THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET (6th Edition, Amended 2008)
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2000, 2008 The Croquet Association on behalf of itself and the Australian Croquet
Association, Croquet New Zealand and the United States Croquet Association
For commentary on this law, please see the ORLC
PART 2
ORDINARY SINGLES PLAY
C. INTERFERENCE WITH PLAY
35. MISCELLANEOUS INTERFERENCE
- TURN WRONGLY
ENDING If the striker quits the court wrongly believing his turn has ended
and the mistake is discovered before the first stroke of the adversary's turn,
the striker's turn is deemed not to have ended and he resumes play. If the
adversary becomes aware of the mistake he must inform the striker immediately.
- BALL JAMMED
IN A HOOP If a ball jams in a hoop the equipment must be adjusted or replaced.
If a ball remains jammed in a hoop at the end of a stroke then, provided that
the turn has not otherwise ended and that no further stroke has been played,
the striker may elect to replay the stroke.
- BALL STRIKING
A CLIP OR THE PEG EXTENSION If a ball strikes a clip attached to a hoop
or the peg, or the peg extension when attached to the peg, it is not interference
with play and there is no remedy. However, an unattached clip or peg extension
or a clip from another game is an outside agency and Law 33(a)
applies.
- DISPLACED
BOUNDARY MARKING
- If a player
becomes aware that a boundary marking is displaced he must forestall play
in accordance with Law 23(c).
- If the
marking was displaced before a stroke began and the straightening of it
would affect a test as to whether a ball has left the court in that stroke
or would affect the playing of the next stroke, such test or stroke must
be completed before the marking is straightened.
- If the
marking was displaced after the stroke began, or straightening it would
not affect play, it must be straightened before such test or the next stroke
is played.
- When a
marking is straightened, any affected yard-line balls must be adjusted accordingly.
Any other balls in the immediate vicinity must also be moved so as to maintain
the relative positions of the balls.
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