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28th May: Nottinghamshire won the 2025 AC Inter-County Championship
26th May: Croquet England McWeeney Trophy Team Announced - Sponsored by Ambassador Cruise Line!
20th May: Albie Willett won the Hunstanton GC Open Series
20th May: Jo-Ann Hughes won the Pendle B-Level GC
19th May: Ken Knock wins at Nottingham, Charity 1-ball regional final, 17/05
19th May: England dominates the European Championships 2025
15th May: Mike O'Brian wins the Ashby One Day Open GC tournament
9th May: Keith Aiton won the Hurlingham May WeekendThis area of the website provides easy access to news and information suitable for media news items and features. We hope the information you are looking for is here, and you are free to copy and use any information or pictures in this section of the website unless stated otherwise, except that there are restrictions on the use of photographs in the photo library - please see the copyright statements in that section.
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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 28th May: Nottinghamshire won the 2025 AC Inter-County Championship (AC - Championships)
- 26th May: Croquet England McWeeney Trophy Team Announced - Sponsored by Ambassador Cruise Line!
- 19th May: Surbiton One-Ball won by Ludolph Van Hasselt (Club News)
- 19th May: Ken Knock wins at Nottingham, Charity 1-ball regional final, 17/05 (Club News)
- 19th May: England dominates the European Championships 2025 (International)
- 9th Apr: England has high hopes for retaining the U21 World title (World Championship)
Recent News
- Croquet England is looking for new trustees
- 6th Jun: Newport beat Pinchbeck 4-3 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 6th Jun: Roehampton beat Dulwich 5-1 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 4th Jun: Reg Bamford's New Swing Trainer
- 4th Jun: Colin Britt won the Cheltenham Challenge
- 4th Jun: Gill Brent won the Chester GC B-Level
- 4th Jun: Surbiton beat Roehampton 5-2 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 3rd Jun: Neil Adams won the Bowdon Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 3rd Jun: Lionel Tibble wins Wrest Park GC Open
- 3rd Jun: Woking lost to East Dorset 0-5 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 2nd Jun: Ealing beat Surbiton 6-0 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 1st Jun: Camerton & Peasedown lost to Caversham 3-4 (31 May) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 31st May: Guildford beat Woking 4-3 (29 May) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 31st May: Nottingham beat Ripon Spa w/o (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 30th May: Ray Hodgson wins Wrest Park GC C-Level
- 30th May: Peter Adams wins Wrest Park GC B-Level
- 30th May: Pinchbeck beat Nottingham 4-1 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 30th May: Newport beat Letchworth 5-2 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 29th May: England Team to play GC Test v USA announced
- 29th May: Bowdon lost to Pendle 0-7 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 29th May: East Dorset beat Bristol 6-1 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 29th May: Broadwas lost to Bath 2-5 (28 May) (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 29th May: Watford beat Leicester 4-3 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 28th May: The national schools croquet championships
- 28th May: Nottinghamshire won the 2025 AC Inter-County Championship (AC - Championships)
- 28th May: Hurlingham beat Sussex County w/o (AC - Mary Rose)
- 28th May: Watford lost to Sussex County 0-7 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 28th May: Cheam lost to Sussex County 3-4 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 28th May: Southport beat Chester 4-3 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 26th May: Croquet England McWeeney Trophy Team Announced - Sponsored by Ambassador Cruise Line!
