Keith Wylie

Keith Francis Wylie (29 March 1945 – 1 November 1999) was a croquet player from England.

Keith Francis Wylie
Born(1945-03-29)29 March 1945
Died1 November 1999(1999-11-01) (aged 54)

Keith Wylie won the President's Cup twice (1967 and 1977), the Open Championship twice (1970 and 1971) and the Men's Championship in 1968.[1][2][3] Wylie represented Great Britain in two MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on both occasions.[1][2]

In 1985, Wylie wrote the definitive book on Croquet Tactics with a second edition appearing in 1991. In 2008, Wylie was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.[4]

Career statistics

Major tournament performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

The President's Cup is played as a 8/10 player round-robin and the number indicates the final position achieved.

Tournament196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Open Championship QF QF 2R A W W SF F 1R 3R A 3R QF A A A A A A A A 1R A 1R
Men's Championship A A W A A A A A QF A A A A A A A F A A A A A A A
President's Cup A W A 3= 4 A 5= A 7= A 3= W A A A A A A 6 A A A A A

Works

  • Expert Croquet Tactics (KF Wylie, 1985).
  • Expert Croquet Tactics (Eastern Rose Publishing, 1991). ISBN 1874135002.

References

  1. The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
  2. Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
  3. Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
  4. "WCF Hall Of Fame". World Croquet Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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