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National Club Competitions
by year:

The Croquet Association runs five national championships in which some EACF members clubs participate. The subsections of the national draws in which EACF member clubs participate are shown below, with the EACF member clubs and their results shown in bold red. For the full national draws and archives of previous years see the Croquet Association website.

All competitions comprise 1-day matches of 2 rounds, with teams of 4 playing 1 doubles and 6 singles games.

AC Association Croquet

The Inter-Club Championship

The top club championship. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
(by 28 June)		 Quarter-finals
(by 2 August)		 Semi-finals
(by 27 September)		 Final
(4 October
at Surbiton)		 Winner
byes Hurlingham Bowdon
5-2 (report)		 Colchester
4-3 (report)		 Surbiton
6-3 (report)
Bowdon
Cheltenham Colchester
w/o
Woking Colchester
6-1 (report)
Colchester
Nottingham Nottingham
4-3 (report)		 Nottingham
4-3 (report)		 Surbiton
4-3 (report)
Wrest Park
byes Bristol
Sussex County Surbiton
5-4 (report)
Surbiton

The Mary Rose

B-level Advanced games for handicaps
1 and above.
1st round
(by 7 June)		 2nd round
(by 12 July)		 Quarter-finals
(by 16 August)		 Semi-finals
(by 27 September)		 Final
(3 October
at Surbiton)		 Winner
  Cheltenham Cheltenham
4-2 (report)		 Cheltenham
5-2 (report)
  Bowdon Bowdon
5-2
byes Bristol Bristol
5-2
Wrest Park
  East Dorset East Dorset
4-3 (report)
  Royal Tunbridge
Wells		 Royal Tunbridge
Wells
5-2 (report)
byes Surbiton Colchester
4-2 (report)
Colchester

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps between 3½ and 20. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.
1st round
(by 7 June)		 2nd round
(by 12 July)		 3rd round
(by 16 August)		 Quarter-finals
(by 27 September)		 Semi-finals
(3 October)		 Final
(4 October)		 Winner

at Surbiton
North & Midlands Bury Bury
4-3 (report)		 Bury
5-2 (report)
byes Norwich Letchworth
4-2 (report)		 Ealing
5-2		 Ealing
4-3 (report)
Letchworth
Newport Ealing
w/o
Ealing Ealing
4-3
Parsons Green
Wrest Park Wrest Park
5-2 (report)		 Wrest Park
4-3 (report)		 Northampton
5-2 (report)
Colchester
byes Watford
Hurlingham Northampton
6-1 (report)
Northampton
South-West & Wales Cheltenham Reigate Priory
4-3 (report)
South & South-East Reigate Priory

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, maximum handicap 20.
1st round
(by 7 June)		 Quarter-finals
(by 19 July)		 Semi-finals
(by 6 September)		 Final
(by 4 October
at a neutral venue)		 Winner
  Pendle & Craven  
  Ealing Ealing
5-2
byes Canterbury Canterbury
4-3 (report)
Colchester
 

GC Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
(by 7 June)		 Quarter-finals
(by 2 August)		 Semi-finals
(by 6 September)		 Final
(26 September)		 Winner
  Surbiton Surbiton
4-2 (report)		 Surbiton
6-1 (report)		 Surbiton
4-3 (report)
Chelmsford & Bentley Hurlingham
7-0 (report)
Hurlingham
  Ryde Ryde
4-2
Dulwich Dulwich
5-2 (report)
Leighton Linslade
  Cheltenham Ashby
4-1 (report)
  Auckland Ashby
5-2 (report)
Ashby Ashby
4-2 (report)
Letchworth

The GC Inter-Club
Plate Event

For 1st-round losers in the GC Inter-Club competition. New in 2009.
Quarter-finals
(by 2 August)		 Semi-finals
(by 6 September)		 Final
(26 September)		 Winner
  Chelmsford & Bentley    
Sussex County  
Leighton Linslade
  Tyneside  
Broadwas Letchworth
7-0 (report)
Letchworth
See also: 2008 National Club competitions
2007 National Club competitions