News
CqE Official News
- 3rd Nov: Tournament Regulations Review Results
- 1st Nov: England Team for 2025 Openshaw Shield Announced
- 14th Oct: England v Spain GC Test 2025 - availability now open
- 10th Oct: U21 GC World Championship
- 8th Oct: Vacancy for Executive Director for Inclusion and Standards
- 30th Sep: Demographics and ICE
- 25th Sep: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 12th October 2024 at 10:00 am
- 24th Sep: MacRobertson Shield Squad Availability is now open
- 23rd Sep: Gabrielle Higgins is appointed Secretary to the CIO
- 20th Sep: Availabilty is now open for the 2025 ERC European GC Championship
- 7th Sep: Selections for 2024 AC Invitation Events
- 30th Aug: Croquet England Strategy
- 22nd Aug: Ambassador Cruise Line sponsors the England Challenge Teams
- 19th Aug: Croquet Survey - Tournament Allocation
- 31st Jul: Open letter to our volunteers, introducing the Volunteer's Charter
- 26th Jul: Nominations wanted for Coach of the Year and Lifetime Coaching Awards
- 25th Jul: Vacancy for Complaints Administrator
- 25th Jul: Vacancy for Secretary of the Croquet England CIO and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
- 11th Jul: Selections for GC Invitation Eights
- 3rd Jul: Quiller Barrett
- 29th Jun: Playing Out of Sequence in AC Alternate Stroke Doubles
- 26th Jun: Volunteer's Charter
- 26th Jun: Vacancy For Association Croquet Tournament Committee Chair
- 13th Jun: Live from Surbiton Croquet Club
- 4th Jun: Vacancy for Independent Examiner of Croquet England
- 22nd May: Bursary Awards 2024
- 7th May: Royal Patronage
- 12th Apr: Thank you Gabrielle Higgins
- 9th Apr: 2024 Results and reports
- 3rd Apr: Bursary Scheme 2024
- 30th Mar: Meet the Executive: Croquet England Webinar
- 28th Mar: Regeneration of AC
- 26th Mar: Webinar Wednesday 27th March 2024: Meet the Executive
- 20th Mar: Minutes of the AGM held on 16 March 2024
- 27th Feb: Notice of the AGM of CqE on 16 March 2024
- 19th Feb: Bursary Scheme 2024
- 12th Feb: Brian Shorney CBE
- 9th Feb: Paul Brown appointed as Secretary to the Executive
- 2nd Feb: New Selection Policy and Procedures
- 29th Jan: Could you be the Secretary to the Executive?
- 15th Jan: Sport England recognises Croquet England
- 12th Jan: Croquet England has arrived
- 4th Jan: Postponement of availability cut-off date
- 2nd Jan: Rachel Gee is Coach of the Year 2023
Club News
- 23rd Jul: Compton Croquet Club 125th Anniversary Celebration & Open Day
- 8th Jul: Southwell CC's First Competition
- 25th Jun: The Saturday Summer Solstice Celebration Singles for the Surbiton Silver Salver
- 21st Jun: Three Croquet England Medals earned at Crake Valley
- 21st Jun: Heart of Yorkshire Tournament (9 Jun)
- 17th Jun: Sidmouth GC Team Challenge 2024 [11/12th May]
- 22nd Apr: Pendle & Craven with a Sunshine Taster Session
Other News
- 15th Oct: Most Improved Player Awards 2024 - nominations please
- 9th Oct: Quiller Barrett's Celebration of Life livestreaming
- 1st Oct: European Club League Hosts Wanted
- 20th Aug: Players wanted for the Selectors Weekend
- 17th Apr: Croquet England President's wish for nominations for awards to be given in 2024
- 23rd Feb: Brian Shorney Funeral Details
- 2nd Jan: Webinars for Clubs
AC - Championships
- 7th Oct: Jamie Burch won the South of England Championship
- 28th Aug: Dave Maugham won the North of England Championship (and the Easterns)
- 20th Aug: James Death is the AC European Champion 2024
- 6th Aug: James Death is the AC Open Champion 2024
- 30th Jul: Student Championships
- 10th Jul: Association Croquet Open Singles Championship - Qualification Swiss - Draw and Results
- 9th Jul: James Death & Samir Patel win the AC Open Doubles Championship 2024
- 30th Jun: James Death retained East Midlands Championship
- 21st Jun: Men's & Women's Championship
- 6th Jun: Hertfordshire won the 2024 AC Inter-County Championship
