A report from the Croquet NZ Facebook page indicate New Zealand has repeated as the WCF Golf Croquet World Team Champions:
Trailing 2-3 after day one, the New Zealand team have put on a masterful performance on day two. After splitting the first two g
This article alludes to a long-standing croquet team league in Kolkata, India. Even more interesting the photos show a unique layout and wicket design.
FULL ARTICLE:
https://www.indulgexpress.com/life-style/2020/jan/08/exclusive-get-a-look-inside-the-
After three days of play, the semifinals for the 2020 World Golf Croquet Team Championship are set with Egypt (3-0, A) versus England (2-1, B) and New Zealand (3-0, B) versus USA (2-1, A). The event started on Monday, January 6 and the finals will st
Read more…Budleigh Croquet Club is celebrating 150 years with a commemorative Anniversary Ale:
... it has teamed up with Devon-based Black Tor brewery. At its annual friends and family day on New Year's Day, the club began selling the Anniversary Ale.
Read more…The 2020 Steuber Classic features both American and GC Rules play and will be held February 19-23, 2020, at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Croquet Event. The schedule:
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Courts Open for Practice at 1:
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club of Hartfield, Virginia has announced its 2020 tournament schedule:
2020 TOURNAMENTS
May 1-3 · Pro Croquet Tour Event (American 6-Wicket) at CBCC
May 7-10 · USCA Southeast Regional 6W Tournament at CBCC
May 17 - 23 · USCA
The UK Croquet Association has posted information on the position of Honorary Treasurer. The deadline for application has been extended to December 14, 2019.
Full posting:
https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=press/news&NewsID=6933
The WCF September Newsletter reports that Croquet Mexico was awarded Recognized Croquet Organization (RCO) status in July of 2019. The newsletter also mentions Greece, Iran and Pakistan as countries with "croquet bodies."
The newsletter also gave thi
Read more…A letter to the editor in the Swindon Advertiser, details what appears to be an unfair process for matching funds for the Swindon Croquet Club:
"... states that Swindon Borough Council has put up the matching funds which it hopes will materialise fro
Read more…So it was that the life of a world champion was reduced to pickup games with two pals and a Chronicle reporter. Rothman would have clobbered his two pals in the pickup game, but because his partner was the reporter, he didn’t. The game ended in a 5-5
Read more…Down 9-6, Great Britain won the final five matches to claim the 2019 Solomon Trophy 11-9 over the US team at Pinehurst. Full report on the USCA website:
http://croquetamerica.com/news/tournaments/2019/20191001SolomonTrophy.php
Read more…Magazines and websites are still fascinated by the story of Archie Burchfield. This one has an interesting photo I personally had not seen before.
https://deadspin.com/how-two-kentucky-farmers-became-kings-of-croquet-the-s-1838195646
On another note
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