Short Croquet handicapping in doubles Have you noticed that bisque allocations in SC doubles games have changed? Instead of simply taking the average of the two handicaps – difficult when one player has peels to do – the CA Handicapping Committee has put in place a new method of calculation. This takes account for the […]
GC Worlds Fantasy Competition
By Chris Clarke (chrisd4clarke@hotmail.com) I thought I’d run another Fantasy competition to increase interest in this year’s GC Worlds which start on 18th October. As usual, please feel free to involve your friends, work colleagues, family or circulate around your fellow club members. There is no financial prize – just the glory of winning – a bit like […]
Hibiscus – the learning curve
The following article was published in the Croquet Gazette in Fabraury 2022. It’s now time to share the fabulous Hibiscus Colum with the world, starting from the beginning. Written by Minty Clinch as she talks about her journey of Croquet. The Uffington Three arrived at Blewbury Croquet Club (BCC) on a July afternoon in 2019. […]
Tunnel of time (Launched online)
The following article was published in the Croquet Gazette in April 2022. It’s now time to share our tunnel of time with the world, starting from the beginning. Thank you to Chris ‘Statto’ Williams for his research and dedication to our history. In this new section we take a look back through the ‘Tunnel of […]
Nottingham Juniors
For 5 weeks, from 4th June, 60 Year 5 pupils (aged 9 to 10) from the Lanes School, Beeston have visited Nottingham Croquet Club to be taught, by the Club’s volunteer junior coaches, how to play croquet as part of their school’s PE curriculum. Ian Draper and his team created a detailed scheme of work, […]
Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883)
In “Croquet: The Complete Guide” (1988) Anton Gill described Reid as “a flamboyant character of the gentleman adventurer type” who was “clearly a skilled player with a vision of democratised croquet”. His vision certainly extended to the prospect of gaining some personal financial advantage from the sport. He was minded to compete with “Monsieur” John […]
Croquet Around the World
Highlighting fun and interesting things that have happened in the world of croquet. We will showcase clubs, organisations and individuals who are getting more people playing more croquet in more places. If you have a story you would like featured, please email: duncan.catterall@croquetengland.org.uk Is this the Future of the Croquet Lawn? Spain is leading the […]
The Women’s International Friendship Cup
This golf croquet event came about from an idea Cheryl Bromley had as she continued to travel and meet players from all over. It was her dream to host a major women’s tournament in the U.S. to showcase up-and-coming women players and top-notch talent from around the world, and to foster camaraderie between these players […]
Try Short Croquet
Short Croquet [SC] games last typically an hour or an hour and a quarter, and offer engaging croquet at all skill levels. Learn the game! If you are an AC player, SC needs no introduction: it’s simply 14-point AC on a half-sized lawn. There is a trivial adjustment to the wiring rule, and a simpler […]
A Beddow replica?
The story of the Champion Cup (or Beddow Cup, as the trophy is now generally known) is a familiar one to students of croquet history and was re-told in the Gazette of June 2007. Presented by A E Beddow – a good but not renowned player – in 1901, for competition each year between the […]