Association CroquetThe club stages an internal one-day Association Croquet One-Ball Tournament early
in the season. This year however it had to be postponed because of the Coronavirus
pandemic, and then postponed again because of bad weather, so instead it is on
Wednesday 9th September 2020 (NB: revised date).
The One-Ball game is a variation of Association Croquet in which each side only has one
ball instead of two. In other respects the normal rules of Association Croquet apply, i.e.
you can roquet and take croquet from your opponent's ball, and use this to help to make
hoops. However, with only two balls in play, the games are typically quick and breaks are
much harder to execute than in the full AC game, so the character of the One-Ball game
is a bit more like Golf Croquet.
The tournament is once again run as a charity event as part of the national Charity One-Ball Competition.
In last year's tournament, Watford raised the largest amount of money of all
clubs in the country.
It has an optional entry fee that will be donated to
Macmillan Nurses. A donation of at least £5 is suggested. This also means that
the event will become a qualifying tournament in the national Charity One-Ball Handicap
Competition and, depending on the total amount raised, the winner(s) of our tournament
will become eligible to play in the national final at Surbiton on
Sunday 20th September (NB: revised date) Further details can be found on the
Croquet Association fixture list.
Results of these games should not be entered on the handicap card.
| Format: |
Two sessions of all-play-all blocks (subject to weather and final list of participants). |
| Entry fee: |
None, but a donation of £5+ is suggested to be donated in aid of
Macmillan Nurses.
(Cash or cheque on the day. Gift Aid forms will be available. Last year's generous donations averaged
over £25 per player.) |
| Date: |
Wednesday 9 September (11:00 start) Revised date |
| Capacity: |
20 |
| Manager: |
Simon Hathrell |
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Open GC C-Level