Reginald Bamford is a croquet

Croquet

Croquet is a lawn game, played both as a recreational pastime and as a competitive sport. It involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing court.-History:...

 world champion from Putney, England

Putney

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. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. He won the World Championship in croquet in 2001, 2005 and 2009.

He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountant

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, and founded and runs 1st Contact, a company that offers services to the UK Recruitment Industry and its candidates and is known throughout the Antipodean

Antipodes

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 and South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n communities in London

London

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Sources

1. Material from World Croquet Federation player profile copyright World Croquet Federation and used under the GFDL.