Humphrey Osmond Hicks (20 May 1904 - 9 June 1986) was a croquet player from England.
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).
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
Tournament192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939Open ChampionshipQFSFF2RW2R2R2RA3RAWMen's ChampionshipSFFWSFW2RAA1RAAAChampion Cup8=5WA7AAAAAANH*Win-loss5–26–29–13–210–01–20–11–10–12–10–06–0 Tournament19461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959Open ChampionshipSFWWWWSFWF1R2RFSFSFFMen's ChampionshipAQFWWW2RAAAAWWAAPresident's CupAWW2AW3AWAAA22Win-loss2–16–19–09–010–03–25–04–10–11–18–17–12–13–1 Tournament196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974Open ChampionshipQFSF1RSF1RF2RF1RAA1RQFQF3RMen's ChampionshipAWSFAFFWA2RAAA2R2R1RPresident's Cup4W3=A4=AAAAAAAAAAWin-loss2–17–12–12–13–26–25–15–10–20–00–00–13–23–21–2
Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984SRW–LWin %Open Championship2R1R3R2R2R1RAA2R1R 7 / 45 95–38 Men's ChampionshipAAA2R1RQFAAAA 9 / 26 61–16 President's CupAAAAAAAAAA 6 / 16 Win-loss1–10–11–11–20–21–20–00–01–10–1 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.
References
External links The Croquet Records site