ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

National Club Competitions
by year:

The Croquet Association runs six 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 with teams of 4.

AC Association Croquet

The Inter-Club Championship

The top club championship. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
by 15 June		 Quarter-finals
by 20 July		 Semi-finals
by 24 August		 Final
5 October 		Winner
  Colchester Colchester
8-1 (report)		 Colchester
4-3 (report)		 Colchester
6-1 (report)
  Wrest Park
  Bowdon
  Surbiton

The Mary Rose

B-level Advanced games for handicaps
0 and above. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 4.
1st round
by 1 June		 2nd round
by 13 July		 Quarter-finals
by 10 August		 Semi-finals
by 14 September		 Final
4 October		 Winner
  Nottingham Nottingham
4-3 (report)		 Nottingham
6-1 (report)
  Wrest Park Wrest Park
6-1(report) 		Northampton
4-3 (report)
  Colchester
  Pinchbeck Northampton
6-1 (report)
Letchworth Northampton
6-1 (report)
Northampton
  Hurlingham

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps between 3½ and 20. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.
1st round
by 29 June		 2nd round
by 31 July		 Quarter-finals
by 14 September		 Semi-finals
4 October		 Final
5 October		 Winner
  Bowdon Bowdon
4-3 (report)		 Bowdon
5-2 (report)
Letchworth Letchworth
5-2		 Watford
5-2 (report)		 Enfield
4-2
Ealing
Nottingham Watford
4-3 (report)
Watford
  Edgbaston Enfield
5-2
Enfield Enfield
w/o
Kenilworth
  Reigate Roehampton
5-2 (report)
  Roehampton Roehampton
5-2 (report)
  Medway Colchester
5-2 (report)
Colchester Colchester
5-2 (report)
Hunstanton

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, maximum handicap 20.
1st round
by 15 June		 Quarter-finals
by 30 July		 Semi-finals
by 31 August		 Final
by 5 October		 Winner
  Oxford Bowdon
5-2 (report)
St. Albans St. Albans
7-0		 St. Albans
5-2		 Bowdon
4-1 (report)
Kenilworth
  Belsay Hall
  Bowdon

 

GC Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
by 1 June		 Quarter-finals
by 20 July		 Semi-finals
by 31 August		 Final
27 September		 Winner
  Dulwich Dulwich
5-2		 Dulwich
5-2 (report)		 Dulwich
5-2 (report)
Hunstanton Letchworth
4½-2½ (report)
Letchworth
  Woking
  Bowdon Watford
5½-1½ (report)
  Surbiton Watford
4-3 (report)
Worthing Watford
w/o
Watford

The GC Inter-Club
Shield (The Murphy Shield)

Teams of 4, level play games. One player may have a minimum handicap of 2, the others must be higher, and the team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 12.
Preliminary
Round
by 18 May		 1st Round
by 16 June		 Quarter-finals
by 20 July		 Semi-finals
by 24 August		 Final
by 5 October		 Winner
  Croquet Durham Croquet Durham
4-3 (report)		 Croquet Durham
4-3 (report)
  Nottingham Nottingham
5-2 (report)
Hunstanton Hunstanton
5-2 (report)		 Hunstanton
5-2 (report)
Leighton
Linslade
  Northampton
  Watford Enfield
5-2 (report)		 Hurlingham
6-1 (report)		 Sussex
4-3 (report)
Enfield
  Hurlingham
  Sussex