ENGLAND VS SPAIN CONTINUED
Special thanks to all the people who helped make the Test such a success and to the event sponsor: Sugar Beach International Croquet Cup 2025 Returning for its second year in April 2025, the International Croquet Cup will see 24 players enjoy a fun competition balanced with time to enjoy the incredible Sugar Beach Hotel set on the western coast of Mauritius. Featuring players dinners, sunset cocktail parties, all inclusive 5* accommodation and lawns overlooking the Indian Ocean. With a range of handicaps participating, this is a fun and social tournament held on arguably the most beautiful croquet lawns in the world. Register your interest to attend via the link: www.croquetandcocktails.com/events/ Mauritius Thanks to the organisers, officials and team at Roehampton: Lynn Pearcy, Mike Pattison, Tim Russell, Jonathan Powe, Francis Coleman and Chris Roberts Thanks to the Live Stream Crew: Stephen Allen, Roderick Sheen, Ludolph van Hasselt, Nick Yates and Duncan Catterall Thanks to the Live Stream Commentators: Jenny Clarke, Chris Clarke, Chris Roberts and Tim Russell
JP Moberly (team captain) receives the test match trophy for England. With a total of 745 hoops run, 6000 viewers on the live stream, lots of enthusiastic supporters and a very hard working organisational team, theTest match was once again a great success and will continue to be a hotly anticipated fixture of the international croquet calendar. If you want to watch back any of the action from the Test, find it on the Croquet England Youtube: www.youtube.com/@CroquetEngland/streams
Inaugural R.L.T.C.C Youth Croquet Championship
Debbie & Stephen Hayns Ryde Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Being two recently certified under 18 Licensed coaches we were eager to try to introduce the fun of Croquet to a younger age range, but how to attract their interest was the question! A conversation with Ryde Junior Tennis Lead Coach Carrie Bateman revealed that a few junior tennis members had shown an interest in playing Croquet after their tennis session had finished. Given the opportunity to get on a court with some mallets and balls, they seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves. Trying to build on this, it was decided to hold an inaugural Croquet event for members of the junior tennis section age range 8 to 16. The idea was put forward to hold a small Croquet Tournament for those interested hoping to get 6 – 8 players. An invitation for juniors (aged 8 to 16) to take part was circulated to and to our surprise the interest was so great that we had to limit the numbers to 16 so a manageable competition could be held. The date selected was Friday 6th September. The signs did not look good with heavy rain on the Thursday carrying on into Friday. By 4pm the rain had cleared, the lawns inspected and the go ahead given. Despite the weather, a full compliment of 16 duly arrived and battle commenced!
www.croquetengland.org.uk | 35 After a BBQ for the players provided by the club, and despite light fading, several juniors returned to the lawns to carry on the fun which hopefully is a good sign of things to come. After much positive feedback plans are already being discussed to hopefully take the interest forward into 2025. A format had been devised that involved three short games with points able to be scored win or lose. This meant interest was maintained and the result in doubt until the end of the last Game. In a thrilling finish Angela Voong pipped Kingsley Hang by 21 points to 20 to become Ryde Lawn Tennis & Croquet Clubs first ever Youth Croquet Champion. More importantly, 16 youngsters were seen to thoroughly enjoy the experience with much laughter on the lawns.
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