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15th Sep: Talking Croquet Issue 009 Published
10th Sep: Denise Foster won the Viking Challenge
9th Sep: England regained the Glasgow Quaich
3rd Sep: Golf Croquet Eights Winners
3rd Sep: James Death Completes the First Ever Recorded Straight Sextuple Peel
27th Aug: Top Eight Golf Croquet players to compete in Devon
12th Aug: Sidmouth's GC B-Level and Sister Weekend
10th Aug: MacRobertson Shield Day 17 - The Final Day
8th Aug: MacRobertson Shield Day 16 - The longeriest day
6th Aug: MacRobertson Shield Day 14 - In the balance
5th Aug: MacRobertson Shield Day 13 - The final begins
3rd Aug: Chris Roberts wins the Budleigh Salterton GC Open SERIES 1/2 August
2nd Aug: MacRobertson Shield Day 10 - The Brave and the Bold
2nd Aug: Wales, Sweden and Germany take the honours in Tiers 2 and 3 of the AC World Teams Championship
26th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 3 - England on the brink
25th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 2 - England pull away
23rd Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 0 - Opening Ceremony
15th Jul: Talking Croquet Issue 008 Published
13th Jul: MacRobertson Shield 2026 - Team Seeding
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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 15th Sep: Talking Croquet Issue 009 Published
- 11th Sep: Croquet England Newsletter
- 8th Sep: New Executive Team Announced as Committee Recruitment Begins
- 3rd Sep: Clive Goode Won the Tompkinson Shield (AC)
- 1st Sep: Andy Sherwood & John Picken Won the National Forest GC Doubles (GC)
- 27th Aug: Top Eight Golf Croquet players to compete in Devon (GC - Championships)
- 20th Aug: GC European Clubs League (GC)
- 3rd Aug: Chris Roberts wins the Budleigh Salterton GC Open SERIES 1/2 August (GC - Tournaments)
- 2nd Aug: Wales, Sweden and Germany take the honours in Tiers 2 and 3 of the AC World Teams Championship (World Championship)
- 28th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Centenary Celebration - Livestreamed from 9:00 pm
Recent News
- Croquet England AGM 10 October 2026 at 10:00 am
- UPDATED - Qualifying Event for the 2026 WCF GC World Championship in Egypt (World Championship)
- 23rd Sep: Nottingham beat Roehampton to win the Mary Rose 5-2 (18 Sep) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 23rd Sep: Ashby beat Old Brentwoods to win the Secretary's Shield 4-3 (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 22nd Sep: James Moir won the AC All England (AC - Handicap)
- 22nd Sep: Alan Dix wins the Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series National Final (20 Sep) (GC - Tournaments)
- 21st Sep: Sussex County beat Peterborough 6-5 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 15th Sep: Talking Croquet Issue 009 Published
- 15th Sep: Lucy Beach won the Wrest Park September Handicap (AC - Handicap)
- 14th Sep: Crake Valley beat Newport 4-3 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 14th Sep: High Wycombe beat Sussex County 5-2 (13 Sep) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 13th Sep: Surbiton lost to Roehampton 0-4 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 13th Sep: Hurlingham lost to Nottingham 3-4 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 13th Sep: Phyllis Court lost to Swanage 3-4 (12 Sep) (GC - Federations' Shield)
- 11th Sep: Croquet England Newsletter
- 10th Sep: Trustee election results
- 10th Sep: Denise Foster won the Viking Challenge (AC)
- 9th Sep: England regained the Glasgow Quaich (International)
- 8th Sep: New Executive Team Announced as Committee Recruitment Begins
- 7th Sep: Richard Huxley wins the Nottingham Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 7th Sep: Nottingham beat Surbiton 5-1 (5 Sep) (GC - Inter-Club)
- 7th Sep: Sussex County beat High Wycombe 6-5 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 3rd Sep: James Death Completes the First Ever Recorded Straight Sextuple Peel
- 3rd Sep: GC Eights at Budleigh and Sidmouth (GC - Championships)
- 3rd Sep: Golf Croquet Eights Winners (GC - Championships)
- 3rd Sep: Clive Goode Won the Tompkinson Shield (AC)
- 2nd Sep: Bowdon beat East Dorset 4-3 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 2nd Sep: Bowdon B lost to Peterborough 5-6 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 1st Sep: James Death won the Northern Championship (AC - Championships)
- 1st Sep: Andy Sherwood & John Picken Won the National Forest GC Doubles (GC)
- 1st Sep: Woking C and D Level (GC - Tournaments)
- 29th Aug: Bury lost to Crake Valley 2-5 (3 Aug) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 27th Aug: Top Eight Golf Croquet players to compete in Devon (GC - Championships)
- 26th Aug: Tim Russell won the GC Veterans Championship (GC - Championships)
- 26th Aug: Thrills at Nottingham's Annual Tournament (AC)
- 26th Aug: Bury beat Ashby 5-1 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 24th Aug: Roehampton beat Hurlingham 5-2 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 23rd Aug: Advance notice of AGM: 10 October 2026
- 20th Aug: GC European Clubs League (GC)
- 20th Aug: Phyllis Court beat Backworth 4-3 (9 Aug) (GC - Federations' Shield)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
September
- 25-27: Compton (Eastbourne)
The AC South of England Championship (AC)
October
- 3: Northampton The AC Inter-Club Championship Tier 1 (AC)
What's on?
September
- 24: Cheltenham The GC Inter-Club Championship Tier 2 (Murphy Shield) (GC)
- 25: Cheltenham The GC Inter-Club Championship Tier 3 (Bowl) (GC)
- 26-27: Ramsgate Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series National Final (GC)
- 26-27: Wrest Park Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series National Final (GC)
- 26: TBA The AC Inter-Club Championship Tier 2 (Mary Rose) (AC)
- 26: TBA The AC Inter-Club Handicap Championship (Longman Trophies) (AC)
- 27: TBA The AC Inter-Club for Federation Teams (Secretary's Shield) (AC)
October
- 3: High Wycombe Become a Grade 1 Coach Course (Course)
- 3: TBA The GC Federations' Shield (Advantage GC) (GC)
September
- 29-30: Budleigh BSCC Short Croquet Tournament (AC)
October
- 3-4: Surbiton Ark Advanced Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
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