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Croquet player Elli Housden playing croquet at the Southport club.

An elderly women on the course holding her mallet.

"I think the strategies are very interesting in the game. There are a lot of challenging aspects,"
she said.

Three croquet club members standing at their Southport club complex with high-rises looming behind.

Play underway at the Southport croquet club in the shadow of imposing Gold Coast high-rises.

Southport croquet club members eagerly watching a croquet game under the club house shade.

"Our youngest active player is 12, our oldest active player is 94,"
Mr Northcott said.

Ladies using mallet to hit the ball through hoop during a croquet game at Southport croquet club.

"The various styles of croquet are a form of chess and snooker standing up on grass,"
he said.

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