| Croquet Association CA |
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| Sport | Croquet |
| Area of jurisdiction | England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man |
| Formation date | 1897 |
| Affiliation | World Croquet Federation |
| Affiliation date | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Cheltenham |
| Location | Old Bath Road |
| President | Quiller Barrett |
| Chairman | Barry Keen |
| Official website | |
| www.croquet.org.uk | |
The Croquet Association, which was formed as the United All England Croquet Association in 1897 [1], is the national governing body for the sport of croquet in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle Of Man. 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.
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 of croquet originally dates back to 1867, but after a hiatus during the years 1883-1896 was reintroduced by the Croquet Association.[2]
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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 donater.[3] The President's Cup was an invitational rather than an open competition, and was contested between the top ten croquet players chosen by the Croquet Association.[3] The original cup became the property of Miss Dorothy Dyne Steel in 1933 after she won the competition for a record fourth time.[3] 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 Cu from that date.[3]
| 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 | Miss Walter | ||
| 1871 | Walter H. Peel | Mrs JH Walsh | ||
| 1872 | C. Black | Mrs JH Walsh | ||
| 1873 | James Heath | Mrs JH Walsh | ||
| 1874 | James Heath | Miss FH Williamson | ||
| 1875 | Reginald Gray | Mrs Hallows | ||
| 1876 | Colonel Busk | Miss K. Philbrick | ||
| 1877 | B. Carter Evelegh | Miss K. Philbrick | ||
| 1878 | A. H. Spong | Miss E Walsh | ||
| 1879 | B. Carter Evelegh | Miss E Walsh | ||
| 1880 | A. H. Spong | Miss E Walsh | ||
| 1881 | A. H. Spong | Miss K. Philbrick | ||
| 1882 | A. H. Spong | Miss K. Philbrick | ||
| 1883-1896 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
| 1897 | Charles Willis | Maud Drummond | ||
| 1898 | Clement Powell | Olive Henry | ||
| 1899 | B Carter Evelegh | Lily Gower | ||
| 1900 | John Austin | Lily Gower | ||
| 1901 | Robert Roper | Lily Gower | William Bruce | |
| 1902 | Cyril Corbally | Miss M Glyn | Geoffrey Woolston | |
| 1903 | Cyril Corbally | Nina Coote | Geoffrey Woolston | |
| 1904 | Reginald Beaton | Miss V. Rowley | Lily Gower | |
| 1905 | Lily Gower | Nina Coote | Reginald Beaton | |
| 1906 | Cyril Corbally | Mrs J. Watson | Geoffrey Woolston | |
| 1907 | Reginald Beaton | Evelyn Bramwell | Maurice Barry | |
| 1908 | Cyril Corbally | Evelyn Bramwell | Edmund Fawcett | |
| 1909 | Geoffrey Ashmore | Nora J Beausire | Leslie O'Callaghan | |
| 1910 | Leslie O'Callaghan | Bertha Willis | Leslie O'Callaghan | |
| 1911 | Edgar Whitaker | Elsie Reid | H Maxwell Browne | |
| 1912 | Leslie O'Callaghan | Ella Simeon | Duff Mathews | |
| 1913 | Cyril Corbally | Lady Julian Parr | Cyril Corbally | |
| 1914 | Duff Mathews | Evelyn Bramwell | Herbert Snell | |
| 1915-1918 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
| 1919 | Duff Mathews | Dorothy Steel | Francis Barry | |
| 1920 | Duff Mathews | Mrs W.H. Hope | Leslie O'Callaghan | |
| 1921 | Leslie O'Callaghan | Noel Gilchrist | Francis Barry | |
| 1922 | Charles Pepper | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel | |
| 1923 | Herbert Snell | Lorn Strickland | Dorothy Steel | |
| 1924 | David Joseph | Mona Bryan | Noel de la Mothe (nee Gilchrist) | |
| 1925 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel | Charles Elwes | William Longman |
| 1926 | Ben Apps | Dorothy Steel | Cyril Corbally | Edgar Whitaker |
| 1927 | Duff Mathews | Dorothy Steel | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Edgar Whitaker |
| 1928 | Knightley Coxe | Lily Beaton | Bernard Klein | Knightley Coxe |
| 1929 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Dorothy Steel | Ben Apps | Bruce Morgan |
| 1930 | Ben Apps | Dorothy Steel | Humphrey Hicks | Humphrey Hicks |
| 1931 | Ben Apps | Effie Ionides | Ben Apps | Dorothy Steel |
| 1932 | Humphrey Hicks | Dorothy Steel | Humphrey Hicks | Bruce Morgan |
| 1933 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Dorothy Steel |
| 1934 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Dorothy Steel | J. N. Lovett | Dorothy Steel |
| 1935 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel | Maurice Reckitt | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre |
| 1936 | Dorothy Steel | Dorothy Steel | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre | Lorn 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 | Isobel 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 Wylie |
| 1968 | John Solomon | Joan Warwick | Keith Wylie | John Solomon |
| 1969 | Nigel Aspinall | Hope Rotherham | E. Patrick Cotter | Nigel Aspinall |
| 1970 | Keith Wylie | Jean Jarden | William Ormerod | Nigel Aspinall |
| 1971 | Keith Wylie | 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 | Michael Heap | Frances Joly | Edgar Jackson | Keith Wylie |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Robert Fulford | Louise Bradforth | Keith Aiton | Robert Fulford |
| 2009 | Rutger Beijderwellen | Carol Smith | David Maugham | Robert Fulford |
| 2010 | Reginald Bamford | Gabrielle Higgins | James Death | Robert Fulford |
| 2011 | Reginald Bamford | Miranda Morgan | Robert Fulford | Robert Fulford |
| Year | Doubles Championship | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Francis Barry & Mrs WH 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 & Muriel 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 & Mrs THF 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 | Patrick Cotter & Isobel Turketine |
| 1952 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1953 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
| 1954 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | John Solomon & Freda Oddie |
| 1955 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Humphrey Hicks & Hope Rotherham |
| 1956 | Freddie Stone & Leslie Kirk-Greene | Gordon Rowling & Mrs Mackenzie-Smartt |
| 1957 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Patrick Cotter & Hope Rotherham |
| 1958 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
| 1959 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
| 1960 | Humphrey Hicks & William Ormerod | Gerald Cave & Muriel Reeve |
| 1961 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | John Hollweg & Agnes Mills |
| 1962 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Guy Warwick & Joan Warwick |
| 1963 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1964 | John Solomon & Patrick Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
| 1965 | John Solomon & Patrick 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 & Patrick 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 & Mrs N 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 McLeod |
| 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 |
| 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- | Quiller Barrett |