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CqE Official News

7th Dec 2014: Keith Wylie's "Expert Croquet Tactics" Now Online
10th Nov 2014: Donald Cornelius has Died
7th Nov 2014: John Solomon (1931-2014) - Funeral Tribute
27th Oct 2014: John Solomon, One of the Croquet Greats, Has Died
24th Oct 2014: Coach of the Year - Nominations Please
24th Oct 2014: Report of AGM and Council Meeting
16th Oct 2014: CA AGM - reminder (18 Oct)
4th Oct 2014: Last few days for postal/electronic AGM voting
23rd Sep 2014: Stephen Mulliner won the GC English National Singles Championship
9th Sep 2014: Jamie Burch Won the President's Cup
4th Sep 2014: AGM Agenda and Voting
25th Aug 2014: 2015 Golf Croquet World Championship - English Membership Places
23rd Aug 2014: Consultation about Federations and Membership
20th Aug 2014: Short Croquet handicapping now incorporate higher handicaps
5th Aug 2014: Team Selected for Maugham Salver (5 Aug)
31st Jul 2014: Musk's Cup and Kate Jones Selections
24th Jul 2014: Coaching Pods
21st Jul 2014: Musk's Cup and Kate Jones selections
20th Jul 2014: Report of Special Council Meeting (12 Jul)
18th Jul 2014: Liz Budworth Retires
15th Jul 2014: Structure of GC Refereeing - Consultation
10th Jul 2014: 2013 Accounts
30th Jun 2014: Latest Hoop Test - New Grippy Uprights Tried Out
23rd Jun 2014: Oxford beat Cambridge 7-2 in the Annual Varsity Match (16 Jun)
17th Jun 2014: Oxford University Cuppers Tournament Enters Final Week (13 Jun)
17th Jun 2014: Stephen Mulliner won the Ramsgate GC Open (16 Jun)
11th Jun 2014: Congratulations to Daphne Gaitley for her Lifetime Coaching Award (2 May)
29th May 2014: Women's Coaching Group to be Formed
19th May 2014: CA Appoints Ian Burridge as IPD
8th May 2014: Availability Opens for 2015 GC World Championships (8 May)
30th Apr 2014: Report of 2014 Hoops Tests From CA Equipment Committee
30th Apr 2014: Is Mallet Sharing Hygienic? Oxford Swamped!
30th Apr 2014: England Team for the Home Internationals Announced
28th Apr 2014: Error in Chart in April Edition of Croquet Gazette
28th Apr 2014: AC Handicapping Guidelines Updated
25th Apr 2014: CA Seeks to Appoint International Performance Director
25th Apr 2014: England team for the Home Internationals announced
1st Apr 2014: Report of Council Meeting (29 Mar)
26th Mar 2014: Inter-Club, Longman, Mary Rose and Secretary's Shield Draws Published
12th Mar 2014: CA Creates New Coaching Role
10th Mar 2014: Tournament Regulations - Updated for 2014
26th Feb 2014: Selection Policy Updated
27th Jan 2014: Fixtures Book Published

Other News

12th Dec 2014: Elite Squad Members Announced
1st Dec 2014: AC Development Squad 2015/2016
8th Oct 2014: Elite Squad Leaders Appointed
2nd Jul 2014: Regional Coaching Pods Launched
24th Jun 2014: Women's Coaching Group - Dates Announced
16th May 2014: Inspirational Sportsmanship at the World Team Championships
22nd Apr 2014: New learning resources website

