News 2003

CqE Official News

• 3rd Dec 2003:  Platinum Merit Award Badge announced for a Sextuple Peel
• 11th Nov 2003: Brian Macmillan
• 3rd Nov 2003:  Draft 2004 Calendar now available in the tournament section
• 14th Oct 2003: The Annual General Meeting - Awards
• 8th Oct 2003:  CA AGM - This Saturday
• 30th Sep 2003: Dates for major CA Events in 2004 are now available
• 9th Sep 2003:  Council's Report to Members at the 2003 AGM
• 28th Aug 2003: Handicappers can now set handicaps of 8 and below
• 4th Aug 2003:  David Openshaw nominated for WCF President
• 25th Jul 2003: Eights selections to be published August 1st
• 1st Jul 2003:  Approved Croquet Balls updated
• 13th Jun 2003: Awards Scheme application process simplified
• 29th May 2003: Treasurer's Tankard will be played at Nailsea
• 21st May 2003: Attention Clubs: Golf Croquet World Championship host required by June 7th!
• 5th May 2003:  Team Manager appointed for the GB MacRobertson Shield team
• 5th May 2003:  England to play South Africa
• 22nd Apr 2003: Croquet benefits from Commonwealth Games (17 Apr)
• 16th Apr 2003: Association Croquet Handicap Guidelines revised for the 2003 season
• 9th Apr 2003:  CA Club Competitions draws now available
• 27th Mar 2003: Great Britain vs. Ireland match announced
• 12th Mar 2003: Nominations for the Apps and Steel Memorial Bowls remain open
• 27th Feb 2003: 2001/2 Club Awards announced
• 6th Feb 2003:  GB MacRobertson Shield Team Selection
• 1st Feb 2003:  Club conference programme
• 3rd Jan 2003:  2003 Inter-County Championship details now available
• 3rd Jan 2003:  CA Committees at work: progress and objectives
• 3rd Jan 2003:  The CA goes on tour: CA Club Conferences

Other News

• 30th Oct 2003: John Riches' fourth booklet "Croquet: Next Break Strategy" now available
• 24th Oct 2003: Multi-Sport co-existence, a real example from New Zealand
• 6th Oct 2003:  Pendle off the hook
• 1st Oct 2003:  Inter-Club competitions at Cheltenham this weekend - Spectators welcome
• 25th Sep 2003: For Sale: CROQUET by Lord Tollemache, 1st edition, Paul, 1914
• 25th Sep 2003: Title: London One Ball set to become a fixture in the calendar
• 15th Sep 2003: Bob Vaughan Memorial Trophy (7 Sep)
• 28th Aug 2003: John Riches third booklet, "Croquet: The Mental Approach", is now available
• 18th Aug 2003: The 'Eights' Predictions Competition
• 14th Aug 2003: Robert Fulford regains the number one slot
• 6th Aug 2003:  Croquet Paradise? An invitation to play at Manchester's Heaton Park
• 5th Aug 2003:  Nigel Gray is remembered
• 5th Aug 2003:  Northwest win Pennine trophy (2 Aug)
• 24th Jul 2003: Old mallets please
• 22nd Jul 2003: More John Riches booklets published on the Oxford site
• 12th Jul 2003: Details of the 2003 All England Handicap Championship Area Finals are now available
• 2nd Jul 2003:  North-west federation of croquet clubs Inter-Club championships 2003
• 30th Jun 2003: Surbiton Speed Doubles (28-29 Jun)
• 28th Jun 2003: Oxford Croquet publishes John Riches' croquet booklets
• 4th Jun 2003:  Places available at the advanced Nailsea Tournament - 21 & 22 June
• 29th May 2003: Anne Robillard won the Parsons Green One-Ball - and congratulations to the manager!! (18 May)
• 20th May 2003: Talking about fourth turn finishes (and a half!)
• 20th May 2003: First triple aged 15
• 20th May 2003: Fourth turn finishes !!
• 16th May 2003: A few spaces remain for the Edgbaston Advanced weekend, 31 May - 1 June
• 16th May 2003: Qualified to play for Middlesex?
• 13th May 2003: Places still available in the handicap one-ball tournament at Parsons Green, Sunday 18 May
• 1st May 2003:  North-West Federation Millennium Advanced Championships 2003 (26-27 Apr)
• 22nd Apr 2003: Fancy playing in the Inter-Counties?
• 22nd Apr 2003: Surplus mallet handles on offer
• 31st Mar 2003: Huddersfield club conference a success
• 18th Mar 2003: CA Shop goes online
• 14th Mar 2003: Gazettes up for grabs
• 9th Mar 2003:  CA Conference in Cheltenham - Read all about it!
• 25th Feb 2003: CA makes available a model Child Protection Policy
• 22nd Feb 2003: Devon now has an organiser for the Golf Croquet Inter-Counties
• 18th Feb 2003: Regulations for Tournaments (2003 season) now available
• 3rd Feb 2003:  Improved search facilities
• 3rd Feb 2003:  Technical Papers now in their own section, news archive moved to History/Archive section
• 19th Jan 2003: Dave Goacher finished runner-up in the New Zealand Open Chapionship
• 12th Jan 2003: Croquet on ice!
• 11th Jan 2003: Introduction to croquet added to the News section and more forms added to the download section
• 8th Jan 2003:  Model constitution for the use of clubs now available in the download section
• 8th Jan 2003:  South East Croquet Federation improvers' coaching course date change
• 3rd Jan 2003:  Other site updates: Noticeboard available in the News section and more forms available in the download section off the home page

