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	===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===		===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===

	The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm Puddock]] - The Inquiry Net]</ref>		The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm Puddock] - The Inquiry Net</ref>

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	"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>		"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>

	"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, including basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/ The Age from Melbourne, Victoria January 4, 1937~~] -~~ Page 10</ref>		"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, including basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/ The Age from Melbourne, Victoria] - January 4, 1937, Page 10</ref>

	At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html ~~Lord Wandsworth College -~~ Founder's Day Is a Triumph] </ref>		At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html Founder's Day Is a Triumph] - Lord Wandsworth College </ref>

	David Dickinson says: “I played this game in a yearly ‘friendly’ game against the [[Wikipedia:Boys Brigade\|Boys Brigade]] at [[Wikipedia:Portavadie\|Portavadie]], Argyll in the late 1950’s. It was played by them all summer at their camp there.”		David Dickinson says: “I played this game in a yearly ‘friendly’ game against the [[Wikipedia:Boys Brigade\|Boys Brigade]] at [[Wikipedia:Portavadie\|Portavadie]], Argyll in the late 1950’s. It was played by them all summer at their camp there.”
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	===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===		===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===

	The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm The Inquiry Net -		The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm Puddock]] - The Inquiry Net]</ref>
	~~Puddock~~]</ref>

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	Some people believe that Robin Gracey invented the game. There is evidence that the game in fact predates its introduction at Boston Grammar School by several decades.		Some people believe that Robin Gracey invented the game. There is evidence that the game in fact predates its introduction at Boston Grammar School by several decades.

	"In the 1950s at my very small village primary school outside Preston we played a game called puddox/puducks/... I have never met anyone else who has heard of this game. I seem to remember it was a kind of cross between rounders and cricket."<ref name=childlore>[https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=CHILDLORE;b209c457.1101] CHILDLORE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Archives</ref>		"In the 1950s at my very small village primary school outside Preston we played a game called puddox/puducks/... I have never met anyone else who has heard of this game. I seem to remember it was a kind of cross between rounders and cricket."<ref name=childlore>[https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=CHILDLORE;b209c457.1101 CHILDLORE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Archives]</ref>

	"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>		"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>

	"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, including basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/] The Age from Melbourne, Victoria January 4, 1937 - Page 10</ref>		"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, including basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/ The Age from Melbourne, Victoria January 4, 1937] - Page 10</ref>

	At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html] Lord Wandsworth College - Founder's Day Is a Triumph</ref>		At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html Lord Wandsworth College - Founder's Day Is a Triumph] </ref>

	David Dickinson says: “I played this game in a yearly ‘friendly’ game against the [[Wikipedia:Boys Brigade\|Boys Brigade]] at [[Wikipedia:Portavadie\|Portavadie]], Argyll in the late 1950’s. It was played by them all summer at their camp there.”		David Dickinson says: “I played this game in a yearly ‘friendly’ game against the [[Wikipedia:Boys Brigade\|Boys Brigade]] at [[Wikipedia:Portavadie\|Portavadie]], Argyll in the late 1950’s. It was played by them all summer at their camp there.”
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	===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===		===The rules of "Puddock" according to The Inquiry Net===

	The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm] The Inquiry Net -		The Inquiry Net's strap-line is "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes: What More Could A Boy Want?" and it says "The purpose of this Website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print documents. Much of the content has been edited to be of practical use in today's world and is not intended as historical preservation. ".<ref name="theenquirynet">[http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/mackenzie/outdoor/puddock.htm The Inquiry Net -
	Puddock</ref>		Puddock]</ref>

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	[[John Huggins]] recalls playing Puddox at Boston Grammar School in 1962. He believes it had migrated there from the [[Wikipedia:Stamford School\|Stamford School]] where it was popular.		[[John Huggins]] recalls playing Puddox at Boston Grammar School in 1962. He believes it had migrated there from the [[Wikipedia:Stamford School\|Stamford School]] where it was popular.

	The batting team sends out two players to stand at either end of the 'pitch' which is (as far as I remember) about the length of a cricket pitch. The bowler only bowls from one end, and a small baseball-style ball is used. Bowling uses the under-arm style. The batting team uses a small one-handed bat. Runs are made by running to the end of the pitch, just like cricket. I seem to remember a rule that you can only run if you'd ~~make~~ contact with the ball.		The batting team sends out two players to stand at either end of the 'pitch' which is (as far as I remember) about the length of a cricket pitch. The bowler only bowls from one end, and a small baseball-style ball is used. Bowling uses the under-arm style. The batting team uses a small one-handed bat. Runs are made by running to the end of the pitch, just like cricket. I seem to remember a rule that you can only run if you'd made contact with the ball.

	There is a time limit for each team (I think these games were played during lunch hours but that may be wrong!) and at the end of the game, scores are collated and the winning team is put through to the next round.		There is a time limit for each team (I think these games were played during lunch hours but that may be wrong!) and at the end of the game, scores are collated and the winning team is put through to the next round.

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	[[File:Puddox1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Interhouse puddox, July 2017]]		[[File:Puddox1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Interhouse puddox, July 2017]]

	'''Puddox''' is a game that was introduced to [[Boston Grammar School]] by [[Robin Gracey]] in 1990/91. It is a combination of rounders ~~mixed~~ and cricket. Two teams participate, made up of form members from each class and the teams are drawn randomly from a hat. Often first year teams (now year 7) would meet 15 year old lads but size meant little in Puddox, as Mr Gracey would attest, being quite short himself.		'''Puddox''' is a game that was introduced to [[Boston Grammar School]] by [[Robin Gracey]] in 1990/91. It is a combination of rounders and cricket. Two teams participate, made up of form members from each class and the teams are drawn randomly from a hat. Often first year teams (now year 7) would meet 15 year old lads but size meant little in Puddox, as Mr Gracey would attest, being quite short himself.

	[[John Huggins]] recalls playing Puddox at Boston Grammar School in 1962. He believes it had migrated there from the [[Wikipedia:Stamford School\|Stamford School]] where it was popular.		[[John Huggins]] recalls playing Puddox at Boston Grammar School in 1962. He believes it had migrated there from the [[Wikipedia:Stamford School\|Stamford School]] where it was popular.

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	"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>		"It's a bat-and-ball game, which I remember playing, as 'Paddocks' in [[Wikipedia:The Woodcraft Folk\|The Woodcraft Folk]] in the 1950s/60s, and I have it in Scout game books (as 'Puddock') from the 1920s..."<ref name=childlore/>

	"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, ~~includ ing~~ basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/] The Age from Melbourne, Victoria January 4, 1937 - Page 10</ref>		"Bronzed by the sun and strengthened by their physical training, the men In the camp have competed during the last ten days in organised sporting events, including basket ball, volley ball, various branches of athletics, "puddox" (a combination of cricket and baseball) and several Indoor games."<ref name=theage>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121279404/] The Age from Melbourne, Victoria January 4, 1937 - Page 10</ref>

	At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html] Lord Wandsworth College - Founder's Day Is a Triumph</ref>		At [[Wikipedia:Lord Wandsworth College\|Lord Wandsworth College]], Long Sutton, Hampshire the game is called "puddex".<ref name=wandsworth>[http://www.lordwandsworth.org/founders-day-is-a-triumph-94667.html] Lord Wandsworth College - Founder's Day Is a Triumph</ref>

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