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Keith Wylie

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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

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Major tournament performance timeline

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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.

Tournament 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
  2. ^ a b 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. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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