The ‘Small’ lawn ‘S’ league (Association Croquet) comprises 3 players involved in two doubles and two singles matches. With Martin P out of action, Philip D picked up the reins. Having organised the dates for the matches early in the season (originally 4 teams, then Hampstead were added late in the day) it then left the player availability to sort… Read more →
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Reigate Win the S League
The ‘Small’ lawn ‘S’ league (Association croquet) comprises 3 players involved in two doubles and two singles matches. With Martin P out of action, Philip D picked up the reins. Having organised the dates for the matches early in the season (originally 4 teams, before Hampstead were added late in the day) it then left the player availability to sort… Read more →
Reigate Bag the Acorn Trophy
Our team at the Rother Valley Challenge event on 24 September came away with the acorn trophy for the third time! The competition was very close and we think all four teams must have had the same number of wins and two of them the same highest number of hoops scored, but we were adjudged winners on the basis of… Read more →
S League vs Sussex County
The S (Single lawn) league team of Simon, Doug and Joyce took on Sussex County at home on Wednesday 28 August. The opposition arrived a little late having been confused by Reigate’s one way system and the inconspicuous entry point to our lawn, but were assisted by an emergency call to Martin (thanks Martin for putting them right), so the… Read more →
B League vs Sussex County
On a very hot day Reigate’s team of Frank, Simon, Joyce and Phil turned up at Southwick for the B league match against Sussex County. Frank and Joyce had a torrid time of it despite their bisque advantage, and nothing seemed to go right. They eventually lost by 18. Simon’s opponent with a 14 handicap played more like a single… Read more →
John K saves the Day!
The SECF golf teams’ day is, apparently, the biggest croquet event in the world! With 22 competing teams, and 11 lawns fully occupied all day, in many cases double banked, well over 80 players take part in an all-day competition which lasts from 9.30 am until 7pm at night. On 11 August Reigate were due to field two teams, with… Read more →
Reigate Ladies do it again!
Reigate Ladies again won the golf croquet team’s shield, after an exciting day’s croquet, with the result being decided only in the very last minute of play. Reigate and Guildford & Godalming were neck and neck right up until the final moment, both having won 6/6 matches against other clubs, but the overall winners were Reigate claiming their last game 7… Read more →
B-League v Ember
Sadly, the B league team lost to Ember by one match to two. The day started badly when a serious accident at Cobham services closed the M25 at junction 9, and as a result the doubles partnership of Frank and Mike B did not arrive at Ember until about 10:40. They were obviously so unsettled(!) that they lost a shortened… Read more →
S-League v Cheam
The Single Lawn league team remain unbeaten by virtue of a tense draw against Cheam on Friday 28 June. Our morning doubles pair of John K and Simon were easily outplayed, but Lucy in the single put up a good fight with a close finish involving reference to the rule book as to the exact time a turn finishes when… Read more →
R-League v Canterbury
The Golf Croquet R-League team brought back a 5-2 win from the picturesque new lawns at Canterbury, now maturing well in their third season. Most of the matches were close, requiring all three games to resolve, and only one of our team won nothing! Canterbury entertained us well and we enjoyed the day despite the long journey. Read more →