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.



2018 CALENDAR

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Date show hide Show/hide all Type Event / Opponents Venue / Result
hide JANUARY - MARCH
Sat 13 January (19:00)   Quiz Night Cancelled
Wed 21 February (19:00)   Annual club dinner Blue Check Restaurant, 144-146 High St., Bushey, WD23 3DH
Thu 22 March (19:30)   AGM Methodist Church Hall, New Road, Croxley Green, WD3 3EL
Fri 30 March   Courts 1 & 2 reopen for the summer season  
hide APRIL
Sat 7 April ACFriendly Oxford University Home   LOST 3-4
Thu 12 April (11:00) ACTournament AC One-Ball Tournament Winner: Adam Huby
Wed 25 April ACLeague Enfield Home   DREW 3-3
hide MAY
Mon 7 May (09:30) GCTournament Open GC B-Level Tournament Winner: Louise Taylor
Tue 8 May (10:00) GCTournament GC C-Class Tournament Winner: André Machell
Thu 10 May ACLeague Wrest Park Away   WON 4-2
Fri 11 May (09:30) GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Leighton Linslade   SCORE: 31 points
Sun 13 May (10:00) ACGC Open Day  
Mon 14 May ACNational Pinchbeck Wrest Park   WON 7-0
Sun 20 May (10:00) ACGC Introduction to Croquet course  
Tue 22 May GCLeague Northampton Hoops (Handicap) Away   LOST 6½-11½
Wed 23 May ACNational Letchworth Home   LOST 3-4
Sat 26 May (10:30) ACLeague Letchworth Home   LOST 2-4
Sun 27 May (10:00) ACGC Introduction to Croquet course  
Tue 29 May GCLeague Leighton Linslade (Handicap) Away   Conceded
Wed 30 May ACNational High Wycombe Home   WON 5-2
Thu 31 May GCLeague Ipswich (Level Open) Home   WON 4-2
hide JUNE
Sat 2 June ACFriendly Cambridge University Home   WON 5-1
Sun 3 June (10:00) ACGC Introduction to Croquet course  
Tue 5 June GCNational Camerton & Peasedown Home   WON 4-3
Thu 7 June GCLeague Stony Stratford (Handicap) Home   LOST 3-15
Sat 9 June (09:30) ACTournament Open AC Level Advanced Tournament Winner: Daniel Gott
Sun 10 June (14:00) Tournament Gymkhana Cancelled
Wed 13 June (18:30) GC Private event  
Thu 14 June GCFriendly High Wycombe Home   LOST 5-11
Fri 15 June ACLeague St. Albans Away   LOST 1-3
Sat 16 June (09:30) ACTournament Open AC Handicap Advanced Tournament Winner: Robin Barry
Thu 21 June (09:30) GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Northampton   SCORE: 29 points
Tue 26 June GCFriendly Leighton Linslade Away   DREW 8-8
Fri 29 June - Sun 1 July GCFriendly GC Tour Away
hide JULY
Tue 3 July (10:30) GCNational Sussex County Home   WON 4-1
Wed 11 July (10:30) ACNational Colchester Home   WON 5-1
Thu 12 July GCLeague Northampton Mallets (Handicap) Home   LOST 7-11
Wed 18 July ACLeague Melgrave Home   DREW 3-3
Sat 21 July (10:30) ACNational Bath Home   LOST 3-4
Mon 23 July (09:30) GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Wrest Park   SCORE: 19 points
Wed 25 - Tue 31 July ACFriendly AC Tour
Away Matches:W:4, D:3, L:0
Games:W:43, L:29
Mon 30 July GCLeague Wrest Park (Handicap) Away   LOST 4-12
hide AUGUST
Thu 2 August ACFriendly High Wycombe Home   WON 5-3
Thu 9 August GCLeague Enfield (Level Open) Home   WON 4-3
Sat 18 August GCNational Hamptworth Away   LOST 2-5
Tue 21 August GCFriendly High Wycombe Away   DREW 8-8
Sun 26 August   Town & Country show, public guests  
Mon 27 August   Town & Country show, public guests  
Thu 30 August GCFriendly Leighton Linslade Home   WON 9-7
Fri 31 August GCLeague Colchester (Level Open) Away   WON 6-1
hide SEPTEMBER
Sun 2 September (10:00) ACGC Introduction to Croquet course  
Tue 4 September GCLeague Letchworth (Level Open) Away   WON 4-3
Sat 8 September (09:30) ACTournament AC One-Day Tournament Winner: Robin Barry
Sat 15 September ACFriendly Oxford University Away   Cancelled
Mon 17 September (09:30) GC4-club GC 4-Club Trophy Wrest Park   SCORE: 26 points
Tue 18 September ACNational Chester Edgbaston   WON 6-1
Thu 20 September GCLeague Northampton (Level Open) Home   WON 4-3
Fri 21 September ACLeague Northampton Away   LOST 1-5
Thu 27 September (11:00) ACTournament AC One-Ball Tournament Winner: Arthur Reed
Sat 29 - Sun 30 September (09:30) ACGCTournament National Schools & Juniors Championships  
hide OCTOBER - DECEMBER
Sat 6 October ACNational High Wycombe Surbiton   LOST 0-4
Mon 8 October   End of summer season and courts closed  
Sun 21 October   Quiz night Cancelled
Wed 19 December   Court 2 re-opened for winter play  
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

Apart from when it clashes with the event calendar above, Club members meet each week during the playing season as follows. Club members who turn up at the lawns on one of these occasions 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. A list of members' contact details is posted inside the club hut.

Mondays AC Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00)
Tuesdays GC Golf Croquet from 11:00
Wednesdays AC Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00)
Thursdays
AC
court maintenance
Association Croquet from 16:00 (summer only)
Fridays GC Golf Croquet from 09:45
Saturdays AC Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00)
Sundays GC Golf Croquet from 12:00

In addition, non-members are welcome to visit for free in up to three club sessions to try it out 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 An Introduction to Croquet course for 2018 will be held on Sundays 20, 27 May and 3 June from 10:00 - 12:00. If you are interested in this course please contact us. There is a fee of £15 which is deductible from this year's membership fee if you join the club.

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.