News 2020

CqE Official News

• 18th Dec 2020: Dennis Scarr elected to Council
• 17th Dec 2020: Coach of the Year Awards
• 15th Dec 2020: AC International Performance Director wanted
• 14th Dec 2020: Report of December 2020 Council Meeting
• 4th Dec 2020:  National Safeguarding Officer Wanted
• 3rd Dec 2020:  Changes to Individual Membership of the Croquet Association
• 27th Nov 2020: Croquet permitted again after national lockdown
• 18th Nov 2020: Covid-19 related funding opportunities
• 4th Nov 2020:  Croquet Clubs to close for 28 days from 5th November
• 3rd Nov 2020:  Update following the Prime Minister's statement of 31st October
• 26th Oct 2020: Report of October Council Meeting
• 26th Oct 2020: Deputy Hon. Secretary Wanted
• 22nd Oct 2020: Sport England announce new funding to help the sector face coronavirus challenges
• 19th Oct 2020: Council By-Election for Croquet North and Yorkshire Constituency
• 19th Oct 2020: Report of 2020 AGM
• 14th Oct 2020: Streaming of Virtual AGM
• 6th Oct 2020:  CA National Junior Weekend Unveils Stars of the Future
• 30th Sep 2020: CA Club Awards
• 2nd Sep 2020:  AGM Agenda
• 1st Sep 2020:  Jane Oldham has died
• 24th Aug 2020: The 2020 CA AGM will be held virtually
• 1st Aug 2020:  William Ormerod has Died
• 30th Jul 2020: Appointment of Executive Board Members
• 29th Jul 2020: The Most-Improved Player Awards are not being made for 2020
• 21st Jul 2020: Beatrice McGlen appointed Chairman Designate of the Executive Board
• 9th Jul 2020:  Media coverage of croquet during COVID-19
• 3rd Jul 2020:  All-play-all blocks under CA "Guidance to Clubs and Tournament Managers for holding tournaments in England during Covid-19" (2 July edition)
• 20th Jun 2020: Update on Opens and other CA Tournaments
• 18th Jun 2020: Press Release: National Junior Programme gets underway
• 18th Jun 2020: Wanted - Volunteers with appropriate skills who get things done
• 8th Jun 2020:  CA Shop Website Now Available Again
• 4th Jun 2020:  Local Discretionary Business Grants Fund
• 31st May 2020: Guidelines for Club Opening Updated from 1st June
• 24th May 2020: CA Privacy Notice Updated
• 21st May 2020: Cleaning Croquet Equipment
• 19th May 2020: New CA Major Awards for Peter Death and John Grimshaw
• 17th May 2020: Report of May Council Meeting
• 15th May 2020: Clubs may re-open for play if precautions are taken
• 14th May 2020: Press Release: Back to Croquet
• 12th May 2020: Coronavirus Update Tuesday 12 May
• 10th May 2020: Call for Nominations and AGM motions
• 5th May 2020:  Get into croquet
• 4th May 2020:  Sally Slater becomes U3A Croquet Subject Advisor
• 28th Apr 2020: Insurance for Clubs and Coaches Renewed
• 27th Apr 2020: Results of the Club Survey 2019
• 24th Apr 2020: Advice on use of videoconferencing
• 20th Apr 2020: Report of Part 3 of March Council Meeting
• 18th Apr 2020: Code of Conduct
• 17th Apr 2020: Following the government update - COBRA meeting 16/04/2020
• 10th Apr 2020: Coronavirus News - Easter update
• 6th Apr 2020:  Report of Part 2 of March Council Meeting
• 1st Apr 2020:  Coronavirus - Sport England Emergency Fund & Lawn Management
• 31st Mar 2020: Report of March Council Meeting
• 30th Mar 2020: The Coronavirus Lockdown - CA tips to keep in touch
• 26th Mar 2020: Emergency Assistance for Full Member Clubs in Financial Difficulty
• 25th Mar 2020: What the CA has been doing about Coronavirus
• 22nd Mar 2020: New Schedule for AC and GC Inter-Club Competitions
• 21st Mar 2020: Tournament Entry Fee Donation Scheme
• 20th Mar 2020: CA Emergency Assistance to Full Member Clubs in Financial Difficulty
• 17th Mar 2020: GC players can now win a CA Silver Medal; AC players also affected by changes
• 16th Mar 2020: Coronavirus - CA Office & Shop
• 6th Mar 2020:  Call for National Junior Programme Participants
• 27th Feb 2020: Closing date for AC and GC Inter-Club competitions is 9th March
• 18th Feb 2020: Coach of the Year 2019
• 3rd Feb 2020:  2020 Fixtures Book
• 1st Feb 2020:  CA Tournament Regulations Updated for the 2020 Season
• 27th Jan 2020: Report of January Council Meeting
• 13th Jan 2020: Ian Burridge appointed as CA's Hon. Treasurer

