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CqE Official News

31st Dec 2023: Ian Vincent awarded British Empire Medal for Services to Croquet
24th Dec 2023: Welcome to Croquet England's New Treasurer
22nd Dec 2023: Office and Shop Opening Hours over Christmas
21st Dec 2023: New Director of Governance and Standards joins the Executive
11th Oct 2023: Minutes of the 2023 AGM
25th Sep 2023: Secretary to the Executive sought
13th Sep 2023: CA AGM Agenda 7th October 2023
6th Sep 2023: Notice of The Annual General Meeting of the Croquet Association
9th Aug 2023: CA Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
9th Aug 2023: Results of the CA Elections 2023
6th Jun 2023: Access to the AC World Championships using your CA Membership Card
5th May 2023: Bursary Awards for 2023
25th Apr 2023: Sam Cuthbert - Update
7th Apr 2023: Strat Liddiard
30th Mar 2023: Updated Expenses Policy
26th Mar 2023: Bursary Scheme 2023
22nd Mar 2023: Croquet England registered as a charity by the Charity Commission
23rd Feb 2023: Regulations for Tournaments 2023
10th Feb 2023: Announcement: Sam Cuthbert
7th Feb 2023: Fixtures Calendar is now live
5th Jan 2023: Call for Nominations for elections to the Council

Other News

12th Dec 2023: Croquet England begins working with the National Trust
14th Nov 2023: Announcement - The winners of the Most Improved Player Awards 2023
18th Sep 2023: Schools & Junior Championships
6th Jul 2023: Gary Neville's Overlap on Tour visits Bury Croquet Club
16th May 2023: National Croquet Week 2023 - Beginning 20th May
25th Mar 2023: Gazette Issue 399 (October 2022) Quiz Answers
22nd Mar 2023: Croquet Counties on Facebook
28th Feb 2023: National Croquet Week Webinar
1st Feb 2023: CroquetEngland.org.uk Goes Live
30th Jan 2023: Training for AC & GC Club & Federation Handicappers
30th Jan 2023: Delay to Tournament Entries System
3rd Jan 2023: Webinars for Clubs

AC - Championships

27th Sep 2023: South of England Championship 2023 report
12th Sep 2023: Stephen Mulliner won the AC First Eight (the President's Cup)
6th Aug 2023: Samir Patel won the Championship of Surrey
1st Aug 2023: Exeter University Excels
14th Jul 2023: NEW - All Streaming Links for the World Championships
9th Jul 2023: AC Open Solomon Peeling Trophy won by Robert Fletcher
9th Jul 2023: AC Open Singles Association Plate won by Samir Patel
9th Jul 2023: AC Open Singles Championship won by Mark Avery
5th Jul 2023: AC Open Singles Championship Qualification Swiss Results
3rd Jul 2023: AC Open Doubles Plate won by Gabrielle Higgins & Debbie Lines
3rd Jul 2023: AC Open Doubles Championship won by Robert Fletcher and Stephen Mulliner
11th Jun 2023: James Death retained East Midlands Championship
1st Jun 2023: Middlesex win 2023 AC Inter-County Championship
25th May 2023: 2023 AC Inter-County Championship
12th May 2023: David Maugham Won the Western Championship (13-14 May)
2nd May 2023: David The GOAT Goacher Won The Coles Cup
16th Jan 2023: England has another World Champion
10th Jan 2023: The latest from New Zealand - Updated
9th Jan 2023: Women's World Association Croquet Championship

GC - Championships

18th Sep 2023: Stephen Mulliner won the Ascot Cup
31st Aug 2023: Stephen Mulliner won the GC First Eight (28 Aug)
24th Aug 2023: Inter-County GC Division 2 Championship
31st Jul 2023: Jack Good wins the Nottingham Golf Croquet Championship (23 Jul)
24th Jul 2023: Stuart M Smith won the Dorset Open GC Championship (Open Series) 22-23 July 2023
5th Jul 2023: Robert Fletcher (AUS) won the British GC Open Championship (25 Jun)
5th Jul 2023: Robert Fletcher (Aus) and Dominic Nunns won the British GC Open Doubles Championship (21 Jun)
28th Jun 2023: Jenny Clarke wins Women's Golf Croquet Open Championship
5th Jun 2023: Tim Russell wins Wrest Park GC Championship
2nd Jun 2023: Cheltenham's Ascot Cup Championship Qualifier : if's, but's and only's?
2nd Jun 2023: Stephen Mulliner won the East Anglian Championship (8 May)
15th May 2023: East Anglian GC Championship Report
8th May 2023: Euan Burridge wins the Sidmouth GC Championship (25 Apr)
5th May 2023: WCF Over 50 GC Championship - England Member places
14th Mar 2023: U21 European GC Champs
14th Mar 2023: England Selections for the 2023 European GC Championship
18th Jan 2023: Over 50 GC World Championship - availability now open

