John Solomon (croquet player)
John Solomon was a croquet player from England.
Solomon dominated English croquet in the 1950s and 1960s winning the President’s Cup nine times, the Open Championship ten times and the Men's Championship ten times.
Solomon also won the New Zealand Open Championship in 1951 and 1963.
Solomon represented England and latterly Great Britain in five MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on four occasions.
As an administrator Solomon served on the Council of the Croquet Association between 1952 and 2004, serving as Chairman, Vice President and President.
In 2006 Solomon was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.| Tournament | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Open Championship | 3R | 1R | W | SF | SF | W | A | QF | W | F | W | 3R | W | W | W | W | W | W | F | 3R | 3R | SF | SF | 3R | SF | A | A | 1R | A | 10 / 25 | 78 - 15 | |
| Men's Championship | W | 1R | W | SF | A | SF | A | W | W | W | QF | W | F | W | W | F | 2R | SF | A | A | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 10 / 20 | 56 - 10 | |
| President's Cup | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | 2 | W | W | W | 2= | 2 | W | W | W | 4 | 4 | 3= | W | A | 3 | W | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | A | A | A | A | 9 / 24 | | |
| Win-Loss | 7-1 | 0-2 | 9-0 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 8-1 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 9-1 | 8-0 | 9-0 | 9-1 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 6-1 | 8-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 29 / 69 | 134-25 | |
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