Bernard Neal
Born Bernard George Neal
(1922-03-29 ) 29 March 1922Hendon, England
Died 26 March 2016(2016-03-26) (aged 93) Spouse
Bernard George Neal (29 March 1922 – 26 March 2016) was a professor of structural engineering at Imperial College London and the winner of the All England croquet championship on 38 occasions.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Croquet
Bernard Neal won the Open Championship twice (1972 and 1973)[ 5] and the Men's Championship in 1967.[ 6] [ 7]
Neal represented England and latterly Great Britain in three MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on two occasions.[ 8] [ 7]
As an administrator, Neal served on the Council of the Croquet Association from 1966 to 2009, serving as Chairman (1972 to 1974), Vice President (1996 to 2004) and President (2004 to 2009).[ 8] [ 9]
In 2010, Neal was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.[ 10]
Career statistics
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
The President's Cup is played as a 8/10 player round-robin and the number indicates the final position achieved.
Tournament
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Open Championship
2R
2R
SF
SF
SF
QF
SF
W
W
QF
SF
QF
3R
3R
F
SF
Men's Championship
2R
2R
W
QF
QF
QF
A
2R
F
A
A
A
A
SF
SF
2R
President's Cup
A
A
7=
4=
6
A
4=
5=
A
A
3=
A
7
4=
2
7
Tournament
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Open Championship
1R
QF
1R
2R
A
1R
3R
1R
A
A
2R
1R
1R
A
A
Men's Championship
1R
2R
A
A
1R
QF
A
SF
A
A
QF
A
1R
A
1R
President's Cup
A
8
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Tournament
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Open Championship
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Men's Championship
A
1R
1R
1R
2R
1R
1R
A
A
1R
A
2R
President's Cup
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Academic
He was elected to the fellowship of The Royal Academy of Engineering in 1980.[ 11]
Selected publications
Structures and the applied scientist . University College of Swansea, Swansea, 1955.
The plastic methods of structural analysis . Chapman & Hall , 1956.
Structural theorems and their applications . Pergamon Press , Oxford, 1964. (Commonwealth and International Library)
References
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