INDEX

THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

INDEX

A

Acceptance of setting, 2(b)(5)
Accidental contact
with ball
between strokes, 33(a)
preparing for strroke, 5(g)
Adjustment of setting
hoop, 3(b)(3)
peg, 3(a)(3)
Advanced play, 36
Adversary,
anticipate play, must, 49(a)
definition of, 1(d)
must not interrupt striker, 51(a)
forestalling play, 23
let striker make decisions, 48(e)
need not watch play, 48(a)(2)
stay off court, 51(b)
Advice, 50
doubles, in, 40(b), 50(a)
prohibited, 51(a)
unsolicited, 50(a)
Aids, 50(b)-(d)
Alternate stroke handicap doubles play, App.4
Assistance to partner, 40(b)

B

Ball, 3(c)
at rest, 6(b)
corner, 6(f)
clear of a hoop, 6(i)
court, off the, 10
critical position, in a, 6(d)
damaged, 3(c)(2)
dead, 6(e)
deemed to have come to rest, 6(b)(4),(5)
groups of, 6(h), 16(d), 19(b)
hole, in a, 33(c)
in hand, 6(c)
in play, 6(a)
jammed in a hoop, 35(b)
live, 6(e)
markers, 50(c)
moving between strokes, 33(c)
off the court, 10
replacement, 12
croquet stroke, in, 20(c)
replacement, 3(c)(2), 12
rover, 1(c), 6(g), 15(a)
specifications, 3(c)(1), App. 2
temporary removal, 3(c)(2)
trial or test ball, 50(d)
wiping, 3(c)(2)
wired, 13
yard-line, 6(f), 12
yard-line area, in, 11
Baulk-lines, 2(a)(4)
Bisques, 37
doubles play, in, 43(a)
restoration of, 39
shortened games, 46(a)
Body, striker's, 28(c)(1)
Books, striker cannot use, 50(b)
Boundary, 2(a)(2)
ball off court, 10
displaced, 35(d)

C

Cannon, 19(b)
Changing mallet, 3(e)(6)
Change of level, 34(b)
Choice
balls, of, 8(a), 26(c)
lead, of, 8(a)
replacement positions, of, 6(c)(4), 12(b)
start, of,
See Choice of lead
Clips, 3(d)
misplaced, 31
declare misplaced, 23(c)(5)
Clothes, 28(c)(1)
move ball, 28(a)(9), (13)
Compound errors, 24
Conduct and refereeing, 47-51
Contact, 36
Continuation stroke, 21
Corner ball, 6(f)
Corner flags, 3(f), Dia 2
Corner pegs, 3(g), Dia 2
Corner spots, 2(a)(3), Dia 2
hole on, 34(c)
Correcting court setting,
ball jammed in hoop, 35(b)
boundary lines, 35(d)
hoops, 3(b)(3)
peg, 3(a)(3)
Court, 2(a)
accessories, 3
adversary, presence of, 51(b)
damage by mallet, 28(a)(15)
setting, 2(a), (b)
special damage, 34(c)
Critical position, balls, 6(d)
Croquet stroke, 19, 20
ball in hoop, 14(d)
ball off court, 20(c)
balls not in contact, 27(b)
failing to take, 27(e)
fail to move or shake ball, 28(a)(14)
peels, 14(e), 43(c), 46(b)
purported, 27(i)
Croqueted ball, 20(a)
not moved or shaken, 28(a)(14)
sent off court, 20(c)

D

Damage,
balls, to, 3(c)(2)
court, to, 28(a)(15)
special, 34(c)
substantial, 28(a)(15)
Dead ball, 6(e)
Declaring
error, 22(c)
interference, 29(c)
misplaced clip, 23(c)(5)
Deemed
come to rest, ball, 6(b)(4)
roquet, 16(c)
stroke, 5(f)
Definitions
ball, states of a, 6
error, 22(a)(1)
game, start and end, 4
interference, 29(a)
outside agencies, 7(a)
striking period, 5
stroke, 5
turn, start and end, 4
Deliberate errors, prohibited, 22(b), 55(b)
Discovery of error, 22(a)(3)
Disputes, 48(f)
Displaced boundary cord, 35(d)
Distracting a player, 34(a), 51(a)
Double tap, 28(a)(8)
Double-banked games, 52
Doubles play, 40-43

