2009 Longman Cup

Association Croquet

The Longman Cup is a national inter-club croquet tournament that is run each year in England and Wales. Club teams comprise 4 players who must each have handicaps between 3.5 and 20, and with their aggregate handicap exceeding 24. It is a knock-out competition within each region, played with handicaps, with the regional winners progressing to the national semi-finals and final at the end of the season.

Fixtures contact: Simon Hathrell

Watford has done well in this event, particularly in the earlier half of this decade:

Winning the Longman Cup in 2001

2008: we lost in the second round to Colchester. 2007: we reached the regional finals, losing to Norwich. 2006: we reached the second round, losing to Norwich. 2005: we reached the regional finals, losing to Newport. 2004: we reached the regional finals, losing to Colchester. 2003: we reached the national finals, where we were runners up to Nottingham. 2002: we reached the third round, losing to St. Albans. 2001: we were the national champions.