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CA Official News [>>]

2nd Oct: Photo Competition for CA Calendar - deadline extended to 17th October
16th Sep: Consultation about Legal Status of the CA
31st Aug: AGM Agenda, Voting and Zoom Link
6th Aug: Phil Eardley appointed as AC International Performance Director
29th Jul: Results of Council Elections
28th Jul: The Brand New, 'Official', Croquet Association Flag is Available to Buy Online Now
21st Jul: Tournament Regulations Update
19th Jul: CA Bursary Scheme awards 2021
16th Jul: CA COVID-19 Guidance Updated from 19th July
16th Jun: CA COVID-19 Guidance Updated from 15th June
20th May: Save the date(s) - BHF National Croquet Week 2021 - 24 Jul to 1 Aug
14th May: CA COVID-19 Guidance Updated from 17th May
6th May: Call for Nominations for CA Council Elections
4th May: Next CA Webinar - More People: Reaching New Audiences - Thurs 13 May 19.00
30th Apr: Call for Nominations and Motions for the 2021 AGM
15th Apr: At last... The CA Shop is now open for business!
15th Apr: News editor for CA website required
9th Apr: Death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
6th Apr: BBC News Talking Croquet (5 Apr 2021)
2nd Apr: Selection Policy Updated
26th Mar: CA COVID-19 Guidance Reviewed in light of DCMS Guidance
25th Mar: New DCMS COVID-19 Guidance
16th Mar: Help Wanted in Covering Hon. Secretary's Duties
9th Mar: Tournament Regulations 2021
2nd Mar: CA COVID-19 Guidance Reviewed
1st Mar: 2021 Fixtures Calendar Published
24th Feb: Opening of Online Entries
24th Feb: CA COVID-19 Guidance February 2021
16th Feb: Dr Stephen Custance-Baker Coach of the Year 2020
11th Feb: Selection Events Are Now Open
1st Feb: Report of January 2021 Council Meeting
28th Jan: New ICT Committee members wanted
28th Jan: Executive Board Director wanted
28th Jan: National Safeguarding Officer Appointed
27th Jan: Consultation about Online Communications Policy and Guidance
27th Jan: Consultation on CA Complaints Procedure
27th Jan: Opening Date for Online Entries Postponed
5th Jan: Coronavirus - Latest Information and Advice
2nd Jan: Proposed 7th Edition AC Laws

Other News [>>]

1st Sep: Stephen Mulliner retires as WCF Secretary-General
27th Jul: MP opens refurbished pavilions at Nottingham CC
28th Jun: U25s croquet summer improvers Wrest Park 24th and 25th August
7th May: CA Website review: Have your say
30th Apr: Visit the CA online shop today and take a look around
25th Feb: Chiltern Croquet Academy Exiting Covid Lockdown

AC - Championships [>>]

1st Oct: Jamie Burch Won The South of England Championship 2021
2nd Sep: David Maugham won the North of England Championship
11th Aug: AC Open Championships Report
27th Jul: Mark Suter won the Eastern Championship
11th Jul: Jamie Burch won the Association Plate
11th Jul: Reg Bamford won the Association Croquet Open Singles Championship
5th Jul: James Death and Samir Patel won the Association Croquet Open Doubles Championship (3 Jul 2021)
4th Jul: James Death won East Midlands Championship (27 Jun 2021)
28th Jun: Mens & Womens Championship (20 Jun 2021)
3rd Jun: Middlesex win County Championship for first time since 1980 (31 May 2021)
11th May: Coles Championship Cheltenham CC 1-3 May 2021 (3 May 2021)

GC - Championships [>>]

21st Sep: Stephen Mulliner won the English National Singles Championship
31st Aug: Nottinghamshire win the GC Inter-Counties (Division 1)
25th Aug: Inter-County GC division 2 Championship 2021
19th Aug: Ian Burridge retains East Anglian Golf Croquet Championship (15 Aug 2021)
9th Aug: Andrew Hobbs wins GC Championship at Hunstanton
2nd Aug: Stephen Mulliner won the Dorset Open GC Championship (Championship Series) 24-25 July 2021
23rd Jul: Tony Butcher won the GC Veterans Championship
23rd Jul: Jack Good won the Lancashire Open Championship
12th Jul: Eleanor Ross wins the National Forest GC Championship July 3rd/4th
30th Jun: Reg Bamford and Richard Bilton won the GC Open Doubles Championship
28th Jun: 18 year old Aston Wade is the new Open GC Champion
28th Jun: Rachel Gee won the GC Women's Open Championship
22nd Jun: Tobi Savage retains the Ramsgate GC Open Championship

