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Croquet World Championship
Adelaide, April 28 - May 6
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Reg Bamford of South Africa retained his title in a closely contested five-game match win over Australia's top player, Robert Fletcher. See the Bulletin Board.
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Darkhorse dreams in Adelaide
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Is it possible for an elderly player in the bottom half of the top fifty to win the world championship? Yes, and New Zealand's Dennis Bullock is definitely thinking the right thoughts. From Nelson Mail.
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"Serious Croquet" in America
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For decades, it has been an attitude and a way of life in the country club culture of the eastern US, but now it's also an elegant oversized book with striking photographs and poetic text. See News & Features.
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Return to Lake Oconee
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More than two decades after a one-time and much ballyhooed "first annual" with huge purses, large crowds and messy finances, this private community in rural Georgia once again has a court. From Reynolds Living.
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USA/IRELAND TEAM EVENT
Palm Beach, March 14-18, 2012
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Once again, world champion Mark McInerney proves his mettle, leading the Irish team in a narrow victory and winning the biggest individual purse at International Polo Palm Beach. Bulletin Board.
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USCA NATIONAL CLUB TEAMS
West Palm Beach, March 13-18
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With 120 players, it's the USCA's biggest competition of the Century, and it's only a part of CROQUET WEEK at the National Croquet Center.. See the Bulletin Board.
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4th Annual Invitational - Feb 22-26
Intl Polo Club, Palm Beach
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The world champion, Mark McInerney of Ireland, defeated former three-time world champion Khaled Younis of Egypt in two games to take the top prize in a very strong field. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA National Championship
Feb 6-11 - Southern California
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Rich Lamm confirmed his championship credentials by adding Association Croquet to the Golf Croquet title he also took at Mission Hills last December. See the Bulletin Board.
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GOLF CROQUET: BENEFIT OR BANE?
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A distinguished panel of top-level players and organizers--Clarke, French, Nel, and Hall--
consider the long-term import of the growing influence of Golf Croquet. See The Game.
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New Zealand Open
January 14 - 22, Wanganui
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Greg Bryant defeated Toby Garrison in four games to retain the championship title. See Bulletin Board.
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Women's GC World Championship
November 19-26, New Zealand
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Rachel Rowe of England defeated New Zealand's Jenny Clarke 3-2 to become the new women's world champion. See Bulletin Board.
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ELLERY: The passing of a patron
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The impact of Ellery McClatchy's support of USCA croquet for three decades can hardly be overestimated. This is our tribute to a gentle, generous, proud and private benefactor. See People.
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Gateball goes international
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Australia's national croquet association has sponsored this crowd-pleasing mallet sport's introduction to the English-speaking world. Here's the story and pictures from the 2011 championship. In News & Features.
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In the Money
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Cash purses for 2012 Golf Croquet invitationals in South Florida and South Africa rival the numbers in the glory days of American croquet in the 80's. See News & Features
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Egyptian Golf Croquet Open
October 1-6, 2011 - Cairo
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Mohamed Nasr defeats Sherif Nafe 7-2-5-7, 7-4 in the best-of-three finals match. See the Bulletin Board.
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A 48-hour game of Golf Croquet
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It's not easy to survive a double lung transplant or set an official world record for the longest golf croquet game. Maggie Cowman has done both. See People.
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Ellery McClatchy 1926 - 2011 Long-time patron of the sport
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A great long-time benefactor of USCA croquet has died at the age of 86 at his Ink Grade estate in Napa County, California. See his Sacramento Bee obituary.
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LIVERPOOL III
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Prospecting a new-club start in Liverpool, Hawkins strikes pay-dirt on the third try. Or is it only fool's gold? See News & Features
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Golf Croquet World Championship
July 18-24 - London, England
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Mark McInerney of Ireland ended Egypt's exclusive ownership of the world title by defeating Hisham Aboesbaa 3-0 in the historic best-of-five finals at Hurlingham. See Bulletin Board.
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British Open Championships
July 2-10, 2011, London
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Reg Bamford swept the finals, defeating Rob Fulford in singles and with his partner Rutger Beijderwellen posting a straight-games win against David Maugham and Mark Avery in doubles. See the Bulletin Board.
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19th Solomon Trophy, England
June 28 - July 1, 2011
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Halfway through the final day, the US team retained the Solomon Trophy by a score of 11 to 6. See the Bulletin Board.
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Terrain at the Top
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Keith Wylie and others have proposed "radical" shifts in the game in the past; this proposal is less radical and more practical. See The Game.
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The artist in exile
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A politically-generated scandal in 1902 broadened the worldwide stage of the German artist Christian Wilhelm (C.W.) Allers, whose wealthy clients sometimes commissioned croquet-based portraits. People.
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WCF Sec-Gen puts up Blogspot
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Before updating the World Croquet Federation website, he has to learn a complex platform. This new and frequently updated Blogspot fills the news-gap and includes room for your comments and questions.
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New WCF Secretary-General named
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Martin French of England succeeds Chris Clarke of New Zealand in the key administrative role of croquet's world body. See Bulletin Board Forum.
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PASADENA BREAKTHROUGH!
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The U.S. Croquet Association showcases on November 6-7 the most evolved Golf Croquet Exhibition Series yet developed by the national sports organization, soon to be duplicated all around the country. News & Features.
