Croquet Association
51°53′08″N 2°04′07″W / 51.88542°N 2.068622°W
The Croquet Association, which was formed as the United All England Croquet Association in 1897, is the national governing body for the sport of croquet in England. Until 1974 the association was responsible for croquet in the whole of the United Kingdom. The Scottish Croquet Association, formed in 1974, now has responsibility for croquet in Scotland. At the 2013 AGM the association formally relinquished control of the game in the other parts of the United Kingdom.
Presidents of the association have included Sir Compton Mackenzie, who was President from 1953 to 1966. The association controls the rules of the game, in conjunction with the croquet associations of Australia, New Zealand and the United States. It also controls the regulations of tournaments for its member clubs. The Open Championship (association) of croquet originally dates back to 1867, but after a hiatus during the years 1883-1896 was reintroduced by the Croquet Association. This and the Golf Croquet Open Championship are the premier events in the UK of each code.
Competitions
Association Croquet competitions
The President's Cup was introduced in 1901, though at the time it was known as the Beddow Cup, named after A.E.Beddow, the trophy's donor. The President's Cup was an invitational rather than an open competition, and was contested between the top ten (now eight) croquet players chosen by the Croquet Association. The original cup became the property of Miss Dorothy Dyne Steel in 1933 after she won the competition for a record fourth time. A new cup was required for the 1934 competition and one was presented by then president, Trevor Williams, the competition being known as the President's Cup from that date.
In 2001, the Open Championship was combined with the World Championship.
Singles competitions
| Year | Croquet Championship | Women's Championship | Men's Championship | President's Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | Walter Whitmore | |||
| 1868 | Walter H. Peel | |||
| 1869 | George Curling Joad | Mrs GC Joad | ||
| 1870 | Walter H. Peel (2) | Miss Walter | ||
| 1871 | Walter H. Peel (3) | Mrs JH Walsh | ||
| 1872 | C. Black | Mrs JH Walsh (2) | ||
| 1873 | James Heath | Mrs JH Walsh (3) | ||
| 1874 | James Heath (2) | Miss FH Williamson | ||
| 1875 | Reginald Gray | Mrs Hallows | ||
| 1876 | Colonel Busk | Miss K. Philbrick | ||
| 1877 | B. Carter Evelegh | Miss K. Philbrick (2) | ||
| 1878 | A. H. Spong | Miss E Walsh | ||
| 1879 | B. Carter Evelegh (2) | Miss E Walsh (2) | ||
| 1880 | A. H. Spong (2) | Miss E Walsh (3) | ||
| 1881 | A. H. Spong (3) | Miss K. Philbrick (3) | ||
| 1882 | A. H. Spong (4) | Miss K. Philbrick (4) | ||
| 1883-1896 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
| 1897 | Charles Willis | Maud Drummond | ||
| 1898 | Clement Powell | Olive Henry | ||
| 1899 | B. Carter Evelegh (3) | Lily Gower | ||
| 1900 | John Austin | Lily Gower (2) | ||
| 1901 | Robert Roper | Lily Gower (3) | William Bruce | |
| 1902 | Cyril Corbally | Miss M Glyn | Geoffrey Woolston | |
| 1903 | Cyril Corbally (2) | Nina Coote | Geoffrey Woolston (2) | |
| 1904 | Reginald Beaton | Miss V. Rowley | Lily Gower | |
| 1905 | Lily Gower | Nina Coote (2) | Reginald Beaton | |
| 1906 | Cyril Corbally (3) | Mrs J. Watson | Geoffrey Woolston (3) | |
| 1907 | Reginald Beaton (2) | Eveline Bramwell | Maurice Barry | |
| 1908 | Cyril Corbally (4) | Eveline Bramwell (2) | Edmund Fawcett | |
| 1909 | Geoffrey Ashmore | Nora J Beausire | Leslie O'Callaghan | |
| 1910 | Leslie O'Callaghan | Bertha Willis | Leslie O'Callaghan (2) | |
| 1911 | Edgar Whitaker | Elsie Reid | H Maxwell Browne | |
| 1912 | Leslie O'Callaghan (2) | Ella Simeon | Duff Mathews | |
