Enfield Croquet Club
News 2025
Kim Taylor Wins Final Club Tournament of 2025
Thursday 2 October, 10-10 Golf Croquet Doubles
Gillian Porter
16 players took part in our last monthly tournament of the year which was won by Kim with five wins and one draw out of six games. In second place Michael Broadway with four wins and one draw.
It was a very enjoyable day with ideal weather for once – not too hot or cold, or rain. Thank you to all who took part and also for helping to set up and put away all the equipment.
The next 10-10 will take place on Thursday 2 April 2026 – the first monthly tournament of the year.
Final Standings in 2025 Ladder League
End September - Thomas Halliday
| Player | Wins | Hoop Difference | Extras |
| Nigel Owen | 15 | 24 | 2 |
| Jagruti Gandhi | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| Mary Grove | 12 | 9 | 1 |
|
Colin Carver |
11 | 13 | 0 |
| Frances Broadway | 11 | 23 | 1 |
| Thomas Halliday | 11 | -2 | 2 |
| Ian Moore | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| Patrick Beecham | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| Frank Palmer | 9 | -4 | 1 |
| Colin Bateman | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Brian Dawes | 8 | -14 | 1 |
| Kim Taylor | 8 | -19 | 2 |
| Gillian Porter | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Perkin | 5 | -16 | 1 |
| Nicola Hyde | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Sue Gillett | 4 | -25 | 2 |
| Jean Dawes | 2 | -9 | 0 |
| Laurence Hughes | 2 | -11 | 2 |
| Suzanne Twomey | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Players are sorted by number of wins. Extras are the dummy wins assigned to those in smaller groups to make it fair, and if there is a tie, those with fewer dummy wins are ranked higher.
We had two players still tied after that, and so we turn to hoop difference. There, Nigel edges out Jagruti and I can announce that Nigel is the winner of the 2025 Ladder League.
Congratulations to Nigel, and also to September's best player, Brian Dawes, who won all four games for a late surge back into form.
GC Handicap League Final at Wrest Park
Saturday 27 September - Gillian Porter
Congratulations Enfield East for reaching the final against Colchester but unfortunately we didn’t come away with the winner’s trophy. The final score 12 - 6.
The team on the day: Jagruti Gandhi, Colin Carver, Kim Taylor and Patrick Beecham.
Others playing for Enfield East this year were: Phillip Hawes, Mary Grove, Rob Havill, Colin Bateman, Ian Moore, Chris Twomey and Thomas Halliday. Thank you all for taking part and getting us through to the final. Well done everyone.
Enfield East Overcome Wrest Park to Reach GC Handicap League Final
Saturday 13 September - Thomas Halliday
In the semifinal of the EACF Handicap League, held at neutral venue Watford, Enfield East came out on top in a 13-5 win.
East had won the Central Division, with their opponents Wrest Park having won the Western Division, each dropping a single match in the process.
The initial round of doubles was shared, with Enfield's Colin Carver and Chris Twomey succumbing quickly 1-7 against Gill Brewer and Tony Meredith. Meanwhile, Thomas Halliday and Rob Havill were in a very tight match against Peter Rothwell and Chris Harrison. Chris H had accidentally gone to the wrong venue and so the match began as two balls against one. With Enfield only 2-0 ahead by the time he arrived, it could have been much worse, and they put up a good fight. Enfield eventually triumphed 7-6.
The singles began very well, with a clean sweep for Enfield to give us a 5-1 lead, before Colin and Thomas dropped games to Peter and Gill respectively, leaving a 7-3 score at lunch.
Chris T managed a solid 7-4 win over Gill in the third round despite the pair of them getting lost, contesting the wrong hoop for a while and having to have a penalty area restart - a rare scenario! Gill commented that Chris was exceptional at jawsing. Rob suffered his first defeat to Peter, and Thomas left it too late to come back from 2-6 down against Tony, losing 5-7. Colin made short work of Chris H to give us, at worst, a draw. However, a draw wouldn't be enough on net hoops, with Wrest Park's wins with much bigger margins than ours.
We went into the final round knowing that one more win would be enough. It was the debutant Rob who got there first - a quick 7-5 win over Gill. Thomas scored 11 hoops to beat Chris H 7-3, and Chris T managed to pip Peter 7-6 to be unbeaten in singles. Colin finished the job with a 7-6 win over Tony.
