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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

2023

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

2022

19th Dec 2022: Availability is now open for the 2023 European Team Championship 2-5 August at Cheltenham
24th Oct 2022: England Team Selection for GC Test v Spain March 24-26 2023 in Madrid
23rd Aug 2022: Spain vs. England 2023 GC Test match
12th Aug 2022: Womens European Golf Croquet Championship
20th Jun 2022: Spain beat England 14-12 in the 2nd GC Test
8th Jun 2022: AC Home Internationals at Carrickmines
13th May 2022: GC Home Internationals 16th and 17th July
27th Apr 2022: England AC Home Internationals Team selected
21st Apr 2022: England vs. Spain test match 17th to 19th June at Hurlingham
9th Mar 2022: European GC Championships
7th Mar 2022: 2022 Women's Golf Croquet European Championships availability update
28th Feb 2022: European GC championships membership place selections
2nd Feb 2022: 2022 ERC Women's European GC Championships
20th Jan 2022: ERC European GC Championships 26th to 29th May 2022 at Budleigh Salterton

2021

24th Sep 2021: Would you like to help run the WCF?
1st Sep 2021: CA v SCA
20th Jul 2021: England won the Golf Croquet Home Internationals
9th Jul 2021: European GC Championships Budleigh 12th to 15th August 2021
1st Jul 2021: Selection for CA v SCA
19th Jun 2021: England won the International Challenge and the AC Home Internationals (12-13 Jun)
11th Jun 2021: European GC Championships Budleigh Salterton 12th to 15th August
5th Jun 2021: The 2021 International Challenge incorporating the AC Home Internationals (12-13 Jun)
26th Apr 2021: England Selection for the AC Home Internationals 2021
28th Jan 2021: WCF Treasurer - Job Vacancy

2020

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

2019

1st Oct 2019: Solomon Trophy - USA v GB
4th Sep 2019: Great Britain retained the Maugham Salver 2019
3rd Sep 2019: World Team GC Championships England Team Selection announcement
2nd Sep 2019: Egyptian International Golf Croquet Open Championship - Cairo, 5-10 October 2019
30th Aug 2019: Maugham Salver 2019
7th Aug 2019: GC Home Internationals 21st and 22nd September
16th Jul 2019: Additional WCF U21 GC Championship place awarded to England
20th Jun 2019: England Retain the AC Home Internationals (9 Jun)
29th May 2019: Selection of GB team for Solomon Trophy v USA
24th Apr 2019: England Selection For The AC Home Internationals 2019 (8-9 Jun)
8th Apr 2019: England won the inaugural GC Test Match vs. Spain
3rd Apr 2019: Openshaw Shield WCF GC World Team Championship
21st Mar 2019: England win inaugural GC Test Match vs. Spain
5th Feb 2019: Solomon Trophy 2019
3rd Feb 2019: CA Women take on the World
30th Jan 2019: 2019 European GC Championship
27th Jan 2019: WCF Under 21 World GC Championship selections
27th Jan 2019: WCF Simon Carter GC World Championship 2019 selections
21st Jan 2019: 2019 Spanish GC test match team selection

2018

3rd Dec 2018: Golf Croquet World Championship Websites
25th Oct 2018: GC Test Match - Spain vs. England 15-17 March 2019
14th Oct 2018: 2018 Over-50 GC World Championship (6 Oct)
11th Oct 2018: U21 GC World Championships and 2019 GC World Championships
9th Oct 2018: Vacancy For WCF Treasurer (8 Oct)
14th Sep 2018: Selections for 2019 WCF Women's GC World Championship
31st Aug 2018: The McWeeney Trophy - English CA vs. Irish CA
16th Aug 2018: GB win the Solomon Trophy 12-5 (10 Aug)
2nd Aug 2018: Solomon Trophy: 7-10 August 2018
2nd Aug 2018: Council appoints the selection committee for the 2020 GC World Team Championship
16th Jul 2018: Maugham Salver cancelled for 2018
2nd Jul 2018: International Squad Developments
13th Jun 2018: England won the Home Internationals (10 Jun)
3rd Jun 2018: GC Home Internationals Team Announced
21st May 2018: European AC Championship, Stavstorp, Sweden 17-19 August 2018
15th May 2018: Solomon Trophy Team Announced
24th Apr 2018: Selection for England for the Home Internationals 2018 (9-10 Jun)
11th Apr 2018: 2018 Association Croquet European Championship
30th Mar 2018: WCF Over 50s GC World Championship - candidate England players
22nd Feb 2018: CA Selections for England places in May's European GC Championship
23rd Jan 2018: Availability Opened for the 2018 FEC European GC Championship
13th Jan 2018: 2018 GC Elite Squad Selection Announcement