AC - Championships

• 5th Nov 2003:  South Of England Championship Final: David Harrison-Wood beat David Goacher +1(T) -1(T) -10 +11 OTP +7 TPO
• 12th Oct 2003: Chris Clarke won a closely contested President's Cup
• 20th Sep 2003: Marcus Evans won the Treasurer's Tankard (3-7 Sep)
• 20th Sep 2003: Rutger Beijderwellen won the Chairman's Salver (4-7 Sep)
• 20th Sep 2003: Tim Wilkins won the Spencer Ell Cup (3-7 Sep)
• 20th Sep 2003: Louise Bradforth won the Selectors' Weekend (5-7 Sep)
• 15th Sep 2003: No one won the South of England Championship (yet)! Chris Patmore won the plate
• 28th Aug 2003: Jonathan Kirby won the North of England Championship
• 20th Aug 2003: Kathleen Priestley won The Barlow Bowl (Upper Ladies' Six)
• 20th Aug 2003: Jane Babbage won The Longman Bowl (Lower Ladies' Six)
• 18th Aug 2003: Northern Championship draw (revised)
• 16th Aug 2003: Managers, RoTs and Club Contacts for the Eights and Selectors Weekend
• 31st Jul 2003: Eights Selections now published
• 29th Jul 2003: John Gibbons won the Eastern Championship
• 22nd Jul 2003: CArelessness and lack of interest marks the Men's and Women's Championship - Tournament Report
• 14th Jul 2003: Robert Fulford won The Open Championship
• 12th Jul 2003: Schools and Junior Championships (2 Jul)
• 12th Jul 2003: A glimpse of Friday at the Opens
• 1st Jul 2003:  Robin Brown won the East Midlands Championship (27-29 Jun)
• 24th Jun 2003: British Open Draws
• 9th Jun 2003:  Pete Trimmer wins the Men's Championship - with full report of the final
• 9th Jun 2003:  Jeff Dawson won the Championship of Surrey
• 7th Jun 2003:  David Openshaw and Kathleen Priestley retained the Mixed Double Title
• 7th Jun 2003:  Gail Curry returns to take the Women's Championship
• 29th May 2003: LUTM Inter-County Championship Report
• 28th May 2003: Gloucestershire won the Lincoln Unit Trust Managers Inter-County Championship 2003
• 26th May 2003: The Welsh team for next month's Home Internationals in Carrickmines is
• 8th May 2003:  Reg Bamford won The Coles Championship
• 6th May 2003:  Robert Fulford won the Western Championship
• 2nd May 2003:  Coles Championship Draw
• 22nd Apr 2003: Western Championship Draw
• 15th Apr 2003: Winchester One-Ball Championship (12-13 Apr)
• 1st Apr 2003:  Oxfordshire out of the Inter-County Championship

