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Questions of etiquette sometimes stump even the most well-mannered players. In the hopes that you might learn vicariously from the faux pax of others, we present here actual examples of boorish behavior (mostly on the part of your dear webmaster), and how things might have been handled more graciously. If you have an etiquette pointer you'd like to add, please email the webmaster.
| Situation | Boorish Behavior | Gracious Manners |
| Your opponent has just hit a take-off shot and the croqueted ball didn't move. | (Shouted, with indignation) “Hey, red didn't move!” | (Spoken softly, without skepticism) “Mrs. Rockefeller, did red move?” |
| You're on a four-ball break and ahead by a half-dozen wickets. As you stalk a wicket shot, you remark. . . | (Gloating) “Boy, I really need this!” | No comment. |
| While stalking a wicket shot in a double-banked game, you are distracted by a player from the other game. You. . . | (With exasperation) ask the spectator,“Would you get out of my sight line?” | Grin and bear it. |
| After missing a critical wicket shot, you exclaim. . . | “!@#*$%” | “Oh, dear!” or no comment. |
| Your opponent is about to play out of turn. | After she hits, you point out her error and falsely claim it is now your turn. | As acting referee, you know it is your duty to “forestall any out-of-turn play”. You courteously alert her to her impending error, which does not, in fact, cause loss of turn. |
| Your opponent's turn has ended, and he has left his clip on his pants pocket. As acting referee, you know it is your duty to “correct improper clip placement”, so you politely ask him to mark his wicket, and he. . . | Continues walking away from wicket and says, “Jeez, relax. I'll do it when I get down to that end of the court.” | Marks wicket immediately and says, “Sorry for the oversight. Thanks for reminding me.” |