Friday
9th Sep 2004: Eights: Thursday
9th Sep 2004: Eights Results from day one
31st Aug 2004: Robert Fulford won the Northern Championship
10th Aug 2004: Open Championship 2004 Report (4-11 Jul)
6th Aug 2004: Draw for the Championship of the North of England
5th Aug 2004: Reg Bamford won the Championships of Jersey
5th Aug 2004: David Maugham & Jenny Williams Won the Mixed Doubles Championship
5th Aug 2004: Eights Selections now available
27th Jul 2004: Robert Fulford won the Eastern Championship
20th Jul 2004: Eastern Championship Draw
19th Jul 2004: David Parkins won the Seniors' Championship
12th Jul 2004: Robert Fulford won the British Open Championship
28th Jun 2004: Robert Fulford won the East Midlands Championship (25-27 Jun)
24th Jun 2004: British Open Double Draw
24th Jun 2004: British Open Singles Draw
23rd Jun 2004: Jeff Dawson won The Championship of Surrey
15th Jun 2004: Liz Fleming won the Women's Championship
15th Jun 2004: Reg Bamford won the Simon Carter Men's Championship
15th Jun 2004: Stephen Mulliner won the Du Pre Cup
4th Jun 2004: Inter-County Championship Report
4th Jun 2004: Draw for the Simon Carter Men's Championship (10-13 Jun)
2nd Jun 2004: Cheshire won the Inter-County Championship
5th May 2004: Robin Brown won the Coles Cup (1-3 May)
5th May 2004: Robert Fulford won the Western Championship

GC - Championships

8th Aug 2004: Dorset won the Golf Croquet Inter-County Championship
1st Aug 2004: Ivor Brand won the Musk's Cup
9th May 2004: David Barratt won 5th Lancashire Open Golf Tournament

AC

12th Oct 2004: Budleigh May Week Advanced Play Results!
11th Oct 2004: Jack Wicks won the Wrest Park Advanced Tournament (14-15 Aug)
6th Oct 2004: Guy Towlson won the Surbiton September B-Level
27th Sep 2004: Dave Mundy won The Kent Cup (14-15 Aug)
27th Sep 2004: Nick Harris won the Solomon Cup
27th Sep 2004: Dave Nick won the Heaton Park Challenge
22nd Sep 2004: Ian Lines won the Southport September Advanced Weekend
12th Sep 2004: Dave Kibble won the Not the Eights (11-12 Sep)
1st Sep 2004: Brian Fisk won the Parkstone B-Level (28-30 Aug)
22nd Aug 2004: David Maugham won The Roehampton Invitational Championship (21-22 Aug)
17th Aug 2004: David Mooney won the Southport B-Level (7-9 Aug)
17th Aug 2004: Dave Kibble won the Edgbaston open weekend
16th Aug 2004: Stephen Mulliner won the Guildford and Godalming Open Weekend
11th Aug 2004: Edward Huxley won The Barbara Evans Trophy
3rd Aug 2004: Tim Wilkins won the Compton Open Weekend
28th Jul 2004: Guy Towlson won the Oxford Advanced weekend
21st Jul 2004: Nick Parish won the Wrest Park Open Weekend (9-11 Jul)
19th Jul 2004: Dave Maugham won the Ranelagh Gold Cup (17-18 Jul)
7th Jul 2004: Dave Kibble won the Budleigh Salterton Open Weekend (3-4 Jul)
27th Jun 2004: Bob Burnett gained revenge over Dave Nick in the Cumbria Cup
23rd Jun 2004: Paul Smith won the Nailsea June Weekend Advanced Tournament (19-20 Jun)
23rd Jun 2004: Mark Avery won the Edgbaston Trophy (5-6 Jun)
22nd Jun 2004: Ben Ashwell won the Robert Prichard Weekend (1-3 May)
16th Jun 2004: Bob Burnett Stops Bowdon Raiders Taking All the Glory at the Croquet in Pendle Advance Tournament (12-13 Jun)
11th Jun 2004: David Maugham won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend (5-6 Jun)
19th May 2004: Stephen Mulliner won the Guildford May Open Weekend (15-16 May)
17th May 2004: Steve Comish won the Newport Open Weekend
14th May 2004: Chris Crowcroft won the Budleigh Salterton B-Level (1-3 May)
14th May 2004: Jack Wicks won the Colchester B-Level tournament (8-9 May)
8th May 2004: Matt Burrow won the Southwick May Weekend (1-3 May)
8th May 2004: Hurlingham May Weekend (1-3 May)
27th Apr 2004: Southport advanced weekend (24-25 Apr)
26th Apr 2004: Robert Fulford won the Colchester Open Weekend (24-25 Apr)
20th Apr 2004: Ian Lines won the Northwest Federation's Neil Williams Memorial (17-18 Apr)
19th Apr 2004: Louise Bradforth won the Southwick Advanced weekend (17-18 Apr)
14th Apr 2004: Robert Fulford won the Surbiton Easter Advanced Tournament (11-12 Apr)

