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| An album of favorite photos | ||
| • | The end of the year is a time for looking back at what was most significant, best remembered, or most enjoyed. Sometimes that's only a striking image. | |
| The day the world changed | ||
| • | On September 11th, 2001, Rhys Thomas was in Hawaii, producing a three-hour documentary about World War Two for The History Channel. Read his story. | |
| Editors' Forum on the Women's World Championship | ||
| • | Golf Croquet already has a World event, but not Association Croquet. Three prominent women players state the case for alternative ways of improving the standard of female play. | |
| Short croquet videos worth watching | ||
| • | The judges produce a modest guide to croquet players reluctant to navigate on their own the vast, insufficiently charted wilderness of youtube. | |
| Shakespeare's take on the game | ||
| • | In this unashamed whimsy, John Prince illustrates the trash talk he and Andrew Winn have irreverently penned for the bard. | |
| Photo Contest Finals! | ||
| • | The editors showcase the most arresting photos of people and venues submitted from everywhere for our 2009 contest. | |
| 2009 Photo Contest Invites Entries | ||
| • | Entries are being accepted for Croquet World's Fourth Annual Photo Contest until August 16. | |
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Victoria Centre: a promise unfulfilled |
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| • | The Victoria Croquet Association neither explains nor corrects the failed forecasts around the opening of its new headquarters, but in the absence of answers, we offer pointed questions in abundance. | |
| The pursuit of justice in tournament design | ||
| • | Louis Nel and Bob Alman recommend simple changes in American Rules and Association Croquet events to increase the probability of fair results. | |
| 2008 Photo Contest Winners | ||
| • | From 100 finalists, 40 are here online, with all due accolades from the judges. | |
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Why it's okay to cheat at croquet |
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| • | It's not, really. But you'll never convince the mainstream press of a notion firmly rooted in the culture of backyard croquet. | |
| The fun, the feel, the photo | ||
| • | The most ambitious photo shoot ever attempted by a croquet association aims at reshaping the sport's public image. See photos and interview. | |
| Wouldn't you rather be at the bowling alley? | ||
| • | In this republication of Leslie Fielding's controversial poem, we break precedent to give an irate bowler equal time. | |
| 2007 photo contest winners! | ||
| • | Once again, the editors collect and judge winning photos taken by readers. More than 80 finalist photos from around the world are included. | |
| The deadliest mallet | ||
| • | A new mystery by Donna Andrews begins with a body felled by a heavy mallet in a game of eXtreme Croquet | |
| Midsummer Rant contest lays an egg! | ||
| • | The editors, determined to make lemonade out of lemons, rise above universal apathy and poll opinion leaders around the world on croquet's major issues | |
| V is for vicious, V is for victory | ||
| • | The antidote to croquet’s poisonous public image is found abundantly in the popular misconception of the game. | |
| Photo Contest Finalists! | ||
| • | Here are 100 winners and placers in many categories from all over the croquet world, judged by James Hawkins, Bob Alman, and Reuben Edwards. | |
| How to shoot croquet players | ||
| • | An experienced amateur photographer in England shares tips on making the game look exciting and involving like...well, like a sport | |
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Croquet in the movies: A 2005 update |
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| • | James Hawkins expands his review of croquet’s not-always-glorious appearances on celluloid. | |
| Croquet in American print ads | ||
| • | They peaked in the 1950’s, and the first and only collector of these striking images permits us to display his best. | |
| The lost literature of croquet | ||
| • | Croquet’s relentless chief sleuth invites readers to the hunt for lost treasures as a vastly expanded second edition of his bibliography comes off the press. | |
| Unsolved mysteries of croquet history | ||
| • | Croquet’s bibliographer and most diligent sleuth has found some clues but few solutions to some of the sport’s most enduring puzzles. | |
| Croquet at War | ||
| • | For 150 years, the fortunes of war and the evolution of our favorite sport have intersected in surprising and consequential ways. | |
| 'The Others': image and elitism in croquet | ||
| • | Everywhere in the world, croquet is played by a self-selected elite. Our English essayist wonders: Does anyone really want it to be any other way? | |
| The Perfect Game | ||
| • | A century after it was written, G.K. Chesterton's elegant little story is an eternal consolation to losers everywhere. | |
| How we lost Wimbledon | ||
| • | It wasn't lawn tennis that ended croquet's surging popularity in 19th Century England; the sport's newest historian points to the real culprits . | |
| An online tour of the new National Croquet Gallery | ||