AC - Championships

21st Sep 2014: Jamie Burch Won the South of England Championship
10th Sep 2014: Luc Berthouze Won the Treasurer's Tankard (5-9 Sep)
9th Sep 2014: Matt Holmes won the Spencer Ell Cup (5-9 Sep)
8th Sep 2014: Jeff Dawson won the Chairman's Salver for the fourth time after a play-off (5-8 Sep)
4th Sep 2014: Eights Selections (updated 4 September 2014) (4 Aug)
11th Aug 2014: Mark Avery won the North Of England Championship (22-25 Aug)
4th Aug 2014: Samir Patel Won the Championship of Surrey (1-3 Aug)
27th Jul 2014: David Maugham won the East of England Championship (25-27 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Simon Hathrell won the Seniors' Championship (20 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: The Y Doubles Draw (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: Brian Cumming won the Z at the Open Champsionships (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: The Y Doubles Draw (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: The Association Plate Process (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: The Association Plate Draw (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: Robert Fulford won The Croquet Championship for the tenth time (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: Bamford & Rothman won the Doubles Championship (5-13 Jul)
5th Jul 2014: The Croquet Championship Qualifying Swiss (5-13 Jul)
29th Jun 2014: Jack Wicks Won the East Midlands Championship
29th Jun 2014: The Open Singles Championship Draw
26th Jun 2014: Oakham School won the National Schools Croquet Championship (8 Jun)
25th Jun 2014: Cliff Jones won the Veterans' Championship (21 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: The Sue Mackay Report on the AC Inter-County Championship (28 May)
9th Jun 2014: Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins won the Mixed Doubles Championship
8th Jun 2014: Men's Championships Final Commentary
8th Jun 2014: James Death won the Men's Championship
7th Jun 2014: Gabrielle Higgins won the Women's Championship
28th May 2014: Glamorgan Won the 100th Inter-County Championship
26th May 2014: AC Inter-Counties at end of day 3
25th May 2014: AC Inter-Counties end of day 2
5th May 2014: Reg Bamford won the Coles Championship
4th May 2014: Jamie Burch won the Western Championship
17th Apr 2014: AC Inter-County Championship Latest Teams
3rd Mar 2014: 4th Edition of the Rules of Golf Croquet Now Available
4th Jan 2014: 2014 AC Inter-County Championship draw available

GC - Championships

21st Nov 2014: WCF Women's GC World Championship 2014
16th Sep 2014: Newcomers Middlesex led all the way in the GC Inter-County Championship (13 Sep)
4th Sep 2014: Nelson Morrow won the Hurlingham GC Level-play Singles (23-24 Aug)
2nd Sep 2014: Beaudry & Dodge retain English National Doubles Championship and The Cheyne brothers won the Open Doubles Championship (30-31 Aug)
11th Aug 2014: Fulford won Musk's Cup; Ormerod won Kate Jones Trophy (10 Aug)
28th Jul 2014: Nelson Morrow won the GC Veteran's Championship (27 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Roy Tillcock won the Ryde Open Golf Croquet Tournament (20 Jul)
26th Jun 2014: Reg Bamford won the GC Open Championship (22 Jun)
5th Jun 2014: Rachel Rowe won the European GC Championship (2 Jun)
19th May 2014: Robert Fulford won the East Anglian GC Championship (17 May)
12th May 2014: Middlesex and Oxfordshire book their places in The GC Inter-Counties 2014
6th Apr 2014: James Hopgood won the 15th Lancashire International Open Golf Championship (5 & 6 April)