So, a 13-5 win, and we travel to Wrest Park in two weeks to face the winners of Colchester and Unity (Sudbury), who play tomorrow (Sunday).
There were three (!) handicap improvements today. Colin went from a 4 to a 3, Rob from a 10 to a 9, and Chris from a 12 to an 11. Well done everyone!
Letchworth Triumph Over Enfield in GC Open League
Friday 5 September
Tough opposition what with -1, 0 and 2 handicappers. Kim Taylor, David Barnicoat, Colin Carver and Nigel Owen taking part in the match. Colin says he was very lucky to win all his singles matches but felt he was playing his best ever croquet. Other team members did not fare as well in their singles games. Enfield lost both of their doubles matches.
A win to Letchworth 11-7 means Enfield have come 4th in the league. The overall winners being Watford with Letchworth as runners up.
Nigel Owen Wins Chairman's Cup
Thursday 4 September - Thomas Halliday
Nigel Owen has won this year’s Chairman’s Cup (GC handicap tournament) with Andrew Yianni a worthy runner-up.
Only one game went to time all day, which was Nigel and Colin Bateman in the quarterfinals. The score was 4-4 at time with Nigel progressing because he had scored 8 of the 11 hoops he needed, a higher proportion than Colin's 4 of 7.
So the final was between Andrew Yianni and Nigel.
After an intense hoop 14, with Nigel sticking in the jaws at the first two attempts and being cleared from behind, he ran it beautifully at the third time of asking to become Chairman's Cup winner 2025.
An unbeaten day for Nigel, well done!
Full Results
Consolation games were optional; no quarterfinalists chose to play after being eliminated so are ranked together.
Winner - Nigel Owen
Runner-up - Andrew Yianni
Losing semifinalists - lan Moore, Patrick Beecham
Losing quarterfinalists - Colin Carver, Colin Bateman, Frank Palmer, Graham Curtis
After consolation games for non-quarterfinalists
9th - Jagruti Gandhi
10th - Rob Havill
11th - Thomas Halliday
12th - Michael Broadway (chose not to play consolation games)
13th - Sue Gillett
14th - Mary Grove (withdrew after beating Kim)
15th - Kim Taylor
16th - Frances Broadway (chose not to play consolation games)
Kim Taylor Wins Watford GC Open Series
Tournament
Saturday 30, Sunday 31 August
Thomas Halliday and Kim both entered this competition with both finishing second in their blocks at the end of the first day and progressing to the quarterfinals.
Unfortunately Thomas was knocked out in the quarterfinal beaten by top seed Konstantin Yudintsev (Sussex County) 6-7, 7-3, 7-6.
Kim made in through to the final against Mike Hills (Northampton) and won 7-5, 7-5 to become Enfield's first ever Open Series champion!
Kim puts his ball in the jaws of hoop 12 with both opponent's balls on the West boundary. Eventually tapping it though to win the tournament.
Enfield East Finish Top of GC Handicap League
Monday 25 August - Thomas Halliday
In what was effectively a final for the Central Division of the Handicap League, we hosted Meldreth, winner takes all.
Enfield started brightly with two wins in the doubles, both 7-5. This proved to be crucial as the singles swung in both directions. After Ian Moore and Roger Wallbridge completed a marathon 2.5 hour game, time was against us, but Enfield managed to hold a 10-4 lead after the third singles round, guaranteeing us the league win.
Roger and Chris Twomey called their last games a tie. Ian and I were soundly beaten by our higher handicap opponents. Phillip Hawes was unlucky in the last game, losing
7-6 on the 16th (!) hoop when his opponent pulled off an extraordinary stop shot with white and pink balls almost touching, sending his pink to a position perfectly wired from green, dead in front of
the hoop.
Enfield East progress to the semifinal against probably Wrest Park, who will win the Western Division unless Stony Stratford can pull off a massive win in their final match. Easters, watch your inboxes and clear your diaries!
10-7 final score, 94 hoops to 92.
Thanks also to our fan club - we had four from Enfield and six from Meldreth spectating at various times. Iced water and cold beer was very, very welcome.
Enfield West also deserve plaudits for finishing second and being the only team to beat Enfield East!
