Bernard Crouch

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

Bernard Crouch
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1925
Died(1955-12-02)December 2, 1955
Barnes, London

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

He was an excellent tennis player and a regular member of the Surrey County side and played at Wimbledon on several occasions.

Death

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

gollark: I do not consider 30 minutes or so "ages".
gollark: Okay, ArachnoKarl.
gollark: So 45 in total, maybe 40 given various overheads.
gollark: Unless you mean lunch, which you can get maybe 30 out of.
gollark: You realise that that's 15 minutes?

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. Webb, Diane (13 May 2015). "Friday Photos No 58: A tribute to Bernard Crouch". Table Tennis England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.


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