WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
2026 England Team: Robert Fulford, Jack Good, Samir Patel (Captain), James Death, Jamie Burch and Mark Avery
SAMIR PATEL WILL CONTINUE AS ENGLAND TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THE 2026 WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The six player England Team have already begun preparations for the upcoming tournament which will be played in England from 24th July 2026. Team decisions have been made to not only select Samir Patel as the Captain, but also to determine the doubles pairings. It has been traditionally accepted that doubles pairings would remain a well kept secret until the event has been played. But with a break from tradition, England have announced early, their plans to train and compete in the following pairings; Jack Good & Robert Fulford, Jamie Burch & Mark Avery, James Death & Samir Patel. There is no surprise that the Burch and Avery duo will once again join forces, considering their 100% win record from the 2022 MacRobertson Shield which was hosted in Australia. Death and Patel are tried and tested partners, the current holders of the Open Doubles Championship having won the event five times. This leaves new pairing Good and Fulford, where Jack Good’s youth will be matched with Robert Fulford’s experience with 13 Open Doubles, 12 Open Singles and 6 World Singles titles. Over the next six months the team will spend two weekends dedicated to high-level motivational and strategic training, including individual performance coaching, mindset awareness training and mentoring from past World Champions and world renowned coaches. The team’s progress will be followed closely by their team sponsor Alliance Witan, as well as the Croquet England CEO and his team. England World Team (Sponsored by Alliance Witan): Mark Avery (Croquet England) Jamie Burch (Reigate Croquet Club) James Death (Cheltenham Croquet Club) Robert Fulford (Tunbridge Wells Croquet Club) Jack Good (Bowdon Croquet Club) Samir Patel (Captain) (Surbiton Croquet Club) Event dates and locations: Series 1: 24-28 July Roehampton & Hurlingham Series 2: 30 July -3 August Sussex County CC Series 3: 5-9 August Surbiton
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