Julie Emery Crowned Short Croquet Champion
Saturday 23 August - Gillian Porter
Winner Julie Congratulated by Tournament Manager Colin
The second Short Croquet fun tournament was held today. Despite some people being away there were 9 entries with Jagruti Gandhi & Suzanne Twomey teaming up together making 8 sides.
A draw was held at 10:00 and double banked games held on both half lawns. All games started simultaneously at 10:15 with a 75 minute time limit.
Julie & Sue Gillett both managed to peg their balls out within the time limit to get their wins. Nigel Owen beat Jagruti/Suzanne 8-5. Malcolm Perkin just scraped a win over Graham Curtis 8-7 when Graham's last shot, a long distance hoop attempt to draw level, was declared, by the tournament ref (Colin Carver), not through by 1 mm.
So, after a comfort break, cup of tea, some now famous magic biscuits and competitors discussing possible tactics, round 2 kicked off at 11:50. Round 1 winners were
matched against other winners & runners up against other runners up.
In the battle of the regular AC team players Malcolm triumphed 8-6 over Nigel. However, the key match proved to be Julie against Sue with Julie taking a narrow victory 9-8.
So with Julie & Malcolm winning both their games it was down to hoop difference.
Julie was duly crowned the champion with +7 hoops to Malcolm's +3.
Colin was very impressed with the standard of play and absence of questions during the games. He was beginning to think that everyone had understood and remembered what was taught in the coaching sessions. On the other hand, maybe they were just making up their own rules as they went along! Anyway, everyone seemed to enjoy the games and congratulations to our winner Julie.
Also many thanks to Colin for organising the tournament and even including a mid tournament tea break.
Enfield East Beat Finchley Victoria in GC Handicap
League
Friday 22 August - Nigel Owen
Enfield East secured a 10-4 home victory over Finchley Victoria, with Colin Bateman the standout performer, winning all four of his games - an excellent start to his ECC career.
The result leaves East at the top of the Central Division with 8 points and a +18 game difference, with one match still to play. Enfield West sit second on 8 points (+14) but have completed their fixtures, while Newport are third on 8 points (+4). Meldreth, currently fourth with 7 points (+4), also have one game in hand.
This sets up a decisive clash on Monday when Enfield East host Meldreth. The equation is simple: if East win or draw, they take the division title; if they lose, the crown goes to Meldreth.
Meldreth Defeat Enfield West in GC Handicap League
Thursday 21 August - Nigel Owen
The Enfield team travelled to Meldreth to play at their picturesque single court club set in the grounds of a popular pub.
The match began promisingly with Graham Curtis taking his opening singles game. However, Nigel Owen and Andrew Yianni lost the doubles, and from there the momentum swung firmly to the hosts.
Meldreth went on to win seven of the remaining eight games, securing a convincing 8-2 victory.
Enfield West Overpower Newport at Home in GC Handicap League
Monday 18 August - Nigel Owen
After a string of long hard fought games – one doubles took 2 hours - Enfield West came through in the end winning 15 games to 3.
Watford Beat Enfield in the GC 3+ League
Thursday 14 August - Colin Carver
Enfield's B-Level team played their final match of the season at Watford today. Despite drafting in club chairman Frank Palmer and also Michael Broadway for his inside knowledge of the Watford lawns they came up short.
Watford won both the doubles and held a 6-4 lead at lunch. Watford then took all the games in the afternoon bar the very last which Colin just managed to steal.
Enfield remain 1 clear at the top of the table but with Watford still to play their final match later in the month it's unlikely to remain that way.
Finalists Colin Carver and Elaine Smith
Colin Carver Wins Cheltenham High Bisque AC Tournament
Tuesday 12 August - Adam Moliver at Cheltenham
August saw the two day Cheltenham High Bisque tournament. Managed by Adam Moliver with help from Darryl Whitehead. This is a mix of play and coaching.
Day one was three games of 18 points, full-bisque, base five.
Day two was 22 point games for the semi finals and final while others had coaching and/or coached/supervised games.
Two hot days, especially the second day, led to a final between Elaine Smith (Cheltenham) and Colin Carver (Enfield). Colin won and as a result had a two step handicap change; long overdue!
Along the way we had one accidentally pegged-out game leading to a one-ball game finish and another game ending in an exciting golden hoop.
Players struggeld with fast lawns on day one, but overnight storms and a pre-set irrigation schedule led to more forgiving conditions on day two.