Other News

• 3rd Dec 2020:  Christmas Greetings
• 1st Sep 2020:  Mallet-Sport Summer School
• 21st Jul 2020: Sport England & Crowdfunder - Active Together Project
• 13th Jul 2020: Janet Hoptroff attains position of Examining Coach
• 18th Jun 2020: Cheltenham prepares to celebrate 150 years
• 4th Jun 2020:  Small Group Coaching (Both AC and GC) Is Now Available At High Wycombe
• 13th May 2020: Sports Emergency Fund Application Deadline
• 13th May 2020: Deadline for Community Emergency Fund
• 7th May 2020:  Clubs Receive Grant and Lottery Funding - Don't Miss Out!
• 16th Mar 2020: Coronavirus - Guidelines to CA members, Clubs & Federations

AC - Championships

• 1st Oct 2020:  David Maugham Won the South of England Championship (25-27 Sep)
• 1st Sep 2020:  Robert Wilkinson wins the Consolation Event Knockout 2020 (1-6 Sep)
• 1st Sep 2020:  Association Plate Process 2020 (1-6 Sep)
• 1st Sep 2020:  Mark Ormerod Wins The Association Plate 2020 (1-6 Sep)
• 1st Sep 2020:  Paddy Chapman won The Croquet Championship 2020 (1-6 Sep)
• 1st Sep 2020:  The Croquet Championship Qualifying Swiss 2020 (1-6 Sep)
• 31st Aug 2020: Opens Communication to players (1 Sep)
• 25th Aug 2020: The Croquet Championship 2020 - Swiss Predrawn Rounds
• 31st Jul 2020: 2020 AC Open Championships - Update
• 29th Jul 2020: Ian Burridge Won the Eastern Championship
• 20th Jun 2020: New date for the National AC Seniors Championship
• 2nd Jun 2020:  2020 AC Open Championships Postponed to 1-6 September
• 12th Feb 2020: WCF Association Croquet World Championships 2020 - Preview
• 25th Jan 2020: AC Inter-County Championship draw for 2020 is now available

GC - Championships

• 23rd Sep 2020: Rachel Gee won the English National Singles Championship (19-20 Sep)
• 3rd Sep 2020:  John-Paul Moberly won the GC First Eight
• 28th Aug 2020: GC Inter-County Championships 22-23 August. Dorset take the Division 1 title. Hertfordshire win Division 2
• 18th Aug 2020: English National GC Singles Championship (Ascot Cup) Final - allocation
• 17th Aug 2020: Stephen Mulliner won the Golf Croquet Open Championship (13-16 Aug)
• 29th Jul 2020: English National GC Singles Championship (Ascot Cup) - change to the qualifying criteria for the 2020 Final
• 23rd Jul 2020: Thirteenth Time Lucky for Richard Brooks at the Veterans' Festival Of Golf Croquet 21/22 July 2020 (21-22 Jul)
• 20th Jul 2020: Rachel Gee won the Nottingham GC Championship (12 Jul)
• 4th Jul 2020:  Rachel Gee won National Forest GC Championship held at Ashby Croquet Club on 27th/28th June
• 20th May 2020: GC Open Championships re-scheduled - now 13-16 August
• 4th May 2020:  GC Open Championships 16-21 June - allocation date postponed to 19 May