GC - Championships

• 15th Jun 2003: Reg Bamford retains the Golf Croquet Open Championship

AC

• 30th Sep 2003: Dave Kibble won the Solomon Cup (27-28 Sep)
• 25th Sep 2003: David Maugham won the Southport Open Weekend (20-21 Sep)
• 23rd Sep 2003: Robert Alexander won the Ramsgate 'B' Advanced Weekend
• 15th Sep 2003: Steve Woolnough won the Tunbridge Wells September Tournament (6-7 Sep)
• 9th Sep 2003:  Marcus Evans won the Roehampton Cup (Challenge & Gilbey)
• 12th Aug 2003: David Maugham won the Tyneside Open Advanced Weekend (9-10 Aug)
• 5th Aug 2003:  Tim Wilkins wins the COWhorn, Louise Bradforth the COWbell (2-3 Aug)
• 23rd Jul 2003: Nailsea Advanced Play Weekend - Results (21-22 Jun)
• 22nd Jul 2003: David Maugham won The Ranelagh Gold Cup
• 15th Jul 2003: John Haslam beats wife with big mallet (12-13 Jul)
• 30th Jun 2003: Michael Blackwell won the Student Championship
• 30th Jun 2003: Chris Williams won the Budleigh Salterton Advanced Weekend
• 24th Jun 2003: Nailsea Advanced Weekend (21-22 Jun)
• 23rd Jun 2003: Dave Nick retains The Cumbria Cup at Crake Valley
• 17th Jun 2003: Jenny Williams won the Pendle Advanced Weekend (14-15 Jun)
• 11th Jun 2003: David Foulser won the Edgbaston Trophy
• 10th Jun 2003: Rankings (Association and Golf) updated
• 2nd Jun 2003:  Colin Irwin won The Bowdon June Advanced Weekend
• 28th May 2003: Guildford & Godalming tournament (17-18 May)
• 23rd May 2003: Budleigh Salterton "B" Level (2-4 May)
• 21st May 2003: Dave Foulser wins Cheltenham Advanced weekend tournament (17-18 May)
• 20th May 2003: Margaret Pena won the Budleigh Salterton May Week B-Class advanced tournament
• 18th May 2003: Cliff Jones won the Budleigh Salterton May Week A-Class
• 12th May 2003: Budleigh Salterton B-Level weekend (2-4 May)
• 6th May 2003:  Philip Eardly won the "Robert Prichard" (5 May)
• 27th Apr 2003: Colchester Advanced Tournament: Chris Clarke beat David Maughtm +15TP +13TPO
• 22nd Apr 2003: David Maugham wins Southport April Advanced Weekend (19-20 Apr)
• 22nd Apr 2003: Surbiton Easter Advanced 20th-21st April 2003
• 17th Apr 2003: Roger Beyderwellen wins the Southwick April Weekend
• 11th Apr 2003: Cheltenham B-Level Tournament (3-6 Apr)

AC - Mixed

• 29th Aug 2003: North of England Week
• 21st Aug 2003: Edinburgh Tournament (11-16 Aug)
• 18th Aug 2003: Nottingham week (11-16 Aug)
• 12th Aug 2003: Hurlingham's Annual Tournament

