THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - B. General Laws of Play

18. CONSEQUENCES OF A ROQUET

(a) If the striker's ball makes a roquet under Laws 16(b) or 17 (1) it cannot thereafter in the same stroke score a hoop point or a peg point for itself (except under Law 17 );
(2) it remains a ball in play throughout the stroke and may therefore cause other balls to score hoop or peg points; accordingly, it may only be picked up or arrested in its course to save time if the state of the game will not be affected thereby;
(3) it becomes a ball in hand at the end of the stroke unless the striker's turn ends either under Law 20(c) or because the roqueted ball is pegged out in the stroke; and
(4) the striker takes croquet under Laws 19 and 20 unless the turn so ends.
(b) If a roquet is deemed to have been made under Law 16(c) the striker takes croquet under Laws 19 and 20 forthwith.

 


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