AC

1st Oct 2014: Colin Hemming won the South of England Week A Class (27 Sep)
16th Sep 2014: Caroline Denny won the Sidmouth C-Level Advanced Tournament (7 Sep)
16th Sep 2014: Phill Scarr won the Southport Advanced Tournament
16th Sep 2014: John Pollard won the Hurlingham Mid-week Veterans' Tournament (11 Sep)
10th Sep 2014: Nigel Polhill won the Challenge at the Challenge and Gilbey Tournament (31 Aug)
10th Sep 2014: Alex Jardine won the Tunbridge Wells B-Level AdvancedTournament (7 Sep)
8th Sep 2014: Carole Jackson won the Hamptworth B-Level Advanced Tournament (20 Aug)
8th Sep 2014: Mike Town won the Selectors' Weekend (7 Sep)
2nd Sep 2014: Ian Lines won the Nottingham Open Weekend (31 Aug)
27th Aug 2014: Mark Ormerod and Peter Moore won the A and B Classes at East Dorset Class Weekend (25 Aug)
27th Aug 2014: Andy Brandwood won the Edgbaston B-Class (25 Aug)
27th Aug 2014: Dave Mundy won the Medway Midweek Advanced (21 Aug)
27th Aug 2014: Rod Ashwell won the Wrest Park Advanced Tournament (4 Aug)
19th Aug 2014: Budleigh Salterton August Week Results (9 Aug)
19th Aug 2014: Ian Draper won the Robin Hood Cup
14th Aug 2014: Nigel Polhill won the Letchworth A-Class Event (11 Aug)
14th Aug 2014: Hurlingham Week Results (10 Aug)
30th Jul 2014: Steiner & Denny win classes at the Hamptworth B-Level Advanced Tournament (21 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Bryan Harral won the Wrest Park Tournament (6 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Southport Tournament Results (30 Jul)
20th Jul 2014: Middlesbrough 'B' Level GC Tournament (19 Jul)
15th Jul 2014: Geoff Hughes won the Nailsea B-Class Advanced Tournament (13 Jul)
30th Jun 2014: Cheltenham Class Singles Tournament (22 Jun)
24th Jun 2014: Robert Fulford won the Colchester Open Weekend (22 Jun)
24th Jun 2014: Rob Fulford Won the Colchester Open Weekend - Mark Avery Played 10 Games in One Day!
23rd Jun 2014: Andy Myers won the Hamptworth Advanced Tournament (15 Jun)
23rd Jun 2014: Brian McCausland won the Nailsea C-Level Tournament (15 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Brian Storey won the Cumbria Cup (8 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Gary Bennett won the Watford One Day Tournament (7 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: Paddy Chapman won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend (1 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: Pete Trimmer won the Nailsea Open Weekend (18 May)
22nd May 2014: Isle of Wight Croquet Festival Results (18 May)
19th May 2014: Budleigh Salterton May Week Results (10 May)
19th May 2014: Terry Mahoney won the Colchester B-Level Tournament 11 May 2014
19th May 2014: Jeff Dawson won the Letchworth 14-point Advanced (26 Apr)
23rd Apr 2014: Jamie Burch Won the Surbiton Easter Advanced Tournament (21 Apr)
22nd Apr 2014: Lee Hartley won the John Beech Memorial Easter Tournament (21 Apr)
14th Apr 2014: Matt Holmes won Southport's April Advanced Tournament (13 Apr)
9th Apr 2014: Gabrielle Higgins won the Ealing Advanced Weekend (6 Apr)
8th Apr 2014: Jack Wicks won the Sussex Advanced Tournament (6 Apr)

AC - Handicap

7th Oct 2014: Sophie McGlen won the Cheltenham October Handicap Tournament (5 Oct)
24th Sep 2014: Jordan Waters won the Roehampton Handicap Singles (21 Sep)
16th Sep 2014: Graham Good won the AC All England Handicap Grand Final (14 Sep)
16th Sep 2014: George Collin won the Wrest Park Handicap Tournament (14 Sep)
19th Aug 2014: Susan Fulford won the Pegasus Plate (10 Aug)
14th Aug 2014: Alison Heywood-Hil won Heaton Park Summer Handicap (10 Aug)
14th Aug 2014: Mike Bowser won the Colchester Summer Midweek Handicap (10 Aug)
11th Aug 2014: Ian Draper won the Norwich Handicap Tournament (30 Jul)
28th Jul 2014: Ian Friedlander won the Sidmouth Handicap Weekend (27 Jul)
27th Jul 2014: Nathan Baker won the Fylde Handicap Jubilee Cup
7th Jul 2014: Charlie Martin won the Colchester over 50s Midweek Handicap (3 Jul)
10th Jun 2014: Roger Staples won the Tyneside Midweek Handicap Tournament (5 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: Jeff Farrington won the Colchester Spring Handicap Tournament (1 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: Heather Bennett won the Letchworth May Tournament (29 May)
19th May 2014: Frances Ransom won the Bristol Handicap Weekend (11 May)
19th May 2014: Andrew Killick won the Middlesbrough Handicap (4 May)
18th May 2014: Peel Memorial Bowls
20th Apr 2014: Nick Harvey won the Surbiton Easter Handicap
16th Apr 2014: Andrew Killick won the Middlesbrough One-Ball Tournament (12 Apr)

