The Federation organises a number of tournaments open to member clubs or individuals for both Association and Golf Croquet. Entry forms for many of them are sent to Club Secretaries at the beginning of the year.

The Leagues

For the purposes of this tournament the region is split into three areas, Northern, Essex/Suffolk and Beds/Herts. Within each area each club plays all the others in the area in one day handicap matches of teams of four (or three if only one lawn is available). The winners come together at the end of the season for a play-off to determine the over-all winner of the Chairman’ Cup. The Cup winners are entered into the following season’s CA Secretary’s Shield.

For details of this year’s play-off see the Diary.

The Anderson Shield

This tournament takes place over the Saturday and Sunday of the late May Bank Holiday. Teams of four from each of the six counties in the federation play the other five counties in Advanced Doubles. Entry is restricted to players with handicaps of 0 or higher.

For details of this year’s tournament see the Diary.

The Club Champion’s Day

Clubs are invited to enter their representatives in a one day tournament in one of three categories, Advanced, B-Level Advanced and Handicap. For details of this year’s tournament see the Diary.

Short Croquet

Clubs are invited to enter teams of two for a Short Croquet (14-point Association) tournament. For details of this year’s tournament see the Diary.

Indoor Tournaments

Indoor tournaments are held at Soham on Saturdays and Sundays over four winter weekends a year. Matches are 14 point handicap doubles with a time limit of 25 minutes for each side. See Indoor croquet formats ( 33kb) for more details.

The tournaments are currently organised by Neil Chalmers. For details of this year’s tournaments see the Diary.

National Club competitions

Some EACF member clubs participate in national club competitions organised by the Croquet Association:

The Inter-Club Championship

The Mary Rose

The Longman Cup

The Secretary's Shield

The League

For the purposes of this handicap tournament the region is divided into four areas with each club entering a team of four. The four area winners meet for semifinals and final over a weekend to determine the overall winner.

The league is organised by Chris Howell. For details of this year’s competition see the Diary.

One Day Tournament

This is a one day tournament played level open to members of EACF affiliated Clubs. For details of this year’s tournament see the Diary.

Singles & Doubles Tournaments

Two golf croquet tournaments are held each year, one handicap singles and one handicap doubles. For details of this year’s tournaments see the Diary.

Indoor Tournaments

Indoor tournaments are held at Soham over two winter Saturdays and Sundays. Handicap doubles matches are played with each match played within a time limit. See Indoor croquet formats ( 33kb) for more details.

These tournaments are organised by Chris Howell. For details of this year’s events see the Diary.

National Club competitions

Some EACF member clubs participate in the national Golf Croquet Inter-Club Championship.

In addition to the above, some clubs in East Anglia organise their own open tournaments which are available to all individuals who are members of the national Croquet Association, and which appear in the official CA fixture list. A summary of these can be found in the News section under Open Tournaments in East Anglia, along with links to tournament reports where available.

Last update: 08 February 2010