AC - Mixed

25th Sep 2004: South of England week results
13th Sep 2004: The Challenge and Gilbey
7th Sep 2004: Gerard Healy won the Sussex County Croquet Club Autumn Tournament
25th Aug 2004: Andrew Hobbs won the Edinburgh Tournament (16-21 Aug)
22nd Aug 2004: Roger Jenkins won the Nottingham week A-Class and Handicap (16-21 Aug)
21st Aug 2004: Budleigh Salterton August Week Tournament (1-7 Aug)
18th Aug 2004: Jeff Dawson won Hurlingham's 2004 Annual Tournament
18th Aug 2004: Cliff Jones won the Sidmouth Week (31 May-5 Jun)

AC - Handicap

12th Oct 2004: Surbiton Advanced Handicap (the ARK) (9-10 Oct)
27th Sep 2004: Mark Homan won the Late Season Handicap Tournament (25-26 Sep)
24th Sep 2004: Derek Knight (8) from York won the All England Handicap Challenge Cup
19th Sep 2004: Michael Finnigan won the Nottingham Autumn Handicap weekend
7th Sep 2004: All England Handicap Newport Area Final (4-5 Sep)
7th Sep 2004: Barry Gould won the Guilford & Godalming weekend (4-5 Sep)
19th Aug 2004: Geoff Hughes won the Nailsea Handicap Weekend (14-15 Aug)
6th Aug 2004: Terry Mahoney won the Colchester "Over 50s" Tournament
23rd Jun 2004: John Christmas won the Hunstanton Over 50s Tournament (18-20 Jun)
11th Jun 2004: Michael Finnigan won the Nottingham handicap weekend (5-6 Jun)
14th May 2004: Bernard Wilson won the Nailsea May Weekend Handicap Tournament (8-9 May)
5th May 2004: George Woolhouse won the Colchester Spring Weekend Handicap
26th Apr 2004: Eugene Chang won the Compton Spring weekend (24-25 Apr)

GC

23rd Dec 2004: WCF 7th World Golf Croquet Championship awarded to New Zealand
27th Oct 2004: Golf Croquet Score Boards
7th Oct 2004: Simon Carter won the All England Golf Croquet Handicap Championship (25 Sep)
18th Sep 2004: Grass Roots and Centre Stage Golf Croquet competitions
8th Sep 2004: Khaled Younis takes the Yorkshire Open Title for the third time (7 Sep)
30th Jul 2004: David Hopkins won the English National Golf Croquet Singles Championship (24 Jul)
6th Jul 2004: 2004 World Golf Croquet Championship website now has full results
20th Jun 2004: John Moore and Samantha Curry won the Open Doubles Golf Croquet final
15th Jun 2004: English National Golf Croquet Championship Heats at Nailsea (13 Jun)
11th Jun 2004: Golf Croquet Championship Qualifying round at Pendle (6 Jun)
23rd May 2004: Ms S Curry won the Womens' Open Golf Croquet Championship
8th Apr 2004: Roy Ware won the Surbiton Golf Croquet Tournament
31st Mar 2004: New 2004 CA Golf Croquet Laws released
25th Mar 2004: "Player Profiles" for the World Golf Croquet Championship available
25th Mar 2004: International Golf Croquet Rules revision now available
8th Mar 2004: Selections for The Golf Croquet World Championship
3rd Jan 2004: Golf Croquet World Championship 2004 website launched

