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Association Croquet The Patron's Trophy 9-11 June 2012, Sydney

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[24 May] ACA Investment Policy(revised April 2012)
[24 May] Association Croquet The Patron's Trophy 9-11 June: List of Entrants
[21 May] Clause 11.7 of the Tournament Regulations has been updated to reflect the decision of the Annual General Meeting regarding players' attire. It is no longer required to wear predominantly white clothing at ACA events. (The rule regarding white clothing remains in force at international events.)
[18 May] World Women's AC Championship – if you would like to be considered for an Australian nomination for a place or wild card for the upcoming World Women's AC Championships, please forward your expression of interest to acselectors@croquet-australia.com.au before 31 May 2012.
[18 May] John Riches has tendered his resignation from the position of National Coaching Director [Association Croquet] and the ACA Executive is pleased to announce that as from 1st June 2012 David Wise will be the National Coaching Director [Association Croquet]
[16 May] Revised Guidelines for events to be included in the World Ranking System: Association Croquet and Golf Croquet
[15 May] Dates/Location for the GC Open Doubles & Singles Championships: 4 - 12 May 2013, VCC, Cairnlea, VIC
[14 May] Member Protection Policy (V6 as at 9 May 2012)
[14 May] Photo Gallery of the 13th WCF Association Croquet World Championship
[12 May] Golf Croquet Open Doubles & Singles Championships: Doubles Results    Singles Results
[12 May] The revised ACA Handbook (as at 26 March 2012) is now available
[9 May] Golf Croquet Open Doubles & Singles Championships: Program
[1 to 7 May] The 13th WCF Association Croquet World Championship Scores: Links to Photo Galleris and Placings see column to right for these links                                                                                                     
[28 Apr] The 13th WCF Association Croquet World Championship Scores
[24 Apr] Minutes of 2012 AGM with reports
[24 Apr] New (March 2012): Schedule of Fees, Payments and Honoraria
[23 Apr] New (March 2012):    Budget|Schedule of Entry Fees and Prizes|Membership Figures 2002-2011
[18 Apr] The ACA Executive Committee has filled the vacancy on the Association Croquet Selection Committee by appointing Peter Landrebe in his own right, rather than as an ex-officio member as most recent Australian Team captain.
[16 Apr] A revised version of the Tournament Regulations (TRs) has been approved. It includes the existing TRs (with editing and simplification) and elements of the Conditions part of the Handbook which were removed at the recent AGM. It has been modified to include Golf Croquet, expanding on the Regulations included with the WCF Golf Croquet Rules. The regulations relating to the Interstate AC (Eire) Cup, TR 27, and the Interstate GC Shield, TR 28, are reserved, pending consultation with States
[16 Apr] Latest List of Entrants in the Qualifying Event for the World Championship
[13 Apr] Inaugural WCF Women's Association Croquet World Championship.The Women's AC World Championship will be held at the Victorian Croquet Centre, 21-28 October 2012. A poster is available for download and printing here.

[5 Apr] 2011 ACA Meritorious Service Award. The 2011 Meritorious Service Medal has been awarded to Dr Ian Scott, for his outstanding leadership in bringing to fruition the new Croquet Centre at St Leonards in Tasmania.

Ian worked tirelessly for the past three years to secure the support of local aldermen , the Launceston City Council, The Department of Sport and Recreation and numerous other local identities and businesses to make the six court centre a reality. Ian has also made a major contribution to the development of Schools Programs and Seniors Days in the Launceston area as well as being the chief referee for the North of the State.

The Meritorious Service Medal was presented to Ian by ACA Senior Vice-President Greg Diprose in Launceston in March

[5 Apr] World Golf Croquet Squads. Squads to train for the World Golf Croquet Teams contest will be selected after the Australian GC Championships in Melbourne in May. Players not intending to come to the Australian Championships should indicate their availability to John Compton by email at comptos46@bigpond.com or phone 02 4933 5846 before the end of April. Players who are going to be at the Australian Championships can indicate their availability to a selector there - John Compton, Anne Quinn, Gordon Matthews or National Director Coaching GC Greg Bury.
[5 Apr] Referees for GC Open Championships. The Tournament Referee is seeking more referees interesting in officiating at the ACA Open GC Doubles and Singles to be held at Cairnlea VIC 12-20th May. Interested GCRs should contact Gordon Matthews on phone 07 5443 3094 or email: gjmatt@bigpond.com
[5 Apr] National Director of Refereeing [Association Croquet]. The ACA is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Fleming to the position of National Director of Refereeing [Association Croquet]. Elizabeth is Tournament Referee for the WCF Association Croquet World Championship which begins in Adelaide later this month.    .

 

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Golf Croquet Open Doubles & Singles Championships 12-20 May 2012, Cairnlea

Event Format & Conditions

Program

Doubles Results

Singles Results


The
13th WCF Association Croquet
World Championship

(Adelaide, 28 April to 6 May)

Australian selections & Wild Cards
(updated 22 April 2012)

Qualifier Results

SCORES

PLACINGS

 

Photo Gallery

More photos


RESULTS AC NATIONALS PERTH 2012:

Gold Medal: Ian Dumergue (WA)

Silver Medal: Stephen Forster (Vic)

Winner Men's Singles: Robert Fletcher (Vic)

Runner-up Men's Singles: Stephen Forster (Vic) 

Men's Plate: Ken Edwards (NSW)

Winner Women's Singles: Alison Sharpe (NSW)

Runner-up Women's Singles: Sue Beattie (Tas)

Women's Plate: Claire Bamford (Tas)

Eire Cup: New South Wales

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