AC

• 6th Oct 2020:  Hugh Carlisle won the Hurlingham Veterans AC Tournament (15-17 Sep)
• 28th Sep 2020: Charity One-Ball Championship 2020 (23 Sep)
• 28th Sep 2020: To Ell and back: Pete Trimmer won the Spencer Ell Cup (23 Sep)
• 26th Sep 2020: To Ell and back: Pete Trimmer Won the AC Third Eight (The Spencer Ell) (10-14 Sep)
• 21st Sep 2020: Dominic Nunns won the Solomon Cup (19-20 Sep)
• 21st Sep 2020: Ian Vincent Won The AC Fourth Eight (Treasurer's Tankard) (10-13 Sep)
• 19th Sep 2020: Phil Eardley Won The The Selectors' Weekend (11-13 Sep)
• 15th Sep 2020: Aston Wade won the Roehampton End of Season Tournament (12-13 Sep)
• 14th Sep 2020: Treasurer's Tankard Report (10-13 Sep)
• 13th Sep 2020: Paddy Chapman won the AC First Eight (President's Cup) (10-13 Sep)
• 13th Sep 2020: Samir Patel Won The AC Second Eight (Chairman's Salver) (10-13 Sep)
• 13th Sep 2020: President's Cup Report (10-13 Sep)
• 28th Aug 2020: David Warhurst Won The 2020 York White Rose Tournament (15-16 Aug)
• 28th Aug 2020: Jonathan Wolfe won the Tompkinson Shield at Edgbaston (15-16 Aug)
• 27th Aug 2020: Marcus Evans won the Nailsea Advanced Weekend (8-9 Aug)
• 21st Aug 2020: James Death won the Cavendish Clock (15-16 Aug)
• 21st Aug 2020: Robert Moss won the Sidmouth B-Level (14-15 Aug)
• 12th Aug 2020: Rich Waterman won the Wrest Park weekend (8-9 Jul)
• 6th Aug 2020:  Selection for 2020 Eights and Selectors' Weekend
• 4th Aug 2020:  AC Laws: submission of 7th Edition consultation version
• 3rd Aug 2020:  High Wycombe beat East Dorset 5-0 (Mary Rose)
• 29th Jul 2020: Andrew Beaumont won the Phyllis Court & High Wycombe 8+ Advanced
• 17th Jul 2020: Phil Dunk wins the inaugural Tunbridge Wells Association Croquet 14-pointer (15 Jul)
• 7th Jul 2020:  Ladies Sixes at Cheltenham - 8 to 9 August 2020
• 7th Jul 2020:  Mark Avery won the Wrest Park AC advanced weekend (4-5 Jul)
• 6th Jul 2020:  Stephen Mills won the Colchester Mid-week Over Fifties
• 25th Jun 2020: Deadline extended for Ladies Sixes
• 29th May 2020: CA Coaching - A new first
• 14th May 2020: CountryFile Live South
• 5th Mar 2020:  2020 Women's Association Croquet World Championship

AC - Mixed

• 22nd Sep 2020: National AC Seniors' Championship (14-19 Sep)
• 8th Sep 2020:  Challenge & Gilbey (7 Sep)
• 24th Aug 2020: Nottingham Week (17-22 Aug)
• 3rd Aug 2020:  SCCC Annual Midweek Tournament (29-30 Jul)

AC - Handicap

• 15th Sep 2020: Dave Evans won the Surbiton Advanced Handicap (the ARK) (5-6 Sep)
• 7th Aug 2020:  Jane Collier won the Colchester Mid-Summer Handicap (4-6 Aug)
• 6th Aug 2020:  David Wicks won the Chalkhill Handicap W/E Tournament (1-2 Aug)
• 7th Jul 2020:  Dave Evans won the Surbiton Summer Handicap Tournament (4-5 Jul)
• 15th Jun 2020: Heather Hardy wins the Ashby Handicap AC Singles Weekend

GC

• 4th Dec 2020:  IPDG GC Development Squad selections for 2021
• 28th Sep 2020: Report on GC Handicap doubles, Hurlingham Monday 31 August (23 Sep)
• 7th Sep 2020:  Les Heard wins Wrest Park GC A-Level
• 2nd Sep 2020:  Jane Tewson and Paul Durkin won the National Forest GC Doubles at Ashby 29-30 August 2020
• 1st Sep 2020:  Inter-County GC division 2 Championship 2020 (28 Jun)
• 28th Aug 2020: Hurlingham C-Class event
• 28th Aug 2020: Hurlingham GC B-Class
• 28th Aug 2020: Neil Humphreys won the CARA Cup
• 21st Aug 2020: Marilyn Robinson wins Wrest Park GC B-Level
• 14th Aug 2020: Elaine Wilson wins Wrest Park GC C-Level
• 13th Aug 2020: Hamptworth Double at East Dorset
• 12th Aug 2020: 7th London Masters Golf Croquet Championship 2020 (10 Aug)
• 11th Aug 2020: Anthony Elliott won the GC B-Level at Ealing (5 Aug)
• 5th Aug 2020:  Jonathan Powe Won the Dorset Open GC Championship
• 4th Aug 2020:  Stuart M Smith and Steve Leonard won the English National GC Doubles Championship
• 27th Jul 2020: Crake Valley C-Level GC
• 27th Jul 2020: Phyllis Court beat Camerton & Peasedown 6-1 in GC Inter-Club Championship quarter-final (9 July) (24 Jul)
• 27th Jul 2020: Lancashire GC Open (20 Jul)
• 16th Jul 2020: Lynn Pearcy won the Nottingham GC B-Class (15 Jul)
• 23rd Jun 2020: 25 hours of croquet - solstice fundraiser at Dulwich
• 21st Jun 2020: All Systems GO for GC Vets

