THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET
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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - C. Miscellaneous Laws of Play
28. PLAYING A WRONG BALL
(a) PLAYING THE PARTNER BALL AT THE START OF A
TURN
(1) If the striker, having elected to play
with one of the balls of his side under Law
8(b)(1) , plays with the partner ball and the error is not condoned,
that stroke is invalid, no points may be scored thereby, the balls are
replaced in their lawful positions and the striker continues his turn without
penalty in accordance with Law 8(c) .
(2) The error is condoned if it is not discovered
before the second stroke of the striker's turn. In that event, the partner
ball is deemed to be the striker's ball for that turn.
(b) ALL OTHER CASES
(1) In all other cases, if the striker plays
a wrong ball and the error is not condoned, that stroke and any subsequent
strokes are invalid, no points may be scored for any ball thereby, the
balls are replaced in their lawful positions before the first stroke in
error and the turn ends. If the first stroke in error should have been
a croquet stroke, the striker's ball is then placed in any lawful position
to take croquet provided that it is not within the yard-line area. If the
error is committed in the first stroke of one of the first four turns of
the game (see Law 38(c) for handicap play),
the correct ball is placed at any point on either baulk-line as the striker
chooses. (See Law 38(h)(2) for handicap
play).
(2) The error is condoned if it is not discovered
before the first stroke of the adversary's next turn. In that event, the
first stroke in error and any subsequent strokes are deemed to be valid
and the halls are not replaced but the only points scored are
(A) when the striker plays any ball in error,
points scored in order for any other ball by peeling; and
(B) when the striker plays the partner ball
in error, points scored in order for it (but see Law
40(d) for doubles play).
(c) PLAYER UNABLE TO PLAY CORRECT BALL. If,
as a result of Law 28(b) , the player of
the third or fourth turn of the game finds that both his balls have already
been played onto the court, the game shall be restarted (See Law
38(h)(3) for handicap play).
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