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CA Official News [>>]

18th Oct: AGM and Council Report
18th Sep: 2018 Council Medal Awards - Michael Hague
17th Sep: 2018 Council Medal Awards - Jeff Dawson
11th Sep: AGM Agenda and Voting (20 Oct 2018)
31st Aug: The McWeeney Trophy - English CA vs. Irish CA
13th Aug: Compton Open Weekend - 2018 July 28/29 (30 Jul 2018)
13th Aug: Barlow Bowl and Longman Cakestand
13th Aug: Southport Super-B and B-Level Tournament (21 Jul 2018)
6th Aug: More Than 900 try croquet at Countryfile Live
2nd Aug: Council appoints the selection committee for the 2020 GC World Team Championship
26th Jul: Croquet returns to Countryfile Live
22nd Jul: Northampton CC GC Development Pod Attracted Record Numbers
6th Jul: Selections for GC Eights
2nd Jul: Selection for Ladies' Sixes at Cheltenham 11-12 August 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 [>>]

1st Oct: Third Inter Federation Challenge. Croquet North vs. Yorkshire Croquet (29 Sep 2018)
5th Sep: The CA beat the SCA (2 Sep 2018)
23rd Aug: CA School of Croquet 2018
20th Aug: 'Let the youth meet the experience!' NextGen event introduces youngsters to competitive tournament croquet (15 Jul 2018)
3rd Jul: Before tennis ruled Wimbledon, croquet was king
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

AC - Championships [>>]

25th Sep: Mark Avery won the Championship of the South (23 Sep 2018)
3rd Sep: Are You Considering a New Team for GC Inter-Counties 2019 ?
29th Aug: David Maugham won the North of England Championship (27 Aug 2018)
14th Aug: David Maugham won the Championship of Surrey (6 Aug 2018)
22nd Jul: Mens & Womens Full Player Results
22nd Jul: Easterns Full Player Results
19th Jul: The Eastern Championship 2018 (20-22 July 2018)
16th Jul: Open Championships Full Player Results
1st Jul: David Maugham won the East Midlands Championship
20th Jun: Brian Cumming & Doug Grimsley Win The Doubles Plate 2018 (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: Joel Taylor Won The Consolation Event Knockout 2018 (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: Association Plate Process 2018 (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: Alain Giraud Won The Association Plate (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: David Maugham Won The Open Croquet Championship (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: The Croquet Championship Qualifying Swiss 2018 (7-15 Jul 2018)
20th Jun: The Croquet Championship 2018 Swiss Predrawn Rounds
20th Jun: The Doubles Championship 2018 (7-15 Jul 2018)
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

GC - Championships [>>]

28th Sep: Richard Bilton won the English National Singles Championship
4th Sep: Jonathan Powe and David Nicholson Won the English National GC Doubles Championship (2 Sep 2018)
29th Aug: Tobi Savage won the Musk's Cup (27 Aug 2018)
22nd Aug: Nottinghamshire win new style GC Inter-Counties Championship
16th Aug: 5th London Masters Golf Croquet Championship (12 Aug 2018)
28th Jul: Roger Goldring wins the GC Vets (26 Jul 2018)
27th Jul: England won GC Home Internationals (22 Jul 2018)
23rd Jul: Richard Bilton won the 2018 Nottingham Golf Croquet Championship (15 Jul 2018)
22nd Jul: The Dorset Open GC Championship (15 Jul 2018)
18th Jul: Jayne Stevens won the National Forest GC Championship (1 Jul 2018)
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)

AC [>>]