AC - Inter-Club

• 31st Dec 2020: Surbiton beat Bristol to win the 2020 Inter-Club final 7-1 (24 Apr)
• 20th Sep 2020: Nottingham lost to Bristol 3-4
• 12th Aug 2020: Surbiton beat Hurlingham 7-0
• 2nd Aug 2020:  Nottingham beat York & Sheffield 6-1
• 25th Jul 2020: High Wycombe lost to Bristol 2-5
• 12th Jul 2020: Roehampton lost to Hurlingham 3-4
• 5th Jul 2020:  Sussex County lost to Surbiton 1-4
• 8th Jun 2020:  Draw

AC - Mary Rose

• 31st Dec 2020: Nottingham beat High Wycombe to win the 2020 Mary Rose Final 4-1 (11 Apr)
• 10th Sep 2020: Watford lost to Nottingham 1-4 (2 Sep)
• 21st Aug 2020: Roehampton lost to High Wycombe 1-4
• 31st Jul 2020: High Wycombe beat East Dorset 5-0 (30 Jul)
• 30th Jul 2020: Watford beat Pinchbeck 4-1 (29 Jul)
• 12th Jul 2020: Roehampton beat Surbiton 3-2 (9 Jul)
• 3rd Jul 2020:  Nottingham beat Pendle 6-0
• 21st Mar 2020: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

• 31st Dec 2020: St Albans beat High Wycombe to win the Longman Cup Final 2020 3-2 (25 Apr)
• 25th Sep 2020: East Dorset lost to St Albans 1-4 (24 Sep)
• 15th Sep 2020: High Wycombe beat Hurlingham 5-2 (13 Sep)
• 12th Aug 2020: High Wycombe beat Nottingham 4-3 (4 Aug)
• 18th Jul 2020: Ealing lost to St Albans 3-4 (13 Jul)
• 13th Mar 2020: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

• 3rd Nov 2020:  Hampstead Heath beat St Albans 4-3 (28 Oct)
• 27th Sep 2020: Nottingham lost to St Albans 3-4
• 15th Sep 2020: Hampstead Heath beat Winchester 5-2 (12 Sep)
• 22nd Jul 2020: Watford lost to St Albans 1-4 (20 Jul)
• 21st Mar 2020: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

• 3rd Oct 2020:  Nottingham beat Roehampton to win the GC Inter-Club 5-2
• 17th Aug 2020: High Wycombe lost to Roehampton 3-4 (16 Aug)
• 7th Aug 2020:  Nottingham beat Phyllis Court 5-1 (5 Aug)
• 24th Jul 2020: Camerton and Peasedown lost to Phyllis Court 1-6 (9 Jul)
• 23rd Jul 2020: Watford lost to High Wycombe 3-4 (22 Jul)
• 9th Jul 2020:  Nottingham beat Ashby 5-2
• 28th Jun 2020: Roehampton beat Sussex 5-1
• 13th Mar 2020: Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield

• 24th Sep 2020: East Dorset beat Ashby 5-1 (23 Sep)
• 3rd Sep 2020:  Camerton & Peasedown lost to Ashby 2-4 (2 Sep)
• 30th Aug 2020: East Dorset beat Hurlingham w/o
• 9th Aug 2020:  Hurlingham beat Ealing 4-3 (1 Aug)
• 30th Jul 2020: Ashby beat High Wycombe 3-1
• 13th Mar 2020: Draw

GC - Federations Shield

• 18th Feb 2020: Draw

International

• 2nd Dec 2020:  Chris Hudson and Jenny Clarke inducted to WCF Hall of Fame
• 18th Aug 2020: Debbie Lines (ENG) is appointed Deputy Secretary-General
• 22nd Jun 2020: WCF starts search for next Secretary-General
• 14th May 2020: AC and GC Home Internationals cancelled
• 27th Feb 2020: European GC championships selections Budleigh Salterton 21st to 24th May

World Championship

• 20th Feb 2020: Live video stream of AC World Championship
• 4th Jan 2020:  Golf Croquet World Team Championship

Technical

• 13th May 2020: Lost Clubs and Federations?