Bernard Crouch

Bernard Crouch
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1925
Died2 December 1955(1955-12-02) (aged 29–30)
Barnes, London, England
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Men's Team

Bernard Crouch (1925 – 2 December 1955), was a male international table tennis and tennis player from England.[1]

Table tennis career

Crouch won a bronze medal at the 1950 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team) event with Richard Bergmann, Johnny Leach, Aubrey Simons and Harry Venner for England.[2]

He won the Wilmott Cup for the Staines League in 1954/55 and was also on the Middlesex County Championships winning side in 1947–48 and 1949–50 to 1955.[3]

Tennis career

Crouch was an excellent tennis player and a regular member of the Surrey County side. He was a finalist at the Middlesex Championships in 1948. He also played at Wimbledon on several occasions from 1950 to 1954.

Death

Crouch died in the 1955 Barnes railway accident.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Webb, Diane (13 May 2015). "Friday Photos No 58: A tribute to Bernard Crouch". Table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.


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