29th Sep: Dominic Nunns won the Solomon Cup (23 Sep 2018)
26th Sep: Robert Fulford won the President's Cup (9 Sep 2018)
25th Sep: Match report for UK Student Championships (2 Sep 2018)
25th Sep: Bowdon B-Level Weekend (16 Sep 2018)
20th Sep: James Death won the Southport September Tournament (16 Sep 2018)
20th Sep: Nigel Polhill and John Davis shared the Treasurer's Tankard
13th Sep: Sam Murray won the Chairman's Salver (9 Sep 2018)
13th Sep: Dave Kibble won the Spencer Ell Cup (10 Sep 2018)
13th Sep: Jonathan Lamb won the Selectors' Weekend (9 Sep 2018)
5th Sep: Andy Dibben won the Tunbridge Wells Advanced Weekend (2 Sep 2018)
3rd Sep: James Galpin Won the Nailsea A-Class Tournament (2 Sep 2018)
3rd Sep: James Death won the Nottingham Advanced Weekend (2 Sep 2018)
30th Aug: Paul Rigge won the inaugural Yorkshire AC Open Tournament (12 Aug 2018)
29th Aug: Robert Upton won the Sally Nichols trophy for Edgbaston Advanced B-Class (27 Aug 2018)
29th Aug: Cesar Miranda Reyes retained the Tompkinson Shield (19 Aug 2018)
29th Aug: Report on Sidmouth B-Level Tournament (18 Aug 2018)
20th Aug: Stephen Mulliner won the Bodega Garzon Canterbury One-Ball (15 Aug 2018)
14th Aug: Sam Murray won the Abbey Challenge Cup at the SCCC Annual tournament (2 Aug 2018)
14th Aug: Chris O'Byrne won the Scott Cup for B-Level AC players at SCCC (2 Aug 2018)
30th Jul: Tyneside Advanced Weekend (29 Jul 2018)
28th Jul: Selections for Eights and Selectors' Weekend
22nd Jul: Nailsea B-Class Tournament
21st Jul: National Seniors Tournament
18th Jul: Martin Burger won the B-Level Advanced AC weekend at Guildford (15 Jul 2018)
18th Jul: Nick Steiner won the Wrest Park Advanced Tournament (8 Jul 2018)
6th Jul: Gary Bennett won the Letchworth Mid-Week 'B' Level (5 Jul 2018)
28th Jun: Middlesbrough B-Level Tournament (24 Jun 2018)
26th Jun: James Galpin won the Nailsea C-Class Advanced Tournament (24 Jun 2018)
20th Jun: Compton Summer Tournament (17 Jun 2018)
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

AC - Mixed [>>]

4th Sep: Challenge and Gilbey Report (2 Sep 2018)
20th Aug: Report of The Hurlingham Annual Tournament (12 Aug 2018)
20th Jun: East Dorset June Week (17 Jun 2018)
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

AC - Handicap [>>]

10th Oct: Sarah Hayes won the Cheltenham October Handicap (Daniels Cup) (7 Oct 2018)
26th Sep: Newcomer Tina Kelly wins York Open Short Lawn Tournament (23 Sep 2018)
23rd Sep: Peter Aspinall won the Wrest Park Handicap Tournament
10th Sep: Thomas Halliday won the All England Handicap Final (9 Sep 2018)
10th Sep: Roehampton End of Season Tournament (9 Sep 2018)
10th Sep: Report on Hurlingham Midweek Veterans Handicap Advanced AC Singles (6 Sep 2018)
3rd Sep: Phil Nuttall and Adrian Apps qualified for the All England AC Final (2 Sep 2018)
15th Aug: The Chalkhill Mallet Handicap Tournament at Norwich (5 Aug 2018)
30th Jul: Steve Skelton won the Fylde Jubilee Handicap Tournament (29 Jul 2018)
25th Jun: Mel Christie won the Ken Hope-Jones Shield (24 Jun 2018)
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

GC [>>]

29th Sep: Qualifiers for the National Final of the GC B-Level Series
25th Sep: Report on CA GC All England Handicap Singles (23 Sep 2018)
13th Sep: Jean Cording won the Grass Roots final (9 Sep 2018)
13th Sep: Report of Edgbaston September B & C-Class Tournaments (4 Sep 2018)
11th Sep: Qualifiers for the National Final of the GC C-Level Series
3rd Sep: Third running of the CARA Cup at Guildford and Godalming (2 Sep 2018)
30th Aug: Hurlingham August Weekend Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles Tournament (27 Aug 2018)
29th Aug: Hurlingham B-Level GC National Series (26 Aug 2018)
14th Aug: Stephen Leonard won the Jellicorse Cup at the SCCC (2 Aug 2018)
25th Jul: Bury Croquet Club - National C-Level Golf Tournament
22nd Jul: Hunstanton's GC Open A-Level Tournament
19th Jul: Nottingham GC B-Level
18th Jul: Nottingham GC C-Level
18th Jul: Ryde GC A-Level series (8 Jul 2018)
18th Jul: Middlesbrough GC C-Level Series Tournament (15 Jul 2018)
4th Jul: Hunstanton GC B-Level Series on 30 June 2018 won by Henry Hobbs
4th Jul: Hunstanton GC C-Level Series on 1 July 2018 won by Steve Tarrant
29th Jun: Mike Huxley won the Hamptworth GC B-Level National Series Tournament (24 Jun 2018)
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
5th Jun: GC A-Level Series at Woking
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

AC - Inter-Club [>>]

7th Oct: Surbiton beat Bowdon to win the Inter-Club Final 6-1
1st Oct: Bowdon beat Bristol 5-1 (29 Sep 2018)
16th Sep: Hurlingham lost to Surbiton 1-6
11th Aug: Cheltenham lost to Bristol 2-5
28th Jul: Surbiton beat Nottingham 4-3
28th Jul: Hurlingham beat Sussex 4-3 (27 Jul 2018)
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

AC - Mary Rose [>>]