AC

10th Nov 2023: Budleigh AC September WE
3rd Oct 2023: Simon Tuke won the ARK
11th Sep 2023: Tom Cullis won the Honeygrove Cup
5th Sep 2023: Debbie Lines won the Nottingham Advanced Weekend
29th Aug 2023: Jack Good won the Tompkinson Shield
25th Aug 2023: Place available at Selectors' Weekend
21st Aug 2023: Watford Midweek B-Level
17th Aug 2023: Jack Good wins the White Rose
17th Aug 2023: Nailsea AC Advanced Weekend
9th Aug 2023: Sextuple and 3 TP's at Crake Valley Cavendish Clock
4th Aug 2023: Sidmouth B-Level
3rd Aug 2023: Eights Selections
31st Jul 2023: Tyneside Advanced Weekend
31st Jul 2023: A tale of two Emperors
27th Jul 2023: Robert Fulford won the COWhorn
26th Jul 2023: Eights and Selectors' Weekend
19th Jul 2023: Association Croquet World Championship News
19th Jul 2023: Croquet at Wimbledon
19th Jul 2023: Association Croquet World Championship News
18th Jul 2023: The National Seniors' Tournament
17th Jul 2023: Robert Fulford won the Wrest Park tournament
14th Jul 2023: AC World Championship Qualifier
3rd Jul 2023: Barbara Evans Trophy B-Level Weekend 1 & 2 July 2023
28th Jun 2023: Andrew Gregory won the Newport B-Class
26th Jun 2023: Middlesborough B-Level
23rd Jun 2023: Budleigh June Midweek - David Warhurst won Birdseye Salver (14 Jun)
22nd Jun 2023: Bowdon Midweek B-Class
19th Jun 2023: Dave Nick remembered at Crake Valley's Cumbria Cup
19th Jun 2023: Watford One Day AC tournament
8th Jun 2023: Jack Good wins the Nottingham B-Level
6th Jun 2023: Angharrad Walters won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend
31st May 2023: Nick Yates wins Roehampton AC B-Level Tournament
26th May 2023: Nailsea May Tournament
25th May 2023: Mike Hedge won the Newport Open Weekend
22nd May 2023: Watford Open AC Midweek Advanced
17th May 2023: James Death Won The Bernard Neal Challenge
10th May 2023: Charles Harding won the Pendle B-Level Tournament
10th May 2023: Ian Lines won The Prichard
9th May 2023: Charity One Ball 2023
25th Apr 2023: Mark Suter Won The Cheltenham Advanced
25th Apr 2023: Croquet North AC Advanced One Day Tournament
25th Apr 2023: Rick Harding won the Southport & Birkdale Jubilee Tankard
20th Apr 2023: Joel Taylor won the Southwick Salver
22nd Mar 2023: Selection for CA Women v Somerset

AC - Mixed

6th Sep 2023: Challenge & Gilbey
21st Aug 2023: Nottingham August Week
10th Jul 2023: Pendle Mid-Week AC Tournament (4-7 July)
30th Jun 2023: East Dorset June Week
13th Jun 2023: Sidmouth Mid Summer Tournament

AC - Handicap

29th Sep 2023: All England Final
20th Sep 2023: Peter Rothwell won the Wrest Park AC Handicap Tournament
11th Sep 2023: Roehampton End of Season Tournament
10th Aug 2023: Martin Russell won the Chalkhill Mallet Weekend
4th Aug 2023: Tim O'Donnell wins the Hamptworth Handicap Tournament
29th Jun 2023: Richard Coward wins Pegasus Plate
22nd Jun 2023: Heart of Yorkshire
19th Jun 2023: Mick Owens won the Ashby AC Handicap Weekend
22nd May 2023: Wrest Park Handicap Tournament
9th May 2023: Andrew Killick won the Middlesborough AC Handicap
17th Apr 2023: Cheltenham Easter Handicap

