Humphrey Hicks
Humphrey Osmond Hicks was a croquet player from England.
Hicks won the President's Cup six times, the Open Championship seven times and the Men's Championship nine times.
Hicks represented England in three MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on two occasions.
In 2008 Hicks was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
Major tournament performance timeline
| Tournament | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Open Championship | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 7 / 45 | 95–38 | |
| Men's Championship | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 9 / 26 | 61–16 | |
| 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 |
* not held because of outbreak of World War 2.
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.