Humphrey Osmond Hicks (20 May 1904 - 9 June 1986) was a croquet player from England.

Humphrey Osmond Hicks
Born(1904-05-20)20 May 1904
Esher, Surrey
Died9 June 1986(1986-06-09) (aged 82)
Sidmouth, Devon

Hicks won the President's Cup six times (1930, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1961), the Open Championship seven times (1932 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the Men's Championship nine times (1930, 1932, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1961 and 1966).[1][2][3]

Hicks represented England in three MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on two occasions.[1][2]

In 2008 Hicks was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.[4]

Career statistics

Major tournament performance timeline

Tournament192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Open Championship QF SF F 2R W 2R 2R 2R A 3R A W
Men's Championship SF F W SF W 2R A A 1R A A A
Champion Cup 8= 5 W A 7 A A A A A A NH*
Win-loss 5–2 6–2 9–1 3–2 10–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 6–0
Tournament19461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959
Open Championship SF W W W W SF W F 1R 2R F SF SF F
Men's Championship A QF W W W 2R A A A A W W A A
President's Cup A W W 2 A W 3 A W A A A 2 2
Win-loss 2–1 6–1 9–0 9–0 10–0 3–2 5–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 8–1 7–1 2–1 3–1
Tournament196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
Open Championship QF SF 1R SF 1R F 2R F 1R A A 1R QF QF 3R
Men's Championship A W SF A F F W A 2R A A A 2R 2R 1R
President's Cup 4 W 3= A 4= A A A A A A A A A A
Win-loss 2–1 7–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 6–2 5–1 5–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–2 1–2
Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984SRW–LWin %
Open Championship 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R A A 2R 1R 7 / 45 95–38 71.4
Men's Championship A A A 2R 1R QF A A A A 9 / 26 61–16 79.2
President's Cup A A A A A A A A A A 6 / 16
Win-loss 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 22 / 87 156–54 74.3

* not held because of outbreak of World War 2.

Key
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 Champion Cup/President's Cup is played as a 8/10 player round-robin and the number indicates the final position achieved.

The Champion Cup was won outright by Miss DD Steel in 1933 and was replaced by the President's Cup. Until 1938 ten players played in the event. Since then eight have played.

References

  1. 1 2 The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897–1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
  2. 1 2 Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
  3. ↑ Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
  4. ↑ "WCF Hall Of Fame". World Croquet Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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