Viva Lewes Issue #153 June 2019

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WE TRY Croquet at the Cheyney Croquet Club It’s overcast but dry when I reach the headquarters of Cheyney Croquet Club at Cheyney Field in Ringmer. Croquet is, I have been told, a fair-weather game, so it’s a relief that rain hasn’t stopped play. A handful of people are milling around, each holding a rectangular-headed mallet. The smooth square of lawn sports six white hoops, as well as a central peg banded in blue, red, black and yellow. These stripes, I later learn, correspond to the colours of the four balls and the order of play. I am met by Cheyney Croquet Club’s Christine and Graham, who are keen to attract new members to the club. “There are two main kinds of croquet,” Christine explains, “association croquet and golf croquet. Both are played here, but mostly we play golf croquet, which is simpler. Association croquet has been likened to billiards on grass and is usually one on one. It’s very strategic and requires a lot of skill. “In golf croquet, you can play singles or doubles, and the aim is to get the ball through the hoop – what we call ‘running the hoop’. There are six hoops, and you go round clockwise, then back anticlockwise. If association croquet is more like chess, then golf croquet is more like draughts. It’s very accessible, as well as being sociable and a lot of fun.” Thought to have originated in Ireland in the1830s, croquet took off in England in the mid 19th century, when it became hugely fashionable. However, it may date back to the middle ages, sharing its roots with other stickand-ball sports such as golf and hockey, as well as the 17th-century game of ‘pall mall’, which gave its name to the Mall in St James’s Park, London, where it was played and popularised by King Charles II. To me, croquet retains an air of gentility (as well as an association with flamingoes and hedgehogs, courtesy of Lewis Carroll), but I soon find out it isn’t quite as effortless as it looks. Equipped with an unexpectedly heavy mallet, I stand facing the first hoop, as Graham helps me set up my shot – preparation which is known as ‘stalking the ball’. “You don’t need to be strong or have any special skills,” he assures me, as I take a feeble swipe. “Anyone can pick it up. Just swing the mallet back, and keep your eye on the ball until you’ve hit it.” After a few attempts, I manage to make contact with a satisfying clunk that sends the ball at least vaguely in the direction of the hoop. “Most people will find they can knock the ball around after a couple of afternoons,” says Christine encouragingly. “And they will have had a good time and met some nice people.” Graham agrees. “It can be as competitive as you want, or a relaxing bit of fun. We’d say to anyone to come along and have a go.”Anita Hall cheyneycroquetclub.org.uk 96
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