2017 States Shield Schedule

Kansas and Missouri have agreed on dates for their first round match in Croquet Network's 2017 States Shield. The first three games of the test will be played on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. and will finish the test on Saturday, July 22, 2017, with an 8:30 a.m. start. Full Shield schedule follows:

07/21: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Illinois vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee Croquet Club)
08/19: States Shield Championship (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)

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September Croquet Links: North Carolina, Kansas City and Dyffryn Croquet

Clubs

CroquetNC.org -- This site covers North Carolina croquet and some great articles on tactics in the reference section.

Kactus Creek Croquet Club -- This is a club in Parkville, Missouri that boasts the only quality croquet field in the Kansas City Metro area. It also happens to be where I play. Matt Griffith built this field in his backyard over a period of seven years (2000-2007).

Association

The Croquet Association -- The association website for the sport of croquet in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. More news on croquet for the associated clubs than you can keep up with.

International

Dyffryn Croquet Club (Wales) -- Since my grandfather was Welsh, I had to get this club in. Looks like a beautiful place to play.

All links above will now appear in the Croquet Links section on the navigation bar at the top of the site.