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CA Official News

28th Nov: Croquet England is looking to recruit a new Treasurer
15th Nov: Vacancy for Executive Director for Governance and Standards
11th Oct: Minutes of the 2023 AGM
25th Sep: Secretary to the Executive sought
13th Sep: CA AGM Agenda 7th October 2023
6th Sep: Notice of The Annual General Meeting of the Croquet Association
9th Aug: CA Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
9th Aug: Results of the CA Elections 2023
6th Jun: Access to the AC World Championships using your CA Membership Card
5th May: Bursary Awards for 2023
25th Apr: Sam Cuthbert - Update
7th Apr: Strat Liddiard
30th Mar: Updated Expenses Policy
26th Mar: Bursary Scheme 2023
22nd Mar: Croquet England registered as a charity by the Charity Commission
23rd Feb: Regulations for Tournaments 2023
10th Feb: Announcement: Sam Cuthbert
7th Feb: Fixtures Calendar is now live
5th Jan: Call for Nominations for elections to the Council

Other News

14th Nov: Announcement - The winners of the Most Improved Player Awards 2023
18th Sep: Schools & Junior Championships
6th Jul: Gary Neville's Overlap on Tour visits Bury Croquet Club
16th May: National Croquet Week 2023 - Beginning 20th May
25th Mar: Gazette Issue 399 (October 2022) Quiz Answers
22nd Mar: Croquet Counties on Facebook
28th Feb: National Croquet Week Webinar
1st Feb: CroquetEngland.org.uk Goes Live
30th Jan: Training for AC & GC Club & Federation Handicappers
30th Jan: Delay to Tournament Entries System
3rd Jan: Webinars for Clubs

AC - Championships

27th Sep: South of England Championship 2023 report
12th Sep: Stephen Mulliner won the AC First Eight (the President's Cup)
6th Aug: Samir Patel won the Championship of Surrey
1st Aug: Exeter University Excels
14th Jul: NEW - All Streaming Links for the World Championships
9th Jul: AC Open Solomon Peeling Trophy won by Robert Fletcher
9th Jul: AC Open Singles Association Plate won by Samir Patel
9th Jul: AC Open Singles Championship won by Mark Avery
5th Jul: AC Open Singles Championship Qualification Swiss Results
3rd Jul: AC Open Doubles Plate won by Gabrielle Higgins & Debbie Lines
3rd Jul: AC Open Doubles Championship won by Robert Fletcher and Stephen Mulliner
11th Jun: James Death retained East Midlands Championship
1st Jun: Middlesex win 2023 AC Inter-County Championship
25th May: 2023 AC Inter-County Championship
12th May: David Maugham Won the Western Championship (13-14 May 2023)
2nd May: David The GOAT Goacher Won The Coles Cup
16th Jan: England has another World Champion
10th Jan: The latest from New Zealand - Updated
9th Jan: Women's World Association Croquet Championship

GC - Championships

18th Sep: Stephen Mulliner won the Ascot Cup
31st Aug: Stephen Mulliner won the GC First Eight (28 Aug 2023)
24th Aug: Inter-County GC Division 2 Championship
31st Jul: Jack Good wins the Nottingham Golf Croquet Championship (23 Jul 2023)
24th Jul: Stuart M Smith won the Dorset Open GC Championship (Open Series) 22-23 July 2023
5th Jul: Robert Fletcher (AUS) won the British GC Open Championship (25 Jun 2023)
5th Jul: Robert Fletcher (Aus) and Dominic Nunns won the British GC Open Doubles Championship (21 Jun 2023)
28th Jun: Jenny Clarke wins Women's Golf Croquet Open Championship
5th Jun: Tim Russell wins Wrest Park GC Championship
2nd Jun: Cheltenham's Ascot Cup Championship Qualifier : if's, but's and only's?
2nd Jun: Stephen Mulliner won the East Anglian Championship (8 May 2023)
15th May: East Anglian GC Championship Report
8th May: Euan Burridge wins the Sidmouth GC Championship (25 Apr 2023)
5th May: WCF Over 50 GC Championship - England Member places
14th Mar: U21 European GC Champs
14th Mar: England Selections for the 2023 European GC Championship
18th Jan: Over 50 GC World Championship - availability now open

