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 |
| Died | 1 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. Wylie represented Great Britain in two MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on both occasions.
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.
Career statistics
Major tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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
- Expert Croquet Tactics (KF Wylie, 1985).
- Expert Croquet Tactics (Eastern Rose Publishing, 1991). ISBN 1874135002.
References
- ^ The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
- ^ 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.