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CqE Official News

• 29th Nov: The Executive is seeking a Director for Standards
• 23rd Nov: Volunteers wanted to support Strategy Working Groups
• 20th Nov: Most Improved Player Awards 2024 - winners
• 3rd Nov:  Tournament Regulations Review Results
• 1st Nov:  England Team for 2025 Openshaw Shield Announced
• 14th Oct: England v Spain GC Test 2025 - availability now open
• 10th Oct: U21 GC World Championship
• 8th Oct:  Vacancy for Executive Director for Inclusion and Standards
• 30th Sep: Demographics and ICE
• 25th Sep: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 12th October 2024 at 10:00 am
• 24th Sep: MacRobertson Shield Squad Availability is now open
• 23rd Sep: Gabrielle Higgins is appointed Secretary to the CIO
• 20th Sep: Availabilty is now open for the 2025 ERC European GC Championship
• 7th Sep:  Selections for 2024 AC Invitation Events
• 30th Aug: Croquet England Strategy
• 22nd Aug: Ambassador Cruise Line sponsors the England Challenge Teams
• 19th Aug: Croquet Survey - Tournament Allocation
• 31st Jul: Open letter to our volunteers, introducing the Volunteer's Charter
• 26th Jul: Nominations wanted for Coach of the Year and Lifetime Coaching Awards
• 25th Jul: Vacancy for Complaints Administrator
• 25th Jul: Vacancy for Secretary of the Croquet England CIO and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
• 11th Jul: Selections for GC Invitation Eights
• 3rd Jul:  Quiller Barrett
• 29th Jun: Playing Out of Sequence in AC Alternate Stroke Doubles
• 26th Jun: Volunteer's Charter
• 26th Jun: Vacancy For Association Croquet Tournament Committee Chair
• 13th Jun: Live from Surbiton Croquet Club
• 4th Jun:  Vacancy for Independent Examiner of Croquet England
• 22nd May: Bursary Awards 2024
• 7th May:  Royal Patronage
• 12th Apr: Thank you Gabrielle Higgins
• 9th Apr:  2024 Results and reports
• 3rd Apr:  Bursary Scheme 2024
• 30th Mar: Meet the Executive: Croquet England Webinar
• 28th Mar: Regeneration of AC
• 26th Mar: Webinar Wednesday 27th March 2024: Meet the Executive
• 20th Mar: Minutes of the AGM held on 16 March 2024
• 27th Feb: Notice of the AGM of CqE on 16 March 2024
• 19th Feb: Bursary Scheme 2024
• 12th Feb: Brian Shorney CBE
• 9th Feb:  Paul Brown appointed as Secretary to the Executive
• 2nd Feb:  New Selection Policy and Procedures
• 29th Jan: Could you be the Secretary to the Executive?
• 15th Jan: Sport England recognises Croquet England
• 12th Jan: Croquet England has arrived
• 4th Jan:  Postponement of availability cut-off date
• 2nd Jan:  Rachel Gee is Coach of the Year 2023

Club News

• 23rd Jul: Compton Croquet Club 125th Anniversary Celebration & Open Day
• 8th Jul:  Southwell CC's First Competition
• 25th Jun: The Saturday Summer Solstice Celebration Singles for the Surbiton Silver Salver
• 21st Jun: Three Croquet England Medals earned at Crake Valley
• 21st Jun: Heart of Yorkshire Tournament (9 Jun)
• 17th Jun: Sidmouth GC Team Challenge 2024 [11/12th May]
• 22nd Apr: Pendle & Craven with a Sunshine Taster Session

Other News

• 15th Oct: Most Improved Player Awards 2024 - nominations please
• 9th Oct:  Quiller Barrett's Celebration of Life livestreaming
• 1st Oct:  European Club League Hosts Wanted
• 20th Aug: Players wanted for the Selectors Weekend
• 17th Apr: Croquet England President's wish for nominations for awards to be given in 2024
• 23rd Feb: Brian Shorney Funeral Details
• 2nd Jan:  Webinars for Clubs