2017

10th Oct 2017: England won the inaugural GC Home Internationals (1 Oct)
6th Oct 2017: John-Paul Moberly confirmed as England GC Captain
28th Sep 2017: GC Challenge Match
20th Aug 2017: CA beat CAI 14-10 at Hamptworth to regain the Vera McWeeney Trophy
15th Aug 2017: Jose Riva wins the 2017 European Association Croquet Championship (13 Aug)
4th Aug 2017: England Team picked for inaugural GC Home Internationals
12th Jun 2017: England Won the Home Internationals (11 Jun)
25th Apr 2017: Home Internationals Team Announced
11th Feb 2017: Selection Announcement: England places in the European GC Championship
9th Jan 2017: GC Elite Squad Announced for 2017

2016

4th Dec 2016: November 2016 issue of WCF newsletter is available
7th Nov 2016: GC World Championship Qualifying Event
23rd Sep 2016: England Places in 2017 GCWC and Under21s
13th Sep 2016: The Scottish Croquet Association won the Glasgow Quaich (4 Sep)
1st Aug 2016: GB v Ireland (Maugham Salver) Selections
21st Jul 2016: MacRobertson Shield Selections
29th Jun 2016: WCF Under 21 Golf Croquet World Championship
19th Jun 2016: England won the Home Internationals
17th Jun 2016: Home Internationals
23rd May 2016: Selection for Solomon Trophy (GB v USA) 28 June - 1 July 2016
21st May 2016: GCWTC: Tier 1: Day 7: New Zealand are World Champions
20th May 2016: GCWTC: Tier 1: Day 6: England beat Ireland to take 3rd place
11th May 2016: World GC Team Championships Coming at a Croquet Club Near You
29th Apr 2016: England team selected for Home Internationals
4th Apr 2016: Website for GC World Team Championship
25th Mar 2016: Elite Squad Membership Updated
1st Feb 2016: GC European Championship Availability

2015

25th Oct 2015: CA of Ireland beat CA 14-12 (McWeeney Trophy)
6th Sep 2015: Great Britain beat Ireland 12-2 (6 Sep)
1st Aug 2015: GB Maugham Salver Team Announced (5-6 Sep)
17th Jun 2015: England won the Home Internationals
21st May 2015: Home International Team
11th May 2015: GB Retain the Solomon Trophy

2014

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)

2013

30th Sep 2013: CA won the Vera McWeeney Trophy (29 Sep)
4th Sep 2013: The CA beat the Scottish CA 15 - 12 (1 Sep)
19th Aug 2013: GB v Ireland Team Announced
9th Aug 2013: GB Retains Solomon Trophy with Day in Hand (8 Aug)
9th Jul 2013: New WCF Treasurer Required
26th Jun 2013: New WCF Secretary General Required
10th Jun 2013: Ireland won the Home Internationals (9 Jun)
1st Jun 2013: England players dominate the block phase of the European GC Championship
31st May 2013: Solomon Trophy GB Team Selection
29th Jan 2013: TV Programme on GC World Team Championship

2012

9th Dec 2012: Solomon Trophy report
2nd Dec 2012: England's Golf Croquet World Team Championship Semi-Final
25th Nov 2012: England finished third in the Inaugural WCF Golf Croquet World Team Championship
21st Nov 2012: Register for GC World Championship
28th Oct 2012: The Women's AC World Championship - Chris Clarke's commentary on the final
24th Oct 2012: The Women's AC World Championship - early rounds commentary
16th Oct 2012: Jenny Clarke won the WCF Women's AC World Championship
16th Oct 2012: GB beat USA 13-8 - The Solomon Trophy
16th Sep 2012: Maugham Salver (GB vs. Ireland) Report
13th Sep 2012: GB won the Maugham Salver (2 Sep)
2nd Sep 2012: Great Britain beat Ireland 8-5 to win Maugham Salver (2 Sep)
12th Mar 2012: Inaugural WCF Golf Croquet World Team Championship
5th Mar 2012: Inaugural Women's AC World Championship in Australia (5 Mar)