- 7th May: The Coles Championship
- 25th Mar: Selection for 2024 European AC Singles Championship at on 15-18 August at the Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland
GC - Championships
- 10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024
- 23rd Aug: GC Inter-Counties
- 31st Jul: Sam Cuthbert and James Death won the English National GC Doubles Championship
- 25th Jul: Stuart M Smith retains the Dorset Open GC Championship
- 16th Jul: Callum Johnson won the Nottingham GC Championship
- 3rd Jul: British Open GC Doubles
- 21st Jun: Mark Avery wins GC Championship tournament at Wrest Park (3 Jun)
- 8th May: Jack Good wins the GC Championship at Nailsea
- 23rd Apr: Stuart M Smith won the Sidmouth GC Championship (ENSC Qualifier) 2024
- 21st Apr: 3 more English places at the Women's Europeans Champs
- 1st Mar: European GC Champs 16-19 May
AC
- 2nd Oct: Timothy Luke won the ARK
- 11th Sep: Rick Harding won the Spencer Ell
- 10th Sep: Sophie McGlen won the Selectors Weekend
- 9th Sep: Mark Avery won the Woking Autumn Advanced
- 9th Sep: Debbie Lines won the Nottingham Advanced weekend
- 23rd Aug: Mike Porter won the Tompkinson Shield
- 6th Aug: Dennis Scarr won the Tyneside Advanced Weekend
- 31st Jul: Sidmouth B-Level Advanced
- 26th Jul: Nottingham Annual Week
- 14th Jul: Association Croquet Open Championships
- 10th Jul: Colin Spencer won the Nottingham C-Level
- 5th Jul: Robin Brown won the COWhorn
- 25th Jun: Nigel Polhill wins Peterborough Advanced
- 24th Jun: Andrew Killick wins Middlesbrough Advanced Tournament
- 21st Jun: Chris Williams won the Budleigh June Midweek AC Tournament
- 21st Jun: Brian Havill won the Newport B-Class weekend (12 Jun)
- 21st Jun: Andy Sherwood wins the National Forest AC Handicap Weekend (16 Jun)
- 21st Jun: Woking Midsummer AC Open 7-9th June (12 Jun)
- 21st Jun: Nailsea May Tournament (19 May)
- 21st Jun: Gediminas Smolskas wins Roehampton B-Class AC Singles (26 May)
- 21st Jun: David Maugham won the 2024 Newport open weekend 18th-19th May (19 May)
- 21st Jun: Brian Medley wins Pendle Advanced Tournament 15-16 June 2024 (16 Jun)
- 3rd Jun: Dave Maugham won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend
- 9th May: Neil Coote won the Woking Super-B-Level
- 9th May: Jonathan Kirby won the Prichard
- 23rd Apr: Gediminas Smolskas won the Colchester B-Level
- 9th Apr: Debbie Lines won the Ealing Advanced Weekend
- 19th Mar: Selection for AC Home Internationals on 8-9 June at Southport
- 11th Mar: Change to way e-mails are sent by this website
- 23rd Feb: Selection for CqE Women vs. Suffolk on 20-21 April at Surbiton
- 27th Jan: Regulations for Tournaments 2024
AC - Mixed
- 12th Aug: Challenge & Gilbey
AC - Handicap
- 24th Sep: Sean Doherty won the AC All-England
- 24th Sep: Peter Rothwell won the Wrest Park Handicap Tournament
- 23rd Sep: Peel Memorials (19 May)
- 9th Aug: Colin Spencer won the Chalkhill Mallet
- 8th May: Andrew Killick wins AC Handicap Singles Tournament
GC
- 24th Sep: Douglas Shand won the GC B-Level Series final
- 20th Sep: Sandra Guildford won the GC All England
- 1st Jul: Swindon Golf Croquet C Series
- 24th Jun: Cheltenham B-Level GC event
- 21st Jun: Cheltenham Challenge GC inaugural event (20 Jun)
- 21st Jun: John Gosden wins Woking GC B-Level Series (12 Jun)
- 21st Jun: Andy Dochniak wins the Sidmouth GC 'A' Level Series (1st/2nd June) (4 Jun)
- 3rd Jun: Pat Coulter won the East Dorset GC B-Level
- 23rd Apr: Tony Butcher wins GC (0+) tournament at Wrest Park
- 20th Apr: England team for GC Home Internationals
- 18th Apr: Barter Cup smiles/shines almost as much as the winner/weather
- 14th Feb: Golf Croquet Championship Series Entries
GC - Tournaments
- 9th Sep: Edward & Samir Patel won the National Forest GC Doubles
- 6th Aug: Martin French won the Budleigh GC Open