AC

10th Nov: Budleigh AC September WE
3rd Oct: Simon Tuke won the ARK
11th Sep: Tom Cullis won the Honeygrove Cup
5th Sep: Debbie Lines won the Nottingham Advanced Weekend
29th Aug: Jack Good won the Tompkinson Shield
25th Aug: Place available at Selectors' Weekend
21st Aug: Watford Midweek B-Level
17th Aug: Jack Good wins the White Rose
17th Aug: Nailsea AC Advanced Weekend
9th Aug: Sextuple and 3 TP's at Crake Valley Cavendish Clock
4th Aug: Sidmouth B-Level
3rd Aug: Eights Selections
31st Jul: Tyneside Advanced Weekend
31st Jul: A tale of two Emperors
27th Jul: Robert Fulford won the COWhorn
26th Jul: Eights and Selectors' Weekend
19th Jul: Association Croquet World Championship News
19th Jul: Croquet at Wimbledon
19th Jul: Association Croquet World Championship News
18th Jul: The National Seniors' Tournament
17th Jul: Robert Fulford won the Wrest Park tournament
14th Jul: AC World Championship Qualifier
3rd Jul: Barbara Evans Trophy B-Level Weekend 1 & 2 July 2023
28th Jun: Andrew Gregory won the Newport B-Class
26th Jun: Middlesborough B-Level
23rd Jun: Budleigh June Midweek - David Warhurst won Birdseye Salver (14 Jun 2023)
22nd Jun: Bowdon Midweek B-Class
19th Jun: Dave Nick remembered at Crake Valley's Cumbria Cup
19th Jun: Watford One Day AC tournament
8th Jun: Jack Good wins the Nottingham B-Level
6th Jun: Angharrad Walters won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend
31st May: Nick Yates wins Roehampton AC B-Level Tournament
26th May: Nailsea May Tournament
25th May: Mike Hedge won the Newport Open Weekend
22nd May: Watford Open AC Midweek Advanced
17th May: James Death Won The Bernard Neal Challenge
10th May: Charles Harding won the Pendle B-Level Tournament
10th May: Ian Lines won The Prichard
9th May: Charity One Ball 2023
25th Apr: Mark Suter Won The Cheltenham Advanced
25th Apr: Croquet North AC Advanced One Day Tournament
25th Apr: Rick Harding won the Southport & Birkdale Jubilee Tankard
20th Apr: Joel Taylor won the Southwick Salver
22nd Mar: Selection for CA Women v Somerset

AC - Mixed

6th Sep: Challenge & Gilbey
21st Aug: Nottingham August Week
10th Jul: Pendle Mid-Week AC Tournament (4-7 July)
30th Jun: East Dorset June Week
13th Jun: Sidmouth Mid Summer Tournament

AC - Handicap

29th Sep: All England Final
20th Sep: Peter Rothwell won the Wrest Park AC Handicap Tournament
11th Sep: Roehampton End of Season Tournament
10th Aug: Martin Russell won the Chalkhill Mallet Weekend
4th Aug: Tim O'Donnell wins the Hamptworth Handicap Tournament
29th Jun: Richard Coward wins Pegasus Plate
22nd Jun: Heart of Yorkshire
19th Jun: Mick Owens won the Ashby AC Handicap Weekend
22nd May: Wrest Park Handicap Tournament
9th May: Andrew Killick won the Middlesborough AC Handicap
17th Apr: Cheltenham Easter Handicap

