Tournament Officials
Tournament Director
Charles Jones has so many accomplishments in croquet administration, it is difficult to know where to start or end a listing. He has served a four-year term as President of Croquet New Zealand. He managed the New Zealand MacRobertson Shield team in 2000 and 2003 and the New Zealand Trans-Tasman test teams in 1995 and 2001. He is the Chairman of the New Zealand International and Selection Committees and is a member of the WCF Management Committee.
Charles is a notable croquet player in his own right and represented New Zealand v Great Britain representative match in 1979 as well as the World Golf Croquet Championship in 1998. He is currently the Wellington Open Doubles Champion, the Wellington Challenge Series Double champion and the Wakatipu Open Champion.
Now that he is retired Charles is enjoying his croquet, golf, music, cooking and work as a Justice of the Peace.
Tournament Manager
An economist from Wellington, Dr Kevin Fellows is known to many players as the Manager of the WCF World Croquet Championships in Wellington in December 2002.
He has been team manager, team facilitator and coach for New Zealand representative teams in 1999, 2001 and 2003. Kevin shows his love of the sport in listing his interests first, second and third as croquet (followed by wood-working, gardening and sailing). He was delighted to see his protégé Toby Garrison come runner-up in the 2002 World Championships.
Kevin has been active for most of his 23 years playing croquet as a coach, international referee and member of NZCC committees for coaching, high performance, laws, tournaments and handicapping.
Assistant Manager
Roger Lane
Tournament Referee
55 yr old Dr Graeme Roberts is an Assessments Manager with the NZ Government but he is probably better known as the Chairman of the NZCC Laws Committee and WCF Chief Referee.
Living in Wellington he has been playing croquet since 1970 and has represented New Zealand in the MacRobertson Shield Team Tournament in 1982, WCF World Championship in 1990 and 2005 and Sonoma World Championship in 1991.
His pastimes include music, photography and genealogy and his achievements in Croquet include NZ Mens Champion 1982 and 1984, NZ Doubles Champion 1984. In 2000 he was elected a life member of the NZCC.
Tournament Management
The overall Event Management of the Tournament is under the joint control of the WCF and the New Zealand Croquet Council administered through Croquet World Championships 2008 Incorporated, chaired by Chris Clarke.
| Chris Clarke | Chairman |
| Rodger Lane | Vice-chairman |
| Noel Lynch | Secretary |
| Martin Biss | Entertainment |
| Kay Blair | Merchandise |
| John Dawson | Tournament Publicity |
| Lyn Dawson | Local Publicity |
| Josie Laing | Services |
| Dianne Martin | Merchandise |
| Janet McInytre | Treasurer |
| Geoffrey Naylor | Minute secretary |
| Philippa Porter | Catering |
| John Prince | Accommodation |
| Norman Webb | Transport |
| Ruben Whyte | Executive Director NZCC |
| John Yarrall | Website |