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The Croquet Association is an official organisation that encourages and controls the game of croquet within the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1896 where Sir Compton Mackenzie was its president. The association controls the rules of the game and regulations of tornuments for its member clubs. The Open Championship of croquet originally dates back to 1867, but after a hiatus during the years 1883-1896 was reintroduced by the Croquet Association.[1]
[edit] Singles competitions
| Year |
Croquet Championship |
Women's Championship |
Men's Championship |
President's Cup |
| 1867 |
Walter Whitmore |
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| 1868 |
W. H. Peel |
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| 1869 |
G. C. Joad |
Mrs Joad |
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| 1870 |
W. H. Peel |
Miss Walter |
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| 1871 |
W. H. Peel |
Mrs Walsh |
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| 1872 |
C. Black |
Mrs Walsh |
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| 1873 |
J. D. Heath |
Mrs Walsh |
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| 1874 |
J. D. Heath |
Miss Williamson |
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| 1875 |
R. Gray |
Mrs Hallows |
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| 1876 |
Colonel Busk |
Miss K. Philbrick |
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| 1877 |
B. Carter Evelegh |
Miss K. Philbrick |
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| 1878 |
A. H. Spong |
Miss Walsh |
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| 1879 |
B. Carter Evelegh |
Miss Walsh |
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| 1880 |
A. H. Spong |
Miss Walsh |
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| 1881 |
A. H. Spong |
Miss K. Philbrick |
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| 1882 |
A. H. Spong |
Miss K. Philbrick |
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| 1883-1896 |
No Competition |
No Competition |
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| 1897 |
Charles Willis |
Maud Drummond |
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| 1898 |
Clement Powell |
Olive Henry |
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| 1899 |
B Carter Evelegh |
Lily Gower |
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| 1900 |
J. E. Austen |
Lily Gower |
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| 1901 |
Robert Roper |
Lily Gower |
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| 1902 |
Cyril Corbally |
Miss M Glyn |
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| 1903 |
Cyril Corbally |
Nina Coote |
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| 1904 |
Reginald Beaton |
Miss V. Rowley |
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| 1905 |
Lily Gower |
Nina Coote |
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| 1906 |
Cyril Corbally |
Mrs J. Watson |
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| 1907 |
Reginald Beaton |
Evelyn Bramwell |
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| 1908 |
Cyril Corbally |
Evelyn Bramwell |
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| 1909 |
Geoffrey Ashmore |
Miss N. J. Beausire |
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| 1910 |
Leslie O'Callaghan |
Bertha Willis |
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| 1911 |
Edgar Whitaker |
Elsie Reid |
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| 1912 |
Leslie O'Callaghan |
Ella Simeon |
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| 1913 |
Cyril Corbally |
Lady Julian Parr |
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| 1914 |
Duff Mathews |
Evelyn Bramwell |
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| 1915-1918 |
No Competition |
No Competition |
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| 1919 |
Duff Mathews |
Dorothy Steel |
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| 1920 |
Duff Mathews |
Mrs W.H. Hope |
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| 1921 |
Leslie O'Callaghan |
Noel Gilchrist |
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| 1922 |
Charles Pepper |
Dorothy Steel |
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| 1923 |
H. W. J. Snell |
Lorn Strickland |
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| 1924 |
David Joseph |
Mona Bryan |
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| 1925 |
Dorothy Steel |
Dorothy Steel |
C. R. Elwes |
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| 1926 |
Ben Apps |
Dorothy Steel |
Cyril Corbally |
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| 1927 |
Duff Mathews |
Dorothy Steel |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
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| 1928 |
Knightley Coxe |
Lily Beaton |
Bernard Klein |
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| 1929 |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
Dorothy Steel |
Ben Apps |
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| 1930 |
Ben Apps |
Dorothy Steel |
Humphrey Hicks |
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| 1931 |
Ben Apps |
Effie Ionides |
Ben Apps |
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| 1932 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Dorothy Steel |
Humphrey Hicks |
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| 1933 |
Dorothy Steel |
Dorothy Steel |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
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| 1934 |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
Dorothy Steel |
J. N. Lovett |
Dorothy Steel |
| 1935 |
Dorothy Steel |
Dorothy Steel |
Maurice Reckitt |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
| 1936 |
Dorothy Steel |
Dorothy Steel |
Lt.-Col. William Du Pru |
L. C. Apps |
| 1937 |
Charles Colman |
Dorothy Steel |
John McMordie |