2011

26th Sep 2011: The CA beat the SCA (4 Sep)
21st Sep 2011: 2012 Solomon Trophy Dates
5th Sep 2011: Great Britain beat Ireland 10 - 4 in the Maugham Salver (4 Sep)
10th Aug 2011: Allocation for WCF Association World Championship Announced
6th Aug 2011: Ian Maugham Salver - GB team
19th Jul 2011: The CA beat the Irish CA (17 Jul)
19th Jul 2011: CA v SCA - Players wanted
1st Jul 2011: Solomon Trophy 2011: Day 4 Commentary (1 Jul)
1st Jul 2011: Solomon Trophy 2011: USA beat GB 11-6 To Retain The Trophy (30 Jun)
30th Jun 2011: Solomon Trophy 2011: Day 3 commentary
29th Jun 2011: Solomon Trophy 2011: Day 2 commentary
28th Jun 2011: Solomon Trophy 2011: Day 1 Commentary
26th Jun 2011: Jersey won the European Team Championship
26th Jun 2011: European Team Championship - semi-finals (25 Jun)
25th Jun 2011: European Team Championship - Sweden won the Continental Trophy
25th Jun 2011: European Team Championship - Final
25th Jun 2011: European Team Championship - Swiss section (24 Jun)
22nd Jun 2011: England won the Home Internationals (19 Jun)
17th May 2011: Solomon Trophy team announced
25th Mar 2011: CA v Swiss CA Team Announced
24th Feb 2011: Date and Venue Fixed for CA v CAI
2nd Feb 2011: Allocations Announced for 2011 WCF Women's World GC Championship (2 Feb)

2010

14th Sep 2010: CA beat Swiss CA (30 Aug)
7th Sep 2010: Scottish CA beat the CA
20th Jun 2010: England Retain the Home International Trophy
10th Jun 2010: Home Internationals - Team News (12 Jun)
15th Apr 2010: CA v CAI juniors (12 Apr)
9th Mar 2010: 2010 MacRobertson Shield Website

2009

8th Dec 2009: USA take the Solomon Trophy from GB for the first time
7th Dec 2009: Solomon Trophy 2009: Day 3: GB takes the lead: 8-7
6th Dec 2009: Solomon Trophy 2009: Day 2: USA lead GB 6-5
5th Dec 2009: Solomon Trophy 2009: Day 1: USA lead GB 3-2 (01 Dec)
8th Nov 2009: Stephen Mulliner won the Australian Open Championship
24th Oct 2009: Charles Jones (NZ) Elected WCF President
8th Sep 2009: CA beat SCA 20-10 (6 Sep)
23rd Jul 2009: Stephen Mulliner won the German Open Championship
12th Jul 2009: GB v Ireland match cancelled
30th Jun 2009: Chris Patmore won the New York Open Championship
8th Jun 2009: England won the Home Internationals - full results (6-7 Jun)
8th Jun 2009: England won the Home Internationals
7th May 2009: Announcement: Mill Cup - GC Open in the Czech republic
25th Jan 2009: Stephen Mulliner won the New Zealand Open Championship

2008

24th Sep 2008: GB v Ireland (31 Aug)
21st Aug 2008: GB v Ireland Test Match in Edinburgh
3rd Jul 2008: GB beat USA 21-6 to retain The Solomon Trophy (3 Jul)
16th Jun 2008: England Retain the Home International Trophy
15th Mar 2008: Golf Croquet World Championships - Semi-final preview
12th Mar 2008: Golf Croquet World Championships - strong showing for England
9th Mar 2008: Golf Croquet World Championships gets underway
29th Feb 2008: Johannesburg Country Club Tournament - 2008 (28 Feb)
20th Feb 2008: Closure of Barlow Croquet Equipment Ltd
9th Feb 2008: The Italian Golf Croquet Open Championship will be held in May
1st Feb 2008: England vs. The Rest of The World: a warm-up match

