John Prince illustrationIf you follow the Nottingham Board List, the above cartoon will probably amuse you. Beyond on that you should check out this web page on the John Prince (scroll down) that has all kinds of croquet illustrations.

Sometimes it seems like Egypt is the heart of croquet. Sure, Great Britain is pretty much the dominant force, but check out this quote from the WCF site on the Egyptian Open.

Yesterday at a Press Conference Members of the Egyptian Croquet Federation Board and WCF President answered questions for about an hour on subjects ranging from the strength of Egypts players, how croquet is developing into new countries, funding for international events and development of croquet in Egypt.

I haven't heard the word press conference associated with croquet much here in the states.

If you want to impress me, put 50 years in the game. Muriel Woodward, 87, and Eileen Trenwith
from the Yorke Peninsula in Australia were honored for 52 and 50 years respectively as members of the Moonta Croquet Club.

“I love it and I just enjoyed playing," Woodward said. "I didn’t go out there expecting to win. I just wanted to enjoy the game. I used to go away to tournaments and always take a beginner as a partner. I like teaching others and passing on my love for the game.”

This certainly highlights one of the many benefits of croquet and I love the passion they show for the game.