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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 4th Sep: Croquet England v Scottish Croquet Association, 30-31 August 2025 (AC)
- 17th Aug: Lincolnshire's Super Team take home the Inter-County Division 1 Trophy (GC - Championships)
- 31st Jul: GC English National Doubles Champions Crowned at Budleigh (GC - Championships)
- 31st Jul: England Victorious at GC Home Internationals 2025 (GC)
- 19th Jul: Croquet England AC Open Championships (AC - Championships)
- 9th Jul: Dom Aarvold Claims First Championship Series Title at Nailsea ENSC Qualifier (GC - Championships)
Recent News
- Advance notice of Annual General Meeting
- Proposed changes to Croquet England's Constitution
- Election for new President of Croquet England
- 4th Sep: ARE YOU A WINNER?
- 4th Sep: Croquet England v Scottish Croquet Association, 30-31 August 2025 (AC)
- 3rd Sep: Challenge & Gilbey (AC - Championships)
- 2nd Sep: Guildford beat Sussex County 5-1 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 1st Sep: Jack Good won the Nottingham Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 1st Sep: Sussex County lost to Surbiton 1-6 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 1st Sep: Southport beat Newport 5-2 (31 Aug) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 1st Sep: Bath lost to Blewbury 3-8 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 31st Aug: Roehampton beat Ealing 4-2 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 29th Aug: Bowdon lost to Nottingham B 4-7 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 28th Aug: David Maugham won the Northern Championship (AC - Championships)
- 27th Aug: CqE Select win GC Inter-Counties Division 2 (GC - Championships)
- 27th Aug: Paul J Williams and Alison Murray win Ashby's National Forest GC Doubles (GC)
- 25th Aug: Phyllis Court lost to Nottingham 3-4 (23 Aug) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 22nd Aug: Robbie Dodds won the Tompkinson Shield (AC)
- 22nd Aug: Adrian Coward won the Sidmouth GC B-Level
- 22nd Aug: Graham Brooksbank won the Sidmouth GC C-Level
- 17th Aug: Lincolnshire's Super Team take home the Inter-County Division 1 Trophy (GC - Championships)
- 16th Aug: Phyllis Court lost to Bowdon 1-5 (15 Jun) (GC - Inter-Club)
- 15th Aug: Trustee elections
- 15th Aug: High Wycombe beat Bury 4-3 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 14th Aug: Bowdon Short Croquet (AC)
- 14th Aug: Cheltenham High Bisque (AC - Handicap)
- 12th Aug: Neil Adams won the Yorkshire White Rose (AC)
- 12th Aug: Andrew Grant won the Ashby GC B-Level
- 12th Aug: Liz Johnson won the Ashby GC D-Level
- 12th Aug: High Wycombe beat Newport 4-3 (25 Jul) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 12th Aug: Crake Valley beat Colchester 6-1 (GC - Federations Shield)
- 11th Aug: East Dorset beat High Wycombe 5-2 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 11th Aug: Great Britain wins the Solomon Trophy 2025 [GB vs. USA Test] (International)
- 6th Aug: Tim Russell won the Budleigh GC Open Series
- 4th Aug: Mark Simmerson won the Tyneside Advanced (AC)
- 2nd Aug: Nottingham lost to Bowdon 2-5 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 1st Aug: Hurlingham beat East Dorset 6-1 (AC - Mary Rose)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
September
- 4-7: Sidmouth AC First Eight (The President's Cup)
(AC)
- 4-7: East Dorset AC Second Eight (The Chairman's Salver)
(AC)
- 4-8: Cheltenham AC Third Eight (The Spencer Ell Cup)
(AC)
- 4-8: Southport AC Fourth Eight (The Treasurer's Tankard)
(AC)
- 6-7: Sussex County The Sussex Open Golf Croquet Championship (Open Series)
(GC)
- 12-14: Carrickmines The Golf Croquet Championship of Ireland 2025
(GC)
What's on?
- 6-7: Wrest Park IPDG GC Elite and Development Squad Mentored Match Weekend
(Course)
- 4: Surbiton Don's Day Light (GC 0+) : Level Singles
(GC)
- 7: Hamptworth Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament
(GC)
- 2-4: Hurlingham Midweek Veterans' Advanced Handicap Singles (AC)
(AC)
- 5-7: Ramsgate The AC Selectors' Weekend
(AC)
- 6-7: Nottingham AC Handicap Weekend
(AC)
- 6-7: Roehampton End of Season (AC) Handicap Weekend (Max 16)
(AC)
- 6-7: York The York Viking Challenge Short Croquet Tournament
(AC)
- 13-14: Camerton & Peasedown The GC All-England Handicap Final (Advantage GC)
(GC)
- 9-10: High Wycombe Blewbury AC C-Level (7+) Advanced Tournament
(AC)
- 13-14: Budleigh BSCC AC Class Weekend Tournament
(AC)
- 13-14: Hurlingham MacRobertson Shield Squad
(AC)
- 13-14: Wrest Park September Handicap (AC) Tournament
(AC)
- 16: Camerton & Peasedown Open Doubles Tournament (GC Level Play)
(GC)
- 11: Online Executive Meeting
- 18: Online Board of Trustees Meeting