For those new to AC this is a good way to get into tournament play.
Enfield East Beat Barnet Cavaliers 12–2 to Go Second in GC Handicap
League
Monday 11 August - Thomas Halliday
A win for Enfield East over Dave Hill's visiting Barnet Cavaliers today. I believe the final round of singles was abandoned as Enfield had already won.
East join West on 6 points, but edge ahead on net games to move into second. Both of our teams still have two matches to play, and both are playing Meldreth, who are still in with a chance on 5 points. We're still behind Newport on 8 points, but West are playing them in their final match. All to play for!
Andrew Yianni Retains Sheila Rudling Cup in Close-Fought Final
Thursday 7 August - Gillian Porter
A very enjoyable and entertaining day was spent by me and 11 other club members on Thursday contesting the Sheila Rudling Cup (GC level play high handicap, 7+). Divided into two groups we each played 5 games. The outcome of which was a final contest between Andrew Yianni and Phillip Hawes. The winner being Andrew (for the second year running). The score 7-5.
Thanks go to Graham who sorted out the results of everyone’s games, and to all those who brought cakes! Andrew might have received a cup, but Phillip got a cake!
Letchworth Edge Out Enfield in AC Beds & Herts League
Monday 28 July - Colin Carver
Another long home AC match today, with five of the six games against Letchworth, going to full time.
In the doubles, David Frost and Malcolm Perkin took the win in a close game 14-12. Malcolm's first win, of what will be hopefully many, for the club. Nigel Owen & Colin Carver were 9 hoops behind at time to make the score 1-1 at lunch.
Enfield Scrape a Win Against Wrest Park in the GC 3+ League
Friday 25 July - Nigel Owen
On a fine summer’s day at Enfield, the home side hosted Wrest Park in a tightly contested match that went right down to the wire.
The day began with two doubles matches. Colin Carver and Phillip Hawes - making his debut in the Level Play league - were involved in a marathon battle against Tim Brewer and Chris Harrison, eventually losing 5-7 after 90 gruelling minutes. Meanwhile, Nicola Hyde and Nigel Owen levelled the match with a solid win over Richard Keighley and Gill Brewer.
Wrest Park's Gill Brewer Attempts a Long Jump Shot
Wrest Park then took the upper hand in the first round of singles, winning three of the four games to lead 4-2. They maintained that two-game advantage after the second round, heading into the afternoon 6-4 ahead.
But Enfield began to claw their way back in the third round, drawing level at 7-7, setting the stage for a dramatic finish. In the final round of singles, the home side held their nerve, winning enough games to edge ahead 10-8.
Wrest Park had the option of playing the final doubles for a possible draw, but after some discussion chose not to proceed, leaving Enfield as the narrow winners.
A strong team performance from Enfield, with special mention to Phillip for an excellent debut - winning two singles against lower-handicapped opponents.
And finally, a big thank you to Julie Emery for bringing cold beers for the teams – a perfect way to toast a hard-earned win!
Barnet Roundheads Overcome Enfield West in GC Handicap League
Friday 18 July - Frances Broadway
On one of the hottest days of the year, Enfield West played Barnet Roundheads at home. The team consisted of Frances Broadway, Graham Curtis, Sue Gillett and Frank Palmer.
The lawns played extremely fast making it difficult for anyone to place the balls just where they wanted. The score was one apiece after the doubles matches but in the next two rounds Barnet went ahead, the score at lunchtime being 7 - 3.
Enfield rallied briefly after lunch winning 3 out of the 4 games in round three. Going into the final round Enfield needed to win all the games to secure a win or 3 out of the 4 to draw. Despite valiant attempts it was not to be and the final score was Enfield West 7 - Barnet Roundheads 11.
Enfield West just hold on to their position as leaders in the league but now only on net hoops.
Croquet East Visit Enfield
Sunday 13 July - Kim Taylor
We hosted Croquet East for the first time last year and on a blisteringly hot Sunday, we were again joined by the youthful and exuberant players from the social croquet club - based in Mile End Park - for a few friendly rounds of GC and AC.
Naturally, some of the ECC crew couldn't help but show off - Jean Dawes pulled off one of the best long distance double clearances ever witnessed! Sue Gillett and Jagruti Gandhi added to their reputations as outright bandits. Croquet East have so many talented players - we hope to see them back here soon.