- 23rd Jul: Cheltenham's C-Level Qualifier The 'Barter' Trophy
- 22nd Jul: David Artingstall won the Bury GC C-Level Series Tournament
- 16th Jul: Schools and Juniors GC Championship
- 8th Jul: Stuart M. Smith wins the Sidmouth GC Open Series tournament
- 3rd Jul: Margaret Page won the East Dorset GC C-Level (7+)
- 27th Jun: Bridget Goodman won the Woking GC A-Level
- 27th Jun: Billy Cooke won the Woking GC C-Level
- 24th Jun: Tobi Savage won the Roehampton GC Open (17 Jun)
- 12th Jun: Mike Town wins Woking GC Open Level Series 10th-11th June (11 Jun)
- 13th May: Richard Gardiner wins East Dorset A Level 0+
- 10th May: Steve Pearson won the Camerton & Peasedown B-Level
- 8th May: Jon Carrington wins GC (0+) 'A' Level Series Tournament at Bury
AC - Inter-Club
- 3rd Nov: Roehampton beat Nottingham to win the Inter-Club 4-3 (2 Nov)
- 15th Sep: Hurlingham lost to Roehampton 2-5
- 27th Aug: Nottingham beat East Dorset 5-0
- 22nd Jun: Nottingham beat Woking 4-2
- 6th Jun: Roehampton beat Bristol 4-1 (2 Jun)
- 22nd May: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4
- 19th May: Bowdon lost to Hurlingham 2-5
- 14th May: Wrest Park lost to Woking 1-5
- 29th Apr: Bristol beat Surbiton 4-1 (28 Apr)
- 13th Mar: Draw
AC - Mary Rose
- 28th Sep: Nottingham beat Surbiton 4-3
- 1st Sep: Bowdon lost to Nottingham 2-5 (29 Aug)
- 23rd Aug: Surbiton beat Watford 4-3
- 15th Jul: Bury lost to Bowdon 3-4 (13 Jul)
- 11th Jul: Woking lost to Surbiton 3-4
- 7th Jul: High Wycombe lost to Nottingham 1-5 (4 Jul)
- 22nd Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 5-2
- 6th Jun: Woking beat Roehampton 4-3
- 29th May: Chester lost to Bowdon 2-3 (28 May)
- 22nd May: Surbiton beat Hurlingham 4-3
- 20th May: Nottingham beat Bristol 6-1 (15 May)
- 18th May: Roehampton beat Tunbridge Wells 5-2 (17 May)
- 12th May: Newport lost to Watford 2-4 (8 May)
- 2nd May: Wrest Park beat Pinchbeck 4-3
- 27th Apr: High Wycombe beat East Dorset 4-3 (25 Apr)
- 16th Apr: Tyneside lost to Bury 1-5
- 13th Mar: Draw
AC - Longman Cup
- 30th Sep: East Dorset beat Southport 4-3 (29 Sep)
- 24th Aug: Southport beat Bowdon 6-1 (20 Aug)
- 23rd Aug: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4 (22 Aug)
- 31st Jul: East Dorset beat Guildford 5-2 (30 Jul)
- 26th Jul: Roehampton lost to Sussex County 2-5 (25 Jul)
- 23rd Jul: Southport beat Penrith 6-1
- 11th Jul: Bowdon beat Wrest Park 5-2
- 10th Jul: Woking lost to East Dorset 3-4 (9 Jul)
- 7th Jul: Bury lost to Southport 2-5
- 3rd Jul: Roehampton beat St Albans w/o
- 1st Jul: Nottingham lost to Bowdon 3-4 (27 Jun)
- 25th Jun: Hurlingham lost to Sussex County 3-4 (24 Jun)
- 24th Jun: Bristol lost to Guildford 0-7 (21 Jun)
- 23rd Jun: Shrewsbury lost to Wrest Park 2-5 (21 Jun)
- 21st Jun: Penrith beat York 6-1 (20 Jun)
- 16th Jun: Southport beat Pendle 4-1
- 5th Jun: St Albans beat Surbiton 4-3
- 3rd Jun: Nottingham beat Newport 6-1
- 1st Jun: Kington Langley lost to Guildford 3-4 (31 May)
- 29th May: High Wycombe lost to Sussex County 3-4 (25 May)
- 29th May: East Dorset beat Blewbury 6-1 (25 May)
- 20th May: Shrewsbury beat Pinchbeck 5-2 (15 May)
- 20th May: Woking beat Ealing 4-3 (17 May)
- 19th May: Watford lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (18 May)
- 10th May: Westmorland lost to York 2-5
- 5th May: Roehampton beat Compton 5-2 (4 May)
- 2nd May: Ashby lost to Bowdon 2-5
- 1st May: Penrith beat Tyneside 4-3
- 29th Apr: Chester lost to Bury 2-5 (27 Apr)
- 27th Apr: Wrest Park beat Letchworth 6-1 (26 Apr)
- 11th Mar: Draw
AC - Secretary's Shield
- 26th Sep: Peterborough beat Middlesbrough 5-2 (25 Sep)
- 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Hampstead Heath 6-1 (2 Jul)
- 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Phyllis Court 6-1
- 24th Aug: Middlesbrough beat Bury 5-2
- 20th Jun: Phyllis Court beat East Dorset 4-3 (19 Jun)