2007

6th Dec 2007: WCF Management Committee Election Results
6th Dec 2007: Chris Clarke won the New Zealand Top Ten
26th Sep 2007: David Openshaw rolls back the years to win the European Championship
26th Sep 2007: GB beat Ireland (22-23 Sep)
13th Sep 2007: Tony Le Moignan retained the Wine Cup (Austrian Open)
4th Sep 2007: Belgian Indoor Open 5 & 6 January 2008
4th Sep 2007: English CA beat the Scottish CA 17-13
25th Aug 2007: Sam Tudor won the Welsh Championship (4-5 Aug)
22nd Aug 2007: World Championship awarded to the USA
14th Aug 2007: WCF Management Committee election
13th Aug 2007: WCF and Anti-Doping (12 Aug)
3rd Aug 2007: European championship - England's selection
31st Jul 2007: Jenny Williams won the Swiss Open Championship
24th Jul 2007: Croquet at Country Club Johannesburg
24th Jul 2007: Colin Irwin won the 5th. German Open
24th Jul 2007: Chris Patmore won the Jersey Open Championship (20-22 Jul)
3rd Jul 2007: Mitsubishi Motors European Team Championship - Full results (28 Jun-1 Jul)
2nd Jul 2007: The Dragon roars - Wales is Mitsubishi Motors European Teams Champion
30th Jun 2007: The Mitsubishi Motors European Team Championship
30th Jun 2007: The strongest croquet team ever?
29th Jun 2007: The Mitsubishi Motors European Team Championship
29th Jun 2007: The Mitsubishi Motors European Team Championship started yesterday at Cheltenham
26th Jun 2007: The CA beat the CA of Ireland 14-6 (23-24 Jun)
25th Jun 2007: Wales beat Switzerland
25th Jun 2007: SCA beat Jersey
19th Jun 2007: England won the Home Internationals (16-17 Jun)
17th Jun 2007: Home Internationals (Day 1)
17th Jun 2007: Test match between Germany and the Czech Republic
17th Jun 2007: Robert Fulford won the Resort Invitational
9th Jun 2007: European Team Championship selections
7th Jun 2007: Gerard Healy won the Championship of County Dublin (1-4 Jun)
30th May 2007: Jonathan Kirby won the North American Open (13-19 May)
25th May 2007: Regrettably, this year's Solomon Trophy is cancelled
24th Apr 2007: Jersey beat Ireland (21-22 Apr)
11th Mar 2007: European Golf Croquet Championship 13-16 June 2007
26th Feb 2007: Swiss Open Championship: 28-30 July
4th Feb 2007: The Italian Golf Croquet Open Championships 2007
18th Jan 2007: 2nd WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Championship (12 Dec)
17th Jan 2007: Mitsubishi Motors European Team Championship details announced
16th Jan 2007: European Calendar available in the Tournament Section
9th Jan 2007: Samir Patel won the Belgian Indoor Open
3rd Jan 2007: Chris Clarke won the NZ South Island Championship
2nd Jan 2007: WCF World Association Croquet Championships 2008 - 2nd to 10th February 2008

2006

26th Dec 2006: New permanent indoor court in Austria
7th Oct 2006: The first Austrian National Golf Croquet Championship - The William Ormerod Trophy
2nd Oct 2006: The CA beat the SCA 5.5 to 3.5
20th Sep 2006: Stephen Mulliner elected FEC President
19th Sep 2006: Tony Le Moignan won the European Championship (updated)
6th Sep 2006: Belgian National Championships (2-3 Sep)
6th Sep 2006: Tales from the Vienna Hoops
4th Sep 2006: GB beat Ireland 9-6 (2-3 Sep)
15th Aug 2006: Mark McInerney won the Championship of Ireland
14th Aug 2006: CA v Swiss CA (5-6 Aug)
5th Aug 2006: 4th Swiss Open won by manager from Luxembourg!
17th Jul 2006: David Openshaw won the Scottish Open
30th Jun 2006: 2006 FEC European Croquet Championship
19th Jun 2006: England retain the Home Internationals for the fifth time in a row (17-18 Jun)
18th Jun 2006: Home Internationals - Day 1
15th Jun 2006: Home Internationals 2006 - This Weekend
19th Feb 2006: MacRobertson Shield 2006 - Change of Venue
3rd Feb 2006: How to shoot croquet players
3rd Feb 2006: The 11th WCF World Association Croquet Championship will be held in New Zealand
3rd Feb 2006: USA's MacRobertson Shield team
23rd Jan 2006: 8th Indoor Belgium Association Croquet Open (7-8 Jan)

