Members of the club stood alongside croquet players of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in a short period of silence to recognise and reflect upon Roger Mackinnon’s past influence on croquet in both clubs. The occasion was the lunch break during the annual match between the clubs, this year held at Wimbledon on 1st August. Roger’s enthusiasm for the… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
On June 15th 2019 we held our Annual Golf Croquet tournament for players with handicaps of 8 or above. With only 6 players entering, it was played as one block, with the top two going through to the final in July. Congratulations to Alan and Lorna for triumphing – with only 1 hoop separating them in their block game, the… Read more →
Our Annual Handicap Golf Croquet Doubles was played over 22-23 June, with 20 players paired together in approximate high/low handicap order. Thanks to Geoff’s stellar organising, everyone was very clear on when they were (and weren’t!) needed, and all questions had already been answered before the event, which meant everything ran very smoothly indeed! Great weather throughout the weekend, and… Read more →
The first S League (3 person AC) match of the season took place on Monday 17 June at home against Merton, and we can report that our team of Simon Ling, Frank Burch and Mike Barnard were successful, winning 3 matches to 1. The morning doubles was our only loss, but Frank and Mike were ahead by 4 points when… Read more →
Roger Tedstone did Reigate Priory proud by getting to the final of the National 1 Ball Handicap Championship. After laying the rest of the Reigate contenders to waste, he arrived at Surbiton Croquet Club half-hoping to be knocked out in the morning, so that he could get back in time to watch his beloved Wolves in their last game of… Read more →
Reigate Priory’s efforts to drum up awareness of the game on National Croquet Day bore fruit this year, as a large number of newcomers came along to see what the fuss was about. Helped along by Lucy’s BBC radio spot (1hr 55mins), locals turned up to try simplified versions of the game and golf matches, in between helping themselves to… Read more →