E

Election
striker's ball, of, 9, 19(c)
roqueted ball, 19(c)
Emergency law,
See Overriding law 55
End
game, of, 4(c)
striking period, of, 5(h)
stroke, of, 5(i)
time limited games, of, 53(g)(4)
turn, of,
definition, 4(e), 53(g)(4)
premature, 35(a), 37(e)
Errors 22-27
adversary must forestall, 23(c)
compound, 24
deliberate, 22(c), 55(b)
discovery, of, 22(a)(3)
limit of claims, 22(e)
rectification, 22(d)
striker must declare, 22(c)
Equipment and accessories, 3
Expedition in play, 49

F

Fail to remove ball from game, 30
Fail to take croquet, 27(e)
Faults, 28
Forestalling play, 23, 29(c)
discovery of error, 22(a)(3)
Foul stroke
See Faults
Full bisque play, App. 3

G

Game, 1
end, of, 4(c)
double-banked, 52
restart, 26(b)
start, of, 4(a), 8(b)
Group of balls, 6(h), 16(d), 19(b)

H

Hampered stroke,
fault, 28(a)(6)(B)
obstacle outside court, 34(b)
Hand or arm on
ground, 28(a)(2)
leg or foot, 28(a)(3)
Handicap play, 37-39
doubles, 43
shortened games, 46
Help, 40(b), 50
Hit ball accidentally
between strokes, 33(a)
when aiming, 5(g)
Hit ground
damage to lawn, 28(a)(15)
stroke, whether a, 5(d)(2)
Hit hoop or peg and move ball, 28(a)(9)
Hit wrong ball
See Playing a wrong ball 26
Hole,
court surface, on, 34(c)
hoop, in, 34(c)
Hoops, 3(b)
adjusting, 3(b)(3)
ball jammed in, 35(b)
colours, 3(b)(2)
jaws, of, 14(a)(4)
order, of, 1(c), Diag. 1
specifications, of, 3(a)
Hoop point, 14, 17
Hoop and roquet, 1

I

Impasse, 53(f)
Impeded swing, 13(d), 34(b)
Imperfections on the court, 34(c)
Interference, 29-35
adversary, by, 33(b)
ball during stroke, with, 33(b)
outside agency, by, 33(b)
player, with, 34(a)
position of ball, with, 33
stroke, with, 34
Interrupting a player
forestalling, 23
prohibited, 51(a)

J

Jaws of hoop, 14(a)(4)
Joint referees, 48(a)
Jump shot, damage by, 28(a)(15)

K

Keeping balls in position, 19(f)
Kick, hit, drop or throw mallet, 28(a)(4)

L

Lawn. See Court
Leave court.
See Quit the court
Lifting a ball, 9(c)
Limit of claims, 22(e)
Line of play, 31(d), 37(g)
Live ball, 6(e)
Local laws, 54
Loose impediments, 7(b), 34(d)

M

Maintenance of contact, 28(a)(7)
Make a hoop,
See Score hoop point
Make a roquet, 16, 17
Mallet, 3(e)
changing, 3(e)(6)
damage to court, by, 28(a)(15)
marker, use as, 50(c)(1)
touches another ball, 28(a)(12)
Marks or markers, 50(c)
Measure balls onto yard-line, 12
Misled, playing when, 31
Misplaced, play when ball, 27
Misplaced clips, 23(c)(5), 31
Miss ball, 5(d)(2), 5(e)
Mis-hit, 28(a)(5)
Mistakes in play, 22-33
Modified courts,
See Smaller courts 2(b)(6)
Modified games,
See Shortened games 44 - 46
Movable boundary, 2(b)(2), 34(b)
Move ball
accidentally, 5(g)
hitting hoop or peg, by, 28(a)(9)
interference, after, 33(d)
outside obstacle, to avoid, 34(e)
special damage, to avoid, 34(e)
Multiple errors,
See Compound errors 24

N

Non-playing side of hoop, 14(b)

O

Object of the game, 1(c)
Obstacles outside court, 34(b)
Opinions, differing, 48(f)
Opponent,
See Adversary
Option to play either ball, 9(a)
Optional lift or contact, 36
election of striker's ball, 9(b)(1)
shortened games, 45
Order of hoops, 1(c), Diagram 1
Outside agencies, 7
interference with play, 33(b)
Overriding law, 55

