In addition to Club days and casual games between club members, there are various activities including coaching, internal club competitions, and matches against other clubs.



In addition, on one weekend each month in winter indoor croquet at Soham
is available to club members. See the East Anglian Croquet Federation
website for details.

2022 CALENDAR

All events
Home court events
printer-friendly version Calendars by year:

Date show hide Show/hide all Type Event / Opponents Venue / Result
hide JANUARY - MARCH
Mon 21 March (19:30)   AGM Video conference
Wed 30 March (19:30)   Annual club dinner Blue Check Restaurant, 144-146 High St., Bushey, WD23 3DH
hide APRIL
Wed 20 April ACLeague Letchworth Away   LOST 2-4
Thu 21 April (13:00) GC Private event (all courts)  
Sun 24 April (09:30) GCTournament GC Progressive Doubles Tournament Winners: Larry Fisher,
Michael McGrath
Wed 27 April (11:00) ACTournament AC Charity One-Ball Tournament Winner: Arthur Reed
Fri 29 April GCTournament Open GC C-Level Tournament Winner: Ruth Sisley
Sat 30 April - Sun 1 May GC Chiltern Academy GC 3+ Improvers course  
hide MAY
Mon 2 May GCTournament Open GC B-Level Tournament Winner: Peter Adams
Thu 5 May (rescheduled) GC GC coaching session  
Sat 7 May GCNational Ashby Away   WON 5-0
Sun 8 May GCLeague Letchworth (B-Level) Home   WON 11-9
Wed 18 - Thu 19 May (09:30) ACTournament Open AC Midweek Advanced Tournament Winners: Sam Murray,
Alan Clark
Fri 20 May GCLeague Meldreth (Handicap) Home   WON 14-4
Mon 23 May ACLeague Northampton Home   WON 4-2
Wed 25 May ACNational Newport Home   WON 4-2
Thu 26 May ACLeague Letchworth Away   LOST 2-5
Fri 27 May ACNational Enfield Away   WON 4-3
Fri 27 May GCLeague Northampton (Level Open) Away   WON 13-5
Tue 31 May GCFriendly High Wycombe Away   WON 13-3
hide JUNE
Mon 6 June GCNational Phyllis Court Home   WON 5-2
Wed 8 June ACLeague St. Albans Home   LOST 0-6
Thu 9 June (12:00) GC GC Improvers course Cancelled
Sat 11 June GCNational High Wycombe Away   WON 4-3
Mon 13 June GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Wrest Park   SCORE: 19 points
Fri 17 June GCLeague Northampton (B-Level) Home   WON 16-2
Sat 18 June ACTournament Open AC 14pt Advanced Tournament Cancelled
Fri 24 June GCLeague Enfield (B-Level) Away   LOST 8-12
Tue 28 June GCTournament Open GC A-level Tournament Winner: Simon Hathrell
Wed 29 June GCLeague Wrest Park (Level Open) Home   WON 11-9
hide JULY
Fri 1 July GCFriendly High Wycombe Home   WON 14-2
Mon 4 July GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy    SCORE: 22 points
Wed 6 July ACNational Nottingham Home   WON 5-2
Fri 8 July GCLeague Letchworth (Handicap) Away   DREW 9-9
Sat 9 July ACTournament EACF AC Club Champions tournament Cancelled
Mon 11 July ACLeague Wrest Park Home   DREW 3-3
Mon 11 July ACNational Woking Away   WON 4-3
Sat 23 - Fri 29 July ACFriendly AC Tour
Away Matches:W:3, D:2, L:2
Games:W:31, L:27
Thu 28 July GCFriendly Mexico Home   Cancelled
Fri 29 July GCLeague Enfield (E) (Handicap) Away   LOST 6-12
Sun 31 July (rescheduled) GCNational Nottingham Home   WON 5-1
hide AUGUST
Wed 3 - Thu 4 August (09:30) ACTournament Open AC Midweek B-Level Advanced Tournament Winners: Brian Havill,
Don Beck
Fri 5 August GCLeague Wrest Park (B-Level) Home   WON 12-8
Sat 6 August ACNational High Wycombe Home   LOST 1-6
Wed 10 August GCLeague Letchworth (Level Open) Home   WON 13-5
Mon 15 August GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Leighton Linslade   SCORE: 18 points
Wed 17 August (rescheduled) GCLeague Enfield (Level Open) Away   DREW 9-9
Fri 19 August GCLeague Leighton Linslade (B-Level) Away   LOST 5-13
Mon 22 August GCLeague Enfield (W) (Handicap) Home   WON 10-8
Wed 24 August ACTournament AC One-Day Doubles Tournament Winner: André Machell &
Robin Barry
Thu 25 August GCNational Sussex County Away   Postponed
hide SEPTEMBER
Sat 3 September ACNational Hurlingham Home   LOST 3-4
Wed 7 September GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy    SCORE: 23 points
Fri 9 September ACLeague Enfield Away   Walk-over
Sat 10 September ACTournament AC One-Day Tournament Winner: Mark Homan
Sat 17 - Sun 18 September (09:30) ACTournament AC All England Handicap Championship Final Winner: Phil Snowden
Sun 18 September GCNational Roehampton Ealing   LOST 3-4
Sat 24 September GCNational Roehampton Away   LOST 1-5
Sat 24 September (10:00) ACTournament AC One-Ball Tournament Winner: Geoff Johnson
hide OCTOBER - DECEMBER
Sat 1 October GC GC Open League final
(Final vs. Newport)
Wrest Park   WON 12-3
Key to symbols:
AC Association Croquet League League match Friendly Friendly match Tournament Tournament
GC Golf Croquet League League Regional finals National National club competition 4Club 4-Club Tournament