Tournament Vacancies

10th Sep 2004: Vacancies for the Wrest Park handicap tournament 17-19 September
17th Aug 2004: "Not the Eights" - a new tournament
9th Apr 2004: Vacancies in Eastbourne - 24/25 April

AC - Inter-Club

3rd Oct 2004: Bristol beat Cheltenham to win the Inter-Club 4-3
1st Oct 2004: Bristol beat Bowdon 4-3 (26 Sep)
6th Sep 2004: Cheltenham beat Surbiton 5-2
17th Aug 2004: Surbiton beat Nottingham 4-3
10th Aug 2004: Bristol beat Colchester 4-2
9th Aug 2004: Bowdon beat Medway 4-3
26th Jul 2004: Cheltenham beat Hurlingham 6-1
16th Jun 2004: Bristol beat Sussex County 7-0 (12 Jun)
11th Jun 2004: Hurlingham beat Wrest Park 5-2 (5 Jun)
24th May 2004: Nottingham beat Roehampton 4-3 (23 May)
1st Apr 2004: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

5th Oct 2004: Wrest Park beat Surbiton to win the Mary Rose 5-2
27th Sep 2004: Surbiton beat East Dorset 6-1 (26 Sep)
26th Sep 2004: Southport & Birkdale lost to Wrest Park 1-4
30th Aug 2004: Wrest Park beat Bristol 5-2 (21 Aug)
24th Aug 2004: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4
21st Aug 2004: Surbiton beat Newport 5-2
16th Aug 2004: Southport & Birkdale beat Bowdon 4-3 (15 Aug)
26th Jul 2004: Surbiton beat Woking by 6-1 (25 Jul)
5th Jul 2004: Wrest Park beat Nottingham 5-1 (3 Jul)
1st Jul 2004: Surbiton beat Hurlingham w/o
27th Jun 2004: Southport & Birkdale beat Cheltenham 5-2 (26 Jun)
27th Jun 2004: Newport beat Medway 4-3
23rd Jun 2004: Bowdon beat Pendle 6-1 (19 Jun)
15th Jun 2004: Bristol beat Norwich 4-1 (13 Jun)
15th Jun 2004: Sussex County beat Parsons Green 5-2 (13 Jun)
15th Jun 2004: East Dorset beat Roehampton 4-3 (12 Jun)
13th Jun 2004: Nottingham beat Dyffryn 4-3
17th May 2004: Parsons Green beat Colchester 5-2
1st Apr 2004: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

4th Oct 2004: Blewbury beat Surbiton to win the Longman Cup 6-1
3rd Oct 2004: Blewbury beat Colchester in the semi-final 4-3
3rd Oct 2004: Surbiton beat Nottingham in the semi-final 4-3
26th Sep 2004: Surbiton beat Winchester 6-1
12th Sep 2004: Blewbury beat Sussex County 6-1 (11 Sep)
31st Aug 2004: Nottingham beat Ashby 4-3
24th Aug 2004: Colchester beat Watford 5-2 (22 Aug)
16th Aug 2004: Nottingham beat Bowdon 6-1
15th Aug 2004: Ashby beat Pendle 5-2
9th Aug 2004: Watford beat Letchworth 6-1
3rd Aug 2004: Surbiton beat Hurlingham 4-3 (1 Aug)
2nd Aug 2004: Winchester beat Caterham 4-3
26th Jul 2004: Sussex County beat Kington Langley 6-1
19th Jul 2004: Ashby beat Southport 4-3 (17 Jul)
19th Jul 2004: Blewbury beat Bristol 7-0 (10 Jul)
16th Jul 2004: Colchester beat Northampton 5-2 (15 Jul)
12th Jul 2004: Caterham beat Merton 7-0
11th Jul 2004: Sussex County beat Swindon 4-3 (10 Jul)
11th Jul 2004: Hurlingham beat Reigate Priory 4-3 (8 Jul)
8th Jul 2004: Winchester beat Compton 4-3
6th Jul 2004: Nottingham beat Beverley 6-1
1st Jul 2004: Surbiton beat Woking 5-2
1st Jul 2004: Watford beat Norwich by 5-2 (27 Jun)
27th Jun 2004: Northampton beat High Wycombe 4-3 (26 Jun)
27th Jun 2004: Pendle beat Walsall 6-1
23rd Jun 2004: Blewbury beat Dyffryn 4-3
14th Jun 2004: Surbiton beat Dulwich 4-3 (12 Jun)
14th Jun 2004: Colchester beat Newport 5-2
13th Jun 2004: Bristol beat Harwell 4-3
13th Jun 2004: Reigate Priory beat Ramsgate 5-2
12th Jun 2004: Kington Langley beat East Dorset (Parkstone) 5-2
11th Jun 2004: Merton beat Parsons Green 4-3 (6 Jun)
11th Jun 2004: Sussex County beat Cheltenham 4-3 (05 Jun)
1st Jun 2004: Letchworth beat Wrest Park w/o
28th May 2004: Bowdon beat Bury 5-2
28th May 2004: Southport beat Tyneside 4-3
20th Apr 2004: Swindon beat Aldermaston w/o
1st Apr 2004: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