AC - Championships

• 7th Oct:  Jamie Burch won the South of England Championship
• 28th Aug: Dave Maugham won the North of England Championship (and the Easterns)
• 20th Aug: James Death is the AC European Champion 2024
• 6th Aug:  James Death is the AC Open Champion 2024
• 30th Jul: Student Championships
• 10th Jul: Association Croquet Open Singles Championship - Qualification Swiss - Draw and Results
• 9th Jul:  James Death & Samir Patel win the AC Open Doubles Championship 2024
• 30th Jun: James Death retained East Midlands Championship
• 21st Jun: Men's & Women's Championship
• 6th Jun:  Hertfordshire won the 2024 AC Inter-County Championship
• 7th May:  The Coles Championship
• 25th Mar: Selection for 2024 European AC Singles Championship at on 15-18 August at the Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland

GC - Championships

• 10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024
• 23rd Aug: GC Inter-Counties
• 31st Jul: Sam Cuthbert and James Death won the English National GC Doubles Championship
• 25th Jul: Stuart M Smith retains the Dorset Open GC Championship
• 16th Jul: Callum Johnson won the Nottingham GC Championship
• 3rd Jul:  British Open GC Doubles
• 21st Jun: Mark Avery wins GC Championship tournament at Wrest Park (3 Jun)
• 8th May:  Jack Good wins the GC Championship at Nailsea
• 23rd Apr: Stuart M Smith won the Sidmouth GC Championship (ENSC Qualifier) 2024
• 21st Apr: 3 more English places at the Women's Europeans Champs
• 1st Mar:  European GC Champs 16-19 May

AC

• 2nd Oct:  Timothy Luke won the ARK
• 11th Sep: Rick Harding won the Spencer Ell
• 10th Sep: Sophie McGlen won the Selectors Weekend
• 9th Sep:  Mark Avery won the Woking Autumn Advanced
• 9th Sep:  Debbie Lines won the Nottingham Advanced weekend
• 23rd Aug: Mike Porter won the Tompkinson Shield
• 6th Aug:  Dennis Scarr won the Tyneside Advanced Weekend
• 31st Jul: Sidmouth B-Level Advanced
• 26th Jul: Nottingham Annual Week
• 14th Jul: Association Croquet Open Championships
• 10th Jul: Colin Spencer won the Nottingham C-Level
• 5th Jul:  Robin Brown won the COWhorn
• 25th Jun: Nigel Polhill wins Peterborough Advanced
• 24th Jun: Andrew Killick wins Middlesbrough Advanced Tournament
• 21st Jun: Chris Williams won the Budleigh June Midweek AC Tournament
• 21st Jun: Brian Havill won the Newport B-Class weekend (12 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Andy Sherwood wins the National Forest AC Handicap Weekend (16 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Woking Midsummer AC Open 7-9th June (12 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Nailsea May Tournament (19 May)
• 21st Jun: Gediminas Smolskas wins Roehampton B-Class AC Singles (26 May)
• 21st Jun: David Maugham won the 2024 Newport open weekend 18th-19th May (19 May)
• 21st Jun: Brian Medley wins Pendle Advanced Tournament 15-16 June 2024 (16 Jun)
• 3rd Jun:  Dave Maugham won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend
• 9th May:  Neil Coote won the Woking Super-B-Level
• 9th May:  Jonathan Kirby won the Prichard
• 23rd Apr: Gediminas Smolskas won the Colchester B-Level
• 9th Apr:  Debbie Lines won the Ealing Advanced Weekend
• 19th Mar: Selection for AC Home Internationals on 8-9 June at Southport
• 11th Mar: Change to way e-mails are sent by this website
• 23rd Feb: Selection for CqE Women vs. Suffolk on 20-21 April at Surbiton
• 27th Jan: Regulations for Tournaments 2024