GC

1st Dec: Availability for England v Spain 2024 is now open
14th Nov: Openshaw Shield Squad Announced
25th Oct: Openshaw Shield Squad Availability
16th Oct: Dulwich win European GC Club League
10th Oct: 200 GC Referees
25th Sep: Giles Pepperell won the GC A-Series Final
19th Sep: GC C-Level National Final
18th Sep: Walter Hall won the GC All-England Handicap Final (Advantage GC)
12th Sep: 'Hoop Dreams' win the Sidmouth GC Team Challenge
6th Sep: Tim King won the Watford Open Series
31st Aug: Rick Lilley won the GC Third Eights
30th Aug: Steve Leonard wins 1st Czech GC Open
21st Aug: Nottinghamshire won the GC Inter-Counties (Division 1)
9th Aug: Giles Pepperell wins Chester GC A-Level Tournament
8th Aug: Andy Dochniak wins the East Dorset A-Level
8th Aug: Andy Loakes wins the Budleigh GC Open Series Tournament
27th Jul: Sarah Clements Wins Bury GC C-Level Tournament
17th Jul: Nigel Wulcko Wins The Cheltenham GC C-Level Tournament
13th Jul: Jack Good wins Cheshire Open
13th Jul: Stuart M. Smith wins the Sidmouth GC Open Series tournament
11th Jul: Nick Archer won the Ryde GC Open
7th Jul: Selections for GC Eights 2023
3rd Jul: Cheltenham's inaugural B-Level Qualifier where local talent excels!!!
21st Jun: Crake Valley GC Tournaments
19th Jun: Roehampton GC Open Series
19th Jun: Ealing GC C-Level tournament
31st May: Rachel Gee wins the ERC European GC Championships 2023
26th May: John Watson wins Wrest Park GC C-Level
25th May: Steve Chapman wins Montevideo Cup
22nd May: Mark Hamann wins the East Dorset GC B-Level Tournament
18th May: Bernie Phillips won the Wrest Park B-Level
17th May: Nigel Matthews wins Bury GC A-level (0 plus) National Qualifier
11th May: Kevin Ward wins C-Level (7+) Series tournament at Phyllis Court (26 Apr 2023)
10th May: Eddie Chung won the Watford GC B-Level
2nd May: Louise Smith won the East Dorset Womens GC
2nd May: Mike Grossmith won the Watford C-Level GC
25th Apr: Les Heard wins Wrest Park GC A-Level (0+)
14th Apr: Freda Vitty
1st Apr: England win 3rd GC England-Spain Test (26 Mar 2023)
3rd Feb: U21 GC World Championship Streaming
10th Jan: Weinviertel Open GC (Austria)

AC - Inter-Club

2nd Oct: Roehampton beat Nottingham to win the Inter-Club 5-2
28th Aug: Nottingham beat Surbiton 4-3
9th Jul: Roehampton beat Hurlingham 7-0 (8 Jul 2023)
26th Jun: Surbiton beat Wrest Park 7-0 (14 Jun 2023)
22nd May: Roehampton beat Bowdon w/o
16th May: Hurlingham beat Bristol 3-1
15th May: Sussex County lost to Wrest Park 2-4
10th May: Bowdon beat Sheffield & Pendle 4-3
16th Apr: Woking lost to Nottingham 2-5
13th Mar: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

2nd Oct: High Wycombe beat Hurlingham to win the Mary Rose 5-2
30th Aug: Nottingham lost to High Wycombe 2-3
24th Aug: Hurlingham beat Watford 4-2 (23 Aug 2023)
24th Jul: Wrest Park lost to Watford 0-4
19th Jul: East Dorset lost to High Wycombe 1-3 (14 Jul 2023)
6th Jul: Chester lost to Nottingham 3-4 (5 Jul 2023)
27th Jun: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 4-3
1st Jun: Wrest Park beat Newport w/o
22nd May: Bristol lost to East Dorset 3-4
17th May: Hurlingham beat Roehampton 5-2
10th May: Surbiton beat Woking 2-1
10th May: Chester beat Tyneside 6-1 (9 May 2023)
9th May: Watford beat Pinchbeck 4-3
15th Apr: Nottingham beat Bowdon 5-2 (14 Apr 2023)
13th Mar: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

