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unusual facts about croquet



Andreas Raab

In 2007, Smith and Raab started Qwaq, an immersive collaboration company, which further developed the Croquet prototype for business applications, such as simulations for the United States Department of Defense.

Extreme croquet

Hell, Michigan is the home of the National Extreme Croquet Association.

Harry Gem

Frustrated at the complex and expensive facilities required for rackets, however, the two developed a simpler game that could be played on Perera's croquet lawn at 8 Ampton Road in Edgbaston, incorporating elements of rackets alongside features of the Basque game of pelota.

History of tennis

Between 1859 and 1865, in Birmingham, England, Major Harry Gem, a solicitor, and his friend Augurio Perera, a Spanish merchant, combined elements of the game of rackets and the Spanish ball game Pelota and played it on a croquet lawn in Edgbaston.

Ralph Creed Meredith

Meredith also competed in numerous croquet tournaments in southern England and Ireland after relocating from The Vicarage in Windsor to Parkstone, Dorset.

Reginald Bamford

Reg Bamford (born 11 October 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a croquet world champion from Putney, England.

Summer Sports: Paradise Island

Summer Sports features seven different sports: basketball, badminton, beach volleyball, horseshoes, lawn darts, mini-golf, and croquet.

The game is a collection of seven sports games similar to Wii Sports, ranging from croquet to mini-golf.

Women's croquet in Australia

Ads for women's golf, tennis and croquet appeared in such publications as the Bulletin and the Brisbane Girls' Grammar Magazine.


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