Croquet

Invented by John Jaques II and introduced to the world at the Great Exhibition in 1851, winning him a Gold Medal, croquet is an enduringly popular sport all over the world. The game is played with mallets, hoops and is a hugely enjoyable garden activity for all the family, playable at all levels, yet encompasses the need for tactics, strategy and skill in equal measure. Lewis Carroll – a relative of the Jaques family and author of Alice in Wonderland – was an avid player and an anarchic version of the game is featured in this legendary novel.

Jaques Croquet

In Jaques golf rules a hoop is won by the first ball to go through each hoop or wicket. Unlike the rules for Association Croquet, there are no additional turns for hitting other balls.

Each player takes a stroke in turn, each trying to hit a ball through the same hoop. The sequence of play is blue, red, black, yellow. Blue and black balls play against red and yellow. When a hoop is won, the sequence of play continues as before. The winner of the game is the player/team who wins the most hoops.
 

Join Jaques London Club

Enter your details below to be kept up to date with all of the latest news offers and promotions from Jaques