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. |
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2014 CALENDAR |
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JANUARY - MARCH | ||||||||
Tue 25 February (19:00) | Annual club dinner | Blue Check Restaurant, 144-146 High St., Bushey, WD23 3DH | ||||||
Thu 20 March (19:30) | AGM | Methodist Church Hall, New Road, Croxley Green, WD3 3EL | ||||||
Mon 24 March | Closing date for club competition entries | |||||||
Sun 30 March | Watford courts opened for the 2014 season | |||||||
APRIL | ||||||||
Sun 13 April | St. Albans | Away LOST 1-3 | ||||||
Wed 16 April (11:00) | AC One-Ball Tournament | Winner: André Machell | ||||||
Thu 24 April | Leighton Linslade | Home LOST 6-10 | ||||||
Wed 30 April | Wrest Park (Handicap) | Away WON 14-4 | ||||||
MAY | ||||||||
Sat 3 May | Letchworth | Away LOST 8-10 | ||||||
Wed 7 - Thu 8 May | GC Tour | Away | ||||||
Thu 8 May | Melgrave | Home LOST 1-5 | ||||||
Fri 9 May | Chelmsford | Away WON 15-3 | ||||||
Mon 12 May (09:30) | Open GC B-Level Tournament | Winner: Geoff Johnson | ||||||
Tue 13 May | GC C-Class Tournament | Winner: Ron Drew | ||||||
Sat 17 May | Cambridge University | Home DREW 4-4 | ||||||
Wed 21 May | Enfield | Away LOST 2-5 | ||||||
Thu 29 May | Leighton Linslade | Home WON 12-6 | ||||||
JUNE | ||||||||
Sun 1 June (14:00) | Gymkhana | Winners: Airlie Middleton, Sue Hickson |
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Thu 5 June | Cambridge University | Home WON 7-1 | ||||||
Sat 7 June (09:30) | Open AC One-Day Tournament | Winners: Gary Bennett, Thomas Cullis |
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Thu 12 June | Northampton Hoops (Handicap) | Away WON 13-5 | ||||||
Fri 13 June | Northampton | Away LOST 1-5 | ||||||
Thu 19 June | Northampton | Away WON 11-7 | ||||||
Sun 22 June | Nottingham | Away WON 4-3 | ||||||
JULY | ||||||||
Thu 3 July | Northampton Mallets (Handicap) | Home DREW 9-9 | ||||||
Mon 7 July | Leighton Linslade (Handicap) | Away DREW 9-9 | ||||||
Wed 9 July (18:00) | Private event | |||||||
Thu 10 July | Enfield | Home WON 4-2 | ||||||
Wed 16 July | Surbiton | Home WON 4-3 | ||||||
Tue 22 July | Wrest Park | Away LOST 2-4 | ||||||
Thu 24 - Mon 28 July | AC Tour |
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Wed 30 July | Letchworth | Home WON 5-2 | ||||||
AUGUST | ||||||||
Sat 2 August | Grass Roots Area Final | |||||||
Cancelled | ||||||||
Thu 14 August | Enfield | Home WON 11-7 | ||||||
Mon 18 August | Leighton Linslade | Away LOST 7-9 | ||||||
Mon 18 August | Bowdon | Home WON 5½-1½ | ||||||
Wed 20 August | Letchworth | Home WON 4-2 | ||||||
Thu 21 August | Stony Stratford (Handicap) | Home WON 10-8 | ||||||
Mon 25 August | Enfield | Home LOST 2-4 | ||||||
Sun 31 August (14:00) | GC Double Trouble | |||||||
SEPTEMBER | ||||||||
Sat 6 September | GC Handicap League semi-final (Semi-final vs. Hunstanton) |
Letchworth LOST 9-10 | ||||||
Sat 13 September | GC Handicap League final (Final vs. [no club]) |
Letchworth | ||||||
Sat 13 September (09:30) | AC One-Day Tournament | Winner: Brian Havill | ||||||
Sat 27 September | Dulwich | Woking LOST 2-5 | ||||||
OCTOBER - DECEMBER | ||||||||
Mon 6 October | End of summer play and courts closed | |||||||
Sun 23 November (19:00) | Quiz Night | Herts Bowling Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, Herts, WD17 3BT | ||||||
Sat 29 November | Court 3 re-opened for winter play |
Association Croquet | League match | Friendly match | Tournament | ||||
Golf Croquet | League Regional finals | National club competition | 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.
Apart from when it clashes with the match 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 | Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00) | |
Tuesdays | Golf Croquet from 11:00 | |
Wednesdays | Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00) | |
Thursdays | court maintenance Association Croquet from 16:00 (summer only) |
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Fridays | Golf Croquet from 09:45 | |
Saturdays | Association Croquet from 14:00 (winter: from 11:00) | |
Sundays | Golf Croquet from 12:00 |
Coaching courses for 2014 yet to be determined.
In addition to any more formal courses, free informal coaching for both Association and Golf Croquet is generally offered by the more experienced players on club days on a ad hoc basis to both existing club members and prospective new members who seek it.