| 1913 | Cyril Corbally (5) | Lady Julian Parr | Cyril Corbally | |
| 1914 | Duff Mathews | Eveline Bramwell (3) | Herbert Snell | |
| 1915-1918 | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition | |
| 1919 | Duff Mathews (2) | Dorothy Steel | Claude Barry | |
| 1920 | Duff Mathews (3) | Bertha Hope | Leslie O'Callaghan (3) | |
| 1921 | Leslie O'Callaghan (3) | Noel Gilchrist | Claude Barry (2) | |
| 1922 | Charles Pepper | Dorothy Steel (2) | Dorothy Steel | |
| 1923 | Herbert Snell | Lorn Strickland | Dorothy Steel (2) | |
| 1924 | David Joseph | Mona Bryan | Noel de la Mothe (née Gilchrist) | |
| 1925 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel (3) | Charles Elwes | William Longman |
| 1926 | Ben Apps | Dorothy Steel (4) | Cyril Corbally | Edgar Whitaker |
| 1927 | Duff Mathews (4) | Dorothy Steel (5) | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Edgar Whitaker (2) |
| 1928 | Knightley Coxe | Lily Beaton (4) | Bernard Klein | Knightley Coxe |
| 1929 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Dorothy Steel (6) | Ben Apps | Bruce Morgan |
| 1930 | Ben Apps (2) | Dorothy Steel (7) | Humphrey Hicks | Humphrey Hicks |
| 1931 | Ben Apps (3) | Effie Ionides | Ben Apps (2) | Dorothy Steel (3) |
| 1932 | Humphrey Hicks | Dorothy Steel (8) | Humphrey Hicks (2) | Bruce Morgan (2) |
| 1933 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel (9) | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre (2) | Dorothy Steel (4) |
| 1934 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre (2) | Dorothy Steel (10) | John Lovett | Dorothy Steel (5) |
| 1935 | Dorothy Steel (2) | Dorothy Steel (11) | Maurice Reckitt | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre |
| 1936 | Dorothy Steel (3) | Dorothy Steel (12) | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre (3) | Lorn C. Apps |
| 1937 | Charles Colman | Dorothy Steel (13) | John McMordie | Dorothy Steel (6) |
| 1938 | Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Dorothy Steel (14) | Charles Colman | Charles Colman |
| 1939 | Humphrey Hicks (2) | Dorothy Steel (15) | Robert Tingey | No Competition |
| 1940-1945 | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition |
| 1946 | Dudley Hamilton-Miller (2) | Phyllis Wiggins | Maurice Reckitt (2) | Dudley Hamilton-Miller |
| 1947 | Humphrey Hicks (3) | Nora Elvey | Eddie Ward Petley | Humphrey Hicks (2) |
| 1948 | Humphrey Hicks (4) | Nora Elvey (2) | Humphrey Hicks (3) | Humphrey Hicks (3) |
| 1949 | Humphrey Hicks (5) | Daisy Lintern | Humphrey Hicks (4) | Pat Cotter |
| 1950 | Humphrey Hicks (6) | Margaret Claughton | Humphrey Hicks (5) | Pat Cotter (2) |
| 1951 | Geoffrey L. Reckitt | Daisy Lintern (2) | John Solomon | Humphrey Hicks (4) |
| 1952 | Humphrey Hicks (7) | Hope Rotherham | Pat Cotter | Pat Cotter (3) |
| 1953 | John Solomon | Hope Rotherham (2) | John Solomon (2) | Pat Cotter (4) |
| 1954 | Arthur Ross | Daisy Lintern (3) | Pat Cotter (2) | Humphrey Hicks (5) |
| 1955 | Pat Cotter | Hope Rotherham (3) | Humphrey Hicks (6) | John Solomon |
| 1956 | John Solomon (2) | Ada Kirk | Humphrey Hicks (7) | Pat Cotter (5) |
| 1957 | Bobby Wiggins | Daisy Lintern (4) | Bobby Wiggins | John Solomon (2) |
| 1958 | Pat Cotter (2) | Daisy Lintern (5) | John Solomon (3) | John Solomon (3) |
| 1959 | John Solomon (3) | Hope Rotherham (4) | John Solomon (4) | John Solomon (4) |
| 1960 | Hope Rotherham | Joan Warwick | John Solomon (5) | Pat Cotter (6) |
| 1961 | John Solomon (4) | Isobel Roe | Humphrey Hicks (8) | Humphrey Hicks (6) |
| 1962 | Pat Cotter (3) | Joan Warwick (2) | John Solomon (6) | John Solomon (5) |
| 1963 | John Solomon (5) | Hope Rotherham (5) | John Solomon (7) | John Solomon (6) |
| 1964 | John Solomon (6) | Hope Rotherham (6) | John Solomon (8) | John Solomon (7) |
