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The World Croquet Federation (WCF) encourages, promotes and develops the recognised versions of the game of croquet

Croquet

Croquet is a lawn game, played both as a recreational pastime and as a competitive sport. It involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing court.-History:...

internationally at all levels. National croquet associations around the world are members of the WCF, and the WCF sanctions championship croquet tournaments worldwide. The official rules of Golf Croquet are maintained by the WCF.

Member Countries

Croquet playing Nations must satisfy strict criteria prior to membership being accepted by the WCF.

Full Members

Australia, Canada, Egypt, England

Croquet Association

The Croquet Association, which was formed as the United All England Croquet Association in 1897 , is the national governing body for the sport of croquet in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle Of Man. Until 1974 the association was responsible for croquet in the whole...

, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and United States of America

United States Croquet Association

The United States Croquet Association fosters croquet in all its forms, from the familiar nine-wicket croquet game to the modern sport of six-wicket croquet. There are USCA-affiliated clubs and tournaments across the United States and Canada. The official rules of American Croquet are maintained...

are Full Members of the WCF (as of 23 June 2010).

Associate Members

Austria, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales are Associate Members of the WCF (as of 23 August 2010).

Observer Nations

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Norway, Palestine, and Russia are Observer Nations of the WCF (as of 17 July 2011).

World Champions (Association Croquet)

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Venue
1989	Joe Hogan	Mark Avery	Hurlingham, London, England
1990	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Mark Saurin	Hurlingham, London, England
1992	John Walters	David Openshaw	Hurlingham, London, England
1992	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	John Walters	Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1994	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Chris Clarke Chris Clarke (croquet player) Chris Clarke is an English croquet player who has been ranked among the world's top players since the late 1980s. Chris has won two World Championships in Association Croquet, in 1995 and again in 2008...	Carden Park, England
1995	Chris Clarke Chris Clarke (croquet player) Chris Clarke is an English croquet player who has been ranked among the world's top players since the late 1980s. Chris has won two World Championships in Association Croquet, in 1995 and again in 2008...	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Fontenay le Comte, France
1997	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Stephen Mulliner	Bunbury, WA, Australia
2001	Reg Bamford Reginald Bamford Reginald Bamford is a croquet world champion from Putney, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa...	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Hurlingham, London, England
2002	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Toby Garrison	Wellington, New Zealand
2005	Reg Bamford Reginald Bamford Reginald Bamford is a croquet world champion from Putney, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa...	Robert Fulford Robert Fulford (croquet player) Robert Fulford is a leading English croquet player who has dominated the sport since the turn of the 1990s.-Life and career:Born in Colchester, England, he started to play croquet at his local school at the age of 15...	Cheltenham, England
2008	Chris Clarke Chris Clarke (croquet player) Chris Clarke is an English croquet player who has been ranked among the world's top players since the late 1980s. Chris has won two World Championships in Association Croquet, in 1995 and again in 2008...	Stephen Mulliner	Christchurch, New Zealand
2009	Reg Bamford Reginald Bamford Reginald Bamford is a croquet world champion from Putney, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa...	Ben Rothman	West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2012			Adelaide, Australia

World Champions (Golf Croquet)

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Venue
1996	Khalid Younis	Hisham Abousbaa	Milan, Italy
1997	Salah Hassan	Walid Salah	Cairo, Egypt
1998	Khalid Younis	Mik Mehas	Leamington Spa, England
2000	Salah Hassan	Yasser Esmat	Cairo, Egypt
2002	Khalid Younis	Salah Hassan	West Palm Beach, USA
2004	Ahmed Nasr	Dennis Bulloch	Southwick, England
2006	Mohammed Nasr	Salah Hassan	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
2008	Ahmed Nasr	Reg Bamford Reginald Bamford Reginald Bamford is a croquet world champion from Putney, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa...	Cape Town, South Africa
2011	Mark McInerney	Hisham Abousbaa	Hurlingham, London, England

World Champions (Women's Golf Croquet)

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Venue
2005	Nahed Hassan	Iman El Faransawi	Cairo, Egypt
2007	Iman El Faransawi	Marwa Moustafa	Dublin, Ireland
2009	Alix Verge	Iman El Faransawi	Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia
2011	Rachel Rowe	Jenny Clarke	Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

External links

World Croquet Federation
Rules of Golf Croquet
http://www.croquetrecords.com/records/index.htm Croquet records maintained by Mr CN Williams

National Associations

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