A good time was had by all, with some committed guests staying into the early evening.
Thank you to all who attended and helped behind the scenes to make the event a huge success. Thanks also to Joe Taylor for the lovely carrot cake and documenting the day.
Murphy Shield Quarterfinal - Enfield Narrowly Beaten by Watford at Home
Friday 11 July - Thomas Halliday
The day began with a win in the doubles, as Thomas and David Frost combined well to beat Simon Hathrell and Geoff Johnson 7-3, 7-5. Meanwhile, Nigel Owen lost to George Skinner 6-7, 3-7. Nicola Hyde battled hard in her match against Alan Clark, taking it to a deciding third game, but was edged out 6-7 - a result that proved pivotal.
The afternoon brought four best-of-three singles. Thomas clinched a thrilling win over Simon, finishing with a dramatic jump shot to take the final game 7-6. David continued his excellent form with a convincing 7-4, 7-3 win over Geoff but Watford sealed their place in the semifinals with wins in the remaining singles: George beat Nicola 7-6, 7-3, while Alan again proved difficult to overcome, defeating Nigel 7-6, 7-5.
Final Score: Enfield 3 – Watford 4
A strong team performance in a hard-fought match. Congratulations to Watford on their win, and well done to all the Enfield players involved throughout the Shield run – including Kim Taylor, Colin Carver, and Graham Curtis – for helping the club reach the last eight.
Enfield Defeat Northampton at Home in GC 3+ League
Friday 4 July - Colin Carver
Michael Broadway Wins One Ball Monthly Tournament After Close Contest
Thursday 3 July - Thomas Halliday
Seven players entered today's One Ball competition, which was an all play all block.
Michael was the winner with 5/6 wins. I had an identical record to Michael but as my one loss came to him, he was declared the winner on 'who beat whom'.
Frances Broadway and Kim Taylor had 3/6 wins, with Frances coming 3rd on 'who beat whom'. Frank Palmer and Colin Bateman were likewise 5th and 6th respectively on 2/6 wins, and John Street ended 7th on 1/6 wins.
Enfield Defeated by Watford Powerhouse in GC Open League
Wednesday 2 July - Nigel Owen and Thomas Halliday
With a Watford ball in the jaws of hoop 1 in one of the opening doubles, Thomas secured the hoop with an incredible jump shot from 45 degrees near the south boundary and that was the first of two similar jump shots from Thomas in the same game.
Despite that impressive start (those were our only two points in that game!) our challenge for the GC Open League ended today with a 14-4 defeat away at Watford. The two big teams in this league - Watford and Northampton - have shown this year why they are the only two to have won it. We have one more chance to solidify our position as best of the rest.
MVP from an Enfield standpoint was Nigel. Playing his first match in the Open team, he won half our points, including a famous 7-5 win over Nick Archer (-2 handicap), just ahead of Nick travelling to play a test match as part of the England squad. Nigel has now improved his handicap to 4!
Enfield's Bisque Bonanza Secures Win at Wrest Park in AC Beds & Herts League
Thursday 19 June - Thomas Halliday
Enfield Through to Quarter Finals of Murphy Shield
Friday 13 June - Thomas Halliday
Enfield East Break Deadlock to Defeat Newport in GC Handicap League
Thursday 12 June - Thomas Halliday
Enfield See Off Newport in GC Open League
Monday 9 June - Thomas Halliday
Our Enfield team saw off Newport 13-5 at home in the Open League to keep alive our title hopes after Northampton humbled us last time out. Those playing: Kim Taylor, Thomas Halliday, David Frost and Colin Carver.
Enfield Beat Leighton Linslade After Final Doubles Thriller in GC 3+ League
Friday 6 June - Peter Brock
Kim Taylor Wins Kwik Croquet Monthly Tournament
Thursday 5 June - Thomas Halliday
After three rounds in the Kwik Croquet Tournament (a new version of Croquet which incorporates some aspects of AC and GC) the six intrepid players were defeated by the rain and decided to call it a day. Of the players, Kim Taylor was unbeaten, Nigel Owen the runner up, with Graham Curtis in third place.
