Summer Weekend Tournament

Trophy: A Silver Quaich donated by Fred Mann.

Gleneagles Hotel was a big influence in the early days of the Scottish Croquet Committee and the Scottish Croquet Association, and in 1974 it was decided to hold two weekend events there each year, one in May (which evolved into the Spring Weekend) and this one in September (which later moved into July and evolved into the Summer Weekend).

From 1977 it was held at Edinburgh or Glasgow.

From 1981 it moved to July in Glasgow, but the 1982 event planned for mid-July was cancelled.

In 1984, the event reverted to Gleneagles.

The Autumn event was succeeded in 1983 by the West of Scotland Championship.

In 1990, the Summer Weekend event, with a single winner, replaced the Gleneagles (etc) Autumn (then Summer) Weekend Tournament, which was played in several Blocks.  A perpetual trophy was presented by Fred Mann.

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Switzerland Match

Scottish Select v Switzerland

Trophy:  A Quaich was presented to the Swiss CA by the SCA in 1995 – not sure whether this is presented on each occasion.

In 1992 the Scottish Croquet Association had a first encounter with the Croquet Association of Switzerland.  Matches have taken place every two or three years since then.  In 1992 and 1997 the scores reflect the number of best-of-three matches; otherwise the numbers of games played.  For 2012, the match included both Association and Golf Croquet.  The current match score is SCA 5, Swiss CA 4.

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USCA Trophy

In 1982, Scotland and South Africa were invited to Palm Beach, Florida to compete with United States for the USA Challenge Cup.  The Tournament featured matches under both International and USCA Rules, both singles and doubles, and South Africa beat US 10-8, whilst Scotland and US drew 7-7.  Both teams received a Cup, and this was played for between 1982 and 1988, using USCA Rules.

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USA Match

Scotland v USA

In 1982, Scotland and South Africa were invited to Palm Beach, Florida to compete with United States for the USA Challenge Cup.  The Tournament featured matches under both International and USCA Rules, both singles and doubles, and South Africa beat USA 10-8, whilst Scotland and USA drew 7-7.  In 1985, as part of a grand tour of Britain, USA played a Test Match in Glasgow, winning 13-2.

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