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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.


Details will be added here once the draws have been published by the Croquet Association.

AC Association Croquet

The Inter-Club Championship

The top club championship. No handicap restrictions.

ROUND 1
by 21 May
QUARTER-FINALS
by 9 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 17 September
FINAL
by 30 September
WINNER
  Roehampton      
 
Sheffield & Pendle  
Bowdon
  Bristol  
 
  Hurlingham
 
  Nottingham    
 
  Woking
 
Sussex County    
Wrest Park
  Surbiton
 

The Mary Rose

B-level Advanced games for handicaps
0 and above. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 4.

ROUND 1
by 28 May
QUARTER-FINALS
by 16 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 10 September
FINAL
by 30 September
WINNER
Chester        
Tyneside
Bowdon  
Nottingham
Bristol    
East Dorset
  High Wycombe
 
Woking      
Surbiton
Hurlingham  
Roehampton
Watford    
Pinchbeck
Newport  
Wrest Park

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps 3½+. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.

ROUND 1
by 5 June
ROUND 2
by 3 July
QUARTER-FINALS
by 31 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 4 September
FINAL
by 30 September
WINNER
Tyneside          
Fylde
Southport & Birkdale  
Chester
Westmorland    
Penrith & North Lakes
Bowdon  
Bury
Colchester      
St. Albans
Ashby  
Shrewsbury
Newport    
Letchworth
Nottingham  
Watford
  Ealing      
Roehampton  
Sussex County
Compton    
Surbiton
Hurlingham  
High Wycombe
  Kington Langley    
Woking  
Guildford & Godalming
Bristol    
Blewbury
  East Dorset

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, no restrictions.

ROUND 1
by 28 May
QUARTER-FINALS
by 16 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 10 September
FINAL
by 1 October
WINNER
Bury        
Middlesborough
  Broadwas
 
Sheffield    
Chester
  Nottingham
 
  Peterborough    
 
  Newport
 
  Phyllis Court  
 
Reigate  
Winterborne Valley

The Short Croquet Inter-Club

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. One player with a short croquet handicap of 3+, others 5+.

QUARTER-FINALS
by 28 May
SEMI-FINALS
by 16 July
FINAL
by 17 September
WINNER
  Nottingham    
 
Blewbury  
Colchester
Bury    
York
  Chester
 

GC Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.

ROUND 1
by 2 May
ROUND 2
by 15 July
QUARTER-FINALS
by 10 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 3 September
FINAL
by 23 September
WINNER
  Roehampton        
Camerton & Peasedown  
Phyllis Court
  Sussex County  
  Dulwich
  Nottingham    
  High Wycombe
  Watford  
  Ealing
  Woking      
  East Dorset
  Hurlingham  
  Surbiton
  Chester    
  Belsay Hall
  Ashby  
  Bowdon

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.

ROUND 1
by 9 May
ROUND 2
by 12 July
QUARTER-FINALS
by 24 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 4 September
FINAL
by 24 September
WINNER
Belsay Hall          
Branston
  Ashby
Croquet Durham    
Chester
  Leicester
Wrest Park      
Nottingham
  Newport
Enfield    
Watford
Colchester  
Ealing
Guildford        
Camerton & Peasedown
  Phyllis Court
Hurlingham    
Surbiton
  Roehampton
Cheam      
High Wycombe
  East Dorset
Sussex County    
Compton
  Ryde

The GC Federations Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional GC leagues. Handicap games, no restrictions.

ROUND 1
by 4 June
QUARTER-FINALS
by 16 July
SEMI-FINALS
by 27 August
FINAL
by 1 October
WINNER
Dowlish Wake        
Chichester & Fishbourne
  Ashby
 
  Croquet Durham  
 
  Southport
 
  Himley    
 
  Meldreth
 
  Sheffield  
 
Phyllis Court  
Swanage