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CA Official News [>>]

13th Jun: England won the Home Internationals (10 Jun 2018)
3rd Jun: GC Home Internationals Team Announced
24th May: Data Privacy Notice Published
22nd May: 2018 AC Development Squad Selection Announcement
21st May: New GC Grade 3 Elite Coaches Announced
16th May: Nominations for CA Council Election close 1st June
7th May: CA Appoints Alison Jones As The New AC IPD
6th May: Northampton A level GC series tournament 5th and 6th May
30th Apr: Glamorgan beat CA Women 5-3 (29 Apr 2018)
27th Apr: Report on the GC Student Championship 2018 (14 Apr 2018)
27th Apr: Survey of Croquet Players Now Available
24th Apr: CA Young Person Sponsorship Scheme
20th Apr: Guildford and Southwick Pod news
19th Apr: Cheltenham (GC) A-Level Series tournament (14-15 April 2018)
19th Apr: Surbiton (GC) C-Level Series tournament (12 Apr 2018)
2nd Apr: Priority places for U21 players at GC tournaments
30th Mar: WCF Over 50s GC World Championship - candidate England players
27th Mar: Report of March Council Meeting
19th Mar: Selection for Glamorgan vs. CA Women at Cheltenham (28-29 April 2018) (18 Mar 2018)
17th Mar: WCF publishes a consultation draft of proposed 5th edition of the GC rules
12th Mar: National Croquet Day 2018 (Sunday 13 May)
12th Mar: Guildford GC coaching pod is up and running
7th Mar: The Tournament Regulations for 2018 have been published
23rd Feb: Welcome New Members
22nd Feb: CA Selections for England places in May's European GC Championship
22nd Feb: Coaching Awards
13th Feb: Mark Suter Appointed As New CA Manager
2nd Feb: Radio Interview with World Champion Stephen Mulliner
31st Jan: Most Improved Player Awards 2017
23rd Jan: Availability Opened for the 2018 FEC European GC Championship
13th Jan: 2018 GC Elite Squad Selection Announcement

Other News [>>]

17th May: Charity One-Ball Report (13 May 2018)
16th May: Chester Croquet Club gets a fly by on NCD
27th Feb: Buxton U3A Croquet Club Joins the CA
27th Feb: Croquet is an all-weather sport (at Surbiton!)
13th Feb: Criccieth joins the Croquet Association

Championships [>>]

7th Jun: Men's & Women's Player Information
7th Jun: Alison Jones and David Maugham Win The Mixed Doubles Championship (13-17 Jun 2018)
7th Jun: Louise Bradforth Wins The Women's Championship (13-17 Jun 2018)
7th Jun: James Death Wins The Men's Championship (13-17 Jun 2018)
1st Jun: Surrey won the 2018 Inter-County Championship (29 May 2018)
28th May: Rachel Gee won the European GC Championship
20th May: David Maugham won the Western Championship for the 7th time
16th May: The Western Championship Draw (18-20 May 2018)
7th May: David Maugham won the Coles Championship
13th Apr: AC Inter-County Championship Latest Teams
22nd Feb: Nottingham husband and wife on top of the world!
1st Jan: AC Inter-County Championship draw for 2018 is now available

Golf Croquet Championships [>>]

8th Jun: Cheltenham Golf Croquet Championship (Ascot Cup Qualifier) (3 Jun 2018)
1st May: Tim King retained the Lancashire International Golf Croquet Championship
29th Apr: Sidmouth Golf Croquet Championship (Haste Cup)
28th Apr: Ian Burridge won the 2018 Surbiton Golf Croquet Championship (21 Apr 2018)

Level-Play Tournaments [>>]

18th Jun: Liz Wilson won the Cumbria Cup (17 Jun 2018)
13th Jun: Lee Hartley (Fylde CC) Won the David Openshaw Claret Jug (10 Jun 2018)
8th Jun: David Maugham won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend (3 Jun 2018)
21st May: Sarah Hayes Won The Bernard Neal Challenge
20th May: Mark Avery won the Newport Open Weekend
7th May: Ian Lines Won the Robert Prichard Weekend (5-7 May 2018)
6th May: David Marcus Won the SCCC AC B-Level
25th Apr: Nick Mounfield won the Letchworth 14-point Advanced AC event (7 Apr 2018)
1st Apr: Richard M Smith won the Cheltenham Easter WE and qualified for a CA Silver Medal

Mixed AC Tournaments [>>]

13th Jun: Sidmouth June Tournament (10 Jun 2018)
8th Jun: Surbiton won the SECF Team Handicap AC One-Ball (3 Jun 2018)
5th May: Budleigh May Week Tournament

Handicap Tournaments [>>]

13th Jun: Hunstanton Over-50s Report (10 Jun 2018)
13th Jun: Nottingham 2018 Peel Memorials Report (13 May 2018)
13th Jun: Tyneside AC Handicap Tournament (7 Jun 2018)
13th Jun: David Nicholson won the Woking One-Ball Advanced Handicap Tournament (8 Jun 2018)
24th May: Bryan Harral won the Wrest Park AC Handicap Tournament (20 May 2018)
20th May: Colchester Spring Weekend Handicap tournament
29th Apr: Middlesbrough AC Handicap

Golf Croquet [>>]

