Where did the Game of Croquet originate?
The Game of Croquet, whose roots go back to the 1300’s in England, has evolved greatly over the years. The name has also undergone many revisions. The first recorded date that the word “Croquet” was used was in the 1830’s. A French Physician decided to use a form of the game as an out-of-doors exercise for his patients and naming it “Crooked Stick” — the French word for this is “Croquet.” A Handbook of Croquet, published in England in 1861 helped revitalize the sport in the United States. Between then and 1899, an “American Version” of the game emerged but did not stabilize for many years. Lawn Croquet became popular with the wealthy in this country in the 1920’s, and soon after WWII it became a backyard game for all ages, with very little observation of rules — much to the distress of organizations such as the National Croquet Association in America which had tried since 1879 (when it was founded) to standardize the game. American Lawn Croquet used nine wickets for the game while Brit
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