GC

21st Dec 2023: Brush up on GC Rules over the winter
14th Dec 2023: Availability now open for Women's European GC Singles Championship
13th Dec 2023: Availability now open for European GC Singles
1st Dec 2023: Availability for England v Spain 2024 is now open
14th Nov 2023: Openshaw Shield Squad Announced
25th Oct 2023: Openshaw Shield Squad Availability
16th Oct 2023: Dulwich win European GC Club League
10th Oct 2023: 200 GC Referees
25th Sep 2023: Giles Pepperell won the GC A-Series Final
19th Sep 2023: GC C-Level National Final
18th Sep 2023: Walter Hall won the GC All-England Handicap Final (Advantage GC)
12th Sep 2023: 'Hoop Dreams' win the Sidmouth GC Team Challenge
6th Sep 2023: Tim King won the Watford Open Series
31st Aug 2023: Rick Lilley won the GC Third Eights
30th Aug 2023: Steve Leonard wins 1st Czech GC Open
21st Aug 2023: Nottinghamshire won the GC Inter-Counties (Division 1)
9th Aug 2023: Giles Pepperell wins Chester GC A-Level Tournament
8th Aug 2023: Andy Dochniak wins the East Dorset A-Level
8th Aug 2023: Andy Loakes wins the Budleigh GC Open Series Tournament
27th Jul 2023: Sarah Clements Wins Bury GC C-Level Tournament
17th Jul 2023: Nigel Wulcko Wins The Cheltenham GC C-Level Tournament
13th Jul 2023: Jack Good wins Cheshire Open
13th Jul 2023: Stuart M. Smith wins the Sidmouth GC Open Series tournament
11th Jul 2023: Nick Archer won the Ryde GC Open
7th Jul 2023: Selections for GC Eights 2023
3rd Jul 2023: Cheltenham's inaugural B-Level Qualifier where local talent excels!!!
21st Jun 2023: Crake Valley GC Tournaments
19th Jun 2023: Roehampton GC Open Series
19th Jun 2023: Ealing GC C-Level tournament
31st May 2023: Rachel Gee wins the ERC European GC Championships 2023
26th May 2023: John Watson wins Wrest Park GC C-Level
25th May 2023: Steve Chapman wins Montevideo Cup
22nd May 2023: Mark Hamann wins the East Dorset GC B-Level Tournament
18th May 2023: Bernie Phillips won the Wrest Park B-Level
17th May 2023: Nigel Matthews wins Bury GC A-level (0 plus) National Qualifier
11th May 2023: Kevin Ward wins C-Level (7+) Series tournament at Phyllis Court (26 Apr)
10th May 2023: Eddie Chung won the Watford GC B-Level
2nd May 2023: Louise Smith won the East Dorset Womens GC
2nd May 2023: Mike Grossmith won the Watford C-Level GC
25th Apr 2023: Les Heard wins Wrest Park GC A-Level (0+)
14th Apr 2023: Freda Vitty
1st Apr 2023: England win 3rd GC England-Spain Test (26 Mar)
3rd Feb 2023: U21 GC World Championship Streaming
10th Jan 2023: Weinviertel Open GC (Austria)

AC - Inter-Club

2nd Oct 2023: Roehampton beat Nottingham to win the Inter-Club 5-2
28th Aug 2023: Nottingham beat Surbiton 4-3
9th Jul 2023: Roehampton beat Hurlingham 7-0 (8 Jul)
26th Jun 2023: Surbiton beat Wrest Park 7-0 (14 Jun)
22nd May 2023: Roehampton beat Bowdon w/o
16th May 2023: Hurlingham beat Bristol 3-1
15th May 2023: Sussex County lost to Wrest Park 2-4
10th May 2023: Bowdon beat Sheffield & Pendle 4-3
16th Apr 2023: Woking lost to Nottingham 2-5
13th Mar 2023: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

2nd Oct 2023: High Wycombe beat Hurlingham to win the Mary Rose 5-2
30th Aug 2023: Nottingham lost to High Wycombe 2-3
24th Aug 2023: Hurlingham beat Watford 4-2 (23 Aug)
24th Jul 2023: Wrest Park lost to Watford 0-4
19th Jul 2023: East Dorset lost to High Wycombe 1-3 (14 Jul)
6th Jul 2023: Chester lost to Nottingham 3-4 (5 Jul)
27th Jun 2023: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 4-3
1st Jun 2023: Wrest Park beat Newport w/o
22nd May 2023: Bristol lost to East Dorset 3-4
17th May 2023: Hurlingham beat Roehampton 5-2
10th May 2023: Surbiton beat Woking 2-1
10th May 2023: Chester beat Tyneside 6-1 (9 May)
9th May 2023: Watford beat Pinchbeck 4-3
15th Apr 2023: Nottingham beat Bowdon 5-2 (14 Apr)
13th Mar 2023: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

