Visit the Store Croquet World Online reports that former world golf croquet champion Khaled Younis from Egypt had a recent car accident that has forced him to withdraw from the WCF World Golf Croquet Championship. According to the online article, the crash occured at 1:00 a.m. in the morning after a croquet match. Younis suffered a broken left hip and is currently in the hospital, but does a have a good prognosis. He needs six weeks of rest and is projected to be able to return to croquet in three to four months. A profile of Younis from Mohammad Kamal accompanies the piece --
http://croquetworld.com/People/khaled.asp
The Croquet Association announced the line-up for Great Britain for the upcoming Solomon Trophy test (6/28-7/1). Both teams follow:
Great Britain:
Ian Burridge
Tony Le Moignan
Ian Lines
David Maugham
Stephen Mulliner (Captain)
Samir Patel
United States:
Jim Bast
Doug Grimsley
Danny Huneycutt (Captain)
Chris Patmore
Ben Rothman
Jeff Soo
The ACA is way ahead of the game as they have announced their squad for the 2014 MacRobertson Shield:
Robert Fletcher, Ken Bald, Ian Dumergue, Stephen Forster, Peter Landrebe, Greg Fletcher, Malcolm Fletcher, Kevin Beard, Stephen Richards, Jim Nicholls, Dwayne McCormick, Harley Watts, Bruce Fleming, Trevor Bassett.
From the U.K., John Handy gets the headline on some recent croquet action at Kenilworth--
http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/sport/other-sports/centre_stage_for_handy_1_2736558
Chris Donovan and Ian Friedlander of Sidmouth won the recent Daldry Cup association tournament --
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/sidmouth_pair_land_opening_tournament_trophy_win_1_902241
Terry Bernozza of Fylde won the Jubilee Handicap with a win over Tony Thomas of Southport in the finals. The event has been played annually at Southport & Birkdale Croquet Club since the Queen’s Silver Jubilee back in 1977--
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-sport/2011/06/02/terry-bernozza-wins-the-jubilee-handicap-in-thrilling-final-at-southport-birkdale-croquet-club-101022-28803794/
From the Philadelphia area in the U.S., the Friends of the Mansion at Smithville are hosting organized croquet games in the park over the summer at the Historic Smithville Park lawn for the public every Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm and at 6:30 pm. Games will be open to players ages 12 and up and the cost will be $5 per person. Participants will receive 15 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of game time--
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/croquet-anyone/article_adac7a38-8883-11e0-b5f6-001a4bcf6878.html
There seems to be some sort of debate going on about who has the largest croquet tournament in the United States. The Harleysville Tournament claims to have 180 participants in this article. I'm not sure who they are challenging for the title -- Merion? The Westmoreland Club?
Also from Pennsylvania, the upcoming Senior Games in York feature croquet as an event--
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_18162301
From New Zealand, Bev Worrall from the Nelson Hinemoa club, won the association segment of the Queen's Birthday Weekend Tournament held in Nelson. Runner-up was Betty Winterburn from the Richmond Croquet Club, who also lowered her handicap, to minus one--
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/5107793/Nelson-Hinemoas-Worral-Hume-take-the-mallets