2005

10th Dec 2005: Belgian Indoor Open 2006
14th Nov 2005: Missing link found, in Norway!
14th Nov 2005: US National Public Radio on croquet
29th Sep 2005: WCF announces major initiative to develop croquet and member associations around the world (22 Sep)
29th Sep 2005: South-West German Open 2005 (24-25 Sep)
21st Sep 2005: SCA Chairman's Rosebowl and Malmet Trophy (17-19 Sep)
20th Sep 2005: Stephen Mulliner retains European Championship
5th Sep 2005: Ireland beat GB 8-6
10th Aug 2005: Beware the Germans!
10th Aug 2005: Colin Irwin won The German Open (29-31 Jul)
10th Aug 2005: John Davis won the 9th Belgian Open
6th Aug 2005: Ronan McInerney won the Irish Championship
5th Aug 2005: The Australian visitors defeated the Welsh 8-6
1st Aug 2005: Ian Burridge won the Welsh Championship
26th Jul 2005: Scottish Open - full report
18th Jul 2005: Jonathan Kirby won the Scottish Open
20th Jun 2005: England won the Home internationals convincingly without losing a single match
15th Jun 2005: Home Internationals this weekend
14th Jun 2005: Robert Fulford won the Resort Invitational (8-12 Jun)
9th Jun 2005: WCF to review Association Croquet Ranking System
2nd Jun 2005: Invitation to quiz the WCF
2nd Jun 2005: The Welsh Home Internationals team announced
1st Jun 2005: Scotland's Home intermationals team
27th May 2005: England's Home International Team Announced
22nd May 2005: Vi-King raid on the first Nordic Championships (15 May)
10th May 2005: First Egyptian Open Championship announced
25th Apr 2005: Invitation to play in the 4th German Open Championship
1st Apr 2005: 2005 Solomon Trophy: GB cruise home on the final day from 7-7
24th Mar 2005: 2005 Solomon Trophy Test Match - starts today
21st Feb 2005: English Week Tournament, West Palm Beach (9-13 Feb)
1st Feb 2005: The first International Croquet Tournament in Norway
28th Jan 2005: New WCF Golf Croquet Rules (2005 Edition) published
15th Jan 2005: Robert Fulford won the New Zealand Open Championship
12th Jan 2005: First WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Championships: Cairo November 2005
1st Jan 2005: WCF launch new version of their website

2004

26th Nov 2004: WCF Golf Croquet Rules Committee gets a new chairman
18th Nov 2004: The Croquet Association of Norway founded
27th Sep 2004: 2nd Swiss Open dominated by Norman's Conquests!
27th Sep 2004: GB beat Ireland 13-2 in the test match
19th Sep 2004: Stephen Mulliner won the 2004 European Championship
25th Aug 2004: Ian Sexton won the Swiss Advanced Championship
19th Aug 2004: Canada regains the Atlantic Plate by beating Wales 17-13 (15-17 Aug)
12th Aug 2004: The CA won the McWeeney Trophy Match against CAI 4-2 (8-9 Aug)
12th Aug 2004: Mark McInerney won The Championship of Ireland
9th Aug 2004: 2004 Resort Invitations announced
26th Jul 2004: England Swiss Rolled In Geneva
25th Jul 2004: Sam Tudor won the Welsh Championship
23rd Jul 2004: Jonathan Kirby won the Scottish Open Championship (18 Jul)
6th Jul 2004: GB won The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy
3rd Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy Day 3 - GB leads US 15-3
2nd Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 2
1st Jul 2004: US players get to grips with the British obsession with the weather
1st Jul 2004: The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 1 (30 Jun-3 Jul)
23rd Jun 2004: England retained the Home Internationals
29th Mar 2004: The Resort Invitational 2004
26th Mar 2004: England's David "Hoppy" Hopkins sweeps the board in Western Province Golf Croquet
19th Mar 2004: Louise Bradforth won the Western Province Open Championship
22nd Feb 2004: Samir Patel won the Florida 'English Week' Tournament
16th Feb 2004: English Week Tournament in Palm Beach off to a warm start (10-17 Feb)
1st Jan 2004: Robert Fulford wins Victorian Open Singles

