Nottingham Croquet Club

Our junior section's plans (dates updated)

Our far-est far country members, New Zealanders Chris and Jenny Clarke, won the New Zealand AC Mixed Doubles Championship yesterday, beating Miranda Chapman and Greg Bryant +3, +16 in a toughly contested best of three final . Remarkably, this was their first time entering as a pair. 5/5 and a new achievement together. (Miranda and her husband Paddy are much missed former members of our club.)

Well deserved Cathy

Each year Diploma Awards are presented to individuals who have given outstanding service to Croquet. This week we say a special thank you to Cathy.

Receiving a Croquet England Diploma Award in 2025 is Cathy Turski of Nottingham Croquet Club.

From Croquet England, thank you!

Read the full citations https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=tournament/honours/caDiplomas/2025

Our Junior Section plans

>>> Please see newer post for updated dates

Our own club secretary

Each year Diploma Awards are presented to individuals who have given outstanding service to Croquet. This week we say a special thank you to Ellen.

Receiving a Croquet England Diploma Award in 2025 is Ellen Gee of Nottingham Croquet Club.

From Croquet England, thank you!

Read the full citations https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=tournament/honours/caDiplomas/2025

A frozen Highfields lake, just outside our club, in the 1960s

Ice skating on Highfields Lake, 1963

Many congratulations to the England team, especially James and Jack who are Nottingham members.

The 'Mac' is the top international Association Croquet team competition, which takes place every 3 or 4 years and will be in England in 2026. There will be teams from the top 4 countries (Australia, England, New Zealand & USA) and all 6 test matches will be in the south east.

England announce the team selection for the World Team Championship

Andy Dalby-Welsh, Croquet England CEO, sends his congratulations to the team:
“Having been fortunate enough to represent my country at several international series, I know how exciting it is to be selected for such a major competition and the pride this brings. At Croquet England we are very grateful to Alliance Witan who will make this event a more special experience for our Team England players. I very much look forward to supporting the team this summer.”

MacRobertson Shield England Team 2026:
Mark Avery
Jamie Burch
James Death
Robert Fulford
Jack Good
Samir Patel”

Read the full article >> https://www.croquetengland.org.uk/news_and_media/england-announces-team-selection-for-the-world-team-championship/

Reg Bamford is the 2025 Association Croquet World Champion

Defeating England’s Mark Avery, Reg Bamford, representing South Africa, took the title with a quick three wins in the final best of five match

Read the full article >> https://www.croquetengland.org.uk/news_and_media/reg-bamford-is-the-2025-association-croquet-world-champion/

Best wishes to James for a fantastic AC Worlds.

James is a long term member of our club, one of our most accomplished members, having started here as a toddler. Now based at Cheltenham so we see less of him,

Listen to him on radio Gloucestershire from 52'45" into this programme.

James Death [England] tells all on BBC Gloucestershire, explaining what Croquet means at the World Championships. Listen at 52:45 where James talks about 'the big one'. He's got the Club Championship title, the County, the Country and even the European. Is this his year to get the elusive World title?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kh2h

We had two delightful guests recently, Dennis and Victoria, who mainly enjoy running but were trying out croquet for fun. They had a great time and posted on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/werunnotts/reel/DOAoMsPiNMw/?hl=en

New sport unlocked 🔓 We thought we’d give this new-to-us activity a go and were surprised to absolutely love it. It’s playable by beginners (clearly!) and gets really competitive - which we loved. We were surprised by the amount of precision and strategy needed too. As adults, it’s rare that we try or learn totally new things - and there was definitely something rewarding and satisfying about walking away with our new found ability to ‘croquet’. Shout out to @robedlinwhite from Nottingham Croquet club, he was super patient with us and an excellent teacher. That’s a wrap for our summer of fun but we’ve loved trying different things, perhaps we’ll give some more ago - what sport would you love to try? #justforfun #summerfun #nottingham #croquet #SoundMindSoundBody