Played on 31 May, this was Reigate’s first match of the new S League and the first competitive match held on our lawn for some time. We should have benefitted from home advantage but we picked Cheam as our opponents so some of their team were very familiar with our lawn. That is the excuse for being beaten by three games… Read more →
Golf Friendly v Woking
The initial doubles games began in difficult drizzly windy conditions. Both our couples struggled against low handicappers, two of whom were not best pleased to arrive late after google maps had directed them to the Hon Sec’s house in Merstham! Both games were lost 3-7. As the weather gradually improved so did our play, clearly showing the benefit of the… Read more →
Handicap Golf v Ivychurch
Reigate B handicap golf croquet team played Ivychurch on 12 June. Captain Sue Rice steered Di, Joyce and reserve Judy to a 7 – 2 victory. The welcome was much warmer than the weather, and after the match the very welcoming Ivychurch team kindly serenaded Judy (who had stepped in on her birthday to replace an unwell Sally), with a rousing… Read more →
Find A Lawn
We’ve made a little Club Directory, just for you (and anybody else who wants to use it). Listing out all the member clubs of the Croquet Association within Google Maps, with some basic contact information included, where available. Read more →
Club Teams
A quick guide to the various teams we have, competing in inter-club competitions. You may also wish to visit the SECF guide to leagues. A League Advanced Association League -League did not run in 2022 A 4 person team, playing Advanced Level matches. Games are 3¼ hours, with a morning of a doubles match and 2 singles, and 4 singles… Read more →
A League v Sussex County
Reigate nearly staged an incredible comeback against Sussex County in the A League, but instead they didn’t, and simply lost! After some patchy, but close games in the morning, RPCC were 3-0 down, which wasn’t much of a surprise when looking at the two sides on paper, but regained a lot of pride in the afternoon. Dominic Nunns quickly despatched… Read more →
Lawn Designer
NB This feature is currently in Beta, so your experience may not be completely hassle free! To save the hassle when laying out a lawn for a tutorial, or when explaining a situation, we’ve made a lawn designer. Because we’re nice like that! Association Version Golf Version Simply select which hoops the balls are for (if it’s Association) and drag the… Read more →
All The News
Our friends at Tunbridge Wells Croquet have added a nice little feature to their site which consolidates all the news from croquet clubs in the region, helping you keep up to date with everything going on locally – well worth bookmarking for future reference! News from other Croquet Sites Read more →
Speed Doubles
The first Saturday in June saw a dozen players in whites, most anyway, rushing about the lawn; they were playing Speed Doubles. The game is Association alternate-stroke doubles, played on half lawns to a tight total time limit of ten minutes play per side, meaning that the games are short and there is no hanging about. Players were grouped into… Read more →
RPCC History
As an ongoing project, from time to time we’re going to reproduce content from the club’s past here, for posterity. Our first post in this series is a reproduction of our 75th Anniversary Newsletter, taken from 1998, and we hope many more will follow as we unearth them! Read more →