From time to time Shrewsbury Croquet Club competes with other clubs in external competitions.
Provisional dates for 2026 are as follows:
Wednesday 3rd June – against Kenilworth – to be played at Shrewsbury
Tuesday 14th July – against Eardisley – to be played at Shrewsbury
Thursday 20th August – against Broadwas – to be played at Broadwas
Thursday 30th July – against Church Stretton – to be played at Church Stretton
Thursday 6th August – A49 Annual Competition at Shrewsbury
The West Midlands Federation organises a league competition.
In 2023 we beat Church Stretton but lost to Broadwas, Kenilworth and Eardisley.
In 2024 we came second in the league, narrowly beaten by Broadwas.
| P | W | D | L | Match points | League points | ||
| 1 | Broadwas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19-9 | 13 | |
| 2 | Shrewsbury | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12-14 | 12 | |
| 3 | Kenilworth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11-11 | 9 | |
| 4 | Church Stretton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10-16 | 6 | |
| 5 | Eardisley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12-14 | 5 |
WEST MIDLANDS FEDERATION LEAGUE TABLE FOR 2025 – a very close competition!
| P | W | D | L | Match points | League points | ||
| 1 | Broadwas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 – 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | Kenilworth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 – 11 | 9 | |
| 3= | Eardisley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 – 11 | 9 | |
| 3= | Shrewsbury | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 – 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | Church Stretton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 – 16 | 5 |
The league was very close as you will see from attached – in fact if Church Stretton had beaten Broadwas and prevented Broadwas from getting a bonus point then all teams would have been on 9 points with 2 wins and 2 losses.
In the matches involving the 3 teams on 9 points, all of the teams won one and lost one, so I had to then go on ‘net match points’. This makes Kenilworth second and Eardisley and Shrewsbury third equal.
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Longman Cup (Handicap competition for those with hcp over 3)
In 2023, in Round 1 we beat Ashby at home 5-2 but in Round 2 we lost to St Albans (played at Kenilworth) 2-5 and so were knocked out.
In 2024 in Round 1 we beat Pinchbeck (played at Northampton) 5-2 but in Round 2 we lost to Wrest Park at home 2-5 and so were knocked out.
A49 Competition (Shrewsbury vs. Church Stretton)
In 2023 we beat Church Stretton 3-2.
In 2024 we played 7 singles games with Church Stretton beating us 4-3 but with some closely fought games.
In 2025 Shrewsbury beat Church Stretton 5-3