Most Improved Player Awards
The award scheme is described in the Fixtures Calendar section Most Improved Player Awards.
See also the Silver Medal Winners and Merit Awards.
Apps Memorial Bowl
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Steel Memorial Bowl
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Spiers Trophy
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Colman Trophy
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| 2024 | Jack Good | Erica Malaiperuman | Jack Good | Louise Smith |
| 2023 | David Fuller | Gabrielle Higgins | Dominic Aarvold | Liz Drury |
| 2022 | Aston Wade | Lorna Dewar | Sam Cuthbert | Patricia Mulcahy |
| 2021 | Neal Bacon | Heather Bennett | Jack Good/Aston Wade | Glynis Davies |
| 2020 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | This trophy was first awarded in 2021 |
| 2019 | Callum Johnson | Sophie McGlen | Steve Leonard | |
| 2018 | Daniel Gott | not awarded | Stuart M Smith | |
| 2017 | Chris Coull | Sarah Melvin | Richard Bilton | |
| 2016 | Andy Myers | Louise Bradforth | Paul Gunn | |
| 2015 | Jonathan Powe | Alison Girdlestone | Peter Dowd | |
| 2014 | Ian Anderson | not awarded | John-Paul Moberly | |
| 2013 | Harry Fisher | Caroline Denny | Harry Dodge | |
| 2012 | Nick Mounfield | Francois Garcia | Harry Dodge | |
| 2011 | Christian Carter | Sara Anderson | William Gee | |
| 2010 | Sanaa Hallam | Gabrielle Higgins | Nicholas Cheyne | |
| 2009 | James Field | Gabrielle Higgins | Howard Cheyne | |
| 2008 | James Le Moignan | Rachel Rowe | This trophy was first presented in 2009 | |
| 2007 | Tony Forbes | Elaine Norsworthy | ||
| 2006 | Richard Dickson | Alwen Bowker | ||
| 2005 | William Gee | not awarded | ||
| 2004 | Jack Wicks | Gina Lewis | ||
| 2003 | Chris Daniels | Julie Hudson | ||
| 2002 | Rutger Beijderwellen | Greta Stringer | ||
| 2001 | Marcus Evans | Jenny Williams | ||
| 2000 | Andrew Keeble | Gail Curry | ||
| 1999 | James Mackay | not awarded | ||
| 1998 | Deiniol Morgan | Susan Edwards | ||
| 1997 | Andrew Cowing | Shona Vaissiere | ||
| 1996 | Austin Sherlaw-Johnson | Naomi Green | ||
| 1995 | Ian Lines | Ailsa Lines | ||
| 1994 | Dave Kibble | not awarded | ||
| 1993 | Peter Taylor | Beatrice McGlen | ||
| 1992 | not awarded | not awarded | ||
| 1991 | Paul Day | Eileen Magee | ||
| 1990 | Cliff Jones | Alex O'Connor | ||
| 1989 | Dan McCormick | Gill Bogle | ||
| 1988 | Steve Comish | Clare Collis | ||
| 1987 | Russell Collighan | Fiona McCoig | ||
| 1986 | Chris Clarke | Debbie Cornelius | ||
| 1985 | Bill Lamb | Kismet Whittall | ||
| 1984 | Danny Palmer | Jan MacLeod | ||
| 1983 | Martin French | Bo Harris | ||
| 1982 | Terry Wood | not awarded | ||
| 1981 | Colin Irwin | Margaret Newman | ||
| 1980 | Paddy Paddon | Margaret Cotterell | ||
| 1979 | Francis Landor | Mrs CA Chard | ||
| 1978 | David Foulser/Bryan Sykes | Sue Sykes (nee Foden) | ||
| 1977 | David Openshaw | Dab Wheeler | ||
| 1976 | David Croker | Elizabeth Tunmer | ||
| 1975 | Terry Wood | Marion Hemsted | ||
| 1974 | Stephen Wright | Heather Handley | ||
| 1973 | Andrew Hope | Miss DG Leach | ||
| 1972 | William Prichard | Alison Wood | ||
| 1971 | John Rose | Etty Digby | ||
| 1970 | Bunny Vulliamy | Edith Arkell | ||
| 1969 | Norman Cox | Barbara Meachem | ||
| 1968 | Donald Himmens | Betty Prichard | ||
| 1967 | Tyrwhitt Wheeler | Jocelyn Sundius-Smith | ||
| 1966 | Bill Perry | Kitty Sessions/Mrs HF Nalder | ||
| 1965 | Giles Borrett | Mrs L Riggall | ||
| 1964 | Rodney Shewan | This trophy was first presented in 1965 |
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| 1963 | Peter Fidler | |||
| 1962 | John Bolton | |||
| 1961 | EC Heathcote | |||
| 1960 | David Prichard |
* Apps Memorial Bowl - This silver rose bowl was donated to The Croquet Association in 1959 by Captain Reid-Walker in memory of Mrs Lorn C Apps, a distinguished player for many years who won the Women's Championship in 1923 (as Mrs Strickland) and the Ladies Field on three consecutive occasions 1935 - 37. She was a great enthusiast for the game and one of the Association's most devoted servants, serving as its Secretary from 1948 to 1959.
* Steel Bowl - In 1965 Miss Evelyn Steel presented The Croquet Association with a silver rose bowl which had been won by her sister, D D Steel. Council decided to award this as a trophy to be held for one year by the most improved woman player of the year, at the same time reserving the Apps Bowl, which hitherto had been awarded to the most improved player of either sex, for the most improved man.
The original bowl was stolen from the Croquet Association office at Hurlingham in April 1993 and in its place a glass bowl is now awarded outright each year.
* Spiers Trophy - This trophy was donated by John Spiers in 2009 for the most improved GC player.
* Colman Trophy - This trophy was donated by Frances Colman in 2021 for the most improved female GC player.
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