ARCHIVES

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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 16 June		 Quarter-finals
by 21 July		 Semi-finals
by 25 August		 Final
6 October 		Winner
  Nottingham A Colchester
4-3 (report)		 Colchester
5-2 (report)
  Colchester Colchester
5-3 (report)
  Surbiton
  Cheltenham Cheltenham
4-1 (report)
Wrest Park Nottingham B
w/o		 Nottingham B
4-3 (report)
Nottingham B
  Woking

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 2 June		 2nd round
by 14 July		 Quarter-finals
by 11 August		 Semi-finals
by 15 September		 Final
5 October		 Winner
  Nottingham Nottingham
4-3 (report)		 Nottingham
5-2 (report)
  Chester Wrest Park
4-1 (report)		 Wrest Park
4-3 (report)
  Wrest Park
  Letchworth Letchworth
4-3 (report)
  Cheltenham
  Colchester Medway
4-3 (report)		 Hurlingham
5-1 (report)		 Hurlingham
5-1 (report)
  Medway
  Hurlingham
  Surbiton

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps between 3½ and 20. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.
Preliminary
round
by 9 June		 1st round
by 14 July		 2nd round
by 11 August		 Quarter-finals
by 15 September		 Semi-finals
5 October		 Final
6 October		 Winner
  Southport Southport
5-2 (report)		 Woking
6-1 (report)
  Bristol Nottingham
4-3 (report)
  Northampton Northampton
4-3 (report)		 Nottingham
5-2 (report)
Hunstanton
  Nottingham Nottingham
4-3 (report)
Letchworth
  Ramsgate Colchester
5-2 (report)		 Watford
5-2 (report)		 Enfield
5-2 (report)		 Woking
4-3 (report)
  Colchester
  Watford Watford
5-2 (report)
Parsons Green
  Ealing Enfield
5-2		 Enfield
6-1 (report)
Enfield
  Roehampton
  Woking

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, maximum handicap 20.
Preliminary round
by 16 June		 1st round
by 31 July		 Semi-finals
by 31 August		 Final
by 6 October		 Winner
  Nottingham Nottingham
6-1 (report)
  Nailsea Enfield
5-2 (report)
  Enfield Enfield
7-0
Rother Valley
 

GC Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.
1st round
by 3 June		 Quarter-finals
by 22 July		 Semi-finals
by 2 September		 Final
28 September		 Winner
  Dulwich Dulwich
4-3 (report)
  Letchworth Letchworth
4-2 (report)		 Surbiton
5½-1½ (report)
Cheltenham
    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.

1st Round
by 16 June		 Quarter-finals
by 21 July		 Semi-finals
by 25 August		 Final
by 6 October		 Winner
  Tyneside Nottingham
4-3 (report)		 Watford
4-3 (report) 
  Nottingham Nottingham
5-2 (report)
Leighton Linslade Leighton Linslade
5-2 (report)
Kenilworth
  Hamptworth Watford
4-3 (report)
Phyllis Court Watford
4-3 (report)		 Watford
5-2 (report)
Watford
  Dulwich