Author: Jon Diamond
Internal competition results updated
Also some changes to both Association and Golf High Bisquers competitions.
Jon Diamond in Southport
Southport Croquet club is close to the sea, which is wonderful but does mean that the lawns are sometimes below high tide. Given the wet winter we had this led to their 5 main...
A league loss to Surbiton
Played on the day before the FA Cup Final, this was not so much Chelsea v Man Utd, more like Chelsea v Maidstone Utd as the anticipated 6-nil loss displayed. Only Mick in the...
National Croquet Day report
After a slow start on Sunday due to a damp night, but a dry if cloudy early morning, we had 19 visitors including two family groups whom we are hopeful may join. We has...
Barney semi-finalist at the CA One Ball
Barney won our heat for the CA Charity One Ball event earlier this year (on Opening Day) and so went to the National Final, held at Surbiton last Sunday. He had a great day...
Stephen Hadfield wins
Nine players came to our first AC One-day of the year, four visitors and five home, including Martin Lester visiting from Oxford. With a mixture of all options being played (Handicap, Advanced and AH)...
Alex Jardine second in Sussex B-level Challenge
Alex picked up second place in the Sussex County B-level Challenge at the weekend. Four players won 4/5, three who had done the usual “he-beat-her-beat-me-beat-him” and one who had won his 4 amongst those...
Match v Woking cancelled
The forecast heavy rain and wind and cold forced the cancellation of our match today. Sadly this made the cake go past its best by date:
Other croquet news
Some other croquet sites provide a news feed and we’ve consolidated all those that we can find in the South East, plus the Croquet Association. Click on the link on the right halfway down...