AC - Handicap

• 15th Oct 2003: Jon Diamond won the Tunbridge Wells October tournament (11-12 Oct)
• 30th Sep 2003: Heaton Park Challenges
• 25th Sep 2003: Farooq Malik won the All England Handicap
• 22nd Sep 2003: Johns Handy and Hansen won the Nottingham Autumn Handicap Weekend
• 15th Sep 2003: Matthew Winn-Smith won the Guildford & Godalming Handicap Weekend (6-7 Sep)
• 14th Aug 2003: Chris Donovan won the Nailsea August Handicap Tournament (9-10 Aug)
• 10th Aug 2003: Ramsgate Handicap Doubles Weekend (2-3 Aug)
• 27th Jul 2003: Robin Delves pays the penalty for success at Pendle 50+ Tournament
• 10th Jul 2003: Hunstanton Over 50s Weekend: Letchworth Bandit wins
• 21st Jun 2003: Michael Finnigan won the Nottingham Handicap Weekend (14-15 Jun)
• 2nd Jun 2003:  Chris Daniels wins Budleigh Salterton Handicap Weekend
• 16th May 2003: Nailsea May Weekend Handicap Tournament
• 20th Apr 2003: Armed Croquet Player, but no bandits - Surbiton Easter Handicap

GC

• 25th Sep 2003: Mark McInerney retained the European Golf Croquet Title (15-17 Sep)
• 18th Aug 2003: Nelson Morrow won the Golf Croquet Selectors' Weekend
• 23rd Jul 2003: Golf Croquet Inter-County Championship
• 6th Jul 2003:  Bruce Rannie wins Scottish Golf Croquet Championship
• 24th Jun 2003: FEC entries for European Golf Croquet Championship
• 23rd Jun 2003: Ascot Cup Tyneside Heat
• 23rd Jun 2003: Golf Croquet European Championships
• 10th Jun 2003: Sussex County Croquet Club offer to host the 2004 Golf Croquet World Championships
• 10th Jun 2003: Reg Bamford won the Ramsgate Golf Croquet International
• 4th Jun 2003:  Rankings now updated to include SEF Championships and Ripon Ladies events
• 20th May 2003: Samantha Curry won the 2nd Ladies Golf Croquet Championships
• 13th May 2003: The Italian Golf Croquet Open Championships 2003
• 12th May 2003: FEC Announces 2003 European Golf Croquet Championships
• 6th May 2003:  CA asked to host The Golf Croquet World Championships
• 1st May 2003:  David Dray from Ramsgate wins the 4th Lancashire International Open Golf Croquet tournament playing with three different mallets!
• 10th Apr 2003: Surbiton's First Golf Croquet Championship (5 Apr)
• 2nd Apr 2003:  Temporary changes and clarifications to the Golf Croquet Laws for the 2003 season

Tournament Vacancies

• 25th Sep 2003: Places available at Southwick advanced tournament this weekend
• 15th Sep 2003: Do join us at Nottingham next weekend
• 9th Sep 2003:  Plenty of places free for the Wrest Park Handicap tournament on September 13/14
• 12th Aug 2003: Vacancies at the Pendle August Bank Holiday Tournament
• 31st Mar 2003: Looking for a Handicap Tournament in May?

AC - Inter-Club

• 6th Oct 2003:  Cheltenham beat Bowdon to win the Inter-Club 5-2 (5 Oct)
• 29th Sep 2003: Bowdon beat Surbiton to meet Cheltenham next Sunday in the final 4-3
• 22nd Sep 2003: Cheltenham beat Colchester 5-2
• 18th Aug 2003: Cheltenham beat Sussex County 5-2
• 12th Aug 2003: Surbiton beat Wrest Park 4-1
• 4th Aug 2003:  Bowdon beat Nottingham 4-3 (3 Aug)
• 1st Jul 2003:  Colchester beat Hurlingham w/o (1 Jun)
• 17th Jun 2003: Sussex County beat Bristol 5-2 (15 Jun)
• 4th Jun 2003:  Wrest Park beat Guildford & Godalming 6-1
• 1st Apr 2003:  Draw

