Memo to clubs: CLICK HERE

Official rulings: CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE for January 2011 Official Rulings

Report on Golf Croquet Handicaps: CLICK HERE

HOOP SETTINGS FOR NZCC EVENTS:  

For the following events:
the NZ Association Croquet Nationals;
the NZ Golf Croquet Nationals;
the Gold and Silver mallets;
the Silver and Bronze Medals;
the C A Silver Tray Invitation;
the Edwina Thomson Invitation;
the Roger Murfitt Invitation;
the R A Copper Tray Invitation;
the Yvonne Yeates GC Invitation;
the Duncan Dixon GC Invitation;
the Premier Silver Badges;
the North & South Island Championships;
the NZ Men’s & Women’s Championships.

The hoop size shall be: the largest ball plus 1/32 inch with an upward or downward tolerance of 1/64 inch.
For all other NZCC events the hoop size shall be: the largest ball plus 1/16 inch with a tolerance upwards and downwards of 1/32 inch except for: the NZ Veterans’ and the Secondary School Tournaments which will be 3 ¾

Damage to Lawns

Footwear must be flat-soled shoes without corrugations but markings or patterns to prevent slipping are permitted.

It is a non-striking fault in Golf Croquet if a player causes damage to the court that before repair  is capable of affecting a subsequent stroke over the area.  It includes careless use of a mallet, feet or other equipment.
Striking faults are excluded from this rule.  Here, it is a fault if the mallet causes damage.  Damage caused by a ball is not a striking fault.

Association Croquet is similar but covers only damage caused by the mallet in a hampered situation.

Crushes

The rules for Association Croquet and Golf Croquet are essentially similar.  It is very unlikely a crush will result if the striker's ball is more than 3-4mm from the leg of the hoop and the shot is played as a jab or with a grounded mallet.  For a more detailed analysis CLICK HERE