Short Croquet Jamboree 25 June 2025

The 2nd Short Croquet Jamboree was held on 25th June. A record 8 teams entered which was very encouraging.

The format was a round of singles, followed by a round of doubles then lunch - kindly provided by Rachel and Richard.

Afternoon play started with a round of one singles and a doubles. The last round was speed doubles!! Good fun.

Short croquet is played on short courts and is a 14 point game with full bisques in singles. A good learning curve. Our doubles is alternate stroke so again it can be used by newer players to learn from more experienced ones.

The play was very competitive with 3 teams in contention until the last round. It ended with a win by 1 point for Chichester 2, followed by Sussex 2, and Sussex 1 and Littlehampton following in 3rd place.

I think everyone enjoyed the day! Thanks to the teams for entering: Sussex 1, Sussex 2, Littlehampton, Rother Valley, Rottingdean, Reigate, Chichester1 and Chichester 2.

Do contact me if you would like to try Short Croquet. I aim to do some introductions in the autumn. If there is interest of course! Don't miss out!

Frances Low (Manager)

Thanks to Frances for organising and managing these Short Croquet events.

Photo of the winning Chichester team with the manager, and their chocolates!