Singles Champions 1990-Present
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Result |
| 1988 | Simon Williams | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | Jerry Guest (England) | ||
| 1991 | Lewis Palmer (Wales) | ||
| 1992 | Fred Rogerson | ||
| 1993 | Aaron Westerby (New Zealand) | ||
| 1994 | George Noble (England) | Ronan McInerney | |
| 1995 | Ed Cunnigham | Ronan McInerney | |
| 1996 | Ronan McInerney | Malcolm O’Connell (Scotland) | |
| 1997 | Ronan McInerney | Simon Williams | |
| 1998 | Simon Williams | Phil Cordingly (England) | |
| 1999 | Matthew Burrow (Jersey) | Jacques Fournier (USA?) | |
| 2000 | Ed Cunningham | Stephen Mulliner (England) | |
| 2001 | Simon Williams | Phil Cordingly (England) | |
| 2002 | Ronan McInerney | Mark McInerney | |
| 2003 | Simon Williams | Ronan McInerney | |
| 2004 | Mark McInerney | Robert Fulford (England) | |
| 2005 | Ronan McInerney | Ed Cunnigham | |
| 2006 | Mark McInerney | Robert Fulford | |
| 2007 | Stephen Mulliner (UK) | Chris Patmore (UK) | +13tpo +26qp |
| 2008 | Simon Williams | Chris Patmore (UK) | +15, -26tp, +24tp |
| 2009 | Steve Mulliner (UK) | Chris Patmore (UK) | |
| 2010 | Ben Rothman (USA) | Simon Williams | |
| 2011 | Mark McInerney | Ben Rothman (USA) | +17tp, +17tp. +17tp, +3 |
| 2012 | Andrew Johnston | Simon Williams | |
| 2013 | Andrew Johnston | Danny Johnston | +26, +10tp |
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | Andrew Johnston | Danny Johnston | |
| 2016 | Simon Williams | Patsy Fitzgerald | |
| 2017 | Andrew Johnston | Danny Johnston | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Andrew Johnston | Patsy Fitzgerald | |
| 2020 | Cancelled |
Note: Irish unless stated
Report
The origins of Croquet are unclear, it may have been played in the Middle Ages, and possibly even have passed down from ancient times. The first mention of Croquet, however, is in the Field in 1858, which mentions meetings of the Co. Meath Croquet Cracks. the players were mostly young and met at each others houses, and one player, George Annesley Pollock of Oatlands and Newcastle, Co. Meath, laid out the rules under the pseudonym “corncrake” and called them “The Rules of the Oatlands Club” – the first Croquet Rules in the World.
The Championship of Ireland, an Open featuring some of the top players of the World, has been won numerous times since 1988 by Irish Croquet players Simon Williams, Ronan McInerney, Mark McInerney and Andrew Johnston.
References
Websites
[1] Croquet Ireland | Ronan McInerney (2004) More than a decade of the Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/5 [Accessed 15 June 2017]
[2] Croquet Ireland (2005) Championships of Ireland 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2005/IrishChamps05.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[3] Croquet Ireland (2006) Championships of Ireland 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2006/Irish%20Champs%202006%20Report.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[4] Croquet Ireland (2007) Championships of Ireland 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2007/Irish%20Championships%20results%202007.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[5] Croquet Ireland (2008) Championships of Ireland 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/49 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[6] Croquet Ireland (2009) Championships of Ireland 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/82 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[7] Croquet Ireland (2010) Championships of Ireland 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/130 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[8] Croquet Ireland (2011) Mark McInerney wins the Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/150 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[9] Croquet Ireland (2012) Championships of Ireland 2012 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/184 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[10] Croquet Ireland (2013) Results of Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/226 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[11] Croquet Ireland (2014) Championships of Ireland 2014 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[12] Croquet Ireland (2015) Open Championship of Ireland results [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/293 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[13] Croquet Ireland (2016) Championships of Ireland 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/377 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[14] Croquet Ireland (2017) Andrew Johnston wins Irish Open 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/417 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[15] Croquet Ireland (2018) Championships of Ireland 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2005/IrishChamps05.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]
[16] Croquet Ireland (2019) Irish Open – final days play [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/484[Accessed 29 May 2020]
[17] Croquet Ireland (2019) A History of Croquet in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/4 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
Images
[18] Croquet Ireland (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/themes/custom/zircroq/logo.png [Accessed 29 May 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Aoife Mulcahy, Shane Mulcahy, Cara Mulcahy, Simon Williams, Kate Hartnett and Conor Kostick.
About this document
Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 29 May 2020
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