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.Encyclopedia of Sport, Charles Harvey (ed.) - Purnell & Sons 1959 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 Patel2014 Robert Fulford (10) Gabrielle Higgins (3) James Death (3) Jamie Burch2015 Robert Fulford (11) Annabel McDiarmid David Maugham (2) Paddy Chapman2016 Ben Rothman Louise Bradforth (5) David Maugham (3) David Maugham (5)2017 Reginald Bamford (11) Jenny Clarke (3) David Maugham (4) Jose Riva2018David Maugham (2)Louise Bradforth (6)James Death (4)Robert Fulford (12)2019James DeathJenny Clarke (4)James Death (5)Jose Riva (2)2020Paddy ChapmanNot playedNot playedPaddy Chapman (2)2021 Reginald Bamford (12) Gabrielle Higgins (4) James Death (6) Mark Avery2022 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)2025 Robert Fulford (12) Jenny Clarke (8) James Death (9) Andrew Johnston2026 James Death (4) Jenny Clarke (9) Samir Patel Stephen Mulliner (7)
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