We have many club tournaments and events in our region. Details of locally organised tournaments and events can be seen via our and are usually open to all members of our clubs. Some of these in the Croquet England Fixture Calendar have different entry rules. We also have a very active competitive programme of team tournaments (below), in addition to our own .
Use our at the beginning of the year to enter our events as well as register. Any subsequent changes or additions should be sent directly to the Manager.
The Honours Board of winners can be seen . Reports of all our events since 2020 are posted as . Reports from previous years are referenced by the links below:
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Current dates, locations (Sussex County except where noted) and Managers can be seen on our Diary page.
| Event | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
AC Teams |
AC Handicap Doubles |
This is a one day event to the same format as the B League (14pt, handicap to a base of 6). The winners will be the team with most cumulative wins. In the event of a tie, net points will be considered.
This event is held at Sussex County and starts at 10am. Manager: John Low |
Short Croquet Teams |
Short Croquet Singles |
Four rounds of singles/doubles played on half-lawns, with format as laid out in Appendix 6 of the AC Laws (14-point games, full bisque, with mandatory peels for low handicappers). Time limits of 75 minutes per game. Teams of four players; if under-subscribed a team of 3 can be considered.
This event is held at Ealing and starts at 10am. Manager: Tony Elliott |
SouthEast Challenge Teams |
GC Level Play Singles and Doubles |
A two day event split into a North and South division. All run to essentially the same format, with minor differences because of the different number of teams in each.
At the 2024 AGM these were re-classed as 0+ Class events. Teams play normally in an all-play-all arrangement plus additional play-offs dependent on overall numbers. Div South held at Sussex County managed by Roger Sutton and starts at 9:30am each day. |
Ladies GC Teams |
GC Handicap Singles and Doubles (Advantage format) |
Teams of 4 players for each round. There will be 6 rounds of handicap play with each round being one match of 2 singles and one doubles games against opponents from another team. All games to be 13 points, ie 1st to run 7 hoops. There will likely be a 45-minute time limit as it will be a tight schedule! The winner will be the team with the most match wins on the day. In the event of a draw, there will be count of games won, and drawn. Players of any handicap are welcome but the maximum playing handicap will be 12. Singles results count on your handicap card. This event is held at Sussex County and starts at 9:30am. Managers: Linda Gavigan & Robyn Clark |
GC Carnival |
GC Handicap Singles and Doubles (Extra turns format) |
The tournament was introduced by Bill Arliss and managed by him until 2019. All the bells and whistles, including the foghorn!
Four rounds of doubles in the morning and four rounds of singles in the afternoon. Due to the large number of rounds to complete all games will be started and stopped on the Manager’s hooter. Singles results count on your handicap card. Players of any handicap are welcome, but the maximum playing handicap is 12. Schedules are arranged so that each player has normally one game on and one game off. [Because of the tight time limits Extra turns are being used, rather than Advantage this year, until the experiment in the GC Ladies with the new tournament regulations can be evaluated.] This event is held at Sussex County and starts at 9:30am. Manager: Bill Arliss |
Team size and substitutes:
- Each team is at least 4 players, with 2 substitute players for each league match or day of a tournament. So a team can consist of 6 players for a one day tournament/league match and can consist of 8 players for a two-day tournament. In each round there are four players, selected at the team captain’s discretion.
- A substitute player may take the place of any team member who becomes incapacitated during an event for reasons of sickness or injury.
- A substitute player may take the place of any team member as a scheduled change, but such replacements must be planned at the beginning of the day and the opposing league team or tournament manager informed. This means there cannot be adhoc substitutions according to the vagaries of play on the day.
What to wear: competition whites or club/team/national strips all acceptable. For the Carnival Day anything goes!
