Sentences with phrase «croquet wickets»

Not exact matches

Originated some time around 1925 by a few wealthy estate owners in the East (among them Ogden Phipps, Mrs. Margaret Emerson, Averell Harriman and Herbert Bayard Swope Jr.), «scientific» croquet is played with expensive, closely calibrated English equipment, high wickets and hot tempers.

The object of the game of croquet is to be the first player to knock the ball through all the wickets and end by striking the final stake, a thin, striped pole usually placed just beyond the last wicket.

Club sports offer even more ways to cheer on the home team — root for your favorite polo pony, or see who can best navigate the wickets during a croquet match.

This stylish croquet set comes in a canvas carrying case and has everything you'll need to take on your neighbours in a friendly match: mallets, balls, pegs, wickets and of course, instructions on just how to play the game if you're rusty on the rules.