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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[4] The original cup became the property of Miss Dorothy Dyne Steel in 1933 after she won the competition for a record fourth time.[4] 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.[4]
Year | Doubles Championship | Mixed Doubles |
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1919 | Francis Barry & Mrs WH Hope |
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1920 | Reginald Beaton & & Lily Beaton |
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1921 | Leslie O'Callaghan & Evelyn Bramwell |
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1922 | Richard O'Callaghan & Noel Gilchrist |
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1923 | Lord Tollemache & Dorothy Steel |
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1924 | Thomas Dickson & Dorothy Steel | David Joseph & Winifred Heap |
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1925 | Duff Mathews & Trevor Williams | Robert Leetham-Jones & Millie Haslam |
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1926 | Charles Wilson & Lily Beaton | Ben Apps & Lorn Strickland |
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1927 | Dorothy Steel & Noel Gilchrist | Ben Apps & Lorn Strickland |
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1928 | Dorothy Steel & Noel Gilchrist | David Joseph & Winifred Heap |
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1929 | Bernard Klein & Charles Wentworth-Reeve | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Lily Beaton |
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1930 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel | Trevor Hardman & Evelyn Clarkson |
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1931 | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel | Humphrey Hicks & Mrs FH White |
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1932 | Charles Wilson & Windsor Richards | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
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1933 | Bernard Klein & Maurice Reckitt | Trevor Williams & Effie Ionides |
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1934 | Bernard Klein & Maurice Reckitt | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
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1935 | Reginald Poulter & Eddie Ward Petley | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
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1936 | Handel Elvey & Nora Elvey | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Dorothy Steel |
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1937 | Lord Tollemache & Sir Gerald Burke | Maurice Reckitt & Lorn Apps |
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1938 | Charles Colman & Lily Beaton | Lt.-Col. William Du Pre & Lily Beaton |
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1939 | Robert Tingey & Knightley Coxe | Eddie Ward-Petley & Dorothy Steel |
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1946 | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
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1947 | Robert Tingey & Col. JG Clarke | Eddie Ward-Petley & Dorothy Steel |
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1948 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
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1949 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Ashley Heenan & Winifred Kingsford |
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1950 | Geoffrey & Maurice Reckitt | Humphrey Hicks & Hope Rotherham |
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1951 | Humphrey Hicks & Dudley Hamilton-Miller | Pat Cotter & Isabel Turketine |
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1952 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
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1953 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
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1954 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | John Solomon & Freda Oddie |
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1955 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Humphrey Hicks & Hope Rotherham |
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1956 | Freddie Stone & Leslie Kirk-Greene | Gordon Rowling & Tui Mackenzie-Smartt |
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1957 | Humphrey Hicks & Bobby Wiggins | Pat Cotter & Hope Rotherham |
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1958 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Maurice Reckitt & Daisy Lintern |
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1959 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Bobby Wiggins & Hope Rotherham |
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1960 | Humphrey Hicks & William Ormerod | Gerald Cave & Muriel Reeve |
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1961 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | John Hollweg & Agnes Mills |
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1962 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Guy Warwick & Joan Warwick |
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1963 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
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1964 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
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1965 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
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1966 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Hope Rotherham |
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1967 | Dudley Hamilton-Miller & Peter Hallett | David Prichard & Joan Warwick |
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1968 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | John Bolton & Bernie Duthie |
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1969 | John Solomon & Pat Cotter | William & Betty Prichard |
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1970 | Nigel Aspinall & Jon Simon | Bill Perry & Joan Warwick |
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1971 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Bill Perry & Joan Warwick |
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1972 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Bernard Neal & Jean Jarden |
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1973 | Humphrey Hicks & John Soutter | Nigel Aspinall & Biddy Dodd |
