Keith Wylie
Keith Francis Wylie (29 March 1945 – 1 November 1999) was a croquet player from England.
Keith Francis Wylie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1945 |
| Died | 1 November 1999 (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
[edit]Major tournament performance timeline
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Expert Croquet Tactics (KF Wylie, 1985).
- Expert Croquet Tactics (Eastern Rose Publishing, 1991). ISBN 1874135002.
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
- ^ a b Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
- ^ Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
- ^ "WCF Hall Of Fame". World Croquet Federation. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.