Reginald Bamford
Reg Bamford (born 11 October 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a croquet world champion from Putney, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa. He won the Association Croquet World Croquet Championship in 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2012, [1] and was the WCF World Golf Croquet Champion in 2013 and 2017.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and businessman, who founded and runs 1st Contact and Sable, companies that offer services to expats and high-net-worth individuals in the UK. He is known throughout the Antipodean and South African communities in London.
Career statistics [1]
Major tournament performance timeline
| Tournament | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | W | 2R | W | 1R | W | W | SF | SF | 4 / 13 | 33 - 9 | 78.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Open Championship | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | 2R | SF | QF | W | F | W | W | F | SF | SF | F | F | SF | SF | W | W | W | W | F | QF | QF | 10 / 26 | 87 - 16 | 84.5 |
| Men's Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | F | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | W | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | 6 / 8 | 33 - 2 | 94.3 |
| Win-Loss | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 10-0 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 9-0 | 8-1 | 10-0 | 9-1 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 8-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 11-1 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 20 / 47 | 153 - 27 | 85 |
Major Championship Finals: 25 (19 titles, 6 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1993 | Men's Championship | Chris Clarke | +tpo, +tp, +tp |
| Winner | 1993 | Open Championship | David Maugham | -25tp, +26tp, +19, -11tp, +26tp |
| Runner-up | 1994 | Men's Championship | Michael Taylor | +26tp, -26tp, -26tp |
| Winner | 1994 | Open Championship | Chris Clarke | +16tp, +26 |
| Winner | 1995 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +24tp, +26tp, -26tp, -26tp, +26tp |
| Winner | 1999 | Men's Championship | Stephen Mulliner | -17, -17tp, +26tp, +10, +16tp |
| Winner | 1999 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +26tp, -26tp, -26tp, +26tp, +26tp |
| Winner | 2000 | Men's Championship | Toby Garrison | +26tp, +1, -26tp, +26tp |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Open Championship | Stephen Mulliner | +25tp, -9tpo, -20tp, -20tp |
| Winner | 2001 | Men's Championship | Robert Fulford | +3, -8tp, +8, -20tp, +17qnp |
| Winner | 2001 | World Championship | Robert Fulford | -16tp, +17sxp, -3, +26sxp, +26qp |
| Winner | 2002 | Men's Championship | David Goacher | +17sxp, +15sxp, +17octp |
| Winner | 2002 | Open Championship | Chris Clarke | +12, +26sxp, +26sxp |
| Runner-up | 2003 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -26tp, -12, -18tp |
| Winner | 2004 | Men's Championship | Peter Trimmer | -8tp, +17sxp, +26sxp, -19tp, +26sxp |
| Winner | 2005 | World Championship | Robert Fulford | +17tp, +26sxp, +17sxp |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +2qp, -25sxp, -26qnp, +8sxp, -1 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -26tp, -25sxp, +16tp, -26sxp |
| Winner | 2009 | World Championship | Ben Rothman | +13tp, +22, +18tp |
| Winner | 2010 | Open Championship | Robert Fletcher | +16 -17tp +17tp -26tp +12tpo |
| Winner | 2011 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -18tp, +26sxp, +17, +26sxp |
| Winner | 2012 | World Championship | Robert Fletcher | -12tpo, +17tp, -26tp, +17tp, +26qp |
| Winner | 2012 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +25sxp, -14tp, +24sxp, +24sxp |
| Winner | 2013 | Open Championship | Samir Patel | +26sxp, +25sxp, +15qnp |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -16, -5qp, -18qp |
The 2001 World Championship and Open Championship were a combined event.
References
- ^ a b "Croquet Records". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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