2003

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

2002

17th Oct 2002: 5th Belgian Indoor Open has the go ahead
14th Oct 2002: Great Britain retain the Solomon Trophy 13-7
11th Oct 2002: Solomon Trophy, Day 2: GB lead the US 6-4
10th Oct 2002: 2002 Solomon Trophy kicks off in West Palm Beach
3rd Oct 2002: European Croquet Association AGM appoints new committee
17th Sep 2002: Belgium pips Wales
17th Sep 2002: Mark McInerney won the Resort Invitational
12th Sep 2002: Association rules tournament in February 2003 in the sun
15th Aug 2002: Ireland Regain McWeeney Trophy
15th Aug 2002: Solomon final team announced
14th Aug 2002: The Resort Eights - final list of players
13th Aug 2002: Ronan McInerney won the Irish Championship
13th Aug 2002: Don Gaunt won the Belgian Open Championship
10th Aug 2002: The Resort Eights (September 4-8)
5th Aug 2002: 15th annual US Open Championship announced, 4-8 December (Wed-Sun)
2nd Aug 2002: Solomon Selections
30th Jul 2002: Scotland and Canada tied 15-each
15th Jul 2002: Great Britain convincingly beat Ireland 9-0
10th Jul 2002: England beat Switzerland 18-6
17th Jun 2002: England won the 2002 Home Internationals (15-16 Jun)
16th Jun 2002: Home Internationals - Day 1
14th Jun 2002: Home Internationals
22nd May 2002: Ramsgate v Genval (9-12 May)
18th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Reg Bamford beat Robert Fulford 26QP
18th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Friday
17th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Thursday
16th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Wednesday
15th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Tuesday
14th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Monday
13th May 2002: Sonoma WCC - Day 1
11th May 2002: Sonoma kicks off
22nd Apr 2002: Biennial Friendly Challenge Carrickmines V Hurlingham
22nd Mar 2002: European Championship venues finalised
22nd Mar 2002: Sonoma-Cutrer 2002
19th Mar 2002: Western Province Croquet Championships 2002 - Results
18th Mar 2002: Reg Bamford wins the Western Province Championship in great style

2001

28th Dec 2001: Bookings open for the International Croquet Festival in Florida
22nd Dec 2001: David Maugham won the US Open
1st Oct 2001: Don Gaunt becomes Secretary-General of the European Croquet Federation
25th Sep 2001: Mark McInerney won the European Championship
24th Sep 2001: Wales beat Switzerland 16-3 to retain the Coupe des Vallees (15-16 Sep)
10th Sep 2001: Reg Bamford beat David Openshaw to win the Resort Invitational
30th Aug 2001: South African Croquet Festival
30th Aug 2001: Swiss CA beat English CA 9-6 at Cheltenham (18 Jul)
15th Aug 2001: The Resort at the Mountain Invitational
13th Aug 2001: Simon Williams wins the Championships of Ireland
30th Jul 2001: Welsh Championship 2001
23rd Jul 2001: Reg Bamford won the Jersey Open Championship
23rd Jul 2001: England beat Ireland 5-4 in the McWeeney
17th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Final Results
17th Jul 2001: Peter Payne qualifies at CERN for the European Championship
15th Jul 2001: Martin Murray qualifies at Dyffryn for the European Championships
13th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 4 - GB retains the trophy
12th Jul 2001: Croquet in India
12th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 3
11th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 2
11th Jul 2001: English CA vs. Irish CA
10th Jul 2001: Solomon Trophy - Day 1
30th Jun 2001: Places are still available for the Irish Open Championship in August
24th Jun 2001: Solomon Trophy team announced
19th Jun 2001: Ireland won the Home Internationals
19th May 2001: Sonoma: England gets the Win, Place and Show
18th May 2001: Sonoma - Thursday: Chris Clarke comes first in the all British medallist block and Matt Burrow beat Reg Bamford to get into the knockout final
17th May 2001: Sonoma block play complete
15th May 2001: 2001Sonoma-Cutrer World Croquet Championship
3rd Apr 2001: Mark Suter triumphs against stiff and extensive British competition in South Africa
7th Mar 2001: Big money offered at the Irish Open
7th Mar 2001: Players for the 2001 WCC at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards are announced
20th Jan 2001: The 3rd Belgian Indoor Tournament (6-7 Jan)

2000

22nd Dec 2000: American National Croquet Center opens
25th Oct 2000: England's Stephen Mulliner reaches the semi-final in the World Golf Croquet Championship, leaving the final to the Egyptians
21st Oct 2000: Golf Croquet World Championship kicks off in Cairo
8th Oct 2000: Carrickmines Club Championship
3rd Sep 2000: CA vs. Scottish Croquet Association
1st Sep 2000: Invitation to the Italian Open Golf Croquet Championship (16/17 September)
30th Aug 2000: Switzerland vs. The CA (played July 8/9)
26th Aug 2000: The Welsh and Scottish CA teams tied 10-10 in their 2 day match
13th Aug 2000: English CA vs. Irish CA
28th Jul 2000: Resort Invitational - Contest announcement
17th Jun 2000: Home Internationals
4th Jun 2000: Belgian Golf-Croquet Open 2000
27th May 2000: Irish CA vs. Welsh CA
21st Jan 2000: Robert Fulford won the New Zealand Open Championship

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