| 1965 | John Solomon (7) | Joan Warwick (3) | John Solomon (9) | John Bolton |
| 1966 | John Solomon (8) | Joan Warwick (4) | Humphrey Hicks (9) | William Ormerod |
| 1967 | John Solomon (9) | Margaret Lightfoot | Bernard Neal | Keith Wylie |
| 1968 | John Solomon (10) | Joan Warwick (5) | Keith Wylie | John Solomon (8) |
| 1969 | Nigel Aspinall | Hope Rotherham (7) | Pat Cotter (3) | Nigel Aspinall |
| 1970 | Keith Wylie | Jean Jarden | William Ormerod | Nigel Aspinall (2) |
| 1971 | Keith Wylie (2) | Jocelyn Sundius-Smith | John Solomon (10) | John Solomon (9) |
| 1972 | Bernard Neal | Jean Jarden (2) | John Solomon (11) | William Prichard |
| 1973 | Bernard Neal (2) | Kitty Sessions | Nigel Aspinall | Nigel Aspinall (3) |
| 1974 | Nigel Aspinall (2) | Kitty Sessions (2) | Martin Murray | Nigel Aspinall (4) |
| 1975 | Nigel Aspinall (3) | Kitty Wheeler (3) | Edgar Jackson | Nigel Aspinall (5) |
| 1976 | Nigel Aspinall (4) | Barbara Meachem | Martin Murray (2) | Nigel Aspinall (6) |
| 1977 | Michael Heap | Frances Joly | Edgar Jackson (2) | Keith Wylie (2) |
| 1978 | Nigel Aspinall (5) | Veronica Carlisle | Paul Hands | Nigel Aspinall (7) |
| 1979 | David Openshaw | Barbara Meachem (2) | George Noble | Eric Solomon |
| 1980 | William Prichard | Barbara Meachem (3) | Martin Murray (3) | Nigel Aspinall (8) |
| 1981 | David Openshaw (2) | Veronica Carlisle (2) | David Openshaw | Stephen Mulliner |
| 1982 | Nigel Aspinall (6) | Susan Wiggins | Martin Murray (4) | Nigel Aspinall (9) |
| 1983 | Nigel Aspinall (7) | Susan Wiggins (2) | Nigel Aspinall (2) | Stephen Mulliner (2) |
| 1984 | Nigel Aspinall (8) | Veronica Carlisle (3) | Stephen Mulliner | Nigel Aspinall (10) |
| 1985 | David Openshaw (3) | Mary Collin | Stephen Mulliner (2) | Nigel Aspinall (11) |
| 1986 | Joe Hogan | Susan Wiggins (3) | David Foulser | Stephen Mulliner (3) |
| 1987 | Mark Avery | Mary Collin (2) | Keith Aiton | Stephen Mulliner (4) |
| 1988 | Stephen Mulliner | Debbie Cornelius | Mark Saurin | Chris Clarke |
| 1989 | Joe Hogan (2) | Bo Harris | Keith Aiton (2) | Robert Fulford |
| 1990 | Stephen Mulliner (2) | Frances Ransom | Robert Fulford | David Maugham |
| 1991 | Robert Fulford | Gail Curry | David Openshaw (2) | Chris Clarke (2) |
| 1992 | Robert Fulford (2) | Gail Curry (2) | Colin Irwin | Stephen Mulliner (5) |
| 1993 | Reginald Bamford | Gail Curry (3) | Reginald Bamford | David Maugham (2) |
| 1994 | Reginald Bamford (2) | Debbie Cornelius (2) | Michael Taylor | David Maugham (3) |
| 1995 | Reginald Bamford (3) | Gail Curry (4) | David Openshaw (3) | Chris Clarke (3) |
| 1996 | Robert Fulford (3) | Gail Curry (5) | David Goacher | Chris Clarke (4) |
| 1997 | Chris Clarke | Bo Harris (2) | Aaron Westerby | Steve Comish |
| 1998 | Robert Fulford (4) | Frances Ransom (2) | Robert Fulford (2) | Robert Fulford (2) |
| 1999 | Reginald Bamford (4) | Beatrice McGlen | Reginald Bamford (2) | Robert Fulford (3) |
| 2000 | Stephen Mulliner (3) | Louise Bradforth | Reginald Bamford (3) | Ed Cunningham |
| 2001 | Reginald Bamford (5) | Creina Dawson | Reginald Bamford (4) | Robert Fulford (4) |
| 2002 | Reginald Bamford (6) | Jenny Williams | Reginald Bamford (5) | Robert Fulford (5) |
| 2003 | Robert Fulford (5) | Gail Curry (6) | Pete Trimmer | Chris Clarke (5) |
| 2004 | Robert Fulford (6) | Liz Fleming | Reginald Bamford (6) | David Maugham (4) |
| 2005 | David Maugham | Jenny Williams (2) | Chris Clarke | Keith Aiton |
| 2006 | Robert Fulford (7) | Louise Bradforth (2) | Robert Fulford (3) | Robert Fulford (6) |
| 2007 | Robert Fulford (8) | Louise Bradforth (3) | Keith Aiton (3) | James Death |
| 2008 | Robert Fulford (9) | Louise Bradforth (4) | Keith Aiton (4) | Robert Fulford (7) |