GC

23rd Oct 2014: Richard Raby won the GC B-Level Series National Final (12 Oct)
3rd Oct 2014: GC Refereeing Consulation Summary
16th Sep 2014: Eynsham Croquet Club Members won the Grass Roots and Centre Stage (14 Sep)
16th Sep 2014: Richard Raby won the Edgbaston GC B-Level (9 Sep)
4th Sep 2014: Maggie Cowman and Freda Vitty win Women's GC Doubles Ripon Spa Hotel (31 Aug)
27th Aug 2014: Sally Hunt won the Hurlingham GC Tournament (24 Aug)
19th Aug 2014: Lionel Tibble won the 1st London Masters Tournament
14th Aug 2014: Mike Huxley won the B-Level Golf Croquet (9 Aug)
30th Jul 2014: Ivor Brand won the East Dorset GC Open (20 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Lionel Tibble won the Third Nottingham GC Open
17th Jul 2014: Nottingham B-Class Golf Croquet (16 Jul)
7th Jul 2014: Will Gee won the National Forest GC Tournament (29 Jun)
23rd Jun 2014: Stephen Mulliner won the Ramsgate GC Open (15 Jun)
23rd Jun 2014: Jeff Dawson won the Woking Midsummer Open (10 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Tom Weston won the Cheltenham GC Singles Tournament (8 Jun)
10th Jun 2014: Roger Barnacle won the Wiltshire Open Singles Tournament (25 May)
22nd May 2014: Hunstanton GC B-Level Tournament (handicaps 3 - 8) Cut to a Single Day - Now Saturday 5th July ONLY
29th Apr 2014: Ryan Cabble won the Sidmouth GC Weekend
28th Apr 2014: Will Gee won the Surbiton GC Weekend (13 Apr)
19th Mar 2014: Golf Croquet Handicapping System for 2014 (updated)

Tournament Vacancies

1st Sep 2014: Tournament Vacancies - Wrest Park Handicap 13-14 September 2014
7th Jul 2014: Eastern Championship - Places Left (7 Jul)

AC - Inter-Club

31st Dec 2014: 2014 Inter-Club Championship - Results summary
5th Oct 2014: Colchester beat Surbiton to win Inter-Club 6-1
14th Sep 2014: Hurlingham lost to Surbiton 2-5
14th Sep 2014: Colchester beat Bowdon 4-3
20th Jul 2014: Cheltenham lost to Surbiton 2-5
22nd Jun 2014: Woking lost to Bowdon 1-6
15th Jun 2014: Hurlingham beat Sussex County 7-0 (13 Jun)
7th Jun 2014: Wrest Park lost to Colchester 1-8
7th Jun 2014: Surbiton beat Nottingham w/o
28th Apr 2014: Cheltenham beat Bristol 4-3 (27 Apr)
1st Apr 2014: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