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1974 | John Prince & Gordon Rowling | Paul Hands & Kitty Sessions |
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1975 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Colin Prichard & Betty Prichard |
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1976 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Colin Prichard & Betty Prichard |
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1977 | Michael Heap & Stephen Wright | Edgar Jackson & Juliet Povey |
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1978 | Nigel Aspinall & William Ormerod | Andrew Hope & Pat Asa-Thomas |
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1979 | Bernard Neal & Stephen Hemsted | Martin Murray & Barbara Meachem |
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1980 | William Prichard & Stephen Mulliner | Bryan Sykes & Sue Sykes |
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1981 | Stephen Mulliner & Mark Ormerod | Martin Murray & Barbara Meachem |
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1982 | Andrew Hope & Martin Murray | Nigel Aspinall & Carole Knox |
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1983 | Phil Cordingley & John McCullough | Martin Murray & Kay Yeoman |
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1984 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Ian Bond & Veronica Carlisle |
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1985 | Mark Avery & David Openshaw | Keith Aiton & Mary Collin |
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1986 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Tom Griffith & Jan McLeod |
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1987 | Mark Avery & David Openshaw | Nigel Aspinall & Debbie Cornelius |
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1988 | Nigel Aspinall & Stephen Mulliner | Paul Smith & Carmen Bazley |
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1989 | Joe Hogan & Bob Jackson | Ian Maugham & Bo Harris |
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1990 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Mark Saurin & Fiona McCoig |
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1991 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Ray & Frances Ransom |
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1992 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | John Haslam & Gail Curry |
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1993 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
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1994 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Lewis Palmer & Annabel McDiarmid |
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1995 | Steve Comish & David Maugham | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
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1996 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
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1997 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Don Gaunt & Kismet Whittall |
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1998 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Goacher & Rosemary Gugan |
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1999 | Chris Farthing & Chris Patmore | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
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2000 | Reginald Bamford & Stephen Mulliner | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
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2001 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | James Death & Gail Curry |
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2002 | Chris Clarke & David Maugham | David Openshaw & Kath Priestley |
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2003 | Not completed | David Openshaw & Kath Priestley |
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2004 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David Maugham & Jenny Williams |
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2005 | Reginald Bamford & John Gibbons | David Maugham & Ailsa Lines |
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2006 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | David & Eileen Magee |
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2007 | Chris Clarke & Robert Fulford | Chris Clarke & Jenny Williams |
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2008 | James Death & Robert Fulford | Paul Castell & Mary Knapp |
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2009 | Ian Burridge & Jonathan Kirby | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2010 | Robert Fletcher & Stephen Mulliner | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2011 | Reginald Bamford & Rutger Beijderwellen | Dave Kibble & Louise Bradforth |
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2012 | James Death & Robert Fulford | David Maugham & Ailsa Lines |
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2013 | Kevin Beard & Jeff Dawson | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2014 | Reginald Bamford & Ben Rothman | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2015 | Reginald Bamford & Ben Rothman | Keith Aiton & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2016 | Paddy Chapman & David Maugham | David Maugham & Gabrielle Higgins |
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2017 | James Death & Samir Patel | Chris Clarke & Jenny Clarke |
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2018 | David Maugham & Alison Jones |
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1. ^1 {{cite book | last=Prichard | first=DMC | title=The History Of Croquet | publisher=Cassell | year=1981 | isbn=0-304-30759-9}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.croquet.org.uk/|title=The Croquet Association|website=The Croquet Association |date=20 October 2013|accessdate=20 October 2013}}
3. ^Encyclopedia of Sport, Charles Harvey (ed.) - Purnell & Sons 1959
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=news/newsdb.asp&NewsID=2477&pup=y|title=Bristol beat Bowdon 6-1 to win the Inter-Club|publisher=croquet.org.uk|work=Croquet Association|date=9 October 2007|author=Murray, Martin|accessdate=11 August 2011|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60rACphay?url=https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=news%2Fnewsdb.asp&NewsID=2477&pup=y|archivedate=11 August 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.croquetrecords.com/|title=Croquet Records|accessdate=15 September 2012}}