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

Tournament192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Open ChampionshipQFSFF2RW2R2R2RA3RAW
Men's ChampionshipSFFWSFW2RAA1RAAA
Champion Cup8=5WA7AAAAAANH*
Win-loss5–26–29–13–210–01–20–11–10–12–10–06–0

Tournament196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
Open ChampionshipQFSF1RSF1RF2RF1RAA1RQFQF3R
Men's ChampionshipAWSFAFFWA2RAAA2R2R1R
President's Cup4W3=A4=AAAAAAAAAA
Win-loss2–17–12–12–13–26–25–15–10–20–00–00–13–23–21–2

Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984SRW–LWin %
Open Championship2R1R3R2R2R1RAA2R1R7 / 4595–38
Men's ChampionshipAAA2R1RQFAAAA9 / 2661–16
President's CupAAAAAAAAAA6 / 16
Win-loss1–10–11–11–20–21–20–00–01–10–122 / 87156–54

* 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.