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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
15th Jul: Talking Croquet Issue 008 Published
13th Jul: MacRobertson Shield 2026 - Team Seeding
11th Jul: World-Class AC Test Match (London)
9th Jul: Roger Staples
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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 28th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Centenary Celebration - Livestreamed from 9:00 pm
- 13th Jul: MacRobertson Shield 2026 - Team Seeding (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 9th Jul: Roger Staples
- 9th Jul: 2027 WCF AC World Championship (World Championship)
- 9th Jun: GC Open Championships, 23-28 June, Budleigh Salterton - Invitation (GC - Championships)
- 3rd Jun: ACWTC MacRobertson Shield Event Invitation
Recent News
- AC Eights Selections (AC)
- Trustee elections: call for nominations
- GC Eights Selections
- Playing Croquet in Extreme Heat
- 29th Jul: Newport beat Shrewsbury 4-3 (28 Jul) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 29th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 5 - England beat Australia 16-5 (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 28th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Centenary Celebration - Livestreamed from 9:00 pm
- 28th Jul: Bury beat Chester 6-1 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 28th Jul: Phyllis Court lost to East Dorset 2-4 (22 Jul) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 28th Jul: Sussex County beat Guildford 9-2 (16 Jul) (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 28th Jul: High Wycombe beat Bradford on Avon 9-2 (22 Jul) (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 27th Jul: Peterborough AC Handicap (AC - Handicap)
- 27th Jul: Eddie Piper-Mayo wins Bude's first ever D-Level Series event
- 27th Jul: Bowdon B beat Bowdon A 6-5 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 27th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 4 - England clinch the first test (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 26th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 3 - England on the brink (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 25th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 2 - England pull away (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 24th Jul: MacRobertson Shield Day 1 - England up and running (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 23rd Jul: MacRobertson Shield - Day 0 (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 21st Jul: Watford beat Leighton Linslade 4-0 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 21st Jul: Guildford beat Compton 5-1 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 21st Jul: Swanage beat Southport 4-2 (GC - Federations' Shield)
- 20th Jul: Kington Langley lost to High Wycombe 3-4 (19 Jul) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 19th Jul: Sussex County beat Guildford Godalming 4-3 (17 Jul) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 17th Jul: Leonard Taylor won the Barter Trophy
- 17th Jul: Karen Bowes wins 'C' Level (7+) Series GC Tournament at Bury
- 16th Jul: Open Championship results (AC - Championships)
- 16th Jul: Men's & Women's Championship winners (AC - Championships)
- 16th Jul: Nottingham B-Level GC Tournament
- 16th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Colchester 4-2 (15 Jul) (GC - Federations' Shield)
- 15th Jul: Talking Croquet Issue 008 Published
- 15th Jul: The Wiltshire Open 2026
- 15th Jul: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-2 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 14th Jul: Ashby beat High Wycombe 4-2 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 13th Jul: Sussex County lost to Roehampton 1-6 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 13th Jul: Roehampton beat Phyllis Court 5-2 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 13th Jul: MacRobertson Shield 2026 - Team Seeding (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 11th Jul: Roehampton beat East Dorset 4-1 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 11th Jul: World-Class AC Test Match (London) (The MacRobertson Shield)
- 10th Jul: Southport beat Leicester 5-1 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 9th Jul: Roger Staples
- 9th Jul: 2027 WCF AC World Championship (World Championship)
- 5th Jul: Nottingham beat Bowdon 7-0 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 4th Jul: Top-Class AC at Cheltenham (AC - Championships)
- 2nd Jul: Bury beat Leicester 4-1 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 1st Jul: Croquet England AC Open Championships - Draws (AC - Championships)
- 1st Jul: Hurlingham lost to Bowdon 3-4 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 1st Jul: Wrest Park beat Enfield w/o (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 30th Jun: Sussex County beat Ealing w/o (AC - Longman Cup)
- 30th Jun: Shrewsbury beat Leicester 6-1 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 29th Jun: Andy Dalby-Welsh: Northern Croquet Tour
- 29th Jun: Sunshiny Balls are available for sale
- 29th Jun: Ruth Scott-Farnell won the East Dorset GC C-Level
- 29th Jun: Wrest Park beat Watford 4-0 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 26th Jun: Bradford on Avon beat Caversham 10-1 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
August
- 1-2: Colchester
The Golf Croquet Women's Open Championship (GC)
July
- 24-9: Hurlingham Roehampton Sussex County Surbiton MacRobertson Shield: World AC Team Championship Tier 1 (AC)
August
- 1-8: Carrickmines The Championships of Ireland 2026 (AC)
What's on?
July
- 29-30: Phyllis Court Blewbury Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 30: Broadwas Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 31: Broadwas Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
August
- 1: Guildford Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 1: Hunstanton Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 1-2: Budleigh Golf Croquet Open Series Tournament (GC)
- 1-2: Chester Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 2: Guildford Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 1: Blewbury August One-Day Short Croquet Tournament (AC)
- 1: Bury AC Short Croquet (AC)
- 1-2: Tyneside Advanced Weekend (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 1-2: Norwich The Chalkhill Mallet Handicap (AC) (AC)
- 1-6: Hurlingham Annual Tournament (AC) (AC)
- 3-4: Cheltenham High-Bisquers' (AC) Tournament (Course)
- 6: The Academy AC Supervised High-Bisque Tournament (Ref:AC5) (Course)
- 6: Ashby Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7: Ashby Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7-8: Guildford Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 8: Ashby Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 8: Bury Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 8: Hamptworth Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 9: Hamptworth Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 9: Sidmouth Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 5-6: Crake Valley Advanced Tournament (AC) - The Cavendish Clock (AC)
- 5-6: Colchester Summer Midweek Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 5-6: East Dorset AC Midweek 2-Day Handicap (0+) Tournament (AC)
- 7-9: Budleigh BSCC Summer AC Tournament (AC)
- 7-9: Hurlingham The Hurlingham Cup Open Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 8-9: Swindon AC Advanced C-Level Tournament : Neil Morrison Trophy (AC)
- 8-9: York The Yorkshire White Rose AC Open Tournament (AC)
- 8-15: Balgreen Edinburgh Tournament (AC)
- 12: Leighton-Linslade Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
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