THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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PART 4 - Customs of the Game

50. TOURNAMENT AND MATCH PLAY

In tournaments and matches the following additional laws apply.

(a) QUESTIONABLE STROKES . A referee must always be called before a questionable stroke is played and to decide all disputes. If both the striker and the adversary fail to call a referee before what the adversary should have recognised as a questionable stroke, the adversary may not appeal but should request the striker to take the initiative in calling a referee when another questionable stroke is about to be played.

(b) REPEATED FAULTS . If the adversary believes that the striker is repeatedly committing faults in strokes that would not ordinarily require the presence of a referee, he should inform the striker and call a referee to watch a stroke or series of strokes or to take charge of the game temporarily. The striker has no justification for taking offence at this procedure as players may genuinely differ as to what is permitted under Law 32 .

(c) TIME LIMITED GAMES

(1) Law 30(d)(1) . If the provisions of Law 30(d)(1) apply, any time lost is restored.
(2) HANDICAP PLAY . Law 38(c) applies subject to any restrictions in the Regulations for Tournaments (see Regulation 13(d)).
(3) THE START AND END OF A TURN . Law 26(d) applies subject to any provisions in the Regulations for Tournaments governing time- limits (see Regulation 13(c)(2)).
(d) HOOP DIMENSIONS . The distance between the inner surfaces of the uprights must be 3 3/4 inches plus or minus 1/32 inch. However, in specially advertised events this dimension may be reduced to 3 11/16 inches with an upward tolerance of 1/32 inch.

(e) DOUBLE-BANKED GAMES . Double-banked games are additionally subject to any provisions in the Regulations for Tournaments governing double-banked games (see Appendix 2).


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