AC [>>]

27th Sep: Raghu Iyer won the ARK
27th Sep: Sudy Harrison won the Hurlingham One-Ball Handicap Tournament
21st Sep: Mark Avery won the President's Cup
21st Sep: David Warhurst won the Treasurer's Tankard
21st Sep: Nick Steiner won the Selectors' Weekend
13th Sep: James Hopgood won the Spencer Ell Cup (9-13 Sep 2021)
6th Sep: Nottingham Advanced Weekend
1st Sep: Andrew Hobbs wins the Tunbridge Wells Honeygrove Cup
31st Aug: Tompkinson Shield
25th Aug: Debbie Lines won the York White Rose
23rd Aug: Gediminas Smolskas won the All England Northern Area final
23rd Aug: Christine Merrington won the Summer AC Handicap Tournament held at Woking on 14/15 August
19th Aug: Vacancy for Selectors' Weekend
18th Aug: James Death won the Hurlingham Cup
17th Aug: Roger Mills won Sidmouth B-Level Advanced Tournament
17th Aug: Western Championship - Vacancies
11th Aug: Sarah Barley won the Chalkhill Mallet
10th Aug: Stephen Wright won the Wrest Park August AC Advanced tournament
28th Jul: Selection for 2021 Eights and Selectors' Weekend
28th Jul: Aston Wade won the AC Student Championship
26th Jul: Nailsea July Advanced Class Tournament
26th Jul: Ged Smolskas wins Fylde Jubilee Trophy
23rd Jul: Dominic Nunns won the COWhorn
20th Jul: Ian Lines won the Blewbury Advanced Weekend
16th Jul: CA AC Eights and Selectors' Weekend
12th Jul: Wrest Park July Advanced
12th Jul: James Brind won the Newport B-Class
12th Jul: Richard Williamson won the Sidmouth Advanced Weekend
30th Jun: Dennis Scarr won the Middlesborough B-Level AC Tournament
28th Jun: National Veterans Tournament - Budleigh Salterton 2021
23rd Jun: Klim Seabright won Nailsea June Advanced Tournament
10th Jun: Martin Russell won Hunstanton Over 50s Weekend (7 Jun 2021)
10th Jun: Martin Russell won Hunstanton Over 50s Weekend (7 Jun 2021)
10th Jun: Mark Avery wins the Robert Prichard again (4 Jun 2021)
10th Jun: Sam Murray wins Watford Midweek Advanced (2 Jun 2021)
28th May: Newport Open Weekend 22-23 May (26 May 2021)
25th May: The Longman Inter-Club Trophies (19 May 2021)
18th May: David Dray wins Kent Cup (16 May 2021)
18th May: Charity One-Ball Championship Final 9th May (15 May 2021)
18th May: Bernard Neal Trophy (May Advanced) (16 May 2021)
14th May: The AC Inter-Club Championship (9 May 2021)
20th Apr: One Day Advanced B-Level Tournament - Middlesbrough Croquet Club 17th April, 2021 (18 Apr 2021)
26th Feb: 7th Edition Laws of Association Croquet is published
18th Feb: 7th Edition Laws of Association Croquet

AC - Mixed [>>]

6th Sep: Hunstanton 122nd Annual (AC) Tournament
6th Sep: Challenge and Gilbey
23rd Aug: Nottingham Annual Tournament
9th Aug: Vacancies at The Challenge and Gilbey 2nd-5th September
21st Jul: The National Seniors Championships 12 - 17 July 2021
12th Jul: East Dorset June Week

AC - Handicap [>>]

29th Sep: Stuart Stafford won the Wrest Park AC Handicap Tournament
15th Sep: Gordon Mills won Hurlingham AC Veterans Tournament 7-9 September
6th Sep: AC All England Final
12th Jul: Al Brown won the Colchester Over 50's Handicap Tournament
22nd Jun: Heather Hardy won Ashby AC Handicap Weekend
10th Jun: Andrew Killick victorious at Tyneside Midweek Handicap Tournament (6 Jun 2021)
28th May: Nottingham Croquet - 2021 Peels Report (26 May 2021)
28th May: Wrest Park AC handicap report (25 May 2021)
25th May: Colchester Spring Weekend Handicap tournament (24 May 2021)
11th May: Middlesbrough AC HC Tournament (1-2 May 2021)
6th Apr: Cheltenham CC - Easter Handicap (5 Apr 2021)