- 22nd May: Penrith beat Chester 4-3 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 21st May: Pendle and Craven Advanced B/C-Class weekend (AC)
- 21st May: Crake Valley beat Ripon Spa 5-2 (GC - Federations Shield)
- 21st May: Selection for Solomon Trophy GB v USA at Budleigh Salterton (7-10 August 2025) (International)
- 20th May: Mark Avery won the Newport Open Weekend (AC)
- 20th May: Albie Willett won the Hunstanton GC Open Series
- 20th May: Rob Strover won the Bury GC B-Level
- 20th May: Jo-Ann Hughes won the Pendle B-Level GC
- 20th May: Bowdon beat Chester 4-3 (19 May) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 20th May: York lost to Southport 2-5 (13 May) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 19th May: Surbiton One-Ball won by Ludolph Van Hasselt (Club News)
- 19th May: Ken Knock wins at Nottingham, Charity 1-ball regional final, 17/05 (Club News)
- 19th May: Final places in the GC Opens announced (GC - Championships)
- 19th May: Nailsea Advanced Class Tournament (AC)
- 19th May: Peter Adams won the GC B-Level Series tournament at East Dorset
- 19th May: Ealing lost to High Wycombe 2-5 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 19th May: England dominates the European Championships 2025 (International)
- 18th May: Nottingham beat Pinchbeck 4-0 (13 May) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 18th May: Southport beat Huddersfield 5-2 (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 16th May: Philip Rowley won the Guildford & Godalming D-Level
- 16th May: Kington Langley beat Blewbury 5-2 (AC - Longman Cup)
- 16th May: Phyllis Court beat Camerton & Peasedown 5-1 (14 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 16th May: Ashby lost to Pendle 1-5 (1 May) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 15th May: Mike O'Brian wins the Ashby One Day Open GC tournament
- 15th May: Bowdon beat Nottingham A 10-1 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 14th May: Croquet Gazette Survey 2025: Results
- 14th May: The Peel Memorials (AC - Handicap)
- 14th May: Samir Patel won the Montevideo Cup
- 14th May: Woking beat Surbiton 4-2 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 13th May: Sidmouth GC Team Challenge
- 13th May: Sussex County lost to Dulwich 1-4 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 12th May: Reg Bamford won the East Anglian GC Championship (GC - Championships)
- 12th May: Leighton Linslade beat High Wycombe 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 12th May: Cheam beat Compton 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 12th May: Ealing beat Leighton Linslade 5-2 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 9th May: Keith Aiton won the Hurlingham May Weekend (AC)
- 9th May: Kim Dalland won the Crake Valley GC C-Level
- 9th May: Ashby beat Derby 4-3 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 8th May: Neil Adams won the Hunstanton Open Weekend (AC)
- 8th May: Woking lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (AC - Mary Rose)
- 8th May: Sussex County beat Roehampton 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 7th May: David Maugham won the Coles Championship (AC - Championships)
- 7th May: Stephen Webb won the Watford GC B-Level
- 6th May: Surbiton lost to Compton 1-6 (2 May) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 6th May: Branston lost to Nottingham 1-6 (6 May) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
June
- 11-15: Nottingham The AC Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles' Championships
(AC) - 7-8: Budleigh The AC Home Internationals (AC)
- 16-21: Cheltenham The AC National Veterans' (65+) Championship (AC)
- 7-8: Hunstanton The Hunstanton Golf Croquet Championship (Championship Series) (GC)
- 21-22: Roehampton The Roehampton Golf Croquet Championship (Championship Series) (GC)
- 21-22: Nottingham The National Schools', Clubs' and Juniors' Championships (GC)
- 21-22: Meadows The Scottish Open (AC)
What's on?
- 7-8: Cheltenham AC International Performance Development Squad: Mentored Match Weekend (Course)
- 7: High Wycombe Golf Croquet 4+ Level Play Tournament (GC)
- 7: Newport (Essex) C-Level Handicap GC Singles (GC)
- 7-8: Pendle & Craven Golf Croquet A-Level (0+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 8: Watford Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles (Advantage) (GC)
- 4-8: Sidmouth June Mid-Summer (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 6-8: Woking Advanced Open (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 7-8: Edgbaston B-Level Advanced (AC) (AC)
- 7-8: Surbiton Summer Handicap (AC) (AC)
- 7-8: York The Heart of Yorkshire Handicap Weekend (AC)
- 11: Eynsham GC - Basic Improver Course (Course)
- 9-10: Woking Golf Croquet Open Series Tournament (GC)
- 10: Camerton & Peasedown Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 10: Hamptworth Golf Croquet C2B Level (5+) Tournament (GC)
- 11: Ealing Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 11: Woking Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 12: Ealing Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 12: Woking Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 14: Ealing Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 14: York Young Players' Charity Day (GC)
- 14-15: Woking Golf Croquet A-Level (0+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 15: Colchester Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 14: Watford One-Day AC Tournament (AC)
- 14-15: Guildford Advanced (AC) Open Weekend (AC)
- 14-15: Nailsea June Advanced Singles (AC) Class Tournament (AC)
- 14-15: Newport (Essex) B-Level (AC) Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 14-15: Pendle & Craven Advanced Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 14-15: Peterborough Advanced Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 14-15: Ashby Handicap (AC) Singles Weekend (AC)
- 21: Colchester Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 21: Hamptworth Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 21: Northampton Golf Croquet C-Level Tournament (GC)
- 21-22: Sidmouth Golf Croquet Open Series Tournament (GC)
- 22: Hamptworth Golf Croquet Hamptworth 3+ Tournament (GC)
- 22: Northampton Golf Croquet B-Level Tournament (GC)
- 22: Surbiton Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 17-18: Bowdon B-Level Advanced (AC) Midweek (AC)
- 17-18: Budleigh BSCC AC Class Midweek Tournament (AC)
- 19-22: East Dorset June Tournament - Handicap and Level Play Events (AC) (AC)
- 21-22: Compton (Eastbourne) Advanced Weekend (COWhorn) (AC)
- 21-22: Middlesbrough Advanced (AC) Weekend (AC)
- 26: Online Executive Meeting
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