| 2009 | Rutger Beijderwellen | Carol Smith | David Maugham | Robert Fulford (8) |
| 2010 | Reginald Bamford (7) | Gabrielle Higgins | James Death | Robert Fulford (9) |
| 2011 | Reginald Bamford (8) | Miranda Morgan | Robert Fulford (4) | Robert Fulford (10) |
| 2012 | Reginald Bamford (9) | Ailsa Lines | James Death (2) | Robert Fulford (11) |
| 2013 | Reginald Bamford (10) | Gabrielle Higgins (2) | Jamie Burch | Samir Patel |
| 2014 | Robert Fulford (10) | Gabrielle Higgins (3) | James Death (3) | Jamie Burch |
| 2015 | Robert Fulford (11) | Annabel McDiarmid | David Maugham (2) | Paddy Chapman |
| 2016 | Ben Rothman | Louise Bradforth (5) | David Maugham (3) | David Maugham (5) |
| 2017 | Reginald Bamford (11) | Jenny Clarke (3) | David Maugham (4) | Jose Riva |
| 2018 | David Maugham (2) | Louise Bradforth (6) | James Death (4) | Robert Fulford (12) |
| 2019 | James Death | Jenny Clarke (4) | James Death (5) | Jose Riva (2) |
| 2020 | Paddy Chapman | Not played | Not played | Paddy Chapman (2) |
| 2021 | Reginald Bamford (12) | Gabrielle Higgins (4) | James Death (6) | Mark Avery |
| 2022 | James Death (2) | Jenny Clarke (5) | James Death (7) | Samir Patel (2) |
| 2023 | Mark Avery (2) | Jenny Clarke (6) | Harry Fisher | Stephen Mulliner (6) |
| 2024 | James Death (3) | Jenny Clarke (7) | James Death (8) | Samir Patel (3) |
Doubles competitions
| Year | Doubles Championship | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Claude Barry & Bertha Hope | |
| 1920 | Reginald Beaton & Lily Beaton | |
| 1921 | Leslie O'Callaghan & Evelyn Bramwell | |
| 1922 | Richard O'Callaghan & Noel Gilchrist | |
| 1923 | Lord Tollemache & Dorothy Steel | |
| 1924 | Thomas Dickson & Dorothy Steel | David Joseph & Winifred Heap |
| 1925 | Duff Mathews & Trevor Williams | Robert Leetham-Jones & Millie Haslam |
| 1926 | Charles Wilson & Lily Beaton | Ben Apps & Lorn Strickland |
| 1927 | Dorothy Steel & Noel Gilchrist | Ben Apps & Lorn Strickland |
| 1928 | Dorothy Steel & Noel Gilchrist | David Joseph & Winifred Heap |
| 1929 | Bernard Klein & Charles Wentworth-Reeve | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Lily Beaton |
| 1930 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel | Trevor Hardman & Evelyn Clarkson |
| 1931 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel | Humphrey Hicks & Mrs FH White |
| 1932 | Charles Wilson & Windsor Richards | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
| 1933 | Bernard Klein & Maurice Reckitt | Trevor Williams & Effie Ionides |
| 1934 | Bernard Klein & Maurice Reckitt | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
| 1935 | Reginald Poulter & Eddie Ward Petley | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
| 1936 | Handel Elvey & Nora Elvey | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
| 1937 | Lord Tollemache & Sir Gerald Burke | Maurice Reckitt & Lorn Apps |
| 1938 | Charles Colman & Lily Beaton | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Lily Beaton |
| 1939 | Robert Tingey & Knightley Coxe | Eddie Ward-Petley & Dorothy Steel |
| 1946 | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1947 | Robert Tingey & Col. JG Clarke | Eddie Ward-Petley & Dorothy Steel |
| 1948 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1949 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Ashley Heenan & Winifred Kingsford |
| 1950 | Geoffrey & Maurice Reckitt | Humphrey Hicks & Hope Rotherham |
| 1951 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Pat Cotter & Isabel Turketine |
| 1952 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1953 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
| 1954 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | John Solomon & Freda Oddie |
| 1955 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Humphrey Hicks & Hope Rotherham |
