Welcome to the Scottish Croquet Association

Welcome to the Scottish Croquet Association (SCA). We use this site to bring you all the latest Scottish Croquet news, details of tournaments, and information for Croquet players both established and new. 

The SCA is the Scottish Governing Body (SGB) of Croquet, as recognised by sportscotland. The SCA is first and foremost concerned with the interests of Croquet players playing in Scotland, or those who regularly come and play in Scotland.

The SCA is entirely voluntarily run, is completely not-for-profit, and exists to achieve the following objectives by working with Croquet Clubs and individuals:

  1. to encourage, promote, and develop the sport of Croquet in Scotland;
  2. to promote and manage Croquet competitions and to encourage participation and improve performance at all levels;
  3. to ensure it is a fit-for-purpose Governing Body that is recognised by the sports councils, to ensure that Croquet is a recognised sport, and to ensure that Croquet is administered in a way that meets current legislation.

This website contains more information about the SCA and its policies, membership information, and more importantly, information, results, and reports about Croquet events in Scotland.

COVID-19 Guidance

Last reviewed on 30 August 2021

Organised outdoor activity at clubs is allowed within the Scottish Government guidelines.

Effective fromGuidance document
30 Aug 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 6.2 Guidance
9 Aug 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 6.1 Guidance
19 Jul 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 5.5 Guidance
2 Jul 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 5.4 Guidance
24 May 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 5.3 Guidance
17 May 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 5.2 Guidance
26 Apr 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 5.1 Guidance
5 Apr 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 4.3 Guidance
12 Mar 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 4.2 Guidance
7 Jan 2021 SCA COVID-19 Phase 4.1 Guidance
1 Dec 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.6 Guidance
13 Nov 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.5 Guidance
13 Nov 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.4 Guidance
2 Nov 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.3 Guidance
5 Aug 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.2 Guidance
3 Aug 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3.1 Guidance
10 Jul 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 3 Guidance
3 Jul 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 2.1 Guidance
19 Jun 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 2 Guidance
29 May 2020 SCA COVID-19 Phase 1 Guidance

Spalding Trophy 2021

22 August 2021, Knightswood

Due to a disappointing lack of entries from Edinburgh players, there were just two teams, John Owen (2) and Bill Strachan (8) from Aberdeen and Crathes Croquet Club, and Brian Durward (4½) and Stefan Colling (7) from Glasgow Croquet Club. An agreement was made so that GCC provided the lawns, food and drink, while ACCC provided the tournament manager. It was cloudy and humid, with only a couple of light showers in the morning, and quite warm in the afternoon.

As it was a long way to go for just one game of advanced alternate-stroke doubles (the normal format for the Spalding Trophy), the manager devised a Davis-Cup-style tournament with advanced singles, the ASD, and reverse singles. If the singles went according to handicap expectations, then the doubles would be pivotal, and so it proved.

Read more: Spalding Trophy 2021