2nd Oct: Fylde beat East Dorset to win the Longman Cup 5-2
9th Sep: Fylde beat Nottingham 4-3 (8 Sep 2023)
3rd Sep: East Dorset beat Sussex County 6-1 (2 Sep 2023)
5th Aug: Kington Langley lost to East Dorset 3-4 (4 Aug 2023)
3rd Aug: Nottingham beat St Albans 6-1
29th Jul: Compton lost to Sussex County 3-4
26th Jul: Fylde beat Bury 4-2 (23 Jul 2023)
15th Jul: Newport lost to Nottingham 1-6
7th Jul: Sussex County beat Ealing 5-2 (6 Jul 2023)
3rd Jul: Guildford & Godalming lost to Kington Langley 3-4 (30 Jun 2023)
3rd Jul: Westmorland lost to Bury 3-4 (2 Jul 2023)
27th Jun: East Dorset beat Bristol 6-1
27th Jun: Newport beat Letchworth 4-3
23rd Jun: Hurlingham lost to Compton 2-5
21st Jun: Sussex County beat Roehampton 4-3 (8 Jun 2023)
21st Jun: St Albans beat Shrewsbury 5-2
18th Jun: Fylde beat Chester 6-1 (17 Jun 2023)
31st May: Bristol beat Blewbury 4-3
31st May: Hurlingham beat High Wycombe 4-3 (17 May 2023)
26th May: Shrewsbury beat Ashby 5-2
25th May: Nottingham beat Watford 7-0
22nd May: Bury beat Bowdon 4-3 (21 May 2023)
22nd May: Chester beat Southport & Birkdale 4-3
22nd May: Guildford & Godalming beat Woking 6-1
22nd May: Penrith & North Lakes lost to Westmorland 2-5
22nd May: Tyneside lost to Fylde 0-7
2nd May: Compton beat Surbiton 4-3
25th Apr: St Albans beat Colchester w/o
10th Mar: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

15th Oct: Phyllis Court beat Sheffield to win the Secretary's Shield 4-3
30th Aug: Phyllis Court beat Peterborough 5-2 (29 Aug 2023)
13th Aug: Sheffield beat Broadwas 3-2
2nd Aug: Peterborough beat Newport 4-3
14th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Winterborne Valley 5-2
10th Jul: Broadwas beat Bury 6-1
26th Jun: Nottingham lost to Sheffield 2-3
31st May: Bury beat Middlesbrough 6-1
25th May: Winterborne Valley beat Reigate 6-1
22nd May: Sheffield beat Chester 6-1
13th Mar: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

2nd Oct: Hurlingham beat Dulwich to win the GC Inter-Club 4-3 (23 Sep 2023)
24th Aug: Hurlingham beat Chester 6-1
17th Aug: Watford lost to Dulwich 2-4
11th Jul: Dulwich beat Phyllis Court 5-1
2nd Jul: Chester beat Bowdon 4-3
19th Jun: Nottingham lost to Watford 2-5
18th Jun: East Dorset lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (15 Jun 2023)
16th May: Belsay Hall lost to Chester 2-5
15th May: Dulwich beat Sussex County 5-1
7th May: Phyllis Court beat Roehampton 4-2 (5 May 2023)
27th Apr: Nottingham beat High Wycombe 5-1
20th Apr: Watford beat Ealing 6-1
16th Apr: Bowdon beat Ashby 5-1
13th Apr: East Dorset beat Woking 5-1
11th Apr: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-2
10th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Camerton & Peasedown 6-1 (4 Apr 2023)
9th Mar: Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield

