| Birth name | Bernard George Neal |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 29 March 1922 |
| Birth place | Hendon, England |
| Death date | 26 March 2016 (aged 93) |
| Death place | Cheltenham, England |
| Spouse | Elizabeth (m. 1948) |
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
Major tournament performance timeline
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
- ^ "Wimbledon champion of champions". BBC News. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Croquet News". Croquet.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Professor Bernard Neal | | The Times & The Sunday Times". The Times. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Reporter - In Brief". Imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "The Open Championship". Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Men's Championship 1967". Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
- ^ The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897–1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
- ^ Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
- ^ "WCF Hall of Fame". World Croquet Federation. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Imperial College obituary". Imperial.ac.uk. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-16.