Enfield Draw Against Watford in AC Beds and Herts League
Wednesday 4 June - Thomas Halliday
Final Moments of Colin's Singles
Enfield West Victorious Versus Finchley Victoria in GC Handicap League
Tuesday 3 June - Nigel Owen
Nigel's Jump Saves the Hoop
Northampton Beat Enfield in GC Open League
Thursday 22 May - Thomas Halliday
We started brightly, but the visitors built a head of steam, and we ended up losing 15-3, with points only coming from Kim Taylor against Lionel Tibble, Colin Carver against Glynis Davies, and Kim & Colin against Lionel & Glynis. The other Enfield team members were Thomas Halliday and Peter Brock.
Enfield Win at Letchworth in GC 3+ League
Saturday 17 May
Enfield recorded a 15–3 victory away at Letchworth. The team featured Nicola Hyde, Colin Caver, Nigel Owen, and Graham Curtis. Both Colin and Graham remained unbeaten throughout the day, winning all their games—a performance that saw both players earn handicap reductions.
Kim Taylor Wins Eastbourne GC A-Level Tournament
Friday 16, Saturday 17 May
Silverware Secured from Sunny Eastbourne. Fiona and Andrew Fall, Kim (c).
Kim Taylor emerged victorious at the Eastbourne GC A-Level (0+) Tournament, winning five out of seven games in his block. One of his two losses came against former Enfield member Andrew Fall. With two other players also finishing with five wins, Kim’s superior net hoops score of +11 secured him first place in the block.
The knockout stage featured best-of-three matches. Kim continued his strong form, winning each round in straight games—no deciders needed. In the final, he defeated Richard Brooks in two closely fought games, 7-6, 7-6, to claim the title and a place in the series national final.
Enfield East Beat Barnet Roundheads in GC Handicap
League
Tuesday 13 May
The Enfield team — Ian Moore, Patrick Beecham, and Colin Carver — got off to a flying start at Barnet, taking a commanding 4-0 lead by lunchtime.
However, Barnet mounted an impressive comeback, narrowing the gap and putting pressure on the visitors. Despite the momentum shift, Enfield held their nerve and pulled ahead once again to secure a well-earned 6-4 victory.
Well done to the team for a strong performance and great resilience!
John Street Wins Charity One Ball Qualifier
Tuesday 6 May - Thomas Halliday
With £131 raised for The Alzheimer's Society two players qualify.
An incredibly close result at the Charity One Ball Qualifier today. With eight entrants, it was an all-play-all format. New member Malcolm Perkin played admirably for his first time seeing a bisque,
and although he finished with only one win against Michael Broadway, it was in one way crucial. Michael finished seventh with three wins, and everybody else finished on four
wins out of seven. Had Michael beaten Malcolm, it would have been a seven-way tie instead of a six-way tie.
So, on to net hoops. With the top two qualifying for the National Final, One Ball debutant Andrew Yianni and John Street were top with a +12 hoop difference, with John the overall winner on who beat
whom. Andrew is unable to attend the final, so we're still working out which is the next available player.
1st John Street
2nd Andrew Yianni
3rd Nigel Owen
4th David Frost
5th Frances Broadway
6th Thomas Halliday
7th Michael Broadway
8th Malcolm Perkin
Rare Win for Enfield at Wrest Park in GC Open League
Friday 2 May - Thomas Halliday
Wrest Park 7-11 Enfield
An unbeaten day for Kim Taylor as Enfield beat Wrest Park for only the second time in the GC Open League. We won both doubles matches before trading singles matches. We edged ahead 9-5 after the third singles round, and consolidated the win in the sunshine. Biggest drama of the day, though, was an attempted jump shot from me in which the glue failed in my nice new mallet, and the head shot off 15 metres into the air, flying from the short boundary halfway down the lawn. A replacement handle is already on its way...
Colin Carver and Gillian Porter win GC Handicap (Advantage) Doubles
Thursday 1st May - Monthly
Tournament
Colin & Gillian were the clear winners with 4 wins from 5 games. Followed by three pairs on 3 wins each.
Well done, too, to Mary Grove and Phillip Hawes for the biggest individual scalp of the day, beating Kim Taylor and Brian Dawes 7-2 in handicap terms (which translates to a 7-6 win even if it had been level play!).
