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Sarnia Lawnbowling introduces croquet Croquet Canada Insurance overview Player of the Year  for 2004 Player of the Year  past winners Club of the Year Rules  for 2004 Club of Year Standings by Louis Nel - The Wicket Times Club of Year Past winners  CC Association Rules Rankings by Louis Nel - The Wicket Times CC Handicaps by Louis Nel National Capital Croquet Club Summer Invitational by Ken Shipley - National Capital Croquet Club CANADIANS WIN CAN-AM CHALLENGE by Anne Frost Robinson - The Wicket Times, May 99 I was thinking the other day of the late fall work bee we had at our club in which we broadcast several pounds of creeping bent, followed by a layer of top dressing. A lot of work, but by Ken Shipley - Croquet to Die For Media Attention - Gaining New Members and Promoting Growth by Liz Williams - Croquet List Croquet Canada has embarked on a new election system. General directors are to be elected in a secret postal ballot by Louis Nel - Elections 1998 Croquet, Anyone? And We Do Mean Anyone A Pastime With a Posh Pedigree Develops Mass Appeal by Peter Goldstein - Wall Street Journal Canada Wins First International Test Match by Louis Nel - E-Mail Canada vs Scotland and Wales.... RESULTS and comments by Louis Nel - E-Mail Blast World's First International Sporting Contest Via The Internet by Peter Olsen - Wyoming Croquet List NEW WINDOW : World's First International Sporting Contest - Full coverage and photos of the Event by Steve Dimond - croquet.com World's First International Sporting Contest Via The Internet by Steve Dimond - croquet.com

from CROQUET CANADA

STRONGEST FIELD EVER IN 1998       David Openshaw from England, ranked 14th in the world will be part of one of the strongest fields ever for the Canadian Open Croquet Championships Officers Elected to Croquet Canada Board       Anne Frost Robinson, 33, of Niagara-On-The Lake, Ontario has been elected as the fourth president of Croquet Canada. A Short (Long) History of Croquet       Croquet is believed to have been first played by thirteenth century French peasants who used crudely fashioned mallets to whack wooden balls through hoops made of willow branches.

from THE MALLET

How Can a Game End in a 26-26 Tie? by Louis Nel - Mallet CHARITY CROQUET EVENTS - Make Roquets with Everyone by Bill Prentice - Mallet POET'S CORNER by Bob Stephens - Mallet CROQUET & LAWN BOWLING - The Perfect Partnership by Ross Robinson - Mallet Stress & Croquet - Are You A Master Or Monster? by Dr. Wayne Fisk - Mallet

from THE WICKET TIMES

TEAM SELECTIONS by Louis Nel       The team selected to play against Wales in August is as follows: David Lewis, Graham Garlick, Bria CERTIFIED CLUB REFEREE PROGRAM by Paul Emmett       Croquet Canada, in conjunction with the USCA, has established a program to certify members HANDICAPS FOR ASSOCIATION RULES by Louis Nel       Croquet Canada is introducing a handicap system exclusively for Handicap Singles play under Internat REGULATIONS FOR HANDICAP SINGLES PLAY by Louis Nel       Beginning this season Croquet Canada will calculate handicap adjustments for games played with bisques 4-BALL BREAKS FOR ALL! by Louis Nel       If you are not yet in the habit of playing 4-ball breaks, this is of special interest to you. 1999 BOARD OF DIRECTORS by Ken Shipley       Anne Frost Robinson, PresidentE-mail anne@warplink.com Res 905-468-1695 Fax 905-374-1617 Instructional Clinics by Jim Nicklasson       CROQUET CANADA SPONSORED INSTRUCTIONAL CLINICS 1999 .. Croquet Canada Handicap Integration Taking Effect by Louis Nel       The integration of our handicapping system with that of the USCA, announced in the June issue, has n Croquet Canada Gets A New Ranking System by Louis Nel       Relative player strength is expressed by a Ranking Index, briefly Ranking, on a continuous scale of numbers, displayed to no more than two decimal digits. New International Fixtures by Louis Nel       Canadian overtures last fall led to fruitful negotiations culminating in accepted invitations from The Scottish Croquet Association and The Welsh Croquet Association. A Distance Story by Louis Nel       The Red-Yellow team is down by one wicket, Red is to play from near the fourth corner, second ball in last rotation, three ball dead.

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