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.
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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.
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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