7th Oct: High Wycombe beat Watford to win the Mary Rose 4-0 (6 Oct 2018)
18th Sep: Watford beat Chester 6-1
30th Aug: High Wycombe beat Surbiton 5-2 (29 Aug 2018)
8th Aug: Chester beat Nottingham 4-1 (7 Aug 2018)
31st Jul: High Wycombe beat Woking 4-3 (30 Jul 2018)
16th Jul: Wrest Park lost to Surbiton 3-4 (15 Jul 2018)
15th Jul: High Wycombe beat Roehampton 4-3
13th Jul: Chester beat Bowdon 6-1 (12 Jul 2018)
13th Jul: Bristol lost to Woking 3-4 (12 Jul 2018)
11th Jul: Watford beat Colchester 5-1
22nd Jun: Pendle lost to Nottingham 0-5
19th Jun: Surbiton beat East Dorset 4-3
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

AC - Longman Cup [>>]

7th Oct: Tyneside beat Hurlingham 4-3
7th Oct: Hurlingham beat Ealing 4-3 (6 Oct 2018)
7th Oct: Tyneside beat Letchworth 4-3 (6 Oct 2018)
21st Aug: Woking lost to Hurlingham 2-5
16th Aug: Ealing beat Bristol 4-3 (15 Aug 2018)
9th Aug: Nottingham lost to Letchworth 3-4 (8 Aug 2018)
27th Jul: Bowdon lost to Tyneside 3-4 (26 Jul 2018)
17th Jul: Bristol beat High Wycombe 5-2
15th Jul: Reigate lost to Woking 3-4
12th Jul: Letchworth beat Colchester 5-2
8th Jul: Enfield lost to Nottingham 2-5 (6 Jul 2018)
4th Jul: Ealing beat Bath 5-2 (3 Jul 2018)
30th Jun: Tyneside beat Southport 5-2
25th Jun: Bowdon beat Chester 5-2
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

AC - Secretary's Shield [>>]

10th Oct: Sheffield beat Middlesbrough to win the Secretary's Shield 5-2 (6 Oct 2018)
12th Sep: Sheffield beat Bath 5-2 (8 Sep 2018)
11th Aug: Middlesbrough beat Ashby 4-3
28th Jul: Watford lost to Bath 3-4 (27 Jul 2018)
18th Jul: Middlesbrough beat Sussex 4-3 (14 Jun 2018)
15th Jul: Sheffield beat Bury 4-3
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

GC - Inter-Club [>>]

23rd Sep: Nottingham beat Phyllis Court to win the GC Inter-Club 5-2 (22 Sep 2018)
5th Sep: Phyllis Court beat Dulwich 5-1 (29 Aug 2018)
14th Aug: Northampton lost to Nottingham 3-4
31st Jul: Northampton beat Letchworth 4-2 (29 Jul 2018)
13th Jul: Sussex lost to Phyllis Court 2-4 (9 Jul 2018)
13th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Surbiton 5-2 (9 Jun 2018)
5th Jul: Cheltenham lost to Dulwich 1-6 (3 Jul 2018)
25th Jun: Ashby lost to Nottingham 0-5
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

GC - Inter-Club Shield [>>]

1st Oct: Hamptworth beat Croquet Durham to win Murphy Shield 4-3
27th Aug: Croquet Durham beat Ashby 4-3 (24 Aug 2018)
20th Aug: Hamptworth beat Watford 5-2 (18 Aug 2018)
17th Jul: Ashby beat Hunstanton 4-3 (16 Jul 2018)
5th Jul: Watford beat Sussex County 4-1 (3 Jul 2018)
5th Jul: Ripon Spa lost to Croquet Durham 2-5 (4 Jul 2018)
3rd Jul: Hamptworth beat High Wycombe 6-1 (2 Jul 2018)
30th Jun: Ripon Spa beat Bishop Monkton w/o
25th Jun: Hunstanton beat Tyneside w/o (19 Jun 2018)
19th Jun: Ashby beat Nottingham w/o
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

AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club [>>]

1st Oct: Nottingham beat York 8-3 in the Short Croquet Inter-Club semi-final (26 Sep 2018)

International [>>]

14th Oct: 2018 Over-50 GC World Championship (6 Oct 2013)
11th Oct: U21 GC World Championships and 2019 GC World Championships
9th Oct: Vacancy For WCF Treasurer (8 Oct 2018)
14th Sep: Selections for 2019 WCF Women's GC World Championship
16th Aug: GB win the Solomon Trophy 12-5 (10 Aug 2018)
2nd Aug: Solomon Trophy: 7-10 August 2018
16th Jul: Maugham Salver cancelled for 2018
2nd Jul: International Squad Developments
13th Jun: England won the Home Internationals (10 Jun 2018)
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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