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The Laws of Association Croquet 6Th Edition Amended 2008 Official The Laws of Association Croquet 6th Edition Amended 2008 Official Rulings to May 2016 Published August 2016 3 Front cover: Lawsof Association Croquet Toby Garrison (Wellington) and two referees watch a sweep shot by Aaron Westerby (Auckland) Photo courtesy Janet Boutel (Kelburn, Wellington) Layout: John Yarrall The Laws of Association Croquet 6th Edition Amended 2008 With Appendix 4 (New Zealand Version) Alternate Stroke Doubles Play (revised 2015) and Official Rulings to May 2016 Published August 2016 by Croquet New Zealand Level 5, Davis Langdon House, 49 Boulcott Street, Wellington PO Box 11259, Wellington 6142, New Zealand Ph: (04) 916 0258, Email: [email protected] Copyright © The Croquet Association, 2000, 2008 on behalf of itself and the Australian Croquet Association, Croquet New Zealand and the United States Croquet Association. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior permission in writing from The Croquet Association. This document may be reproduced by individuals for their own use. Contents Laws of Association Croquet ..........................................................................................4 Index to the Laws of Association Croquet ............................................................. 101 Official Rulings on the Laws of Association Croquet ................................................... 105 Association Croquet Croquet NZ Handicapping Regulations...................................... 115 4 The Laws of Association Croquet – 2016 Laws of Association Croquet 6th EDITION AMENDED 2008 Copyright © The Croquet Association, 2000, 2008 on behalf of itself and the Australian Croquet Association, Croquet New Zealand and the United States Croquet Association No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior permission in writing from The Croquet Association. This document may be reproduced by individuals for their own use. Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................. 6 PART 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 8 A. AN OUTLINE OF THE GAME ............................................................................. 8 1. An outline of the game .................................................................................. 8 B. THE COURT AND EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 9 2. The court ....................................................................................................... 9 3. Equipment and accessories ........................................................................ 11 C. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 16 4. Start and end of a game and turn ............................................................... 16 5. A stroke and the striking period ................................................................... 18 6. States of a ball ............................................................................................ 20 7. Outside agencies ........................................................................................ 24 PART 2 ORDINARY SINGLES PLAY ........................................................................ 25 A. GENERAL LAWS OF PLAY .............................................................................. 25 8. The start of a game ..................................................................................... 25 9. Election of striker’s ball ............................................................................... 26 10. Ball off the court .......................................................................................... 26 11. Ball in the yard-line area ............................................................................. 27 12. Placement of a ball off the court or in the yard-line area ............................. 27 13. Wiring lift ..................................................................................................... 28 14. Hoop point................................................................................................... 31 15. Peg point ..................................................................................................... 33 16. Roquet ........................................................................................................ 34 17. Hoop and roquet situations ......................................................................... 36 18. Consequences of a roquet .......................................................................... 39 19. Placing balls for a croquet stroke ................................................................ 39 20. Croquet stroke ............................................................................................ 41 21. Continuation stroke ..................................................................................... 41 B. ERRORS IN PLAY ............................................................................................ 42 22. General principles ....................................................................................... 42 23. Forestalling play .......................................................................................... 44 24. Compound errors ........................................................................................ 46 25. Playing when not entitled ............................................................................ 47 26. Playing a wrong ball .................................................................................... 48 27. Playing when a ball is misplaced ................................................................ 49 28. Faults .......................................................................................................... 55 C. INTERFERENCE WITH PLAY .......................................................................... 62 29. General principles ....................................................................................... 62 30. Balls wrongly removed or not removed from game ..................................... 63 31. Misplaced clips and misleading information ................................................ 64 5 32. Playing when forestalled ............................................................................. 65 Lawsof Association Croquet 33. Interference with a ball ................................................................................ 66 34. Interference with the playing of a stroke ...................................................... 71 35. Miscellaneous interference .......................................................................... 72 PART 3 OTHER FORMS OF PLAY .............................................................................. 73 A. ADVANCED SINGLES PLAY ............................................................................ 73 36. Optional lift or contact .................................................................................. 74 B. HANDICAP SINGLES PLAY ............................................................................. 75 37. Bisques ....................................................................................................... 75 38. Pegging out in handicap games .................................................................. 78 39. Restoration of bisques ................................................................................. 78 C. DOUBLES PLAY ............................................................................................... 79 40. General ....................................................................................................... 79 41. ORDINARY DOUBLES PLAY ..................................................................... 80 42. Advanced doubles play ............................................................................... 80 43. Handicap doubles play ................................................................................ 80 D. SHORTENED GAMES ...................................................................................... 82 44. Shortened games ........................................................................................ 82 45. Advanced play in shortened games ............................................................ 82 46. Handicap play in shortened games ............................................................. 83 PART 4 CONDUCT OF THE GAME ............................................................................. 83 A. GENERAL LAWS OF CONDUCT ..................................................................... 83 47. The state of the game ................................................................................. 83 48. Referees of the game .................................................................................. 84 49. Expedition in play ........................................................................................ 87 50. Advice and aids ........................................................................................... 87 51. Miscellaneous laws of conduct .................................................................... 90 B. SPECIAL LAWS ...............................................................................................
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