Keith Wylie
Croquet player
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| Intro | Croquet player | |
| was | Athlete Croquet player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 29 March 1945 | |
| Death | 1 November 1999 (aged 54 years) |
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Biography
Keith Francis Wylie (29 March 1945 – 1 November 1999) was a croquet player from England.
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.
Works
- Expert Croquet Tactics (KF Wylie, 1985).
- Expert Croquet Tactics (Eastern Rose Publishing, 1991). ISBN 1874135002.