Croquet is a game in which players or bowlers attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a long, flat surface to knock down ten objects called pins.

The game was apparently invented in Ireland in the 1830s as a distant cousin of golf and taken to England as a pastime of the aristocracy in the 1850s. It may have evolved from the earlier mallet and ball game pall mall.

In Golf Croquet each player takes turns trying to hit a ball through the same hoop, the winner being the player who manages to hit the ball through the most hoops first. Golf Croquet has the advantage of being easier to learn and play, but its critics claim that the lack of croquet strokes in the game means that it is less intellectually demanding.

The “American-rules” version of croquet — another six-wicket-layout game — is the dominant game in the United States and puts strong emphasis on strategy.

Mike Jenner, Doug Grimsley, Brian Cumming, Jackie Jones, Kenster Rosenberry, Leo McBride, Mik Mehas, Jeff Soo, and John Osborn, are the best US cricket players.

A croquet set which you would find in a sporting goods store would consist of six mallets and six balls.

Croquet was in the summer Olympics in 1900 and 1904.

Croquet has never been very popular in any country. However it has made it’s way into USA, Australia, Canada, and France.