Full results:
| Doubles Team | Win | Hoop% |
| Colin Carver & Gillian Porter | 4 | 91.18% |
| John Street & Michael Broadway | 3 | 90.70% |
| Mary Grove & Phillip Hawes | 3 | 88.24% |
| Ian Moore & Frances Broadway | 3 | 76.47% |
| Nicola Hyde & Jagruti Gandhi | 1 | 81.25% |
| Brian Dawes & Kim Taylor / Thomas Halliday | 1 | 73.91% |
Enfield Tie with St Albans in AC Beds & Herts League
Monday 28 April - Thomas Halliday
Enfield 3-3 St Albans.
Our MVP was debutant Colin Carver, winning in both the doubles with me as partner and in the singles. Peter Brock got our crucial third point with a convincing but stylistically unconventional 21-6 singles win on time.
Heather Bennett led the St Albans charge, narrowly holding off Peter and David Frost in the doubles and putting together two great breaks for a comeback win over David. I was forced into a three-ball endgame in the singles and despite the advantage of having both my balls, couldn't bridge the gap in time.
Thursday 24 April - Kim Taylor
Alex Lake (1)
Colin Carr (3)
Colin Taylor (3)
John Bishop (4)
Enfield
Kim Taylor (1)
David Frost (2)
Peter Brock (3)
Colin Carver (5)
Kim Taylor & David Frost beat Alex Lake & Colin Carr 7-5, 3-7, 7-4
Colin Taylor beat Colin Carver 7-6, 7-5
John Bishop beat Peter Brock 7-2, 4-7, 7-5
Kim Taylor beat Alex Lake 7-5, 5-7, 7-4
David Frost beat Colin Carr 7-4, 7-3
Colin Taylor beat Peter Brock 2-7, 7-6, 7-5
Colin Carver beat John Bishop 7-4, 7-3
A grizzled Enfield squad headed up the M11 to sunny Newport to face a very strong home team. A tight battle ensued.
Kim Taylor and David Frost were a potent combination in the doubles, Taylor clearing effectively and Frost sniping hoops from anywhere, though they made an absolute pig’s ear of their jumpshots. Their good form carried over to their singles matches.
Debutant Colin “The Kid” Carver wasn’t hanging around, losing in straight games in the morning but repaying his captain’s faith with a vital 2-0 victory in the afternoon, thus securing first dibs on the delicious homemade cakes.
In a conclave of Colins, Colin-of-the-Day went to Colin Taylor, who won 4 out of 5 of his games.
Thanks to Alex, Colin, Colin, and John for some closely fought games played in good spirit.
Thanks also to everyone at Newport for a typically warm welcome and excellent lawns.
Enfield Beat Barnet in Round 1 of GC 3+ League
Tuesday 22 April - Nicola Hyde
On Tuesday Enfield welcomed Barnet in the first GC 3+ Level Play tournament. Enfield’s team comprised Nicola Hyde, Colin Carver, Nigel Owen and Andrew Yianni and it’s fair to say that our handicap level was superior to that of Barnet.
Phillip Hawes Wins 1st Club Tournament of 2025
Thursday 3 April - 10-10 Golf Croquet Doubles
Thomas Halliday
Well done Phillip, and indeed everyone. Nobody was winless!
The tightest match was certainly Kim Taylor & Sue Gillett vs Peter Brock & Frances Broadway. Kim levelled the game at 6-6, and time was then called straight after. Peter & Frances had two minutes on the clock to score the final winning point, but Kim & Sue defended valiantly for all that time. The clock went dead, leaving a final score of 6-6.
The results are as follows:
1st - Phillip Hawes, 5 wins
2nd - Kim Taylor, 4 wins and 1 draw
3rd - Colin Carver, 4 wins, +4 hoop difference
4th - Thomas Halliday, 4 wins, +3 hoop difference
On 3 wins - Graham Curtis and Mary Grove
On 2 wins - Nicola Hyde, John Street, Andrew Yianni, David Barnicoat, Jagruti Gandhi
On 1 win and a draw - Sue Gillett, Peter Brock, Frances Broadway
On 1 win - David Frost, Michael Broadway
Birthday Party
Saturday 22 March
The club was hired for the afternoon to help celebrate a birthday.
Two half lawns were set up: 2.1 and 2.2 and a full size lawn on lawn 3. The party were the first to use our new lawns which were marked out on Wednesday 12th. (Club members are still using the winter lawn until Saturday 29th.)
The birthday boy and friends enjoyed some beers, pizza and social croquet. It looked like everyone had a good time (we certainly hope so) and we enjoyed hosting them.
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