GC [>>]

3rd Oct: Ladies GC Coaching for 2022, 2023 and Women's GC Worlds at Southwick
28th Sep: Tony Butcher won the Ryde A-Level Series GC Tournament
27th Sep: Kevin Connolly won the GC C-Level Series National Final
14th Sep: John-Paul Moberly won the GC First Eight (Ricki Savage Memorial)
13th Sep: GC All England Handicap Final
6th Sep: Guildford & Godalming GC A-Level Tournament CARA Cup
31st Aug: Hurlingham GC Handicap Doubles
31st Aug: Pauline Donner and Michael Bilton win the 2021 National Forest GC Doubles
19th Aug: Martyn Palmer wins the GC "C" level tournament at Ashby
17th Aug: James Thomas won GC A-Level (0+) Series Tournament at Chester
11th Aug: Glynis Davies won the MARE Cup (GC B-Level)
10th Aug: Euan Burridge retains the London Masters
26th Jul: O'Donnell wins Wiltshire Cup at Hamptworth 17/18 July
26th Jul: Peter Uglow won the Bury C-Level GC
26th Jul: John Richardson of Newport won the GC B-Level (3+) Series Tournament at Leighton-Linslade CC (13 Jun 2021)
23rd Jul: John Hague of Dulwich won the Hunstanton round of the CA GC A-Level (0+) Series
20th Jul: Nick Archer won Ryde GC Open
15th Jul: Andrew Beaumont won the Nottingham B-Level GC Tournament
15th Jul: Jim Beach won the Cheltenham C-Level GC
15th Jul: GC Eights selections
13th Jul: Sidmouth GC Team Challenge 10/11th July
12th Jul: Jane Powell wins Bath B-Level (3+) Series tournament (8 July)
12th Jul: Tony McCann wins the GC Bury B-Level (3+) Series tournament
12th Jul: Debra Hayns (Ryde) wins Hamptworth National Series B-Level Tournament-26th/27th June
29th Jun: Sue Nicholas won the Guildford & Godalming GC C-Level Tournament (26 Jun 2021)
28th Jun: Frank Sharps won the GC C-Level Series at Hunstanton
28th Jun: Mark Buckley won the GC B-Level Series at Hunstanton
28th Jun: Simon Carter won the Woking Open GC
24th Jun: Nick England won the Ryde GC C-Level
23rd Jun: Naomi Whitehead won the Woking GC C-Level
22nd Jun: Tony Elliott won Ealing B-Level (3+) Series GC Tournament
14th Jun: Up and coming star Aston Wade wins Sidmouth A-Level Series (0+) Tournament, June 5th + 6th
10th Jun: Nick Archer won Wrest Park GC Open (9 Jun 2021)
7th Jun: Rachel Gee Wins The Cheltenham Ascot Qualifier
6th Jun: Newport GC B-Level
28th May: Wrest Park GC C-Level Tournament (National Series)
28th May: Stuart M Smith wins Budleigh GC Open Series Tournament 22-23 May (26 May 2021)
28th May: GC Inter-Club - Bowdon beat Sheffield 5-1 (25 May 2021)
25th May: East Dorset B-Level Tournament 22-23 May 21 (24 May 2021)
25th May: Ian Burridge wins Hunstanton round of GC Open Series 23 May 2021 (23 May 2021)
25th May: Wrest Park GC B-Level (National Series) 19th May 2021 (21 May 2021)
25th May: Hamptworth CA 'A Series' 0+ GC 2 Day Tournament- Sat/Sun 15/16th May'21 (20 May 2021)
20th May: Andrew Larpent wins Ryde GC B-Level
19th May: GC Home Internationals (17 and 18 July)
18th May: National GC 'B' Series - Pendle Round 15th May (16 May 2021)
11th May: Watford B-Level Series Result. Held 3 May2021 (6 May 2021)
11th May: Watford C-Level Series Result. Held 27 April 2021 (6 May 2021)
11th May: Surbiton Open Golf Croquet Championship 1,2 May (6 May 2021)
30th Apr: Wrest Park GC A-level (0+) 24/25/April (27 Apr 2021)
30th Apr: Barter Cup GC 17th-18th April (26 Apr 2021)

