WCF February 2018 Newsletter

The newsletter provides a summary for WCF Members of what the Management Committee has been doing recently and what is on the agenda in the near future. Comments are always very welcome. It is also made available to all on the WCF web-site and via the Nottingham list and other croquet bulletin boards.

Council debates and decisions

The Council approved the 2017 Treasurer's Report and the 2018 Budget (Topic 65) and elected Brian Havill (ENG) to be the Independent Eaxminer for 2018 (Topic 66).

What has happened since November?

The 2018 AC World Championship was held in Wellington, New Zealand from Saturday, 3 to Sunday, 11 February 2018. Paddy Chapman (New Zealand) defeated Reg Bamford (South Africa) +7tp, -26tp, -26tp, +15tp, +17tp in a gripping final to become the new Association Croquet World Champion.

The semi-finalists were Jose Riva (ESP) and Stephen Mulliner (ENG), the defending champion, and the winners of the Shield, Bowl and Plate events were respectively Greg Fletcher (AUS), Jonathan Powe (ENG) and Stephen Morgan (USA).

The Golf Croquet Ranking Review Working Group produced a report recommending that the WCF assume responsibility for the Golf Croquet rankings and that a new algorithm and automatic start grade adjustment be adopted. The Report and other proposals relating to GC ranking will be submitted to the WCF Council.

Forthcoming WCF championships

2018 Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship

The event will be held in Cairo from Saturday, 6 to Saturday, 13 October 2018. The formal Invitation to Members was published on 18 December 2017 with a Response Date of 1 April 2019.

2019 Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship

The event will be held in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand from Saturday, 2 February to Saturday, 9 February 2019. The formal Invitation to Members will be published in April 2018.

2019 Under 21 Golf Croquet World Championship

The event will be held at the Nottingham Croquet Club, England from Saturday, 20 to Wednesday, 24 July 2019.

2019 Golf Croquet World Championship

The event will be held at the Sussex County Croquet Club, England from Saturday, 27 July to Sunday, 4 August 2019.

Membership and development enquiries

Enquiries have been received from the Iran Croquet Association and from Sri Lanka.

MC Topics recently completed or closed

MC 361:         Development

MC 366:         Consolidation of bank accounts

MC 370:         2020 GC WTC Tier 2 enquiry

MC 373:         Management Committee elections

MC 375:         Trophies 2018-2019

MC 374:         MacRobertson Shield repairs

MC 378:         2018 Budget and 2017 Treasurer’s Report

MC 379:         Enquiry from the Iran Croquet Association

MC 380:         Proposal for a publicity booklet

MC Topics currently open

MC 352:         10-year World Championship schedule

MC 353:         Golf Croquet Ranking Review Working Group

MC 371:         Format of World Team Championships

MC 376:         Statute and Regulation amendments

MC 377:         GC Ranking development

MC Topics currently under administration or pending

MC 325:         Enquiry from the Corfu Croquet Club

MC 354:         2018 Association Croquet World Championship

MC 362:        2019 U21 GCWC and GC World Championship

MC 367:         Hall of Fame

MC 367:         Portugal

MC 368:         2018 Over 50 Golf Croquet World Championship

MC 369:         2019 Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship

MC 372:         WCF Facebook presence

Outlook for February and beyond

The MC’s main focus will be on submitting amendments to the WCF Statutes and Regulations to Council, scoping and progressing the GC rankings project, finalising the 10-year World Championship schedule and administering the 2018 Over-50 GCWC and the 2019 Women’s GCWC.

Stephen Mulliner

Secretary-General

5 March 2018