Auction - Croquet Association Best 10
A book of illustrations by H.F Crowther Smith is being auctioned before and during the tournament.
This has been made possible by the generous donation to the Croquet World Championships 2008 Incorporated by Mrs Maureen Heenan of Alicetown, Lower Hutt, New Zealand in October 2006.
Proceeds will go towards running the tournament.
The winning bid was by Anton Varnas for NZ$600.
Description
The book contains 10 illustrations shown below.
| W. Longman | Winner | 14 games |
| P. Duff Mathews | 2nd | 11 games |
| G.L Reckitt | 2nd | 11 games |
| D.L.G. Joseph | 4th | 10 games |
| Miss D.D. Steel | 4th | 10 games |
| J.C. Windsor | 4th | 10 games |
| C.R. Elwes | 8th | 6 games |
| Capt. K.H. Coxe | 7th | 9 games |
| Ben C. Apps | 9th | 5 games |
| Hugh Wright | 10th | 4 games |
Title page
The “Best Ten”
1925
Caricatured by
H.F. Crowther Smith
A facsimile edition published in association with The Croquet Association, London 1997
Copy number 9 of a limited edition of 50 copies
Foreword
When H.F Crowther Smith (‘Crowther’) produced this work in 1925, the ten players invited to contest the Championship Cup of the Croquet Association (forerunner of the President’s Cup) were commonly called the Best Ten. It is believed that Crowther completed the artwork during the tournament, added a title page, and had it bound shortly afterwards.
An irregular feature of the original work, which has been preserved in this facsimile, is the transposition, together with their captions, of the seventh and eight ranked players.
David Drazin, Editor
Croxley Green Hertfordshire
May, 1997