14th Sep: East Dorset beat Chester to win the Murphy Shield 5-2
3rd Sep: Chester beat Ealing 5-2 (2 Sep 2023)
29th Aug: East Dorset beat Phyllis Court 5-1
28th Jul: Chester beat Branston 4-3 (20 Jul 2023)
24th Jul: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 1-6
17th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Roehampton 4-3 (12 Jul 2323)
2nd Jul: Ealing beat Wrest Park 4-3 (1 Jul 2023)
19th Jun: Wrest Park beat Newport 4-3
13th Jun: East Dorset beat Cheam 4-2
13th Jun: Ryde lost to Sussex County 3-4
7th Jun: Chester beat Leicester 5-1
5th Jun: Enfield lost to Ealing 3-4 (22 May 2023)
5th Jun: Roehampton beat Hurlingham 5-2 (2 Jun 2023)
3rd Jun: Camerton & Peasedown lost to Phyllis Court 3-4 (2 Jun 2023)
31st May: Ashby lost to Branston 2-4
31st May: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 4-3 (22 May 2023)
12th May: Sussex County beat Compton 4-3
11th May: Nottingham lost to Wrest Park 2-5
3rd May: Camerton & Peasedown beat Guildford 5-2
2nd May: Branston beat Belsay Hall 4-3
27th Apr: Chester beat Croquet Durham w/o
24th Apr: Watford lost to Enfield 3-4
15th Apr: High Wycombe lost to Cheam 3-4 (14 Apr 2023)
9th Apr: Ealing beat Colchester w/o
9th Mar: Draw

AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club

26th Aug: Nottingham beat York to win the Short Croquet Inter-Club 6-5 (25 Aug 2023)
2nd Jul: York beat Chester 7-4 (1 Jul 2023)
23rd Jun: Blewbury lost to Nottingham 5-6 (22 Jun 2023)
15th May: York beat Bury 9-2
25th Apr: Blewbury beat Colchester w/o
13th Mar: Draw

GC - Federations Shield

24th Sep: Phyllis Court beat Chichester & Fishbourne to win the GC Federations Shield 4-3 (19 Sep 2023)
26th Aug: Phyllis Court beat Meldreth 4-2
7th Aug: Chichester & Fishbourne beat Southport 5-2
29th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Sheffield 5-1 (28 Jul 2023)
30th Jun: Meldreth beat Himley 4-3 (29 Jun 2023)
13th Jun: Chichester & Fishbourne beat Ashby w/o (12 Jun 2023)
5th Jun: Southport beat Durham 6-1
31st May: Dowlish Wake lost to Chichester & Fishbourne 2-5
23rd May: Phyllis Court beat Swanage 6-1 (18 May 2023)
21st Mar: Draw

International

15th Nov: Celebrating 90 years of Golf Croquet
13th Nov: USA win the Solomon Trophy
8th Nov: Solomon Trophy - Livestreamed
1st Nov: Vacancy on the ERC Committee
21st Oct: Ahmed El Mahdy (EGY) wins the Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship 2023
17th Oct: Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship Livestreaming
14th Oct: WCF Over 50s Golf Croquet World Championship
26th Aug: Australia announces World Championship Golf Croquet Squad
17th Aug: Jamie Gumbrell won the 7th Women's Golf Croquet World Championship
7th Aug: Women's Golf Croquet World Championship is Underway
28th Jul: Solomon Trophy team selected
8th Jul: England Selections for Egypt Open, Coaching and Test Match
25th May: England retain the AC Home Internationals
4th May: European Team Championship
4th May: Egyptian Open, coaching and England v Egypt GC Test
20th Apr: Report on the Spain v England GC Test
6th Apr: Solomon Trophy
6th Apr: England Team for GC Home Internationals
28th Mar: England team for AC Home Internationals
23rd Mar: Spain v England GC Test 24-26 Mar - Live-streaming
17th Mar: England players for the AC Home Internationals
7th Mar: Solomon Trophy Availability
6th Mar: Eligibility for U21 European GC Champs re-opened

World Championship

28th Jul: Statement regarding Opening Ceremony of the AC World Championships
25th Jul: Robert Fulford won the Association Croquet World Championship
23rd May: 2023 Over 50's GC World Championship - Qualifier Entry Information
13th Feb: Aston Wade is the U21 GC World Champion 2023
30th Jan: England Selections for the 2023 Women's GC World Championship

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