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CA Official News [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 21st Jul: The National Seniors Championships 12 - 17 July 2021
• 12th Jul: East Dorset June Week

AC - Handicap [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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 [>>]

• 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
• 26th Apr: England Selection for the AC Home Internationals 2021
• 28th Jan: WCF Treasurer - Job Vacancy

Technical [>>]

• 28th Feb: The CA Website has a new look!