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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 12 June		 Quarter-finals
by 17 July		 Semi-finals
by 21 August		 Final
2 October		 Winner
[5 clubs] Woking Surbiton
5-2 (report)
[2 clubs] Cheltenham Surbiton
8-0 (report)
  Colchester Surbiton
6-3 (report)
  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 12 June		 2nd Round
by 17 July		 Quarter-finals
by 21 August		 Semi-finals
by 18 September		 Final
1 October		 Winner
Watford Watford
4-3 (report)		 Pinchbeck
4-2 (report)		 Wrest Park
4-3 (report)		 Wrest Park
5-2 (report)		 Wrest Park
5-2 (report)
Colchester
  Pinchbeck
  Wrest Park Wrest Park
4-2 (report)
Northampton Northampton
4-3 (report)
Letchworth
[4 clubs] Nottingham
[9 clubs] East Dorset

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps between 3½ and 20. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.
1st round
by 26 June		 2nd round
by 31 July		 Quarter-finals
by 11 September		 Semi-finals
1 October		 Final
2 October		 Winner
Enfield Enfield
6-1 (report)		 Enfield
4-3 (report)		 Enfield
5-2 (report)		 Enfield
5-2 (report)		 Enfield
4-3 (report)
Colchester
Watford Letchworth
4-3 (report)
Letchworth
Nottingham Wrest Park
6-1 (report)		 Wrest Park
4-3 (report)
Wrest Park
Hunstanton Hunstanton
4-3 (report)
Pinchbeck
[7 clubs] Bowdon
[15 clubs] High Wycombe

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, maximum handicap 20.
1st round
by 12 June		 Quarter-finals
by 31 July		 Semi-finals
by 31 August		 Final
 by 2 October		 Winner
[5 clubs] Middlesbrough Hunstanton
4-2 (report)
  Caterham Hunstanton
4-3 (report)		 Hunstanton
4-3 (report)
Hunstanton Hunstanton
5-2 (report)
York
[2 clubs] Bath

 

GC Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
by 29 May		 Quarter-finals
by 17 July		 Semi-finals
by 21 August		 Final
24 September		 Winner
[7 clubs] Ashby Surbiton
4-3 (report)
Dulwich Dulwich
5-1 (report)		 Dulwich
4-3 (report)		 Surbiton
4-3 (report)
Watford
Hunstanton

Letchworth
4-2 (report)
Letchworth
[3 clubs] Surbiton

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 15 May		 1st Round
by 12 June		 Quarter-finals
by 17 July		 Semi-finals
by 28 August		 Final
by 2 October		 Winner
[5 clubs] Ripon Spa Leighton Linslade
4-3 (report)		 Leighton Linslade
4-3 (report)
  Hunstanton Hunstanton
4-3 (report)		 Leighton Linslade
6-0 (report)
  Northampton
  Leighton Linslade Leighton Linslade
4-3 (report)
Ashby Nottingham
5-1 (report)
Nottingham
Hurlingham Merton
6-1 (report)		 Merton
6-1 (report)		 Merton
5-2 (report)		 Guildford
4-3 (report)
Merton
  Watford
[2 clubs] Hamptworth
[4 clubs] Guildford