Enfield Croquet Club
News 2025
Enfield Through to Quarter Finals of Murphy Shield
Friday 13 June - report by Thomas Halliday
Enfield East Break Deadlock to Defeat Newport in GC Handicap League
Thursday 12 June - report by Thomas Halliday
Enfield See Off Newport in GC Open League
Monday 9 June - report by 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 - report by Peter Brock
Kim Taylor Wins Kwik Croquet Monthly Tournament
Thursday 5 June - report by 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 - report by Thomas Halliday
Final Moments of Colin's Singles
Enfield West Victorious Versus Finchley Victoria in GC Handicap League
Tuesday 3 June - report by Nigel Owen
Nigel's Jump Saves the Hoop
Northampton Beat Enfield in GC Open League
Thursday 22 May - report by 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 - report by 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 - report by 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 - report by 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 - report by 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 - report by Nicola Hyde
On Tuesday Enfield welcomed Barnet in the first GC3+ 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
Report by 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
On Saturday 22nd of 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.
Enfield Croquet Club
Bush Hill Park Recreation Ground
Cecil Avenue
Enfield EN1 1PS
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