13th Jun: Tim King won Wrest Park's inaugural GC A-Level Tournament (10 Jun 2018)
13th Jun: Hunstanton - GC A-Level Series (26 May 2027)
8th Jun: GC C-Level Tournament at Guildford and Godalming CC
1st Jun: Wrest Park GC C-Level Tournament (National Series) (23 May 2018)
24th May: CA GC Grass Roots Qualifier at Hunstanton
24th May: Pendle & Craven Croquet Club B-Level Golf Croquet Tournament (19 May 2018)
16th May: David G Hill won the Wrest Park GC B-Level
11th May: Croquet Association "C" Series completion
10th May: GC B-Level Series - Ryde Tournament
6th May: Rosemary Faulkner Won the SCCC GC C-Level
5th May: Mike Bilton won the SCCC GC B-Level
16th Mar: GC pod news update Taunton Deane and Southwick GC coaching pods
28th Jan: GC International Performance Development Squad for 2018 Announced

Inter-Club [>>]

18th Jun: Bowdon beat Woking 4-3
2nd Jun: Colchester lost to Bristol 3-6
10th Apr: Roehampton lost to Nottingham 2-4 (8 Apr 2018)
15th Jan: Draw

Mary Rose [>>]

3rd Jun: Wrest Park beat Letchworth 5-2 (2 Jun 2018)
23rd May: Hurlingham lost to Woking 0-7 (22 May 2018)
16th May: Newport lost to Colchester 3-4 (15 May 2018)
15th May: Watford beat Pinchbeck 7-0 (14 May 2018)
29th Apr: Fylde lost to Nottingham 2-5
26th Apr: Pendle beat Tyneside 4-3 (16 Apr 2018)
15th Jan: Draw

Longman Cup [>>]

19th Jun: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-2 (18 Jun 2018)
15th Jun: Tyneside beat Shrewsbury w/o
5th Jun: Blewbury lost to Bristol 3-4
31st May: Nottingham beat Newport 5-2 (30 May 2018)
31st May: Chester beat Bury 5-2 (30 May 2018)
30th May: Pendle lost to Bowdon 3-4 (27 May 2018)
30th May: Bath beat East Dorset 4-3 (28 May 2018)
24th May: Watford lost to Letchworth 3-4 (23 May 2018)
22nd May: Southport beat Crake 6-1
17th May: Roehampton lost to Surbiton 1-6
17th May: Enfield beat Wrest Park 5-2
15th May: Guildford lost to Woking 1-6 (12 May 2018)
5th May: Reigate beat Merton 5-2
27th Apr: Sussex lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (25 Apr 2018)
15th Jan: Draw

Secretary's Shield [>>]

31st May: Watford beat High Wycombe 5-2 (30 May 2018)
20th May: Ashby beat Church Stretton 4-3 (19 May 2018)
15th Jan: Draw

Golf Croquet Inter-Club [>>]

15th Jun: Northampton beat Croquet Durham 5-2 (13 Jun 2018)
7th Jun: Hunstanton lost to Letchworth 3-4 (5 Jun 2018)
30th May: Sussex beat Woking 5-2 (25 May 2018)
24th May: Dulwich beat Camerton & Peasedown 6-1 (16 May 2018)
17th May: Croquet Durham beat Belsay Hall 5-2
13th May: Roehampton lost to Woking 3-4
10th May: Ashby beat Culcheth w/o
27th Apr: Cheltenham beat Hamptworth 4-3 (21 Apr 2018)
10th Apr: Bowdon lost to Nottingham 2-4 (2 Apr 2018)
10th Jan: Draw

Golf Croquet Inter-Club Shield [>>]

11th Jun: High Wycombe beat Leighton Linslade 4-3 (8 Jun 2018)
11th Jun: Sussex beat Merton 4-3 (10 Jun 2018)
8th Jun: Belsay Hall lost to Croquet Durham 3-4
7th Jun: Watford beat Camerton & Peasedown 4-3 (5 Jun 2018)
10th May: Croquet Durham beat Pendle 4-3
7th May: Ashby beat Culcheth 4-2 (5 May 2018)
5th May: Camerton beat Enfield 5-2 (4 May 2018)
2nd May: Roehampton lost to High Wycombe 3-4 (20 Apr 2018)
30th Apr: Wrest Park lost to Hunstanton 1-5 (20 Apr 2018)
27th Apr: Hamptworth beat Guildford 4-3
27th Apr: Hurlingham lost to Merton 2-5 (26 Apr 2018)
10th Jan: Draw

International [>>]

21st May: European AC Championship, Stavstorp, Sweden 17-19 August 2018
15th May: Solomon Trophy Team Announced
24th Apr: Selection for England for the Home Internationals 2018 (9-10 June 2018)
11th Apr: 2018 Association Croquet European Championship

World Championship [>>]

28th May: Availability Opened for the 2019 WCF Womens GC World Championship
19th May: CA England Membership Places for the WCF Over 50s GCWC this October
15th Feb: Paddy Chapman interviewed on Radio Nottingham
11th Feb: Paddy Chapman won the AC World Championship
10th Feb: Bamford and Chapman reach World Championship Final
9th Feb: And then there was one
8th Feb: Two English players in the quarter finals
7th Feb: Six English Players in last Sixteen
6th Feb: Eight English Players Qualified for the Knockout

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