Welcome to the Surbiton Croquet Club

LATEST NEWS

Wet Lawns Alert
5mm or more of rain over a 24hr period in the winter is a good indicator that lawns are unplayable. Recent rainfall can be tracked at a local weather station that is within 500M of the club https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IKINGSTO4

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Facebook page
Surbiton Facebook page

maintenance
Autumn maintenane

English team
Congratulations to Surbiton members Dave Maugham (back row, right) and Nigel Polhill (front row, middle) who were part of the England team which retained the Home Internationals in Dublin on 11-12 June.

Reg Bamford
Surbiton member Reg Bamford (pictured) won the AC Open Championship for a record-breaking 12th time, on home turf in July 2021. The doubles winners were James Death and Samir Patel

Home Internationals

Surbiton members Samir Patel (left) and Nick Parish (second-left) were both members of the England squad that won the Home Internationals on 12-13 June. They went one better than England's footballers by defeating Scotland, and also beat Wales to retain the trophy.

Interclub final

Surbiton retained the AC Inter-Club trophy (the national club knock-out competition), defeating Bristol 7-1 in the final. The photograph shows half of the Surbiton team, with Stephen Mulliner refereeing as Samir Patel takes on a hampered shot.

World Champs

Congratulations to Surbiton member Reg Bamford, who defeated Matthew Essick of the USA to win the Association Croquet World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, and become world champion for a record-equalling fifth time! Also claiming silverware in Australia were Surbiton members Stephen Mulliner and Samir Patel, who won the Shield and Bowl respectively. In the photograph Samir is on the left, Reg is second-left, and Stephen is on the right. (Photo by Dominic Nunns)

Cookbook

The long-awaited Surbiton Croquet Club Cookbook has now been published. It is A4 size and jam-packed full of club favourites, new recipes, photos and anecdotes and makes an ideal present. £10 per copy from the clubhouse, as from Sunday 15th December, or contact Linda Sheraton-Davis (surbitoncookbook@btinternet.com) for postage prices.

Winnie

Nicholas

Ben

A big welcome to our 3 newest junior members, Winnie Murray, Nicholas Carter and Ben Maugham, who have arrived this year. We will now need some really tiny mallets!!

Nexus
Talent Nexus Corporate Croquet Day

interclub
Surbiton wins 2018 Interclub final

Andy
Andy accepting the Summer AC Handicap trophy

Interclub
Surbiton wins 2017 Interclub final

speed doubles
Alice presents the trophy to the speed doubles winners, Andy Dibben and Mike Lambert

new World Champion
Congratulations to Stephen Mulliner on winning the Association Croquet World Championship in Florida last Sunday photo by Luis Gort zar Rotaeche

new beast
The New Beast arrived November 2015

maryrose
Surbiton team wins the 2015 Mary Rose final.

Rachel Rowe
Rachel Rowe wins European Golf Croquet Championship

wcac spectators
World Championship Spectators

At Surbiton Croquet Club we welcome spectators and players of all standards, from absolute beginners to World Champions. We are an expanding club and, unlike many sports clubs, do not have a waiting list for new members. If you have never played croquet but fancy trying it, come along to watch and ask about our introductory coaching where friendly, qualified coaches will show you the ropes. Information about membership rates is available on this website. For more information, please contact the Secretary, Adrian Coles (See 'Contacts' page for details).

The Club was founded in 1984 and has grown to become the largest croquet club in the London area, with more than 150 members. Located midway between the Tolworth interchange on the A3 and Surbiton railway station, the Club has seven first-class lawns, a car park and a large club house with full catering facilities.

The Club runs introductory sessions and internal competitions throughout the season as well as hosting national and international tournaments organised by the Croquet Association. We have regular Club days and evenings allowing you to meet other members easily. If you would prefer to watch and learn just come along at any time on Club days or when we are hosting one of our many high-class tournaments (see the Diary for dates). Apart from a six week break in October/November, members play croquet throughout the year.

In 2013 Surbiton was the central location for the Association Croquet World Championship and more recently we have hosted the Home Internationals, the European Golf Croquet Championship, the British Association Croquet Open Championships and the World Golf Croquet Championship.

A feature of the Club is its busy social life which fills the year. There are quiz nights, frequent lunches and other special events throughout the year. There is even a frostbite tournament with lunch on the 1st of January each year.

 


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