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Good Luck Jenny and Logan
Good luck to UCC member Jenny Clarke and Associate member Logan McCorkindale, who are playing in the 2023 Association Croquet World Championship being held in London from 15 to 23 July. Details about the championship are onhttps://hurlinghamclub.org.uk/hurlingham-home/2023-ac-world-championship Live streaming is … Continue reading
A very successful 2023 CCA Prizegiving for United teams.
The 2023 CCA prizegiving was held on Sunday 16 April and United members were busy collecting awards. Interclub winners wereAC Interclub – Steve Costigan and Betty Hall.GC Interclub, Division 2 – Denise McLoughlin, Louis Inglewood, Betty Inglewood, Geoff Price.GC Interclub, … Continue reading
Maud Trainor Competition – Sponsored by the Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village
We appreciate the support of the Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village who sponsored the Maud Trainor Competition. The competition was held over four Friday mornings, three in February and the final on 3rd March. Thank you to all those who took … Continue reading
Muriel Foster GC competition
Congratulations to Carol Pilbrough (United) and Rosalie Gunn (Elmwood) on winning the Muriel Foster competition held on Sunday 13 November. This was doubles competition for teams with a combined handicap of 16 or more. Carol, Lesley Kain (Elmwood GC Club … Continue reading
Congratulations to Steve
Congratulations to United’s Steve Costigan, who achieved a Silver Merit Award for completing a break of 12 hoops without using bisques in his 26:3 win during the CCA AC Interclub competition earlier this month (this post is copied from the … Continue reading
SI Masters Games – Timaru
Congratulations to the team from United who took part in the recent South Island Masters Games held in Timaru and neighbouring croquet clubs of Waimate and Geraldine. It was a very friendly and enjoyable 3 days of competition with both … Continue reading
Jenny Clarke wins the British Women’s Championship
Congratulations to United club member, Jenny Clarke, who has won the British Women’s Championship for the fifth time. Full results are at https://croquetscores.com/2022/ac/mens-womens-championship Jenny is currently playing in the British GC Open. Follow the results at https://croquetscores.com/2022/gc/british-open-championship
The 2022 Maud Trainor competition
The Maud Trainor competition was held at the United Croquet Club during the four Fridays of February. With thirty competitors, a seventh lawn was formed with four full sized and three 80+% courts. This is a largely social Golf Croquet … Continue reading
What to do during lockdown
While we are in COVID Level 4 lockdown I decided to sort out some of my United Croquet papers in preparation for the time when I can hand them over to a new club secretary (any offers?). I came across … Continue reading
Jenny Clarke inducted to the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame
Congratulations to our club member Jenny Clarke for being inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame. Below is the citation on the WCF website Jenny Clarke (New Zealand) began playing croquet whilst studying for her PhD in the … Continue reading
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