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11th Sep: Rick Harding won the Spencer Ell
10th Sep: England retain the Trophy for the Golf Croquet Test Match against Spain
10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024
10th Sep: Sophie McGlen won the Selectors Weekend
7th Sep: Selections for 2024 AC Invitation Events
23rd Aug: GC Inter-Counties
22nd Aug: Ambassador Cruise Line sponsors the England Challenge Teams
20th Aug: James Death is the AC European Champion 2024This area of the website provides easy access to news and information suitable for media news items and features. We hope the information you are looking for is here, and you are free to copy and use any information or pictures in this section of the website unless stated otherwise, except that there are restrictions on the use of photographs in the photo library - please see the copyright statements in that section.
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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024 (GC - Championships)
- 10th Sep: England retain the Trophy for the Golf Croquet Test Match against Spain (International)
- 30th Aug: Croquet England Strategy
- 20th Aug: James Death is the AC European Champion 2024 (AC - Championships)
- 6th Aug: James Death is the AC Open Champion 2024 (AC - Championships)
- 26th Jul: Nottingham Annual Week (AC)
- 23rd Jul: Compton Croquet Club 125th Anniversary Celebration & Open Day (Club News)
- 23rd Jul: Cheltenham's C-Level Qualifier The 'Barter' Trophy
Recent News
- Vacancy for Independent Examiner of Croquet England
- 11th Sep: Rick Harding won the Spencer Ell (AC)
- 11th Sep: Announcement: 2024 Golf Croquet World Championship [updated] (World Championship)
- 10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024 (GC - Championships)
- 10th Sep: Sophie McGlen won the Selectors Weekend (AC)
- 10th Sep: England retain the Trophy for the Golf Croquet Test Match against Spain (International)
- 9th Sep: Mark Avery won the Woking Autumn Advanced (AC)
- 9th Sep: Debbie Lines won the Nottingham Advanced weekend (AC)
- 9th Sep: Edward & Samir Patel won the National Forest GC Doubles
- 7th Sep: Selections for 2024 AC Invitation Events
- 5th Sep: Chester beat Watford 4-3 (3 Sep) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
- 3rd Sep: Sussex County beat Guildford 4-3 (31 Aug) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
- 1st Sep: Bowdon lost to Nottingham 2-5 (29 Aug) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 30th Aug: Croquet England Strategy
- 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Hampstead Heath 6-1 (2 Jul) (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Phyllis Court 6-1 (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 29th Aug: Bowdon beat Hurlingham 5-2 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 28th Aug: Dave Maugham won the North of England Championship (and the Easterns) (AC - Championships)
- 27th Aug: Nottingham beat East Dorset 5-0 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 25th Aug: Meldreth beat Phyllis Court B 4-3 (GC - Federations Shield)
- 25th Aug: West Worthing lost to Phyllis Court A 2-5 (22 Aug) (GC - Federations Shield)
- 24th Aug: Southport beat Bowdon 6-1 (20 Aug) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 24th Aug: Middlesbrough beat Bury 5-2 (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 23rd Aug: GC Inter-Counties (GC - Championships)
- 23rd Aug: Mike Porter won the Tompkinson Shield (AC)
- 23rd Aug: Surbiton beat Watford 4-3 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 23rd Aug: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4 (22 Aug) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 22nd Aug: Ambassador Cruise Line sponsors the England Challenge Teams
- 20th Aug: Players wanted for the Selectors Weekend
- 20th Aug: James Death is the AC European Champion 2024 (AC - Championships)
- 19th Aug: Croquet Survey - Tournament Allocation
- 12th Aug: Challenge & Gilbey (AC - Mixed)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
September
- 21-22: Nottingham The GC English National Singles Championship
(GC) - 20-22: Compton (Eastbourne) The South of England Championship (AC)
- 28: TBA The AC Inter-Club Championship (AC)
- 13-15: Carrickmines The Golf Croquet Championship of Ireland 2024 (GC)
- 28: Bowdon The GC Inter-Club Championship (GC)
What's on?
- 14-15: Crake Valley Ladies' Open (GC)
- 14-15: Guildford The GC All-England Handicap Final (Advantage GC) (GC)
- 14-15: Budleigh BSCC AC Class Weekend Tournament (AC)
- 14-15: Wrest Park September Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 17: Camerton & Peasedown Open Doubles Tournament (GC Level Play) (GC)
- 21-22: East Dorset Golf Croquet B-Level (3+) Series National Final (GC)
- 21-22: Blewbury The AC All-England Handicap Final (AC)
- 21-22: Cheltenham Daniels Cup Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 26: Surbiton Don's Day Light (GC 0+) : Level Singles (GC)
- 28-29: Sidmouth Golf Croquet A-Level (0+) Series National Final (GC)
- 28-29: Watford Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series National Final (GC)
- 25: York The Secretary's Shield (AC)
- 28: TBA The Mary Rose Inter-Club Trophy (AC)
- 28: Northampton The Longman Inter-Club Trophies (AC)
- 28: TBA The Short Croquet Inter-Club Competition (AC)
- 28-29: Surbiton Ark Advanced Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 28: Online Tournaments Committee (Golf Croquet) Meeting
October
- 12: Online Tournaments Committee (Association Croquet) Meeting
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