Career
He now represents New Zealand. 2008 was perhaps Chris"s finest year, overtaking previous world champions Robert Fulford and Regional Bamford to regain the position of world number one player, which he held for in excess of 16 months. He also reached the semi-finals of the WCF Golf Croquet World Championships in March 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa and led the English team to the finals of the 2009 European team championships.
Clarke now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The pair were therefore due to be on opposing sides when Great Britain played New Zealand in the 2010 MacRobertson Shield, before Clarke withdrew with a back injury. In October 2012, Clarke returned to competitive association croquet, his back injury having prevented play for two years.
In November 2012, he completed the requisite ten matches needed to return to the world rankings, which he did in first place. Chris is also current President of Canterbury Croquet Association and coach of the New Zealand youth squad.
