Nigel Aspinall
Nigel Aspinall (born 1946) is a croquet player from England. Aspinall was one of the most successful croquet players in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the President's Cup eleven times (1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1985), the Open Championship eight times (1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1984) and the Men's Championship twice (1973 and 1983).[1][2][3] Aspinall represented Great Britain in four MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on two occasions.[1][2]
In 2007, Aspinall was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.[4]
Career statistics
Major tournament performance timeline
| Tournament[5] | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Championship | 1R | SF | F | W | F | F | QF | SF | W | W | W | 3R | W | 3R | F |
| Men's Championship | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | F | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| President's Cup | 2= | 5 | 2= | W | W | 3 | 2 | W | W | W | W | 2 | W | A | W |
| Win-loss | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 8–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Tournament[5] | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Championship | 2R | W | W | W | 3R | SF | QF | F | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 8 / 28 | 92–19 | 82.9 |
| Men's Championship | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 4 | 12–2 | 85.7 |
| President's Cup | 2 | W | 3 | W | W | 2 | A | 4 | 5 | A | A | 7 | A | 11 / 23 | ||
| Win-loss | 1–1 | 5–0 | 10–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 21–55 | 104–21 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
The President's Cup is played as a 8/10 player round-robin and the number indicates the final position achieved.
References
- ^ a b The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
- ^ a b Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
- ^ Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
- ^ "WCF Hall Of Fame". World Croquet Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Croquet Records". Retrieved 21 October 2012.