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The Croquet Association runs five national championships in which some EACF members clubs participate. The subsections of the national draws in which EACF member clubs participate are shown below, with the EACF member clubs and their results shown in bold red. For the full national draws and archives of previous years see the Croquet Association website.

All competitions comprise 1-day matches of 2 rounds, with teams of 4 playing 1 doubles and 6 singles games.

Association Croquet

The Inter-Club Championship

The top club championship. No handicap restrictions.

1st round
(by 8 June)
Quarter-finals
(by 27 July)
Semi-finals
(by 28 Sept)
Final
(5 Oct at
Wrest Park)
Winner
byes Wrest Park      
Sussex County
Cheltenham  
Colchester Colchester
6-1
report
Woking
   

The Mary Rose

B-level Advanced games for handicaps 1 and above.

1st round
(by 8 June)
Quarter-finals
(by 27 July)
Semi-finals
(by 28 Sept)
Final
(4 Oct at Wrest Park)
Winner
  Surbiton      
Colchester Colchester
4-2
report
Woking
   
     
  Bath  
Bowdon Bowdon
5-1 report
Wrest Park

The Longman Cup

Handicap games, handicaps between 3½ and 20. The team's aggregate handicap must also be at least 24.

1st round
(by 1 June)
2nd round
(by 29 June)
3rd round
(by 27 July)
Quarter-finals
(by 28 Sept)
Semi-finals
(4 Oct)
Final
(5 Oct)
Winner

At Wrest Park

byes Norwich Newport, Essex
5-2
report
       
Newport, Essex
Hurlingham Roehampton
4-3 report
Roehampton Roehampton
4-3 report
Wrest Park
Ealing Parsons Green
5-2 report
Parsons Green
5-2 report
 
Parsons Green
byes Letchworth
Colchester Colchester
7-0
report
Watford
South-West & Wales  
North & Midlands    
South & South-East  

The Secretary's Shield

Played by the winners of the previous year's regional leagues. Handicap games, maximum handicap 20.

1st round
(by 1 June)
Quarter-finals
(by 6 July)
Semi-finals
(by 31 Aug)
Final
(by 5 Oct)
Winner
     
Huddersfield Watford
7-0
report
High Wycombe
4-3
 
Watford
  High Wycombe
  Kington Langley
 

Golf Croquet

The GC Inter-Club

Level play games. No handicap restrictions.

Preliminary round
(by 25 May)
1st round
(by 29 June)
Quarter-finals
(by 3 August)
Semi-finals
(by 7 Sept)
Final
(27 Sept)
Winner
  Surbiton      
Kenilworth Kenilworth
4-3 report
Auckland
5-2 report
Letchworth B
  Auckland
     
  Chelmsford  
Dulwich
     
  Tyneside    
Letchworth A
Leighton Linslade Broadwas
5-2 report
Blewbury
7-0 report
Broadwas
  Blewbury
See also: 2007 National Club competitions.

Last update: 02 July 2008 

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