AC - Mary Rose

• 6th Oct 2003:  Bristol beat Roehampton to win the Mary Rose 4-3
• 29th Sep 2003: Bristol beat Cheltenham 4-3
• 23rd Sep 2003: Bristol vs. Cheltenham pegged down at 3-3! (21 Sep)
• 9th Sep 2003:  Roehampton beat Medway 4-2
• 9th Sep 2003:  Roehampton beat Woking 6-1
• 16th Aug 2003: Medway beat Hurlingham 5-1 (14 Aug)
• 13th Aug 2003: Cheltenham beat Wrest Park (holders) 4-3
• 31st Jul 2003: Bristol beat Nottingham 4-2 (29 Jul)
• 24th Jul 2003: Hurlingham beat Colchester 4-3 (23 Jul)
• 21st Jul 2003: Wrest Park beat Pendle 5-2
• 13th Jul 2003: Bristol beat Dyffryn 5-2 (12 Jul)
• 1st Jul 2003:  Medway beat Sussex County 5-2 (29 Jun)
• 30th Jun 2003: Nottingham beat Southport and Birkdale 4-3 (25 Jun)
• 17th Jun 2003: Roehampton beat Surbiton 5-2
• 17th Jun 2003: Cheltenham beat Bowdon 4-3
• 10th Jun 2003: Woking beat Newport 4-3
• 2nd Jun 2003:  Colchester beat Parsons Green 5-2
• 1st Apr 2003:  Draw

AC - Longman Cup

• 6th Oct 2003:  Nottingham beat Watford in the final 4-3
• 4th Oct 2003:  Watford beat East Dorset 4-3
• 4th Oct 2003:  Nottingham beat Sussex County 5-2
• 23rd Sep 2003: Watford beat Northampton 4-3 (21 Sep)
• 23rd Sep 2003: Sussex County beat Compton 4-3
• 10th Sep 2003: Nottingham beat Fylde 4-3
• 9th Sep 2003:  East Dorset beat Bristol 4-3
• 18th Aug 2003: Sussex County beat Surbiton 4-3
• 18th Aug 2003: Nottingham beat Tyneside 4-3 (17 Aug)
• 17th Aug 2003: Fylde beat Pendle 5-2
• 12th Aug 2003: Northampton beat Colchester 4-3
• 11th Aug 2003: East Dorset beat Harwell 7-0 (8 Aug)
• 27th Jul 2003: Compton beat Ramsgate 4-3
• 21st Jul 2003: Bristol beat Cheltenham 5-2
• 15th Jul 2003: Ramsgate beat Merton 4-3
• 14th Jul 2003: Compton beat Woking 5-2
• 14th Jul 2003: Sussex County beat Ealing 4-3
• 14th Jul 2003: Nottingham beat Bury 4-3
• 14th Jul 2003: Surbiton beat Winchester 5-2
• 14th Jul 2003: Fylde beat Southport & Birkdale 5-2
• 10th Jul 2003: Colchester beat Wrest Park 5-2
• 7th Jul 2003:  Harwell beat Dyffryn 4-3
• 30th Jun 2003: Watford beat Norwich 4-3 (29 Jun)
• 30th Jun 2003: Tyneside beat Bowdon 6-1 (29 Jun)
• 20th Jun 2003: Northampton beat St Albans 4-3
• 17th Jun 2003: Pendle beat Walsall 6-1
• 17th Jun 2003: Compton beat Reigate Priory 4-3
• 17th Jun 2003: Ealing beat Hurlingham 4-3
• 10th Jun 2003: Southport & Birkdale beat East Riding w/o
• 9th Jun 2003:  Watford beat Newport, Essex 4-3 (1 Jun)
• 9th Jun 2003:  Bristol beat Oxford University 5-2
• 8th Jun 2003:  Norwich beat High Wycombe 4-3
• 1st Jun 2003:  East Dorset beat Kington Langley 3-2 (31 May)
• 28th May 2003: Winchester beat Parsons Green 5-2
• 10th May 2003: Cheltenham beat Blewbury 5-2
• 10th May 2003: Merton beat Roehampton 6-1
• 1st Apr 2003:  Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

