Where do they play Garden Croquet ?
In his 1810 book " The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England " , Joseph Strutt describes the way pall mall was played in England in the early 17th century : " Pale - maille is a game wherein a round box ball is struck with a mallet through a high arch of iron , which he that can do at the fewest blows , or at the number agreed upon , wins .