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 being at least 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
Longman Cup runners-up in 2015
Watford has done quite well in this event over the years.
We were national champions in 2001, national finalists in 2003,
2012 and
2015, and regional finalists in
2004 and 2005.
In recent years:
2016: we lost in the first round to Letchworth.
2015: we reached the national final, losing to Reigate Priory.
2014: we reached the quarter-finals, again losing to Enfield.
2013: we reached the quarter-finals, losing to Enfield.
2012: we reached the national final, losing to Roehampton.
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National GC C-Level (7+) Series Final
26pt Handicap
50 kb)