After coming first and second in the northern area finals of the All England Handicap competition at Chester over the weekend of 31 August – 1 September, David Boyd and John Dawson took part in the national finals at Colchester on 14 – 15 September. John Dawson was one of three competitors who won four of his five games and David Boyd won three of his five games but the overall winner was a young player from Peterborough, Joe Iddison, playing off a handicap of 16.
However, David Boyd achieved a Croquet Association Silver Medal in one game for running all twelve hoops from start to peg in a single innings with no bisques and winning the game.