AGM Announcement
The AGM will be held on 21 Mar 2023 at the club at 10:45am. All members of the club are invited to come along.
Peterborough Croquet Club is based in Central Park, Peterborough and welcomes new members. We provide all the equipment you need to play except flat shoes, and all interested potential members are entitled to four free taster training sessions
The Club is affiliated with the Croquet Association and the East Anglian Croquet Federation |
Congratulations to Debbie Lines, the new Womens AC World Champion, a title she will hold until 2028.
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Congratulations to the English team, who won the 2022 World Team Championship, The MacRobertson Shield
The 2023 season will start at or around the beginning of May, exact date TBA. The Club season for 2022 ended on 25th September.
Organizers need to book on the Court Booking page.
Organizers need to book on the Court Booking page.
Regular
Golf Croquet 14:00–16:00 every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Association Croquet every Wednesday 16:00–18:00 Barring Annual events, the clubhouse will be open allowing access to the hoops etc for practice during at least these periods, and will also be open other times that keyholders are present. |
Annual
Please note that the CA Calendar for 2023 is still very much a work in progress.
Expected Tournaments in 2023, dates TBA:
Golf Croquet C-Level Series Tournament
Advanced Weekend (Association Croquet)
Handicap Long Weekend (Association Croquet)
Expected Tournaments in 2023, dates TBA:
Golf Croquet C-Level Series Tournament
Advanced Weekend (Association Croquet)
Handicap Long Weekend (Association Croquet)
AC Northern League Matches
These will resume in 2023, in parallel with the Secretary's Shield.
Recent News
Peterborough won the Chairman's Cup (which we qualified for through the AC Northern League Matches) to qualify for the Secretary's Shield in 2023. The date of the first match (in this knockout tournament that may stretch over the entire season) is TBA.
Peterborough suffered our first loss in the League this year. However, this proved to be our only loss in the AC Northern League.
AC Handicap Long Weekend: Local player's handicap slashed after wins in doubles and singles.
2 wins out of 2 so far in our Northern League matches: We beat Pinchbeck (Away) 3:1.
Our team won the first AC Northern League match of the season, beating Downham Market (Away) 4:0.
Our first ever Golf Croquet Tournament went off without a hitch (if you don't count the rain) on 31 May. Congrats to visitor Colin Spencer who took the cup.
NEEN beats NENN. Peterborough won the Nene Challenge this year on 12th May to change the pronunciation of the challenge for the year.
The Open Day on Sunday 8th May was an unqualified success with the lawns well occupied with visitors, some of whom have already been to the club since.
We've acquired two lawn-going wheelchairs with wide wheels to protect the grass.
Peterborough suffered our first loss in the League this year. However, this proved to be our only loss in the AC Northern League.
AC Handicap Long Weekend: Local player's handicap slashed after wins in doubles and singles.
2 wins out of 2 so far in our Northern League matches: We beat Pinchbeck (Away) 3:1.
Our team won the first AC Northern League match of the season, beating Downham Market (Away) 4:0.
Our first ever Golf Croquet Tournament went off without a hitch (if you don't count the rain) on 31 May. Congrats to visitor Colin Spencer who took the cup.
NEEN beats NENN. Peterborough won the Nene Challenge this year on 12th May to change the pronunciation of the challenge for the year.
The Open Day on Sunday 8th May was an unqualified success with the lawns well occupied with visitors, some of whom have already been to the club since.
We've acquired two lawn-going wheelchairs with wide wheels to protect the grass.
A Potted History of Peterborough Croquet Club
In 2019 we expanded the number of lawns from 1, to 2 or 3 for club days and 3 for tournaments
In 2014 a club member won the All England Handicap Competition
In 2013 and 2014 Peterborough won the Northern East Anglia League before coming second in the Regional finals
In 2014 a club member won the All England Handicap Competition
In 2013 and 2014 Peterborough won the Northern East Anglia League before coming second in the Regional finals