AC - Inter-Club [>>]

3rd Oct: Surbiton beat Bristol to win the AC Inter-Club Championship 5-1
2nd Oct: Hurlingham lost to Surbiton 3-4
13th Sep: Bristol beat Bowdon 4-2
30th Aug: Hurlingham beat Colchester 5-2
8th Aug: Bowdon beat Nottingham 4-3
25th Jul: Bristol beat High Wycombe 5-1 (24 Jul 2021)
5th Jul: Roehampton lost to Surbiton 2-4 (2 Jul 2021)
27th Jun: Colchester beat Woking 4-3
18th May: Roehampton beat Sussex County 5-1 (16 May 2021)
9th May: Bowdon beat Sheffield & York 6-1
19th Apr: Draw

AC - Mary Rose [>>]

11th Oct: Mary Rose final Washed out
1st Oct: Nottingham beat Bowdon 6-1 (29 Sep 2021)
15th Sep: Surbiton beat High Wycombe 5-0
7th Sep: Bowdon beat Pendle 6-1
3rd Sep: Nottingham beat Newport 4-2
29th Aug: High Wycombe beat Woking 3-2
28th Aug: Watford lost to Surbiton 1-6
23rd Jul: Letchworth lost to Nottingham 2-5
19th Jul: Bowdon beat Chester 7-0 (18 Jul 2021)
12th Jul: Tyneside lost to Pendle 2-5
9th Jul: Woking beat Bristol w/o
27th Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 4-3 (25 Jun 2021)
15th Jun: Surbiton beat Hurlingham 4-2
14th Jun: Pinchbeck lost to Newport 1-4
4th Jun: Bristol beat East Dorset 4-3 (3 Jun 2021)
1st Jun: High Wycombe beat Roehampton 5-0 (30 May 2021)
19th Apr: Draw

AC - Longman Cup [>>]

4th Oct: Letchworth beat Hurlingham to win the Longman Cup 4-3 (3 Oct 2021)
4th Oct: Hurlingham beat Harwell/Eynsham 4-3 (3 Oct 2021)
4th Oct: Letchworth beat Bowdon 4-3 (3 Oct 2021)
4th Sep: High Wycombe lost to Letchworth 1-6
30th Aug: Tyneside lost to Bowdon 2-5 (29 Aug 2021)
30th Aug: Harwell/Eynsham beat East Dorset 4-3 (29 Aug 2021)
21st Aug: Hurlingham beat Sussex County 6-1 (20 Aug 2021)
19th Jul: Swindon lost to Harwell/Eynsham 2-5 (18 Jul 2021)
18th Jul: High Wycombe beat St Albans 3-2 (14 Jul 2021)
15th Jul: Guildford lost to Sussex County 2-5 (14 Jul 2021)
6th Jul: Letchworth beat Watford 4-3
28th Jun: Bowdon beat Nottingham 5-2
19th Jun: Tyneside beat Penrith 4-3 (18 Jun 2021)
10th Jun: Surbiton lost to Hurlingham 1-6 (9 Jun 2021)
7th Jun: Sussex County beat Compton (Eastbourne) 4-3 (6 Jun 2021)
6th Jun: Swindon beat Bristol 4-3
6th Jun: Harwell/Eynsham beat Blewbury 6-1 (3 Jun 2021)
3rd Jun: Watford beat Newport 5-2 (2 Jun 2021)
24th May: Bath lost to East Dorset 3-4 (23 May 2021)
21st May: Letchworth beat Pinchbeck 3-2 (20 May 2021)
19th May: Ealing lost to St Albans 2-3
19th May: Bowdon beat Chester 4-3
19th May: Woking lost to Guildford 3-4 (18 May 2021)
13th May: Hurlingham beat Roehampton 6-1 (10 May 2021)
19th Apr: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield [>>]

28th Sep: Sheffield beat St Albans to win the Secretary's Shield 4-3
2nd Sep: St Albans beat Church Stretton 5-2
31st Aug: Chester lost to Sheffield 2-5 (22 Aug 2021)
26th Jul: St Albans beat Tyneside 6-1
14th Jul: Sheffield beat Hampstead Heath 3-2 (10 Jul 2021)
8th Jul: Hamptworth lost to Church Stretton 2-3 (2 Jul 2021)
1st Jul: Chester beat Nailsea 4-1
6th Jun: Sussex County lost to Hampstead Heath 2-5 (5 Jun 2021)
26th May: Tyneside beat Nottingham 5-2 (25 May 2021)
19th Apr: Draw

