2023 Calendar

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. Court bookings 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.
2023 CALENDAR	All events Home court events	printer-friendly version	Calendars by year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Date Show/hide all	Type	Event / Opponents	Venue / Result
JANUARY - MARCH
Wed 8 March (19:30)		Annual club dinner	Blue Check Restaurant, 144-146 High St., Bushey, WD23 3DH
Mon 13 March (19:30)		AGM	Video conference
APRIL
Sun 2 April		GC coaching course (Chiltern Academy)
Mon 17 April		Letchworth (Level Open)	Away   LOST 8-12
Wed 19 April		Ealing	Home   WON 6-1
Fri 21 April		Watford Cloaks (Handicap)	LOST 6-12
Sat 22 April (09:30)		EACF AC Club Champions Tournament	Winners: Nick Steiner, Jeff Farrington, Stuart Stafford
Sun 23 April (10:00)		GC Progressive Doubles Tournament	Winners: Steve Dennis, Anne Dennis
Mon 24 April		Northampton	Away   LOST 2-4
Mon 24 April		Enfield	Home   LOST 3-4
Wed 26 April (10:00)		AC Charity One-Ball Tournament	Winner: Eddie Chung
Fri 28 April		Open GC C-Level Tournament	Winners: Mike Grossmith, Jane Probitts
Sun 30 April (14:00)		Open Afternoon
MAY
Mon 1 May		Open GC B-Level Tournament	Winners: Eddie Chung, Andrew Wilson
Tue 2 May (14:00)		Private event
Wed 3 May		Stony Stratford Blues (Handicap)	Home   LOST 6-12
Mon 8 May		Pinchbeck	Home   WON 4-3
Thu 11 May (14:00)		Private event
Wed 17 - Thu 18 May		Open AC Midweek Advanced Tournament	Winners: Nigel Polhill, Gary Bennett
Fri 19 May		Leighton Linslade (Handicap)	Home   WON 10-8
Wed 24 May		Nottingham	Away   LOST 0-7
Fri 26 May		Wrest Park (B-Level)	Away   WON 12-6
Sun 28 May (14:00)		Open Afternoon
Wed 31 May		St. Albans	Home   DREW 3-3
JUNE
Fri 2 June		Leighton Linslade	Home   WON 11-5
Thu 8 June		Newport (Level Open)	Away   LOST 6-12
Sun 11 June		Open GC Handicap Doubles Tournament	Winners: Şebnem Kaya & Ron Hibbs, Des Taylor & Jane Taylor
Wed 14 June		Cambridge University	Home   WON 9-2
Wed 14 June		Nottingham	Away   WON 5-2
Thu 15 June		Wrest Park	Away   LOST 2-4
Thu 15 June		Stony Stratford Greens (Handicap)	Home   WON 15-3
Sat 17 June		Open AC One-Day Tournament	Winners: Jon Palin, Stephen Mills
Thu 22 June (16:00)		Private event
Fri 23 June		Leighton Linslade (Handicap)	Away   LOST 7-11
Sun 25 June (14:00)		Open Afternoon
Mon 26 June		GC 4-Club Trophy	Leighton Linslade   SCORE: 19 points
Thu 29 June		Letchworth (B-Level)	Home   WON 12-6
JULY
Sat 1 - Sun 2 July		Open GC A-level Tournament	Winner: John Taylor
Tue 4 July		Wrest Park (Handicap)	Home   LOST 8-10
Fri 7 & Sun 9 July (10:00)		GC Grass Roots Tournament	Winner: Şebnem Kaya
Mon 10 July (18:00)		Croxley Guides
Wed 12 July		Enfield (Level Open)	Home   WON 14-4
Sat 15 - Sun 16 July		GC Tour	Away
Tue 18 July		GC 4-Club Trophy	Wrest Park   SCORE: 15 points
Fri 21 July		Leighton Linslade (B-Level)	Home   LOST 6-12
Sat 22 July		Wrest Park	Away   WON 4-0
Sun 23 July (14:00)		Open Afternoon
Mon 24 - Sun 30 July		AC Tour	Away Matches: W:1, D:1, L:5 Games: W:24, L:33
Mon 24 July		Stony Stratford Blues (Handicap)	Away   LOST 3-7
Mon 31 July (14:00)		Cub scouts
AUGUST
Wed 2 - Thu 3 August		Open AC Midweek B-Level Advanced Tournament	Winners: Andrew Dutton, Arthur Reed
Tue 8 August		Wrest Park (Handicap)	Away   LOST 4-14
Fri 11 August		Hampstead Heath	Home   WON 9-7
Sun 13 August		Ealing	Home   LOST 3-15
Tue 15 August		GC 4-Club Trophy	SCORE: 23 points
Wed 16 August		Newport	Home   WON 4-3
Thu 17 August		Dulwich	Home   LOST 2-4
Fri 18 August		Northampton (B-Level)	Away   WON 11-7
Tue 22 August		Wrest Park (Level Open)	Away   LOST 5-13
Wed 23 August		Hurlingham	Away   LOST 2-4
Wed 23 August		AC One-Day Doubles Tournament	Winner: André Machell & Jason Carley
Fri 25 August		Stony Stratford Greens (Handicap)	Away   DREW 5-5
Fri 25 August		Leighton Linslade	Away   LOST 7-9
Sun 27 August (14:00)		Open Afternoon
SEPTEMBER
Sat 2 - Sun 3 September		Open GC Tournament	Winners: Tim King, Ross Bagni
Tue 5 September		GC 4-Club Trophy	Wrest Park   SCORE: 17 points
Wed 6 September		Northampton (Level Open)	Home   WON 14-4
Sat 9 September		AC One-Day Tournament	Winner: James Brind
Sun 10 September		GC Handicap League play-off
Wed 13 September		Letchworth	Home   WON 5-1
Thu 14 September		Phyllis Court	Home   Cancelled
Sun 17 September		GC Progressive Doubles Tournament	Winners: Ron Hibbs, John Suckling
Tue 19 September		Pinchbeck	Wrest Park   WON 4-3
Sat 23 September (10:00)		AC One-Ball Tournament	Winner: Lois Hall
Sun 24 September		GC B-Level League final
OCTOBER - DECEMBER
Mon 16 October		Courts 1,3 and 4 closed for winter maintenance.
Sat 16 December		Court 2 now closed and court 1 re-opened.

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

 

CLUB DAYS

In the summer period (roughly April to September) club members can play Association Croquet ('AC') and Golf 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 club session from 14:00 on two courts AC or GC all day in any free booking slot
Tuesdays		GC club session from 12:00 on two courts AC or GC from 12:00 in any free booking slot
Wednesdays		AC club session from 14:00 on two courts AC or GC all day in any free booking slot
Thursdays		AC or GC from 12:00 in any free booking slot
Fridays		GC club session from 10:00 on two courts AC or GC all day in any free booking slot
Saturdays		AC club session from 14:00 on two courts AC or GC all day in any free booking slot
Sundays		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 (October to March) the AC club Wednesday afternoon sessions start at 13:00 instead, and AC play is restricted to the booked sessions on Monday and Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons, with GC play taking priority on the available court(s) at all other times.

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

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.

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Watford (Cassiobury) Croquet Club is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, company no. CE019083 and registered charity no. 1185646 (England & Wales)

Last update: 31 December 2023

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