2026 National Competitions

Links to relevant pages on the Croquet England web site:

Mary Rose Longman Secretary’s Shield Short
Inter-Club
GC
Inter-Club
Murphy
Shield

Mary Rose Inter-Club Trophy

A national full lawn advanced association croquet knock-out competition. Players must have handicaps of 0 and above and teams must have an aggregate handicap of at least 4.

Team organiser: Robin Tasker   Telephone: 01829 751666

First round Sat, 18 April Bury (A) L  2 – 5
Second round By 28 June – –
Semi final By 9 August – –
Final 26 September – –

Longman Cup

A national full lawn association croquet handicap knock-out competition. Players must have handicaps of 3.5 and above and teams must have an aggregate handicap of at least 24.

Team organiser: Robin Tasker   Telephone: 01829 751666

First round Tue, 26 May York (A) W  4 – 3
Second round Tue, 28 July Bury (A) L  1 – 6
Quarter final By 31 July –
Semi final By 31 August –
Final 26 September –

Short Croquet Inter-Club

A national short lawn association croquet handicap knock-out competition for winners of regional competitions in the previous year. Players must have handicaps of 20 or below.

Team organiser: Helen Brophy   Telephone: 01244 629111

First round Mon, 4 May York (H) L  3 – 8
Second round By 28 June – –
Quarter final By 26 July – –
Semi final By 23 August – –
Final On or before
26 September
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Murphy Inter-Club Shield

A national level play golf croquet competition with handicap restrictions. One player may have a handicap of one, other players must have handicaps of 2 or higher and teams must have an aggregate handicap of at least 8.

Team organiser: Tom Grievson    Mobile: 07801  665993

First round Friday, 1 May Nottingham (H) W  5 – 1
Second round Monday, 1 June Leicester L  1 – 5
Quarter final By 20 July –
Semi final By 1 September –
Final On or before
27 September
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