AC - Mixed

• 12th Aug: Challenge & Gilbey

AC - Handicap

• 24th Sep: Sean Doherty won the AC All-England
• 24th Sep: Peter Rothwell won the Wrest Park Handicap Tournament
• 23rd Sep: Peel Memorials (19 May)
• 9th Aug:  Colin Spencer won the Chalkhill Mallet
• 8th May:  Andrew Killick wins AC Handicap Singles Tournament

GC

• 24th Sep: Douglas Shand won the GC B-Level Series final
• 20th Sep: Sandra Guildford won the GC All England
• 1st Jul:  Swindon Golf Croquet C Series
• 24th Jun: Cheltenham B-Level GC event
• 21st Jun: Cheltenham Challenge GC inaugural event (20 Jun)
• 21st Jun: John Gosden wins Woking GC B-Level Series (12 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Andy Dochniak wins the Sidmouth GC 'A' Level Series (1st/2nd June) (4 Jun)
• 3rd Jun:  Pat Coulter won the East Dorset GC B-Level
• 23rd Apr: Tony Butcher wins GC (0+) tournament at Wrest Park
• 20th Apr: England team for GC Home Internationals
• 18th Apr: Barter Cup smiles/shines almost as much as the winner/weather
• 14th Feb: Golf Croquet Championship Series Entries

GC - Tournaments

• 9th Sep:  Edward & Samir Patel won the National Forest GC Doubles
• 6th Aug:  Martin French won the Budleigh GC Open
• 23rd Jul: Cheltenham's C-Level Qualifier The 'Barter' Trophy
• 22nd Jul: David Artingstall won the Bury GC C-Level Series Tournament
• 16th Jul: Schools and Juniors GC Championship
• 8th Jul:  Stuart M. Smith wins the Sidmouth GC Open Series tournament
• 3rd Jul:  Margaret Page won the East Dorset GC C-Level (7+)
• 27th Jun: Bridget Goodman won the Woking GC A-Level
• 27th Jun: Billy Cooke won the Woking GC C-Level
• 24th Jun: Tobi Savage won the Roehampton GC Open (17 Jun)
• 12th Jun: Mike Town wins Woking GC Open Level Series 10th-11th June (11 Jun)
• 13th May: Richard Gardiner wins East Dorset A Level 0+
• 10th May: Steve Pearson won the Camerton & Peasedown B-Level
• 8th May:  Jon Carrington wins GC (0+) 'A' Level Series Tournament at Bury

AC - Inter-Club

• 3rd Nov:  Roehampton beat Nottingham to win the Inter-Club 4-3 (2 Nov)
• 15th Sep: Hurlingham lost to Roehampton 2-5
• 27th Aug: Nottingham beat East Dorset 5-0
• 22nd Jun: Nottingham beat Woking 4-2
• 6th Jun:  Roehampton beat Bristol 4-1 (2 Jun)
• 22nd May: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4
• 19th May: Bowdon lost to Hurlingham 2-5
• 14th May: Wrest Park lost to Woking 1-5
• 29th Apr: Bristol beat Surbiton 4-1 (28 Apr)
• 13th Mar: Draw

AC - Mary Rose

• 28th Sep: Nottingham beat Surbiton 4-3
• 1st Sep:  Bowdon lost to Nottingham 2-5 (29 Aug)
• 23rd Aug: Surbiton beat Watford 4-3
• 15th Jul: Bury lost to Bowdon 3-4 (13 Jul)
• 11th Jul: Woking lost to Surbiton 3-4
• 7th Jul:  High Wycombe lost to Nottingham 1-5 (4 Jul)
• 22nd Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 5-2
• 6th Jun:  Woking beat Roehampton 4-3
• 29th May: Chester lost to Bowdon 2-3 (28 May)
• 22nd May: Surbiton beat Hurlingham 4-3
• 20th May: Nottingham beat Bristol 6-1 (15 May)
• 18th May: Roehampton beat Tunbridge Wells 5-2 (17 May)
• 12th May: Newport lost to Watford 2-4 (8 May)
• 2nd May:  Wrest Park beat Pinchbeck 4-3
• 27th Apr: High Wycombe beat East Dorset 4-3 (25 Apr)
• 16th Apr: Tyneside lost to Bury 1-5
• 13th Mar: Draw

