The Davidson team of Mac Gilliland and Mark Millard went 9-0 at the Collegiate National Championships to claim the Collegiate GC National Championship at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The duo faced off against Navy in the final match.

“The competition was intense, but we made it through,” Gilliland said. “All of our matches were close, including five wins by only one wicket. Mark’s go-for-it attitude and my experience at the tournament made a deadly combination.”

The WCF has been in the news quite a bit this past week, which makes it particularly frustrasting that they've broken their news module. Once ahead of the curve for all of the association sites, their RSS feed is now broken on the site and there are two stories that I would normally direct link. Oh well, let's move on ...

The resignation of Brian Storey as WCF Secretary General and subsequent appointment of Chris Clarke as his replacement brewed up a firestorm of controversy on the Nottingham e-mail list. You can see the offical release on the WCF website. To get a rundown on the overall story, check out the letter on the "Secretary-General" post on the Croquet World forum.

The 2010 Egyptian Open Golf Croquet tournament is now open for registration. The event takes place at the Gezirah Club and Federation Lawns, Cairo from October 1-6. Confirmed entries include:

Ahmed Nars
Reg Bamford
David Openshaw
Dick Strover
Leo McBride
Sherif Abdelwahab
Len Canavan
Wayne Davies
Ed Cunnningham
Evan Newell

Interested players should contact the Egyptian Croquet Federation Vice-President, Amir Ramsis.

Despite the spelling, Jim Carey tweeted about croquet over the weekend:

"Said 'Yes' 2 crochet 2day! I knocked my cousin's teeth out with 1 of those mallets 38yrs ago. He stood right behind me!"