| 1956 | Freddie Stone & Leslie Kirk-Greene | Gordon Rowling & Tui Mackenzie-Smartt |
| 1957 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Pat Cotter & Hope Rotherham |
| 1958 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1959 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
| 1960 | Humphrey Hicks & William Ormerod | Gerald Cave & Muriel Reeve |
| 1961 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | John Hollweg & Agnes Mills |
| 1962 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Guy Warwick & Joan Warwick |
| 1963 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1964 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1965 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1966 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1967 | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Peter Hallett | David Prichard & Joan Warwick |
| 1968 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | John Bolton & Bernie Duthie |
| 1969 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | William & Betty Prichard |
| 1970 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | Bill Perry & Joan Warwick |
| 1971 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Bill Perry & Joan Warwick |
| 1972 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Bernard Neal & Jean Jarden |
| 1973 | Humphrey Hicks & John Soutter | Nigel Aspinall & Biddy Dodd |
| 1974 | John Prince & Gordon Rowling | Paul Hands & Kitty Sessions |
| 1975 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Colin Prichard & Betty Prichard |
| 1976 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Colin Prichard & Betty Prichard |
| 1977 | Michael Heap & Stephen Wright | Edgar Jackson & Juliet Povey |
| 1978 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Andrew Hope & Pat Asa-Thomas |
| 1979 | Bernard Neal & Stephen Hemsted | Martin Murray & Barbara Meachem |
| 1980 | William Prichard & Stephen Mulliner | Bryan Sykes & Sue Sykes |
| 1981 | Stephen Mulliner & Mark Ormerod | Martin Murray & Barbara Meachem |
| 1982 | Andrew Hope & Martin Murray | Nigel Aspinall & Carole Knox |
| 1983 | Phil Cordingley & John McCullough | Martin Murray & Kay Yeoman |
| 1984 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Ian Bond & Veronica Carlisle |
| 1985 | Mark Avery & David Openshaw | Keith Aiton & Mary Collin |
| 1986 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Tom Griffith & Jan Macleod |
| 1987 | Mark Avery & David Openshaw | Nigel Aspinall & Debbie Cornelius |
| 1988 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Paul Smith & Carmen Bazley |
| 1989 | Joe Hogan & Bob Jackson | Ian Maugham & Bo Harris |
| 1990 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Mark Saurin & Fiona McCoig |
| 1991 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Ray & Frances Ransom |
| 1992 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | John Haslam & Gail Curry |
| 1993 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
| 1994 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Lewis Palmer & Annabel McDiarmid |
| 1995 | Steve Comish & David Maugham | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
| 1996 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
| 1997 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Don Gaunt & Kismet Whittall |
| 1998 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
| 1999 | Chris Farthing & Chris Patmore | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
| 2000 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
| 2001 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | James Death & Gail Curry |
| 2002 | Chris Clarke & David Maugham | David Openshaw & Kath Priestley |
| 2003 | Not completed | David Openshaw & Kath Priestley |