AC - Longman Cup

• 30th Sep: East Dorset beat Southport 4-3 (29 Sep)
• 24th Aug: Southport beat Bowdon 6-1 (20 Aug)
• 23rd Aug: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 3-4 (22 Aug)
• 31st Jul: East Dorset beat Guildford 5-2 (30 Jul)
• 26th Jul: Roehampton lost to Sussex County 2-5 (25 Jul)
• 23rd Jul: Southport beat Penrith 6-1
• 11th Jul: Bowdon beat Wrest Park 5-2
• 10th Jul: Woking lost to East Dorset 3-4 (9 Jul)
• 7th Jul:  Bury lost to Southport 2-5
• 3rd Jul:  Roehampton beat St Albans w/o
• 1st Jul:  Nottingham lost to Bowdon 3-4 (27 Jun)
• 25th Jun: Hurlingham lost to Sussex County 3-4 (24 Jun)
• 24th Jun: Bristol lost to Guildford 0-7 (21 Jun)
• 23rd Jun: Shrewsbury lost to Wrest Park 2-5 (21 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Penrith beat York 6-1 (20 Jun)
• 16th Jun: Southport beat Pendle 4-1
• 5th Jun:  St Albans beat Surbiton 4-3
• 3rd Jun:  Nottingham beat Newport 6-1
• 1st Jun:  Kington Langley lost to Guildford 3-4 (31 May)
• 29th May: High Wycombe lost to Sussex County 3-4 (25 May)
• 29th May: East Dorset beat Blewbury 6-1 (25 May)
• 20th May: Shrewsbury beat Pinchbeck 5-2 (15 May)
• 20th May: Woking beat Ealing 4-3 (17 May)
• 19th May: Watford lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (18 May)
• 10th May: Westmorland lost to York 2-5
• 5th May:  Roehampton beat Compton 5-2 (4 May)
• 2nd May:  Ashby lost to Bowdon 2-5
• 1st May:  Penrith beat Tyneside 4-3
• 29th Apr: Chester lost to Bury 2-5 (27 Apr)
• 27th Apr: Wrest Park beat Letchworth 6-1 (26 Apr)
• 11th Mar: Draw

AC - Secretary's Shield

• 26th Sep: Peterborough beat Middlesbrough 5-2 (25 Sep)
• 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Hampstead Heath 6-1 (2 Jul)
• 29th Aug: Peterborough beat Phyllis Court 6-1
• 24th Aug: Middlesbrough beat Bury 5-2
• 20th Jun: Phyllis Court beat East Dorset 4-3 (19 Jun)
• 19th Jun: Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield 4-3
• 17th May: Bury beat Kenilworth 6-1 (11 May)
• 2nd May:  East Dorset beat High Wycombe 5-2
• 25th Mar: Draw

GC - Inter-Club

• 28th Sep: Nottingham beat Bowdon 5-2
• 29th Aug: Bowdon beat Hurlingham 5-2
• 28th Jul: Nottingham beat Dulwich 4-0
• 6th Jul:  Sussex County lost to Hurlingham 2-4 (5 Jul)
• 2nd Jul:  Bowdon beat High Wycombe 7-0
• 3rd Jun:  Phyllis Court lost to Nottingham 0-5 (2 Jun)
• 30th May: Dulwich beat Roehampton 4-3 (11 May)
• 2nd May:  Sussex County beat Woking 4-3
• 2nd May:  Watford lost to Nottingham 3-4 (1 May)
• 28th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Surbiton 5-2 (26 Apr)
• 22nd Apr: Bowdon beat Chester 5-2
• 21st Apr: High Wycombe beat Ashby w/o
• 17th Apr: East Dorset lost to Roehampton 1-5
• 8th Mar:  Draw

