Australia - Team Profile

Martin Clarke, Captain

Martin started playing croquet through a social club in 1992. Since then he has won every major title in WA a number of national titles in all but the Men's Singles.

Martin has played overseas at Sonoma, The Resort and The Worlds and this is his third MacRobertson Shield.
Martin is also a member of the Western Australian Match Committee and until recently, the Handicap and Coaching Committees.

Bruce Fleming

Bruce lives in Brisbane and is a Power Systems Operations Manager for the Australian National Market Management Company.
In a croquet career spanning over twenty years, Bruce has won every major title in Australian Croquet at least once.
Bruce is representing Australian for the third time in this MacRobertson Shield.

Trevor Bassett

Trevor is 26 years of age and works as a Financial Advisor in Kyabram in Northern Victoria. Trevor started playing croquet in 1990 at the age of 10. Trevor is also representing Australia for the third consecutive time in the MacRobertson Shield. Trevor has played in the last three Trans-Tasman Test Series, World Championships, Sonoma Cutrer, The Resort Invitational, and the English and New Zealand Opens. Trevor has won 6 National and 24 State Titles.

Stephen Forster

Stephen is 42 and lives in Waurn Ponds in Victoria, with wife Julie and children Zach and Eden. Stephen grew up on the croquet lawns having played for 32 years.
Stephen has played in the Worlds in New Zealand and England and recently won the Australian Silver Medal in the Australian Gold Medal event. Stephen is very much looking forward to representing Australia for the second time in the MacRobertson Shield.


Ian Dumergue

Ian is an underground miner with Barrick Gold Australia and recently married. Ian lives in the Perth Hills of Western Australia.
Originally from Christchurch New Zealand Ian was introduced to croquet in 1986 by his great-uncle Jack McNab. This is Ian's debut in the MacRobertson Shield Series.

Harley Watts

Harley resides in South Australia and is a member of the Drouin (Victoria), West Lakes & Gawler Croquet Clubs in South Australia.
He is looking forward to once again representing Australia in the MacRobertson Shield.