Chris Clarke (croquet player)
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Chris Clarke (born 1971 in Lancashire) is an English croquet player who has been ranked among the world's top players since the late 1980s.
Clarke now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand and is chairman of the organizing committee for the 2008 WCF World Association Croquet Championships, as well as Vice President of Cashmere Croquet Club and Chairman of the Canterbury Croquet Association Tournament committee and coach of the New Zealand youth squad.
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[edit] Start of career
Clarke started playing croquet while a 13 year old student at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn under the coaching of French teacher Andrew Bennet.
[edit] Achievements
World Ranking at 1 August 2005: 2 World Ranking at 18 November 2007: 3
World Croquet Federation World Championships:
- 2002 - quarter finals;
- 2001 - 2nd Round;
- 1995 - Champion;
- 1994 - Finalist;
- 1992 - 1st Round;
- 1991 - semi final,
- 1990 - 1st Round;
- 1989 - 4th Round
1995: Winner Croquet World Championships.
5-times President's Cup winner.
Represented Great Britain in the last 5 MacRobertson shield competitions (captain in 1996).
Chris has won 10 British Open Doubles titles (9 with Robert Fulford (Croquet Player)).
He has won the British Opens Singles title in 1997, British Men's Championships in 2005, Sonoma-Cutrer World Croquet Championships in 1997.
[edit] 2006
- Winner South Island Doubles (with Jenny Williams)
- Runner-up South Island Singles
- Winner New Zealand Open Doubles (with Robert Fulford)
- Winner Australian Open Doubles (with Robert Fulford)
- Winner British Men's Championships
- Winner Australian Open Singles
- Winner New Zealand Golf Croquet Open
[edit] 2007
- Winner New Zealand Open Singles
- Winner New Zealand Open Doubles (with Jenny Williams)
- Winner South Island Doubles (with JW)
- Winner South Island Singles
- Winner Championship of Surrey
- Winner British Mixed Doubles Championships (with JW)
