Reginald Bamford
Reg Bamford is a croquet world champion from London, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa.
Since 2001, he has dominated world croquet. He is the only player to have won both versions of the World Championships and held both titles simultaneously in 2013. He has won the Association Croquet World Croquet Championship six times, and the WCF World Golf Croquet Championship twice. He was runner-up on two occasions and semi-finalist on two occasions. He has won the British AC Open Championship 12 times and the British GC Open Championship 12 times, the premier events in the UK of each code.
Furthermore, he was ranked 29th in the 100 Best Sportspeople in the World for the year 2020 by . He enjoys a rivalry with Robert Fulford, whom he has faced in eleven British AC Open singles finals.
He is a businessman and qualified Chartered Accountant, who founded and runs Sable International, a company that offer services to expats and high-net-worth individuals. He is known throughout the Antipodean and South African communities in London. He has two sons and is married to Adrienne.
Career statistics (Association Croquet)
Source:Major tournament performance timeline
| Tournament | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| World Championship | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | |||||||
| Open Championship | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | 2R | SF | QF | W |
| Men's Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | F | A | A | A | A | W |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| World Championship | W* | 2R | W | 1R | W | ||||||
| Open Championship | F | W* | W | F | SF | SF | F | F | SF | SF | W |
| Men's Championship | W | W | W | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Win–loss | 8-1 | 10-0 | 9-1 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 8-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-1 | 5-0 |
* The 1989 and 2001 World and Open Championships were combined events.