31st Dec 2014: 2014 Mary Rose - Results summary
4th Oct 2014: Nottingham beat Hurlingham to retain Mary-Rose 6-1
17th Sep 2014: Nottingham beat Northampton 4-3
3rd Sep 2014: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-0 (3 Sep)
19th Aug 2014: Northampton beat Wrest Park 4-3
13th Aug 2014: Hurlingham beat Woking 4-3 (12 Aug)
26th Jul 2014: East Dorset lost to Surbiton 3-4 (25 Jul)
25th Jul 2014: Chester lost to Nottingham 3-4 (24 Jul)
13th Jul 2014: Colchester lost to Wrest Park 1-6 (12 Jul)
6th Jul 2014: Woking beat Aldermaston 5-2
2nd Jul 2014: Nottingham beat Pendle & Craven 6-1
1st Jul 2014: East Dorset beat Bristol 4-0 (30 Jun)
15th Jun 2014: Surbiton beat Roehampton 5-2 (13 Jun)
13th Jun 2014: Dulwich lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (11 Jun)
6th Jun 2014: Northampton beat Pinchbeck 6-1 (5 Jun)
31st May 2014: East Dorset beat Bear Of Rodborough 7-0 (30 May)
30th May 2014: Edgbaston lost to Pendle & Craven 1-4
29th May 2014: Sussex lost to Woking 1-6 (28 May)
22nd May 2014: Chester beat Bowdon 4-3 (20 May)
18th May 2014: Northampton beat Letchworth 6-1 (11 May)
8th May 2014: Surbiton beat Purley Bury 6-1 (7 May)
1st Apr 2014: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

31st Dec 2014: 2014 Longman Cup - Results summary
6th Oct 2014: Enfield v Reigate Priory 4-3 to come 3rd (5 Oct)
5th Oct 2014: Bowdon beat Roehampton to win the Longman Cup 5-2
5th Oct 2014: Roehampton beat Reigate Priory 5-2 (4 Oct)
4th Oct 2014: Bowdon beat Enfield to reach final 4-3
14th Sep 2014: Watford lost to Enfield 2-4 (25 Aug)
14th Sep 2014: Colchester lost to Roehampton 2-5 (11 Sep)
11th Sep 2014: Reigate Priory beat Blewbury 3-4 (7 Sep)
19th Aug 2014: Bowdon beat Chester 5-2 (18 Aug)
4th Aug 2014: Blewbury beat Cheltenham 5-2 (3 Aug)
31st Jul 2014: Watford beat Letchworth 5-2 (30 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Enfield beat Edgbaston 5-2 (23 Jul)
24th Jul 2014: Sussex lost to Roehampton 3-4 (23 Jul)
19th Jul 2014: Woking lost to Reigate Priory 3-4
18th Jul 2014: Colchester beat Medway 5-2
18th Jul 2014: Southport lost to Bowdon 2-4
7th Jul 2014: Chester beat Fylde 6-1 (3 Jul)
1st Jul 2014: Surbiton lost to Sussex 1-6 (27 Jun)
25th Jun 2014: Letchworth beat Ealing 5-2 (21 Jun)
24th Jun 2014: Hurlingham lost to Woking 0-7 (23 Jun)
23rd Jun 2014: Nottingham lost to Watford 3-4 (22 Jun)
17th Jun 2014: Guildford lost to Roehampton 3-4 (11 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Colchester beat Hunstanton 5-2 (10 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Bowdon beat Bury 5-2 (7 Jun)
7th Jun 2014: Purley Bury lost to Reigate Priory 3-4 (7 Jun)
7th Jun 2014: Enfield beat Kenilworth w/o
2nd Jun 2014: Cheltenham beat East Dorset 4-3 (27 May)
31st May 2014: Medway beat Ramsgate 5-2 (28 May)
28th May 2014: Blewbury beat Bristol 4-3 (25 May)
18th May 2014: Chester beat Pendle & Craven 5-2 (15 May)
1st Apr 2014: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

31st Dec 2014: 2014 Secretary's Shield - Results summary
12th Oct 2014: Bowdon beat Oxford University to win the Secretary's Shield 5-2
3rd Sep 2014: Bowdon beat St Albans 4-1 (17 Aug)
1st Sep 2014: Oxford University beat Caterham 5-2 (31 Aug)
27th Jul 2014: Ashby lost to Oxford University 0-7
27th Jul 2014: St Albans beat Belsay Hall 5-2 (26 Jul)
23rd Jun 2014: Caterham beat Taunton 4-3 (22 Jun)
17th Jun 2014: Bowdon beat Nottingham 5-2 (14 Jun)
31st May 2014: St Albans beat Kenilworth 7-0 (29 May)
1st Apr 2014: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

