[First published in the Croquet Gazette Issue 395, Fabruary 2022] Article by Begoña Elzaburu and José Luis Álvarez-Sala In the past years GC in Spain has seen an incredible increase in the number of lawns, clubs and people playing. By the end of 2015 there were around 300 players and when 2021 finished there were […]
Ben Rhydding reached out to the U3A
[First published in the Croquet Gazette Issue 394, December 2021] Article by Stephanie Ferguson Yorkshire’s Ben Rhydding CC has been reaching out into the community and teaching members of their local U3A how to play golf croquet. Having survived flooded lawns and a damaged pavilion, plus Covid-19 lockdown, the club, which is situated beside the […]
Following the GC World Championship 2024 with Chris Clarke
We are so grateful to Chris Clarke who has already begun sharing his commentary from lawnside at the Golf Croquet World Championship 2024. This article will be updated with the most recent comments, so check back regularly to keep up to date with all the action.
Short Croquet Handicaps and Equipment
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) The leaderboard for the Fantasy Players, by Eugene Change Many thanks to the 65 people who played this year’s GCWC Fantasy croquet and the 30 Spaniards who used it for their own internal competition. Eugene Chang has kindly automated the scoring system which should now be complete and shows not only […]
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 […]