• 10th Sep 2003: Tyneside beat Bowdon in the final 4-3 (9 Sep)
• 12th Aug 2003: Bowdon beat Southport & Birkdale 6-1
• 5th Aug 2003:  Tyneside beat Woodhall Spa in the Semi-Final 4-3
• 7th Jul 2003:  Southport & Birkdale beat Shrewsbury 4-3 (2 Jul)
• 7th Jul 2003:  Woodhall Spa beat Swindon 4-3
• 2nd Jul 2003:  Bowdon beat Colchester 3-2
• 12th Jun 2003: Tyneside beat Reigate 5-2 (4 Jun)
• 10th Jun 2003: Colchester beat Basingstoke 4-1
• 4th Jun 2003:  Southport & Birkdale beat York 5-2 (31 May)
• 1st Apr 2003:  Draw

GC - Inter-Club

• 31st Dec 2003: 2003 GC Inter-Club Championship - Results summary
• 24th Sep 2003: Hurlingham beat Auckland at Nottingham to win the Golf Croquet Inter-Club-Championship 4-3
• 29th Aug 2003: Hurlingham beat Sussex County 5-1
• 20th Aug 2003: Auckland beat High Wycombe at Nottingham 4-3
• 5th Aug 2003:  High Wycombe beat Ashby 4-3
• 21st Jul 2003: Tyneside lost to Auckland 3-4
• 12th Jul 2003: Sussex County beat Ramsgate 4-3
• 1st Apr 2003:  Draw

International

• 7th Dec 2003:  Expedition in Play - Chris Clarke's perspective
• 3rd Dec 2003:  MacRobertson Shield - Tournament Referee's Report
• 19th Nov 2003: Summaries of peeling, wins and losses from the MacRobertson Shield
• 15th Nov 2003: GB Win the 2003 MacRobertson Shield for a record 5th time in a row
• 7th Nov 2003:  The MacRob Weather Report - Day Six (6 Nov)
• 3rd Nov 2003:  MacRobertson Shield Overall Schedule and match coverage
• 30th Sep 2003: Croquet is alive and well in Germany
• 23rd Sep 2003: Stephen Mulliner beat Robert Fulford to regain the European Championship title (19-22 Sep)
• 11th Sep 2003: Resort Invitational 2003 results (3-7 Sep)
• 9th Sep 2003:  More on the England vs. South Africa match
• 1st Sep 2003:  Scottish CA beat the (English) CA 6-3 (30-31 Aug)
• 28th Aug 2003: Fancy a trip to North Carolina?
• 13th Aug 2003: The Scottish CA drew with the Irish CA 6-6 (10-11 Aug)
• 13th Aug 2003: England beat South Africa 10-5 (9-10 Aug)
• 13th Aug 2003: Peter Payne won the Belgian Open 2003, Don Gaunt won the Golf
• 7th Aug 2003:  Swiss Croquet really on the map ... in France!
• 7th Aug 2003:  English CA vs. South Africa takes place this weekend
• 28th Jul 2003: Sam Tudor won the Welsh Championship
• 24th Jul 2003: Coupe des Ardennes - last chance in Luxembourg
• 22nd Jul 2003: Bob Burnett wins The Scottish Open Championship
• 7th Jul 2003:  CA Ireland beat the Croquet Association 7-2
• 6th Jul 2003:  The Resort Invitational invitations
• 2nd Jul 2003:  English CA beat the Swiss CA 12-5 (27-28 Jun)
• 30th Jun 2003: Wales beat Switzerland
• 21st Jun 2003: USA MacRobertson Shield Selections
• 17th Jun 2003: England win Home Internationals
• 9th Jun 2003:  Scottish National Centre officially opened
• 30th May 2003: The CA will play the Irish CA at Bristol on July 5/6
• 23rd May 2003: First Swiss Open Championships to be held in Geneva, 1st - 3rd August 2003
• 22nd May 2003: Scottish CA (B) beat Croquet North at Meadows West, Edinburgh (17-18 May)
• 18th May 2003: GB beat Ireland 10-5
• 3rd Mar 2003:  MacRobertson Shield dates agreed
• 19th Feb 2003: Brits practically clean up in Florida (8-16 Feb)
• 15th Feb 2003: Brits do well in Florida
• 15th Jan 2003: Sonoma-Cutrer Gives World Singles the Boot
• 8th Jan 2003:  Samir Patel beat Don Gaunt to win the 5th Belgian Indoor Tournament