31st Dec 2014: 2014 GC Inter-Club Championship - Results summary
27th Sep 2014: Dulwich beat Watford at Woking to win the 2014 Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship 5-2
3rd Sep 2014: Dulwich beat Woking 5-2
18th Aug 2014: Watford beat Bowdon 5-1
18th Jul 2014: Dulwich beat Letchworth 5-2
16th Jul 2014: Watford beat Surbiton 4-3
5th Jul 2014: Bowdon beat Ashby 4-3
24th Jun 2014: Woking beat Cheltenham 6-1
24th Jun 2014: Watford beat Worthing w/o
31st May 2014: Belsay Hall lost to Bowdon 3-4
19th May 2014: Letchworth beat Hunstanton 4-2
10th May 2014: Cheltenham beat Phyllis Court 5-2
1st Apr 2014: Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield

31st Dec 2014: 2014 GC Inter-Club Shield - Results summary
15th Sep 2014: Croquet Durham beat Sussex County at Nottingham to win Murphy Shield 4-3
29th Aug 2014: Hurlingham lost to Sussex County 3-4 (26 Aug)
7th Aug 2014: Croquet Durham beat Nottingham 4-3 (6 Aug)
7th Aug 2014: Croquet Durham beat Kenilworth 5-2 (11 Jul)
23rd Jul 2014: Sussex County beat Hamptworth 5-2 (21 Jul)
13th Jul 2014: Hurlingham beat Enfield 6-1 (11 Jul)
3rd Jul 2014: Nottingham beat Hunstanton 5-2
17th Jun 2014: Kenilworth beat Belsay Hall 4-3 (15 Jun)
17th Jun 2014: Croquet Durham beat Ashby 6-1 (10 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Sussex County beat Dulwich 4-3 (11 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Hamptworth beat Phyllis Court 4-3 (10 Jun)
16th Jun 2014: Northampton lost to Hunstanton 2-5 (10 Jun)
9th Jun 2014: Hurlingham beat Guildford 4-3 (1 Jun)
23rd May 2014: Enfield beat Watford 5-2 (21 May)
23rd May 2014: Nottingham beat Woodhall Spa 7-0 (21 May)
23rd May 2014: Croquet Durham beat Tyneside 4-2 (11 May)
8th May 2014: Dulwich beat Reigate Priory 5-2 (6 May)
6th May 2014: Hunstanton beat Leighton-Linslade 5-2 (29 Apr)
1st Apr 2014: Draw

International

4th Dec 2014: GB Solomon Trophy Team Selected
4th Sep 2014: CA beat the SCA 16-11 in Annual Match (31 Aug)
2nd Sep 2014: Great Britain beat Ireland 11-2 to retain the Maugham Salver (31 Aug)
9th Jul 2014: Selections for GC U-21 World Championship (8 Jul)
16th Jun 2014: England Won the 35th Home International Championship (15 May)

The MacRobertson Shield

19th Jan 2014: Some MacRobertson Shield Stats
18th Jan 2014: England v New Zealand in summary
17th Jan 2014: Chris Clarke's 2014 Mac Overview
15th Jan 2014: New Zealand Won the MacRobertson Shield
15th Jan 2014: MacRobertson Shield - final tests
8th Jan 2014: MacRobertson Shield - 2nd tests - England and NZ win (9 Jan)
4th Jan 2014: England beat Australia to win the First Test Match (4 Jan)
2nd Jan 2014: MacRobertson Shield - the first tests

World Championship

22nd Dec 2014: Four English Players get Ranking Places in 2015 AC Women's World Championship
31st Aug 2014: Advance Information about 2nd WCF Women's AC World Championship

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