26th Oct 2004: Middlesbrough won the Secretary Shield, beating Syngenta in a tight final 4-3 (1 Sep)
12th Sep 2004: Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield to win the Secretary's Shield 4-3
4th Aug 2004: Huddersfield beat Pendle to reach the final 4-3 (1 Aug)
30th Jul 2004: Middlesbrough beat Colchester 4-3 (28 Jul)
8th Jul 2004: Pendle beat Tyneside 5-2
27th Jun 2004: Middlesbrough beat Nottingham 4-3 (26 Jun)
27th Jun 2004: Huddersfield beat Aldermaston 5-2 (20 Jun)
23rd Jun 2004: Colchester beat Caterham 5-2 (20 Jun)
24th May 2004: Nottingham beat Nailsea 4-3 (22 May)
14th May 2004: Middlesbrough beat Stourbridge 6-1 (9 May)
1st Apr 2004: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

31st Dec 2004: 2004 Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship - Results summary
18th Sep 2004: Colchester beat Ashby at Colchester to win the Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship 4-3
31st Aug 2004: Ashby beat Tyneside 6-1
21st Aug 2004: Colchester beat Sussex County 6-1
4th Aug 2004: Tyneside beat Auckland 5-2
23rd Jul 2004: East Dorset lost to Sussex County 3-4
11th Jul 2004: Colchester beat Hurlingham 4-3
1st Apr 2004: Draw

International

26th Nov 2004: WCF Golf Croquet Rules Committee gets a new chairman
18th Nov 2004: The Croquet Association of Norway founded
27th Sep 2004: 2nd Swiss Open dominated by Norman's Conquests!
27th Sep 2004: GB beat Ireland 13-2 in the test match
19th Sep 2004: Stephen Mulliner won the 2004 European Championship
25th Aug 2004: Ian Sexton won the Swiss Advanced Championship
19th Aug 2004: Canada regains the Atlantic Plate by beating Wales 17-13 (15-17 Aug)
12th Aug 2004: The CA won the McWeeney Trophy Match against CAI 4-2 (8-9 Aug)
12th Aug 2004: Mark McInerney won The Championship of Ireland
9th Aug 2004: 2004 Resort Invitations announced
26th Jul 2004: England Swiss Rolled In Geneva
25th Jul 2004: Sam Tudor won the Welsh Championship
23rd Jul 2004: Jonathan Kirby won the Scottish Open Championship (18 Jul)
6th Jul 2004: GB won The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy
3rd Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy Day 3 - GB leads US 15-3
2nd Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 2
1st Jul 2004: US players get to grips with the British obsession with the weather
1st Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 1 (30 Jun-3 Jul)
23rd Jun 2004: England retained the Home Internationals
29th Mar 2004: The Resort Invitational 2004
26th Mar 2004: England's David "Hoppy" Hopkins sweeps the board in Western Province Golf Croquet
19th Mar 2004: Louise Bradforth won the Western Province Open Championship
22nd Feb 2004: Samir Patel won the Florida 'English Week' Tournament
16th Feb 2004: English Week Tournament in Palm Beach off to a warm start (10-17 Feb)
1st Jan 2004: Robert Fulford wins Victorian Open Singles

World Championship

24th Dec 2004: Mitsubishi 2005 World Croquet Championship announced

Technical

2nd Nov 2004: Pete Trimmer: Beating Better Players reproduction of his article from the Gazette

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