GC - Inter-Club Shield

• 8th Oct:  Sussex County beat Chester 4-2 (6 Oct)
• 5th Sep:  Chester beat Watford 4-3 (3 Sep)
• 3rd Sep:  Sussex County beat Guildford 4-3 (31 Aug)
• 29th Jul: Surbiton lost to Sussex County 1-5
• 19th Jul: Chester beat Croquet Durham 4-3 (18 Jul)
• 16th Jul: Guildford beat Hurlingham 5-1 (15 Jul)
• 8th Jul:  Watford beat Newport 4-3
• 28th Jun: Compton lost to Surbiton 3-4
• 18th Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 4-2 (17 Jun)
• 14th Jun: Croquet Durham beat Branston 5-2 (13 Jun)
• 10th Jun: Hurlingham beat Phyllis Court 4-3 (6 Jun)
• 1st Jun:  Newport beat Nottingham 5-1
• 23rd May: High Wycombe lost to Watford 2-4 (11 May)
• 22nd May: Guildford beat East Dorset 4-2 (20 May)
• 10th May: Chester beat Ashby 6-1
• 9th May:  Sussex County beat Cheam 5-1
• 3rd May:  Compton beat Roehampton 6-1
• 28th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Ealing 5-2 (25 Apr)
• 27th Apr: Croquet Durham beat Pendle 4-3 (25 Apr)
• 8th Mar:  Draw

AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club

• 20th Sep: Nottingham beat Blewbury 7-4 (19 Sep)
• 19th Sep: Nottingham beat Southport 8-8 (18 Sep)
• 30th Jul: York lost to Blewbury 3-8
• 25th Mar: Draw

GC - Federations Shield

• 26th Sep: Phyllis Court A beat Meldreth 5-2 (19 Sep)
• 25th Aug: Meldreth beat Phyllis Court B 4-3
• 25th Aug: West Worthing lost to Phyllis Court A 2-5 (22 Aug)
• 30th Jul: Budleigh lost to Phyllis Court A 3-4 (26 Jul)
• 30th Jul: Meldreth beat Sheffield 4-2
• 19th Jul: Phyllis Court B beat Southport & Birkdale 4-3
• 16th Jul: West Worthing beat Leicester 4-3 (15 Jul)
• 30th May: Meldreth beat Auckland 5-1 (23 May)
• 11th Mar: Draw

International

• 10th Sep: England retain the Trophy for the Golf Croquet Test Match against Spain
• 28th Jul: England wins the Golf Croquet Home International Championship with one of the youngest teams in history
• 8th Jul:  GC European Club League Final - English Qualifiers
• 21st Jun: European GC Club League - Ealing Heat (5 Jun)
• 20th Jun: Going Live - England v Spain at Roehampton Croquet Club
• 18th Jun: England v Spain GC Test at Roehampton Club, 21-23 June
• 12th Jun: England retained the AC Home internationals
• 12th Mar: Women's European GC Championship - England places announced
• 14th Feb: England GC team to play Spain announced

The MacRobertson Shield

• 23rd Nov: MacRobertson Shield Squad Announced
• 21st Mar: Venues for the 2026 AC World Team Championship

World Championship

• 29th Oct: Blake Fields is the 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Champion
• 25th Oct: Euan Burridge [ENG] on fire at Golf Croquet World Championship
• 23rd Oct: Four England players qualify for the GC Worlds Knockout
• 17th Oct: Sam Cuthbert qualifies for a place in the Golf Croquet World Championship
• 13th Sep: WCF Golf Croquet World Championship 2024
• 20th Jul: Availability for 2025 WCF Under 21 GC World Champs is open
• 30th Apr: James Galpin selected for GC Worlds
• 20th Apr: England Member places for GC World Championship
• 21st Jan: GC World Championship 2024 - Availability is now open

Technical

• 26th Mar: Full approval granted for chemical control of Chafer Grubs and Leatherjackets