GC - Inter-Club [>>]

27th Sep: Ashby beat Bowdon to win the GC Inter-Club 4-0
21st Sep: Preview of the GC Inter-Club Championship Final at Edgbaston (25 September)
3rd Aug: Ashby beat Hamptworth 6-1 (1 Aug 2021)
27th Jul: Bowdon beat Woking 4-3
13th Jul: Woking beat Dulwich 5-1
6th Jul: Ashby beat Watford w/o
29th Jun: Nottingham lost to Bowdon 1-6 (20 Jun 2021)
28th Jun: Hamptworth beat Roehampton 4-3 (20 Jun 2021)
7th Jun: Surbiton lost to Hamptworth 1-6 (5 Jun 2021)
7th Jun: Ashby beat High Wycombe 5-2 (6 Jun 2021)
1st Jun: Watford beat Phyllis Court 4-3 (29 May 2021)
25th May: Bowdon beat Sheffield 5-1 (23 May 2021)
21st May: Camerton & Peasedown lost to Woking 1-5
26th Apr: Sussex County lost to Dulwich 2-4 (25 Apr 2021)
14th Apr: Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield [>>]

27th Sep: Watford beat Hurlingham to win the Murphy Shield 4-3
9th Sep: Guildford lost to Hurlingham 2-4 (21 Aug 2021)
8th Sep: Watford beat Croquet Durham 4-3 (7 Sep 2021)
1st Sep: Watford beat High Wycombe 6-1 (27 Aug 2021)
29th Jul: East Dorset lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (28 Jul 2021)
27th Jul: Ashby lost to Croquet Durham 2-5
22nd Jul: Guildford beat Cheam 5-2 (21 Jul 2021)
4th Jul: Camerton & Peasedown lost to High Wycombe 3-4 (3 Jul 2021)
29th Jun: Roehampton lost to Cheam 2-5 (28 Jun 2021)
28th Jun: Dulwich lost to Hurlingham 2-5
22nd Jun: Wrest Park lost to Ashby 1-5 (21 Jun 2021)
18th Jun: Watford beat Nottingham w/o
15th Jun: Croquet Durham beat Branston 6-1
14th Jun: Guildford beat Sussex County 5-2 (11 Jun 2021)
10th Jun: East Dorset beat Hamptworth 4-1
6th Jun: Compton lost to Cheam 0-7 (5 Jun 2021)
23rd May: Hamptworth beat Ealing 7-0 (22 May 2021)
17th May: Newport lost to Wrest Park 1-5 (14 May 2021)
14th Apr: Draw

GC - Federations Shield [>>]

17th Sep: Phyllis Court beat Sussex County 4-3 (16 Sep 2021)
10th Sep: Sussex County beat Crake Valley 3-2 (2 Sep 2021)
7th Sep: Phyllis Court beat Weston-Super-Mare 4-3 (1 Sep 2021)
15th Aug: Sussex County beat Broadwas 6-0 (14 Aug 2021)
3rd Aug: Phyllis Court beat Maldon 5-1 (29 Jul 2021)
28th Jul: Weston-super-Mare beat Ripon Spa 4-3 (18 May 2021)
28th Jul: Phyllis Court beat Croquet Durham 4-3 (29 Jun 2021)
16th Jul: Crake Valley beat High Wycombe 4-2
8th Jul: Long Eaton Park lost to Broadwas 2-4 (5 Jul 2021)
1st May: Draw

International [>>]

24th Sep: Would you like to help run the WCF?
1st Sep: CA v SCA
20th Jul: England won the Golf Croquet Home Internationals
9th Jul: European GC Championships Budleigh 12th to 15th August 2021
1st Jul: Selection for CA v SCA
19th Jun: England won the International Challenge and the AC Home Internationals (12-13 June 2021)
11th Jun: European GC Championships Budleigh Salterton 12th to 15th August
5th Jun: The 2021 International Challenge incorporating the AC Home Internationals (12-13 June 2021)
26th Apr: England Selection for the AC Home Internationals 2021
28th Jan: WCF Treasurer - Job Vacancy

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