2nd Oct 2023: Fylde beat East Dorset to win the Longman Cup 5-2
9th Sep 2023: Fylde beat Nottingham 4-3 (8 Sep)
3rd Sep 2023: East Dorset beat Sussex County 6-1 (2 Sep)
5th Aug 2023: Kington Langley lost to East Dorset 3-4 (4 Aug)
3rd Aug 2023: Nottingham beat St Albans 6-1
29th Jul 2023: Compton lost to Sussex County 3-4
26th Jul 2023: Fylde beat Bury 4-2 (23 Jul)
15th Jul 2023: Newport lost to Nottingham 1-6
7th Jul 2023: Sussex County beat Ealing 5-2 (6 Jul)
3rd Jul 2023: Guildford & Godalming lost to Kington Langley 3-4 (30 Jun)
3rd Jul 2023: Westmorland lost to Bury 3-4 (2 Jul)
27th Jun 2023: East Dorset beat Bristol 6-1
27th Jun 2023: Newport beat Letchworth 4-3
23rd Jun 2023: Hurlingham lost to Compton 2-5
21st Jun 2023: Sussex County beat Roehampton 4-3 (8 Jun)
21st Jun 2023: St Albans beat Shrewsbury 5-2
18th Jun 2023: Fylde beat Chester 6-1 (17 Jun)
31st May 2023: Bristol beat Blewbury 4-3
31st May 2023: Hurlingham beat High Wycombe 4-3 (17 May)
26th May 2023: Shrewsbury beat Ashby 5-2
25th May 2023: Nottingham beat Watford 7-0
22nd May 2023: Bury beat Bowdon 4-3 (21 May)
22nd May 2023: Chester beat Southport & Birkdale 4-3
22nd May 2023: Guildford & Godalming beat Woking 6-1
22nd May 2023: Penrith & North Lakes lost to Westmorland 2-5
22nd May 2023: Tyneside lost to Fylde 0-7
2nd May 2023: Compton beat Surbiton 4-3
25th Apr 2023: St Albans beat Colchester w/o
10th Mar 2023: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

15th Oct 2023: Phyllis Court beat Sheffield to win the Secretary's Shield 4-3
30th Aug 2023: Phyllis Court beat Peterborough 5-2 (29 Aug)
13th Aug 2023: Sheffield beat Broadwas 3-2
2nd Aug 2023: Peterborough beat Newport 4-3
14th Jul 2023: Phyllis Court beat Winterborne Valley 5-2
10th Jul 2023: Broadwas beat Bury 6-1
26th Jun 2023: Nottingham lost to Sheffield 2-3
31st May 2023: Bury beat Middlesbrough 6-1
25th May 2023: Winterborne Valley beat Reigate 6-1
22nd May 2023: Sheffield beat Chester 6-1
13th Mar 2023: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

2nd Oct 2023: Hurlingham beat Dulwich to win the GC Inter-Club 4-3 (23 Sep)
24th Aug 2023: Hurlingham beat Chester 6-1
17th Aug 2023: Watford lost to Dulwich 2-4
11th Jul 2023: Dulwich beat Phyllis Court 5-1
2nd Jul 2023: Chester beat Bowdon 4-3
19th Jun 2023: Nottingham lost to Watford 2-5
18th Jun 2023: East Dorset lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (15 Jun)
16th May 2023: Belsay Hall lost to Chester 2-5
15th May 2023: Dulwich beat Sussex County 5-1
7th May 2023: Phyllis Court beat Roehampton 4-2 (5 May)
27th Apr 2023: Nottingham beat High Wycombe 5-1
20th Apr 2023: Watford beat Ealing 6-1
16th Apr 2023: Bowdon beat Ashby 5-1
13th Apr 2023: East Dorset beat Woking 5-1
11th Apr 2023: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 5-2
10th Apr 2023: Phyllis Court beat Camerton & Peasedown 6-1 (4 Apr)
9th Mar 2023: Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield

14th Sep 2023: East Dorset beat Chester to win the Murphy Shield 5-2
3rd Sep 2023: Chester beat Ealing 5-2 (2 Sep)
29th Aug 2023: East Dorset beat Phyllis Court 5-1
28th Jul 2023: Chester beat Branston 4-3 (20 Jul)
24th Jul 2023: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 1-6
17th Jul 2023: Phyllis Court beat Roehampton 4-3 (12 Jul)
2nd Jul 2023: Ealing beat Wrest Park 4-3 (1 Jul)
19th Jun 2023: Wrest Park beat Newport 4-3
13th Jun 2023: East Dorset beat Cheam 4-2
13th Jun 2023: Ryde lost to Sussex County 3-4
7th Jun 2023: Chester beat Leicester 5-1
5th Jun 2023: Enfield lost to Ealing 3-4 (22 May)
5th Jun 2023: Roehampton beat Hurlingham 5-2 (2 Jun)
3rd Jun 2023: Camerton & Peasedown lost to Phyllis Court 3-4 (2 Jun)
31st May 2023: Ashby lost to Branston 2-4
31st May 2023: Hurlingham beat Surbiton 4-3 (22 May)
12th May 2023: Sussex County beat Compton 4-3
11th May 2023: Nottingham lost to Wrest Park 2-5
3rd May 2023: Camerton & Peasedown beat Guildford 5-2
2nd May 2023: Branston beat Belsay Hall 4-3
27th Apr 2023: Chester beat Croquet Durham w/o
24th Apr 2023: Watford lost to Enfield 3-4
15th Apr 2023: High Wycombe lost to Cheam 3-4 (14 Apr)
9th Apr 2023: Ealing beat Colchester w/o
9th Mar 2023: Draw

AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club

26th Aug 2023: Nottingham beat York to win the Short Croquet Inter-Club 6-5 (25 Aug)
2nd Jul 2023: York beat Chester 7-4 (1 Jul)
23rd Jun 2023: Blewbury lost to Nottingham 5-6 (22 Jun)
15th May 2023: York beat Bury 9-2
25th Apr 2023: Blewbury beat Colchester w/o
13th Mar 2023: Draw

GC - Federations Shield

24th Sep 2023: Phyllis Court beat Chichester & Fishbourne to win the GC Federations Shield 4-3 (19 Sep)
26th Aug 2023: Phyllis Court beat Meldreth 4-2
7th Aug 2023: Chichester & Fishbourne beat Southport 5-2
29th Jul 2023: Phyllis Court beat Sheffield 5-1 (28 Jul)
30th Jun 2023: Meldreth beat Himley 4-3 (29 Jun)
13th Jun 2023: Chichester & Fishbourne beat Ashby w/o (12 Jun)
5th Jun 2023: Southport beat Durham 6-1
31st May 2023: Dowlish Wake lost to Chichester & Fishbourne 2-5
23rd May 2023: Phyllis Court beat Swanage 6-1 (18 May)
21st Mar 2023: Draw

International

28th Dec 2023: Entries now open for the 2024 European GC Club League
15th Nov 2023: Celebrating 90 years of Golf Croquet
13th Nov 2023: USA win the Solomon Trophy
8th Nov 2023: Solomon Trophy - Livestreamed
1st Nov 2023: Vacancy on the ERC Committee
21st Oct 2023: Ahmed El Mahdy (EGY) wins the Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship 2023
17th Oct 2023: Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship Livestreaming
14th Oct 2023: WCF Over 50s Golf Croquet World Championship
26th Aug 2023: Australia announces World Championship Golf Croquet Squad
17th Aug 2023: Jamie Gumbrell won the 7th Women's Golf Croquet World Championship
7th Aug 2023: Women's Golf Croquet World Championship is Underway
28th Jul 2023: Solomon Trophy team selected
8th Jul 2023: England Selections for Egypt Open, Coaching and Test Match
25th May 2023: England retain the AC Home Internationals
4th May 2023: European Team Championship
4th May 2023: Egyptian Open, coaching and England v Egypt GC Test
20th Apr 2023: Report on the Spain v England GC Test
6th Apr 2023: Solomon Trophy
6th Apr 2023: England Team for GC Home Internationals
28th Mar 2023: England team for AC Home Internationals
23rd Mar 2023: Spain v England GC Test 24-26 Mar - Live-streaming
17th Mar 2023: England players for the AC Home Internationals
7th Mar 2023: Solomon Trophy Availability
6th Mar 2023: Eligibility for U21 European GC Champs re-opened

World Championship

28th Jul 2023: Statement regarding Opening Ceremony of the AC World Championships
25th Jul 2023: Robert Fulford won the Association Croquet World Championship
23rd May 2023: 2023 Over 50's GC World Championship - Qualifier Entry Information
13th Feb 2023: Aston Wade is the U21 GC World Champion 2023
30th Jan 2023: England Selections for the 2023 Women's GC World Championship

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