Enfield Croquet Club - 1993 to 2023 Celebrating 30 Glorious Years
Enfield Croquet Club - 1993 to 2023Celebrating 30 Glorious Years

Christmas Dinner

Sunday 9 December

 

A well attended and enjoyable meal with £166 added to club funds.

Pictures

 

Thanks to All.

Quiz Night

Friday 2 November

 

Our second Quiz Night was held at Enfield Cricket Club’s congenial clubhouse and was much enjoyed by all who attended.

Iris and Les Tilley and family dealt with the questions and Marian Cuckson and Valerie Rennie organised the food and refreshments.

Andrew Fall’s team were the winners yet again!

All proceeds - just under £300 - to Club funds, many thanks to everyone involved.

EACF B Level Final

30 September

 

Enfield win 4 - 3

Report

 

Enfield’s GC Handicap Knockout Final

29 September

 

Henry Hobbs beat David Frost 7 - 3

 

Enfield’s GC Level Play Knockout Competition

28 September

 

Henry Hobbs beat Brian Dawes 7 - 6

Report

 

Ladies GC Handicap knockout Final

25 September

 

Mary Grove beat Frances 7 - 6

 

AC Handicap Knockout Final

17 September


Michael Broadway beat David Frost 26 - 17

Croquet Association AC All England Handicap Final 7 and 8 September at Wrest Park

Thomas Halliday wins

 

Fantastic - well done Thomas

Report

Chairman's Cup

3 September

Nicola Hyde beat Brian Sturt to win the Chairman's Cup

 

Details

 

Edgbaston GC C-level

3 September

 

Thomas Halliday wins

 

Very well Thomas

All-England AC Handicap Regional Final at Surbiton

 

Thomas Halliday qualified for the National Final next weekend at Wrest Park.

 

Twelve players played five matches each over two days. Thomas was the high handicap player but won four out of five and qualified for the national final in second place (three-way tie from first to third broken by quality of opponent).

 

Very well done Thomas 

 

Letchworth Reds v West

30 August

 

Lost 12.5 - 5

Report

All England GC Handicap Competition Semi Final

 

28 players took part in the area finals of the competition which David Barnicoat won last year.

 

David Frost and Marian Hardy travelled to Surbiton where an excellent day's play was organised including lunch and a cream tea.

 

Everyone played 7 games.

 

Marian won her group and both qualified for the finals at Hunstanton 22 - 23 September.

 

Marian pleased to report that the organisers of the event lowered her handicap from 16 to 11.

 

Very well done to both.

Leighton Linslade v North - GC B Level

Friday 24 August  

 

Won 6 - 1

Through to Final on Sunday 30 September at Newport

Report

Newport Elms v West - GC Handicap

21 August

 

Lost 5 - 13

Dave Hill, Des, Andrew, Alan Bateman

Star player Dave Hill won all his 4 singles. Des won 1.

North v Newport Hawks - GC B Level

17 August

 

Won 7 - 0

Team David Barnicoat, Peter Brock, Des Taylor, Andrew Fall.

Hoop difference 106 - 56.

 

Guildford and Godalming Golf Croquet B-Level Level Play Tournament

4 August

 

Henry Hobbs loses 7 - 4 in the Final

A very long day on extremely fast, dry lawns and baking sunshine. Very well done Henry.

 

Level v Newport Harriers 3 August

Won 4 - 3

 

Level v ColchesterGC Open Play

30 July

 

Lost

Report to follow

 

Level v Ipswich

27 July

Lost

Report to follow

AELTC v An Enfield Eight - Level friendly

26 July

 

Lost 6 - 7

Report

Pictures Mary's and David's

 

Enfield v Northampton AC

23 July

 

Won 6 - 0

 

North v Letchworth Kites

13 July

 

Won 6 - 1

Report

 

Newport Oaks v East

10 July


Won 11.5 - 6.5

 

West v Letchworth Blues

9 July

 

Won 14 - 4
Report

 

Enfield v Nottingham Longman Cup

6 July

 

Lost 2 - 5

 

Meldreth v East

5 July

 

Lost 6 - 4

Hunstanton B Level Play

30 June

 

Won by Henry Hobbs

 

Lost first game 6-7 then won the next 4 games to enter the semi final. Won semi final 7-2, and won 7-6 in final.

 

10:00 to 19:30. A long day!

Melgrave v Enfield AC

30 June

 

2 - 2

 

Croquet Academy's GC Coached High Bisque Tournament (Handicap 10+) at Southwick

Thursday 28 June


Marian Cuckson came 1st and Mary Grove came second

 

West v Meldreth

28 June

 

Won 15½ to 2½

First external team game for Marian Hardy

Report

 

West v Newport Oaks

22 June

 

Won 16 - 2

Report

 

North v Wrest Park

18 June

 

Won 4 - 3

 

Letchworth GC 3 - 8 Handicap

Friday 8 June

 

Des Taylor lost 8 - 10 in the Final
Andrew Fall was in the Semi Final

 

East v Newport Elms

4 June

 

Won 10 - 8

Report

 

Letchworth Falcons v North

21 May

 

Won 6 - 1

Report

Wrest Park GC Level Play 3 - 8

16 May

 

Dave Hill wins

Henry is third

Letchworth Blues v East

11 May

 

Won 12.5 - 5.5

Report

 

Wrest Park v Enfield AC

17 May

 

Won 5 - 2

Report

 

West v East

9 May

 

Won 10 - 8

Report to follow

 

Enfield v St Albans AC

7 May

 

Won 5 - 1

Report

 

Camerton and Peasdale v Enfield  - National Murphy Shield

4 May

 

Lost 2 - 5

Report

Watford v Enfield AC

25 April

 

Drew 3 - 3

Report

Internal Doubles Tournament

23 April

 

Won By Mary Grove and Henry Hobbs

Runners Up Alan Foott and Ian Moore

Enfield Croquet Club

Bush Hill Park Recreation Ground

Cecil Avenue

Enfield EN1 1PS

 

3-word location

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