- 19th Jun: Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield 4-3
- 17th May: Bury beat Kenilworth 6-1 (11 May)
- 2nd May: East Dorset beat High Wycombe 5-2
- 25th Mar: Draw
GC - Inter-Club
- 28th Sep: Nottingham beat Bowdon 5-2
- 29th Aug: Bowdon beat Hurlingham 5-2
- 28th Jul: Nottingham beat Dulwich 4-0
- 6th Jul: Sussex County lost to Hurlingham 2-4 (5 Jul)
- 2nd Jul: Bowdon beat High Wycombe 7-0
- 3rd Jun: Phyllis Court lost to Nottingham 0-5 (2 Jun)
- 30th May: Dulwich beat Roehampton 4-3 (11 May)
- 2nd May: Sussex County beat Woking 4-3
- 2nd May: Watford lost to Nottingham 3-4 (1 May)
- 28th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Surbiton 5-2 (26 Apr)
- 22nd Apr: Bowdon beat Chester 5-2
- 21st Apr: High Wycombe beat Ashby w/o
- 17th Apr: East Dorset lost to Roehampton 1-5
- 8th Mar: Draw
GC - Inter-Club Shield
- 8th Oct: Sussex County beat Chester 4-2 (6 Oct)
- 5th Sep: Chester beat Watford 4-3 (3 Sep)
- 3rd Sep: Sussex County beat Guildford 4-3 (31 Aug)
- 29th Jul: Surbiton lost to Sussex County 1-5
- 19th Jul: Chester beat Croquet Durham 4-3 (18 Jul)
- 16th Jul: Guildford beat Hurlingham 5-1 (15 Jul)
- 8th Jul: Watford beat Newport 4-3
- 28th Jun: Compton lost to Surbiton 3-4
- 18th Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 4-2 (17 Jun)
- 14th Jun: Croquet Durham beat Branston 5-2 (13 Jun)
- 10th Jun: Hurlingham beat Phyllis Court 4-3 (6 Jun)
- 1st Jun: Newport beat Nottingham 5-1
- 23rd May: High Wycombe lost to Watford 2-4 (11 May)
- 22nd May: Guildford beat East Dorset 4-2 (20 May)
- 10th May: Chester beat Ashby 6-1
- 9th May: Sussex County beat Cheam 5-1
- 3rd May: Compton beat Roehampton 6-1
- 28th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Ealing 5-2 (25 Apr)
- 27th Apr: Croquet Durham beat Pendle 4-3 (25 Apr)
- 8th Mar: Draw
AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club
- 20th Sep: Nottingham beat Blewbury 7-4 (19 Sep)
- 19th Sep: Nottingham beat Southport 8-8 (18 Sep)
- 30th Jul: York lost to Blewbury 3-8
- 25th Mar: Draw
GC - Federations Shield
- 26th Sep: Phyllis Court A beat Meldreth 5-2 (19 Sep)
- 25th Aug: Meldreth beat Phyllis Court B 4-3
- 25th Aug: West Worthing lost to Phyllis Court A 2-5 (22 Aug)
- 30th Jul: Budleigh lost to Phyllis Court A 3-4 (26 Jul)
- 30th Jul: Meldreth beat Sheffield 4-2
- 19th Jul: Phyllis Court B beat Southport & Birkdale 4-3
- 16th Jul: West Worthing beat Leicester 4-3 (15 Jul)
- 30th May: Meldreth beat Auckland 5-1 (23 May)
- 11th Mar: Draw
International
- 10th Sep: England retain the Trophy for the Golf Croquet Test Match against Spain
- 28th Jul: England wins the Golf Croquet Home International Championship with one of the youngest teams in history
- 8th Jul: GC European Club League Final - English Qualifiers
- 21st Jun: European GC Club League - Ealing Heat (5 Jun)
- 20th Jun: Going Live - England v Spain at Roehampton Croquet Club
- 18th Jun: England v Spain GC Test at Roehampton Club, 21-23 June
- 12th Jun: England retained the AC Home internationals
- 12th Mar: Women's European GC Championship - England places announced
- 14th Feb: England GC team to play Spain announced
The MacRobertson Shield
World Championship
- 29th Oct: Blake Fields is the 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Champion
- 25th Oct: Euan Burridge [ENG] on fire at Golf Croquet World Championship
- 23rd Oct: Four England players qualify for the GC Worlds Knockout
- 17th Oct: Sam Cuthbert qualifies for a place in the Golf Croquet World Championship
- 13th Sep: WCF Golf Croquet World Championship 2024
- 20th Jul: Availability for 2025 WCF Under 21 GC World Champs is open
- 30th Apr: James Galpin selected for GC Worlds
- 20th Apr: England Member places for GC World Championship
- 21st Jan: GC World Championship 2024 - Availability is now open
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