Dorothy Steel |
| 1938 |
Dudley Hamilton-Miller |
Dorothy Steel |
Charles Colman |
Charles Colman |
| 1939 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Dorothy Steel |
Robert Tingey |
No Competition |
| 1940-1945 |
No Competition |
No Competition |
No Competition |
No Competition |
| 1946 |
Dudley Hamilton-Miller |
Phyllis Wiggins |
Maurice Reckitt |
Dudley Hamilton-Miller |
| 1947 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Nora Elvey |
Eddie Ward Petley |
Humphrey Hicks |
| 1948 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Nora Elvey |
Humphrey Hicks |
Humphrey Hicks |
| 1949 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Daisy Lintern |
Humphrey Hicks |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1950 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Margaret Claughton |
Humphrey Hicks |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1951 |
Geoffrey L. Reckitt |
Daisy Lintern |
John Solomon |
Humphrey Hicks |
| 1952 |
Humphrey Hicks |
Hope Rotherham |
E. Patrick Cotter |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1953 |
John Solomon |
Hope Rotherham |
John Solomon |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1954 |
Arthur Ross |
Daisy Lintern |
E. Patrick Cotter |
Humphrey Hicks |
| 1955 |
E. Patrick Cotter |
Hope Rotherham |
Humphrey Hicks |
John Solomon |
| 1956 |
John Solomon |
Ada Kirk |
Humphrey Hicks |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1957 |
Bobby Wiggins |
Daisy Lintern |
Bobby Wiggins |
John Solomon |
| 1958 |
E. Patrick Cotter |
Daisy Lintern |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1959 |
John Solomon |
Hope Rotherham |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1960 |
Hope Rotherham |
Joan Warwick |
John Solomon |
E. Patrick Cotter |
| 1961 |
John Solomon |
Isabel Roe |
Humphrey Hicks |
Humphrey Hicks |
| 1962 |
E. Patrick Cotter |
Joan Warwick |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1963 |
John Solomon |
Hope Rotherham |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1964 |
John Solomon |
Hope Rotherham |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1965 |
John Solomon |
Joan Warwick |
John Solomon |
John Bolton |
| 1966 |
John Solomon |
Joan Warwick |
Humphrey Hicks |
William Ormerod |
| 1967 |
John Solomon |
E.M. Lightfoot |
Bernard Neal |
Keith Wyle |
| 1968 |
John Solomon |
Joan Warwick |
Keith Wyle |
John Solomon |
| 1969 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Hope Rotherham |
E. Patrick Cotter |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1970 |
Keith Wyle |
Jean Jarden |
William Ormerod |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1971 |
Keith Wyle |
Jocelyn Sundius-Smith |
John Solomon |
John Solomon |
| 1972 |
Bernard Neal |
Jean Jarden |
John Solomon |
William Prichard |
| 1973 |
Bernard Neal |
Kitty Sessions |
Nigel Aspinall |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1974 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Kitty Sessions |
Martin Murray |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1975 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Kitty Wheeler |
Edgar Jackson |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1976 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Barbara Meachem |
Martin Murray |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1977 |
Micheal Heap |
Frances Joly |
Edgar Jackson |
Keith Wyle |
| 1978 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Veronica Carlisle |
Paul Hands |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1979 |
David Openshaw |
Barbara Meachem |
George Noble |
Eric Solomon |
| 1980 |
William Prichard |
Barbara Meachem |
Martin Murray |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1981 |
David Openshaw |
Veronica Carlisle |
David Openshaw |
Stephen Mulliner |
| 1982 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Susan Wiggins |
Martin Murray |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1983 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Susan Wiggins |
Nigel Aspinall |
Stephen Mulliner |
| 1984 |
Nigel Aspinall |
Veronica Carlisle |
Stephen Mulliner |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1985 |
David Openshaw |
Mary Collin |
Stephen Mulliner |
Nigel Aspinall |
| 1986 |
Joe Hogan |
Susan Wiggins |
David Foulser |
Stephen Mulliner |
| 1987 |
Mark Avery |
Mary Collin |
Keith Aiton |
Stephen Mulliner |
| 1988 |
Stephen Mulliner |
Debbie Cornelius |
Mark Saurin |
Chris Clarke |
| 1989 |
Joe Hogan |
Bo Harris |
Keith Aiton |
Robert Fulford |
| 1990 |
Stephen Mulliner |
Frances Ransom |
Robert Fulford |
David Maugham |
| 1991 |
Robert Fulford |
Gail Curry |
David Openshaw |
Chris Clarke |
| 1992 |
Robert Fulford |
Gail Curry |
Colin Irwin |
Stephen Mulliner |
| 1993 |
Reginald Bamford |
Gail Curry |
Reginald Bamford |
David Maugham |
| 1994 |
Reginald Bamford |
Debbie Cornelius |
Michael Taylor |
David Maugham |
| 1995 |
Reginald Bamford |
Gail Curry |
David Openshaw |
Chris Clarke |
| 1996 |
Robert Fulford |
Gail Curry |
David Goacher |
Chris Clarke |
| 1997 |
Chris Clarke |
Bo Harris |
Aaron Westerby |
Steve Comish |
| 1998 |
Robert Fulford |
Frances Ransom |
Robert Fulford |
Robert Fulford |
| 1999 |
Reginald Bamford |
Beatrice McGlen |
Reginald Bamford |
Robert Fulford |
| 2000 |
Stephen Mulliner |
Louise Bradforth |
Reginald Bamford |
Ed Cunningham |
| 2001 |
Reginald Bamford |
Creina Dawson |
Reginald Bamford |
Robert Fulford |
| 2002 |
Reginald Bamford |
Jenny Williams |
Reginald Bamford |
Robert Fulford |
| 2003 |
Robert Fulford |
Gail Curry |
Pete Trimmer |
Chris Clarke |
| 2004 |
Robert Fulford |
Liz Fleming |
Reginald Bamford |
David Maugham |
| 2005 |
David Maugham |
Jenny Williams |
Chris Clarke |
Keith Aiton |
| 2006 |
Robert Fulford |
Louise Bradforth |
Robert Fulford |
Robert Fulford |
| 2007 |
Robert Fulford |
Louise Bradforth |
Keith Aiton |
James Death |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopedia of Sport, Charles Harvey (ed.) - Purnell & Sons 1959
