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Welcome to the Edinburgh Croquet Club

Croquet is a game of strategy, tactics and skill.  The Edinburgh Croquet club is based in the magnificent surroundings of Lauriston Castle in Edinburgh with the lawns having a fabulous outlook over the waters of the Firth of Forth.

On this site you'll find information about our activities and facilities, along with details of how you can participate in this unique sport.  We hope you will find all of the information you are looking for about our club.
Upcoming Events

Thursday 28th January: Skittles Evening, Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston, 7pm

Monday 8th March: AGM, Davidson's Mains, 7pm

Saturday 17th April: Season Opening Mini Tournament

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9/10/2009: Other Notable Events of the Season  

SCA Tournaments & Competitions 


Fergus McInnes won the Golf Croquet Handicap.

 

Hamish Duguid won the Kinross 11+ Tournament and the Secretary Trophy.

Janice Duguid won the Scottish Short Croquet Championship.

 

Alan Wilson won the Middle Bisquers.

 

Allan Hawke won the Malmet Trophy.

Andrew Macmillan won the 20+ Tournament for the second successive year.


Edinburgh 2 (Sheila Tibbels & John Clark) won the Inter-Club League.

 
International Honours 

Fergus McInnes, Campbell Morrison and Alan Wilson were all part of the 6-strong SCA team that lost 15-14 to Ireland.

Campbell, Alan and Fergus were joined by Allan Hawke in the SCA team that lost (10-20) to the CA.

Fergus was also in the 4-strong team that beat CA North


Alan was also in the 4-strong team that tied with
Jersey.


Campbell
was also in the Scottish team in the Home Internationals (won by England).


Fergus was the Scottish representative at the European Championship in
Jersey; he lost all his games on the first day and was thus out of the main event, but then won the consolation event.

8/10/2009: Competitions & Tournaments Summary

What with being away on holiday and then studying for an upcoming exam your webmaster has been derelict in his duty (smacked wrists all round), so this article serves as a round-up of all the recent events.  Full reports on the Tournaments can be found on our Competitions and Tournaments page, and there is a full report on the Edinburgh Tournament on the SCA website.

Competitions

 

Open Singles:  Alan Wilson

Handicap Singles:  Jamie Edgar

Veterans’ Singles:  Ruth Goudie

Full Bisque Singles:  Janice Duguid

Handicap League:  John Clark

Handicap Doubles:  Janice Duguid & Hamish Duguid

Golf Croquet:  John Clark

Golden Jubilee Ball:  Campbell Morrison


Tournaments
 


Lauriston Ells: Nina van Rooijen & Elizabeth Hotson

Fun Doubles: Peggy Bartlett & Morven Wardley

Short Croquet: Evelyn Mackenzie

Midweek Tournament: David Houston (Meadows)

18+: John Dewar
Stuart McKendrick Trophy: Allan Hawke 

Edinburgh Tournament 


Event 1:  Jack Davies

Event 2:  Alan Wilson

Event 3:  Jamie Edgar

Event 4:  Jola Jurasinska

Event 5X: Sheila Tibbels & John Clark

Event 5Y: Suzanne Cameron & James Hopgood

Event 6X: Graham Brightwell

Event 6Y: James Hopgood

Lauder Bowl: Brian Cosford

26/8/2009: History made at Midweek Tournament

A little piece of history was made at this year’s Edinburgh Midweek Tournament, but more on that later.
 

With the original entry of seven pared down to four there were two representatives from each of the city clubs, Andrew Macmillan and Gerald Johnson from the Edinburgh Club and Brian Cosford and David Houston from the Meadows Club.  As forecast, the remnants of Hurricane Bill blew through mid-morning, so by the time play started just after 12 noon the rain was petering out, never to return, and the wind had dropped to a strong breeze.  Nevertheless, conditions underfoot, particularly on lawn 2, remained squelchy throughout. 

The format was a single American block of 18-point games with a ninety minute lime-limit.  All games went to time.  At the end of the afternoon, Brian had been runner-up in all his games, leaving the other three on two wins each.  The tournament manager therefore went to net points to break the tie, and with Andrew and Gerald each on +2, David Houston, on +4, was declared the winner. 

And therein lies that little bit of history, for in its 14th year David is the first ever winner of this tournament who is/was not a member of the Edinburgh Club.  Congratulations to David for striking this minor blow for the plurality of Scottish croquet! 

Results:
David Houston, 2/3 (bt Cosford +4T, Johnson +3T)
Andrew Macmillan, 2/3 (bt Cosford +1T, Houston +3T)
Gerald Johnson, 2/3 (bt Cosford +3T, Macmillan +2T)
Brian Cosford 0/3

25/7/2009: Additional Date for your Diary - Strawberry Tea!
 
In view of the recent fine weather we've decided to take a chance and hope it holds long enough for us to have another wee social do appended to one of our regular Saturday club sessions.  On the 25th July we shall be having strawberries and Pimm's for tea at 4pm. 

11/7/2009: Harold Wright Rosebowls (Fun Doubles)
 
The Rosebowls were contested, in glorious sunshine, by a small field, caused no doubt by the schedule clash with the Secretary Trophy in which several Edinburgh members were competing.
 
Nevertheless, a high standard of play saw 5 partnerships, including two of our new members, covered by less than 10 points at the end.  (For the unititiated, the Rosebowls works to a formula where high handicappers score 6 points for each hope, whilst low handicappers score 1/2 a point, with lots of gradations between.)
 
The eventual winners were Peggy Bartlett and Morven Wardley, each winning for the fourth occassion.
 
A full report and scores can be found on our Tournaments page.

13/6/2009: Large Ells field beats the rain
 
A 10-strong field competed for this year's Ells competition, the largest for several years.  Played as two rounds of timed 14-point games on half-sized lawns, it proved to be particularly competitive, with only two players managing victory in both their matches.  Consequently, Nina van Rooijen and Elizabeth Hotson were this year's winners of the Ells Trophies.  The games were played under overcast conditions, but the rain held off until shortly before tne presentations.

1/5/2009: Tea Pot Challenge Date Changed
 
The Annual Golf Croquet Challenge between the Meadows and Edinburgh Clubs for the magnificent Tea Pot Trophy has been moved from its original date of Sunday 14th June to Sunday 13th September.  The Edinburgh team, who will be playing on home territory this year, will be selected nearer the time. 

27/4/2009: Competition Draws Published
 
The draws for the 2009 competitions have been published (apart from the Golf Croquet which is subject to a short delay for various reasons).  The draws can be seen on the Competitions and Tournaments page.

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25/3/2009:  Activcity sponsorship of Edinburgh Tournament extended
 
Edinburgh Council's Activcity programme will once again be sponsoring the Edinburgh Tournament, which this year runs from Monday 17th to Saturday 22nd August.  Played in the grounds of Fettes College, the Edinburgh Tournament is the only week-long tournament played annually in Scotland, attracting competitors from across the UK and further afield.  This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Edinburgh Tournament.
 
Details of the six competitions and an Entry Form can be downloaded from the Edinburgh Tournament page on this site.

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2008 Ells Action at Lauriston Castle

 
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