10:00am start for matches and 9:30am start for tournaments unless otherwise indicated.


See also the Croquet Association Fixtures Calendar and the East Anglian Croquet Federation Diary.

 

CLUB DAYS

Club members can play ACAssociation Croquet ('AC') and GCGolf Croquet ('GC') on any day of the week whenever there is a free court appearing in the booking system. In practice this means that they can play except when it clashes with any home events in the calendar above that occupy all the available courts. Check the booking system for specific details.

Furthermore, they can also play AC or GC without prior booking whenever one of the corresponding club sessions is shown in the booking system. In summary, except when other events take priority:

Mondays AC

ACGC

AC club session from 14:00 on two courts

AC or GC all day in any free booking slot

Tuesdays GC

ACGC

GC club session from 12:00 on two courts

AC or GC from 12:00 in any free booking slot

Wednesdays AC

ACGC

AC club session from 14:00 on two courts

AC or GC all day in any free booking slot

Thursdays ACGC AC or GC from 12:00 in any free booking slot
Fridays GC

ACGC

GC club session from 10:00 on two courts

AC or GC all day in any free booking slot

Saturdays AC

ACGC

AC club session from 14:00 on two courts

AC or GC all day in any free booking slot

Sundays GC

ACGC

GC club session from 10:00 on two courts

AC or GC all day in any free booking slot

Courts are generally unavailable on Tuesdays and Thursdays before 12 noon to allow for mowing and maintenance.

Two of the club's four courts are allocated to the regular sessions listed above; the other two courts can be used for either AC or GC on any day and at any time (except on occasions when allocated to a club event), and can be booked in advance by members using the online Court Booking System.

For winter play the AC club sessions start at 11:00 instead.

Club members who turn up at the lawns during one of these club sessions can usually expect to get a game. At other times it is generally advisable to plan a specific game with another club member in advance, and to book a court. Members' contact details can be found in the Members Area of this website after logging in.

In addition, non-members are welcome to visit a club session for free to try croquet before being asked to join. Just turn up and speak to a member. Equipment will be provided by the club. All we ask is that you wear flat-soled shoes.

COACHING

ACGC There are no formal coaching courses yet planned, but if you are interested in any ad hoc coaching please contact us.

In addition to any more formal courses that might be arranged, free informal coaching for both Association and Golf Croquet is generally offered by the more experienced players on club days on an ad hoc basis to both existing club members and prospective new members.