P

Partner, doubles, 40
ball, 1(d)
Peels, 14(e)
handicap doubles, 43(c)
shortened games, 46(b)
Peg, 3(a)
adjustment, of, 3(a)(2)
extension, 3(a)(2)
location, 2(a)(5), 2(b)(4,5)
straightening, 3(a)(3)
Peg point, 15
double tap not fault, 28(d)
handicap play, in, 38
wrongly removing or not removing balls, 30
Place balls for croquet stroke, 19
Planes of a hoop, 14(a)
Play a stroke, 5(a), 5(d)
Play ball as it lies, 5(f)
Play either ball, 8(b), 9(a)
Player responsible for ball, 13(b)
Players as joint referees, 48(a)
Playing a wrong ball, 26
Playing a wrong hoop,
See Playing when not entitled 28(a)(7)
Playing quickly,
See Expedition in play
Playing side of hoop, 14(b)
Playing when ball misplaced, 27
ball not removed from game, 30(a)(2)
ball wrongly removed from game, 30(a)(1)
Playing when misled, 31
either doubles partner may replay, 40(e)
false information, 31(a)(2)
misplaced clip, 31(a)(1)
Playing when not entitled, 25
Position, responsiblity for, 13(b)
Positive opinion preferred, 48(f)
Presence on court, 51(b)
Purporting to take croquet, 27(i)
dead ball, from, 27(c)
live ball, from, 27(d)
Pushing or pulling,
See Maintenance of contact, 28(a)(7)

Q

Questionable stroke, 48(d), 53(c)
Quit stance, 5(h)
Quit the court
bisques, 37(d)(3)
game ends, 4(c)
turn ends, 4(e)
when opponent playing, 51(b)
wrongly, 35(a)

R

Reading material, 50(b)
Rectification of errors, 22(d)
Refereeing, 48
Remove ball from game,
temporarily, 3(c)(2)
wrongly, 30
Repeated faults, 53(e)
Replacement of ball,
after interference, 33(d)
damaged, 3(c)(2)
moved between strokes, 33(c)
moved by clothes, 28(a)(13)
yard-line, on, 12
Responsibility for position, 13(b)
Rest arm on ground or leg,
See Hand or arm
Re-start game, 26(b)
Restoration of bisques, 39
Restoration of time, 53(g)
Right of choice, 8(a)
Roquet, 16 - 18
also hit peg, 15(b)
Roqueted ball, 18, 19(a), 20(a)
election of, 19(c)
Rover ball, 1(c), 6(g), 15(a)
Run a hoop,
See Score hoop point
Wrong hoop, 23(d)

S

Score,
clips, 3(d)(2)
hoop point, 14, 17
peg point, 15
Setting, 2(a)(5),
acceptance of, 2(b)(5)
tolerances, 2(b)(4)
Shortened games, 44 - 46
Slow play, 49(a)
Smaller courts, 2(b)(6)
Special damage, 34(c)
Stance
change of level, 34(b)
quitting ends striking period, 5(h)
wiring, and, 13(d)
Start
game, of, 4(a), 8
striking period, of, 5(c)
stroke, of, 5(c)
turn, of, 4(e)
State of game, 47(a)
Staying on court, 51(b)
Straighten
hoop, 3(b)(3)
peg, 3(a)(3)
Strike
ball with mallet, 1(d)
only one ball, 9(b)
wrong ball,
See Playing a wrong ball 26
Striker, definition of, 1(d)
Striker's ball
definition of, 1(d)
election of, 9, 19(c)
Striking period, 5(b)
start, 5(c)
end, 5(h)
Stroke
deemed to be played, 5(f)
played, when, 5(c)
start of, 5(c)
end of, 5(i)
Swing, 5(c)
deliberate interruption, of, 5(e)
impeded, 13(d)
striking period, relevant to, 5(h)

T

Take a bisque, 37
Take croquet, 20(a)
Test ball,
See Trial ball 50(d)
Three balls,
See Group of balls
Time-limited games, 53(g)
Time restored, 53(g)(2)
Toss before start, 8(a)
Touch ball
during striking, 28(a)(11), (12)
other cases, 33(d)
Touch head of mallet, 28(a)(1)
Tournaments and matches, 1(h), 53
Trial ball, 50(d)
Turn
alternation of, 1(e)(1)
start and end, 4(e), 53(g)(4)

U

Unsolicited advice, 50(a)

W

Waiving fault rectification, 28(b)
Warning a player,
See Forestalling
Watch game, adversary need not, 48(a)(2)
Weather, not an outside agency, 7(b)
Width of hoop, 3(b)(1), 53(b)
Winner, 4(b)
Wiping balls, 3(c)(2)
Wired balls, 13
Witnesses, consulting, 48(f)
Wrong ball played,
See Playing a wrong ball 26
Wrong hoop made,
See Playing when not entitled 25
Wrongly remove ball from game, 30(a)(1)
handicap play, in, 38
restoration
bisques, of, 39(b)
time lost, of, 53(g)(2)(B)

Y

Yard-line, 2(a)(3), Diagram 1
area, 2(b)(3), Diagram 2
ball, definition, 6(f)

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