| • | From approximately 100 objects on display, this survey details eleven, selected for the unique values they represent in the croquet culture as it has evolved over 140 years. | |
| How and why we voted against televised Golf Croquet | ||
| • | But for a single vote we might have had a different history of croquet in Britain, and perhaps the world. Richard Hilditch tells the story. | |
| Croquet on TV | ||
| • | James Hawkins wonders: Is television the answer to our recruiting prayers or an unattainable fantasy? | |
| Is Britain losing her grip? | ||
| • | Six of the top twelve places in the latest world rankings belong to the Kiwis and only three to the long-dominant Brits | |
| Naming the Game | ||
| • | What's in a name? Perpetual confusion if influential Anglophiles in America insist on calling it "Association Croquet." | |
| Croquet on celluloid: it's not a pretty picture | ||
| • | A survey of croquet images in the movies helps to explain why the sport is held is such low public regard. | |
| The lost literature of croquet | ||
| • | To mark the publication of the first extensive croquet bibliography, the author picks out some special targets for bounty hunters. | |
| Keith Wylie: 1945-1999 | |
| • | Mike Orgill reviews Wylie's masterpiece and the London Times sums up the life of "one of the greatest exponents of the game." |
Letters from the frontier:San Miguel de Allende |
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| • | The lawns, the players, the clubs - trials and triumph in Mexico's croquet capital. | |
| Reflections on "the other game" | ||
| • | In the wake of the Beverly Hills Invitational, Mohammad Kamal, Jacques Fournier, and Greg Goth consider the future of golf croquet. | |
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The State of the Game by John Riches, Australian Correspondent |
| #6 | Laws Recommendations - an explanation. A complete revision of the Laws for the Australian Croquet Association provides a platform for renewed negotiations at MacRob 2000. | |
| #5 | The Laws revision: what difference will it make? John Riches offers some examples. | |
| #4 | Thirty-Three Changes and Clarifications Proposed by the International Laws Meeting in Bunbury | |
| #3 | Aggress or regress - the choice is yours | |
| #2 | The Who, Why, and Wherefore of Sound Coaching | |
| #1 | Identifying flaws in the "Laws" as a prelude to amending them | |
| How to cheat and win in croquet | ||
| • | A British reprint from 1868 tells you exactly how to survive the ruthless chaos of the social game as a winner. | |
| Colouring the sport: Will it make a difference? | ||
| • | Some say relaxing the all-white colour standard has gone too far, others say it hasn't gone far enough. We explore the possibilities, in black and white and colour. | |
| MacRobertson Shield 2000: Picking the players and the winners | ||
| • | Former world champion Chris Clarke assesses the sport's main international team event, upcoming in Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Looking back, looking ahead | ||
| • | "1998: a year to remember?", by Peter Payne | |
| • | "The 1998 croquet year in Oz", by Wendy Davidson | |
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The New Zealand Report by Steve Jones, NZ Correspondent |
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| #6 | Picking the winners of MacRob 2000 | |
| #5 | After the revolution: Splashes of colour in a sea of white | |
| #4 | Revolutionary changes are decreed - including retiring the "whites" standard and switching to Barlow balls. | |
| #3 | Stories of the sporting exploits of top players in "Peel Appeal" | |
| #2 | Tackling the sport's ultimate challenge at the club level | |
| #1 | Revealing a strategy for achieving world dominance in the sport | |
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The Hilditch Report by Richard Hilditch, UK Correspondent |
| #1 | Does the dominance of male nerds keep women from competing? |
| Georgia's Jekyll Island Hotel | |
| • | Jerry Aiello reports on a National HIstoric Landmark with croquet on the front lawn |
| The Forum | • | Online Readers Forum |
| International Forum on Women who Compete | |
| • | The Hilditch Report |
| • | Luminaries respond |
| Humo(u)r | |
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Review of The Lighter Side of
Serious Croquet, by David Appleton with cartoons by Jack Shotton |
| • | "Ellicot and the Triple Peel", short fiction by D.K. Holland |
| • | A Hanner Sampler - short fiction and cartoons by Michael Hanner |
| • | Baba Bob Revisited #5, Joy and Suffering in the Game |
| • | Baba Bob Revisited #4, Is croquet the true path to High Society? |
| • | Baba Bob Revisited #3, The Manifest Destiny of 21st Century Croquet |
| • | Baba Bob Revisited #2, "Playing House" and "Playing Croquet" |
| • | Baba Bob Revisited #1, The wit and wisdom of the Croquet Swami |
| Letters | |
| • | Team selections and croquet's public image 10-Oct-99 |
| • | Jaques ball developments 27-Apr-98 |
| • | Jaques responds 7-Oct-97 |
| • | Letters 3-Oct-97 |
| • | The rankings 6-Aug-97 |
| • | Ozzie democracy 1-Jul-97 |
| • | The women "Down Under" 30-Mar-97 |
| • | Men, women, real time, realative time 26-Jan-97 |
| • | Shades of grey in "whites" debate. 1-Jul-97 |
| • | Whites: do they clash with today's sporting image 26-Jan-97 |