Reverend George Frederick Handel Elvey (29 June 1883 – 20 March 1967) was a
croquet
Croquet ( or ) is a sport which involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often called Wicket, "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court.
Variations
In all forms of croquet, in ...
player from
England
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. He was the youngest son of composer
George Elvey
Sir George Job Elvey (1816–1893) was an English organist and composer.
Life
He was born at Canterbury on 29 March 1816, a son of John Elvey.
For several generations, his family had been connected with the musical life of the cathedral city.
A ...
and his fourth wife Mary née Savory.
Handel Elvey won the
Doubles Championship in 1936 partnering his wife Nora and the Men's Championship of the South Of England in 1955.
As an administrator, Elvey served on the Council of the
Croquet Association between 1931 and 1967, serving as Chairman (1939 to 1948) and Vice President (1952 to 1967).
Elvey spent most of his clerical life in the diocese of Chichester.
Works
* ''Croquet — A Handbook On The Strokes And Tactics Of The Game'' (John Jaques and Son, Ltd, 1949).
References
External links
The Croquet Records site
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1883 births
1967 deaths
English croquet players