Newport enters teams in two different Association Croquet competitions: the Longman Cup and the Essex and Suffolk League. In each competition, teams of four play a series of six singles and one doubles match over the course of one day. Occasional friendly matches are also arranged.
Match reports from each of the competitions will appear on this page.
Reports from the 2007 season can be read here.
Reports from the 2006 season can be read here.
Reports from the 2005 season can be read here.
25th July 2008: Roehampton
4-2 Newport
Report by Bernard Yallop:
The lawns were first class and very fast. The hoops were very tight, possibly
too tight in one or two cases. At the end of the morning session, Newport had
won two games and they needed two more to win the match. After a long afternoon
of play they had lost three of the four games, so there was no chance of them
winning the match. The game between Bernard Yallop and Jean Oades was taking
too long to finish, the players were very evenly matched and the scores were
level, with clips on three back and four back. Everyone agreed that it should
be announced a draw. The players shook hands and the Newport team was free to
have tea and set off on its long journey home by rail. It was a most enjoyable
day, with lunch provided in the restaurant.
Results (Newport names first)
Stuart Warren (9) and Robert
Skeen (9) beat Douglas Gurney (3.5) and Jean Oades (11) +7
Arthur Flutter (8) lost to Tony Fathers (5) -3T
Bernard Yallop (12) beat Tony Salam (10) +20
Arthur Flutter lost to
Douglas Gurney -12
Stuart Warren lost to Tony Fathers -13
Robert Skeen lost to Tony Salam -19
Bernard Yallop vs. Jean Oades unfinished
7th June 2008: Newport 5-2 Norwich
Results (Newport names first)
Robert Skeen (9) and Francis Lambert
(16) beat Neil Chalmers (6) and Harry Bruford (10) +2
Bernard Yallop (12) lost to Feargal Smith (4) -4
Arthur Flutter (8) beat Calum Ringer (8) +19
Arthur Flutter beat Feargal Smith
+14
Robert Skeen beat Neil Chalmers +8
Bernard Yallop beat +3
Francis Lambert lost to Harry Bruford -2
27th August 2008: Newport 3-2 Chelmsford & Bentley
Report by Bernard Yallop:
Bernard Yallop began to find his old form and he finished the singles game in
an hour and ten minutes!
Results (Newport names first)
Bob Brashaw (12) and Bernard
Yallop (12) beat David Bateson (12) and Ray Cooke (16) +14t
Arthur Flutter (8) lost to Tony Murray (11) -23
Arthur Flutter lost to
David Bateson -15
Bob Brashaw beat Ray Cooke +11t
Bernard Yallop beat Tony Murray +26
26th August 2008: Newport 7-0 Bury St. Edmunds
Report by Bernard Yallop:
All of the games were finished in good time. Jim Potter had a good day. In the
doubles he pegged out John Robinette who had gone round to rover, which ensured
a win for Newport for that game. In the singles John turned the tables on Jim
and pegged him out. It became a close tough finish, but Jim managed to hit in
when it was needed and won.
Results (Newport names first)
Jim Potter (3.5) and Bernard
Yallop (12) beat John Robinette (4.5) and Chris Howell (24) +8
Arthur Flutter (8) beat David Wicks (14) +20
Stuart Warren (9) beat Edmé Robinette (16) +11
Jim Potter beat John Robinette
+5
Arthur Flutter beat Edmé Robinette +11
Stuart Warren beat David Wicks +12
Bernard Yallop beat Chris Howell +13
31st May 2008: Newport 5-2 Colchester North
Results (Newport names first)
Adrian Seabrook (18) & Bernard
Yallop (12) beat Ron Harris (8) & Ted Davey (8) +9
Stuart Warren (9) beat Gerry Varndell (9) +16
Francis Lambert (14) lost to Peter Kenwood (11) -7t
Bernard Yallop lost to
Gerry Varndell -1t
Adrian Seabrook beat Peter Kenwood +15
Stuart Warren beat Ron Harris +5
Francis Lambert beat Ted Davey +17
11th July 2008: Newport 1-7 Watford
In the absence of any inter-club advanced rules competitions for Newport this year, a friendly was arranged with Watford. Eight singles matches were played; the morning's games all went Watford's way, and a similar story looked likely in the afternoon. Only a time-turn break to finish by Mike Porter in the pouring rain prevented the whitewash.
Results (Newport names first)
Mike Porter (2) lost to Simon Hathrell
(0) -12
Jim Potter (2.5) lost to Ian Parkinson (1) -5
Chris van Essen (3) lost to Arthur Reed (2.5) -16
Arthur Flutter (8) lost to Mark Homan (3.5) -9
Mike Porter beat Ian Parkinson +3
Jim Potter lost to Simon Hathrell -26
Chris van Essen lost to Mark Homan -16
Arthur Flutter lost to Arthur Reed -20