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Over 50 World Championship
October 8-15, Cairo
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Hisham Abouesbaa defeated Englishman Stephen Mulliner in a riveting 5-game duel that preserves Egyptian supremacy, just barely, in the game that is revolutionizing the sport of croquet. See the Bulletin Board.
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Clarke resigns WCF post
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After less than six months as Secretary-General, Chris Clarke cites difficulty in dealing with the Management Committee and inability to achieve sufficient results for the time invested. See the Bulletin Board.
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Roque on the verge of extinction
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Once the mallet game for the masses, it's crowded out by Gateball on the plebeian end and croquet on the refined end, surviving, just barely, as a museum piece. Linked from ESPN Sports.
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World Teams & MacRobertson
August 5 - 22 - England
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The United Kingdom narrowly bested New Zealand to retain the Shield, while Wales, Scotland, and the Czech Republic won in the lower divisions. See the Bulletin Board.
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Cracking Croquet
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This story by a USCA player of American croquet's evolution includes good links, seldom-reported facts, and an informed point of view. See TAKI magazine.
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Hawkins book released by Crowood
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In 174 uniquely illustrated pages, it leads players from the rudiments of break play all the way to the esoterica of advanced Association tactics and strategy. In The Game Department.
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Jerry Stark remembered
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The long-time pro and much-beloved anchor of the USCA International team died in California on May 19, 2010. See the Forum
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WCF SEC-GENERAL RESIGNS
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Brian Storey's resignation and the swift appointment of Chris Clarke raises speculations confirmed by CROQUET WORLD in this breaking story. See the Bulletin Board Forum.
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17 WCF Member Nations
to Compete in World Teams
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The milestone event is the first-ever Association Croquet World Team Championship, concurrent with the MacRobertson Shield. See the Bulletin Board.
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3rd Women's Golf Croquet
WCF World Championship
November 21-28, Victoria
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Alix Verge of Australia threatens Egyptian dominance of Golf Croquet by toppling reigning women's champion Iman Elfaransawi in stunning 3-2 finals. See Bulletin Board.
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Diane Blow 1936-2009 A founding benefactor
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The croquet family loses an accomplished, beloved and generous member - in People
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WCF Under 21 Golf Croquet
Cairo, Egypt - July 18-23, 2009
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World-class Golf Croquet comes of age as a Kiwi triumphs on Egyptian soil in a strong field of young players from many countries. See the Bulletin Board.
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Croquet comes to college
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The University of Oregon blazes a trail for a sport that adds a huge portion of "mental" to "physical" in the Physical Education curriculum - in The Game.
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Playing Gateball in Japan
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A British croquet player transplanted in Japan reports on the spreading popularity of the miniaturized hoop-and-ball game from the country that started the buzz - in The Game.
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Croquet in China?
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With the rapid emergence of China's affluent class, the growth of first-rate croquet facilities is inevitable, and the World Croquet Federation is planting the seeds - in News & Features
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The China Diary
Oct 22-27, 2008 - Shanghai
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WCF president David Openshaw, with Amir Ramsis and Khalid Younis, demonstrate the sport in a high-level four-day conference in Shanghai. See Openshaw's diary updates on the Bulletin Board.
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European Championship
September 19-21 - Jersey
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For the tenth time, Stephen Mulliner of England won the top trophy, defeating Simon Williams of Ireland 2-1 in the best-of-three final. See the Bulletin Board.
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Chuck Steuber 1920 - 2008
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The magnificent legacy of the National Croquet Center's founder and guiding spirit has yet to be fully realized - in People.
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Croquet in Norway
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One of its principal organizers reports that the sport of croquet is firmly rooted in the land of the midnight sun, and growing - in News & Features
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2008 revisions in the laws
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Consequential changes in the play of Association Croquet are outlined and explained, with pointers to the precise wording and interpretations in the new edition - in The Game.
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Golf Croquet World Championship
March 8-16, Capetown
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Nasr defeats Bamford to retain world title for Egypt. See the Bulletin Board.
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WCF World Championship Feb 2-10, 2008 - Christchurch
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Chris Clarke won the title for the second time by defeating fellow Brit Stephen Mulliner. See the New Zealand Bulletin Board.
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Introducing the "Book of Puzzlers"
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These situations in American Rules croquet put you in the shoes of the player who has to decide what to do next - quickly! Can you figure out the right answer? - in The Game.
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Australian Open Championships
Melbourne, Nov 2-11, 2007
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Bruce Fleming trounces Paddy Chapman 3-0 to win the singles title. See the Bulletin Board.
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Urban Croquet
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The radical vision of a German designer combines fun, fashion, and fantasy in one compelling retail package - in News & Features.
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THE VIEW FROM HERE
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Comparing the survival prospects of croquet's two mega-venues: Florida's National Croquet Center and Australia's Victoria Croquet Centre – in Letters & Opinion.
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British Open Championships
Hurlingham 8 – 15 July
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Robert Fulford managed a clean sweep to retain both the 2007 British Open Singles and Doubles titles at the Hurlingham Club in London. Sextuple peels were abundant, with Fulford managing the rare feat of an octuple. See the Bulletin Board for details and reports.
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