5th December 2019
20th November 2019
17th October 2019
Sportspages’ New Stock catalogue is packed with signed items: There are a LOT of signed items among the varied range of sports and their memorabilia in this New Stock catalogue. The autographs of the full, victorious 1911-12 England Ashes team are captured on a large album page, for example. Not to be outdone as ever, […]
Croquet's origins are hard to pin down as with many sports. It came to England via Ireland in the 1850s where a game called crooky had been played since the 1830s. There is some suggestion that croquet has even earlier origins in 14th century Brittany & southern France.
By 1861 Routledge had published his 'Handbook of Croquet', the 1st croquet rule book, which essentially still governs the game. By the 1870s, there were American & Canadian versions of Croquet instructional & rule books too. Croquet literature & memorabilia has since burgeoned, documenting the 'killer' sport.
Sportspages
7 Finns Business Park
Mill Lane
Crondall
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 5RX
© Sportspages, 2015
Site by Wizbit