2022-11-05

Owen Edwards Challenge live streamed

Twelve players are gathering at the Victorian Croquet Centre on 5 and 6 November to compete for the Owen Edwards Golf Croquet Challenge Cup. 

Play will be live streamed from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Go to the MySportLive site to see all the action!

Top players in action will include current Australian Golf Croquet champion Gary Phipps, from Western Australia, and leading Victorian players Owen Dickinson and Shane Downie. 

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2011-11-02

Kyabram Croquet Club Celebrates 100 Years

On 31^st October 1922, seventeen ladies met at 3pm at the Kyabram Mechanics’ Institute to discuss forming a croquet club.

On 31^st October 2022, members and friends of Kyabram Croquet Club met to celebrate the club’s 100^th birthday.

Members dressed in period costume and the courts looked festive with picket fencing and decorated with bunting. 

Past members, office bearers of the Goulburn Valley Croquet Association and representatives of GVCA clubs joined members for morning tea and a memorabilia display at the clubhouse before moving across to the Kyabram Bowls Club for lunch.

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MacRobertson Shield is GO!

Teams from the world's four top Association Croquet countries have arrived at the Victorian Croquet Centre for the MacRobertson Shield. This is croquet's World Cup, so worth watching! Australia holds the Shield - will we retain it?

The four teams will play each other in a series of five-day tests, with the first tests starting at 9 am on Saturday 12 November.

Spectators are welcome to attend, and there will be opportunities to assist with providing updates on play to the live streaming team.

TRAFFIC UPDATE: The creek crossing at the VCC end of Furlong Road is CLOSED during the day from 14 to 18 November. If you travel that way, consider using Ballarat Rd  

Lunch and refreshments will be available to purchase.

Visitors are also welcome to attend

• the Past Players dinners at 6 pm on Wed 16 Nov ($60)
• the Team dinner at 6.30 pm on Monday 28 Nov ($85.49)

The event will be live streamed - keep an eye on our Facebook page for a link. 

The program for the five days of each test has now been announced.

All matches are untimed best of three, starting at 9 am. Results will be announced on Croquetscores and updates should also be available via the livestreaming.

Below is the schedule for the first five days of play, to be followed by a rest day (which will also allow for any unfinished games to be completed).

Test 1: England vs USA

Saturday 12 November
3 doubles matches

Sunday 13 November
6 singles matches

Monday 14 November
3 doubles matches

Tuesday 15 November
3 doubles matches

Wednesday 15 November
6 singles matches

Test 2: Australia vs New Zealand

Saturday 12 November
3 doubles matches

Sunday 13 November
3 doubles matches

Monday 14 November
6 singles matches

Tuesday 15 November
3 doubles matches

Wednesday 15 November
6 singles matches

Watch the event website for a daily blog, and the event Facebook page for comments...

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2022-11-12

Owen Edwards Golf Challenge

November  5^th and 6^th saw sunshine, no wind and 2 wonderful days of play at Cairnlea for the Owen Edwards Golf Croquet Cup. The courts looked wonderful thanks to the volunteers  mainly Lester, Kevin, Stephen and Owen  who have prepared the venue beautifully. 

Owen Edwards is the 5^th life member of Croquet Victoria.

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2022-11-14

COME AND WATCH THE BEST!

The MacRobertson Shield - the World Cup of Association Croquet - is on now at the Victorian Croquet Centre.

You can watch selected games on the live stream - or you can come and watch everything from the comfortable balcony at VCC! No need to book, just come along. Play starts at 9 am, finishes at dusk. 

Refreshments and lunch are available to buy.

Come and support your team!

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