| 2004 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Maugham & Jenny Williams |
| 2005 | Reginald Bamford & John Gibbons | David Maugham & Ailsa Lines |
| 2006 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David & Eileen Magee |
| 2007 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Chris Clarke & Jenny Williams |
| 2008 | James Death & Robert Fulford | Paul Castell & Mary Knapp |
| 2009 | Ian Burridge & Jonathan Kirby | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2010 | Robert Fletcher & Stephen Mulliner | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2011 | Reginald Bamford & Rutger Beijderwellen | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
| 2012 | James Death & Robert Fulford | David Maugham & Ailsa Lines |
| 2013 | Kevin Beard & Jeff Dawson | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2014 | Reginald Bamford & Ben Rothman | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2015 | Reginald Bamford & Ben Rothman | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2016 | Paddy Chapman & David Maugham | David Maugham & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2017 | James Death & Samir Patel | Chris Clarke & Jenny Clarke |
| 2018 | Not Completed | David Maugham & Alison Jones |
| 2019 | James Death & Samir Patel | Mark Suter & Sarah Hayes |
| 2020 | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2021 | James Death & Samir Patel | Mark Suter & Sarah Hayes |
| 2022 | Stephen Mulliner & Mark Suter | Ian Burridge & Rachel Gee |
| 2023 | Robert Fletcher & Stephen Mulliner | Harry Fisher & Gabrielle Higgins |
| 2024 | James Death & Samir Patel | Chris Clarke & Jenny Clarke |
Golf Croquet competitions
The Golf Croquet First Eight is also an invitational competition contested between the top eight croquet players chosen by the Croquet Association. First held in 2008, players originally competed for the Musk's Cup, but was replaced by the Ricki Savage Memorial Trophy as the tournament was no longer sponsored by Musks.
The English National Singles Championship is a competition for which players gain places through qualification by performing well in certain other events throughout the season. In the current format, there are eight qualification tournaments in which both finalists qualify for the 16-player final, held at the end of the season. These eight qualifiers make up what is called the Championship Series, which are chosen by the Croquet Association as the eight consistently strongest Championship events (apart from the Open Championship).
In 2004, the Open Championship was combined with the World Championship.
Presidents
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 1905-1907 | Lord Ebury |
| 1908-1933 | Lord Desborough |
| 1933-1939 | Trevor Williams |
| 1939-1941 | Viscount Doneraile |
| 1946-1953 | Sir Francis Colchester-Wemyss |
| 1953-1967 | Sir Compton Mackenzie |
| 1967-1975 | Maurice Reckitt |
| 1975-1982 | Edward Duffield |
| 1982-2004 | John Solomon |
| 2004-2009 | Bernard Neal |
| 2009-2022 | Quiller Barrett |
| 2022- | Patricia Duke-Cox |
References
- ^ Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
- ^ "The Croquet Association". The Croquet Association. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Sport, Charles Harvey (ed.) - Purnell & Sons 1959
- ^ Murray, Martin (9 October 2007). "Bristol beat Bowdon 6-1 to win the Inter-Club". Croquet Association. croquet.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Croquet Records". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Notations
- Croquet Records maintained by Mr C. Williams
External links
| |
Some sports are run jointly with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; see Category:Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom |
