Nailsea & District Croquet Club

27 players have secured their places in the Association Croquet World Championship Knock-out, whilst playoffs are required to determine the final five.

From the qualifying event right through to the final stages of the blocks, the AC World Championship has already proved to be an exciting ride for many players.

We now reach the ‘pointy end’ of the block stages. 2019 Golf Croquet World Champion, Ben Rothman (USA) will be competing in a playoff match against Lachlan Berryman (AUS) to qualify for a place from Block C. The Block E playoff will see Edmund Fordyce (NZ) and Gabrielle Higgins (ENG) competing, whilst in Block G, Debbie Lines (ENG), Jordan Waters (ENG) and Callum Hyland (AUS) have a three-way battle to progress. Finally in blocks B and D there are still results to be confirmed and additional playoffs may be required here too.

Watch the livestream >> https://www.youtube.com/

The Association Croquet World Championship players will soon be heading out to Florida, USA, ready to start play on Saturday 18 October. 33 Members of Croquet England will be competing, representing England, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, USA, Scotland, Wales and Spain.

The 19 players representing England are:

Mark Avery - Croquet England
Euan Burridge - Nottingham
Tom Coles - Hurlingham
James Death - Cheltenham
Marcus Evans - Nailsea
Robert Fulford - Tunbridge Wells
David Fuller - East Dorset
Alain Giraud - Ealing
Jack Good - Bowdon
Gabrielle Higgins - Sussex County
James Hopgood - Croquet England
Joe King - Blewbury
Debbie Lines - Peterborough
Ian Lines - Peterborough
Stephen Mulliner - Surbiton
Nick Parish - Surbiton
Samir Patel - Surbiton
Mike Town - Woking
Jordan Waters - Merton

See the full programme - https://issuu.com/uscacroquetnews/docs/2025_wcf_association_croquet_world_championship_sp

The Association Croquet Eights begin today, with the top Eight [President's Cup] being played at Sidmouth Croquet Club.

Good luck to all the players who have been selected to play in these prestigious tournaments.

1st Eight - The President's Cup - Sidmouth Croquet Club
2nd Eight - The Chairman's Salver - East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
3rd Eight - The Spencer Ell Cup - Cheltenham Croquet Club
4th Eight - The Treasurer's Tankard - Southport Croquet Club

The AC Selector's weekend will be competed at Ramsgate Croquet Club

Watch the results >> https://croquetscores.com/2025/ac/croquet-england-eights

Congratulations James! What a finish. 7-5, 6-7, 7-6. We can't wait to see the Plate that you just won at the World GC Championship in Chesapeake Bay, US.

Croquet definitely came home at the Golf Croquet Home Internationals held at Nailsea at the weekend. The victorious, and very young, English team look quite pleased with their trophy