Peter Crouch is a 63-year-old retired Chartered Accountant and full-time bridge professional, when not playing or coaching bridge he spends his time helping to look after his seven year old grandson with his wife Sara and trying to get out to the Golf Course.
His bridge successes include winning the Vanderbilt teams, Gold Medal in the European Winter Games, seven Gold Cups (making the joint-fourth most successful player in the history of the competition), four Spring Fours, three Crockfords Cups and four Premier League wins as well as representing England in the European Championships, two Olympiads and in a number of Camrose matches.
He represented England in the European Championships and World Mind Sport Games in 2012 and the World Bridge Games in 2024
In 2017 he was part of a team which won a bronze medal in the Transnational competition at the World Teams Championships.
In 2018 he won the Silidor pairs in Philadelphia. In 2019 he was part of the Wolfson team that won the Vanderbilt teams in Memphis. In 2020 he won a silver medal in the Open Pairs at the European Winter Games. In 2023 he was part of the Orca team that won the gold medal in European Winter Games.
Read Peter's 'Top Table' interview - April 2013
Last updated: November 2024
Major International Appearances
European Championships: 2012
World Olympiads: 2012 and 2024
European Junior Championships: 1986
Camrose Trophy Selections: 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2022 2023 and 2024
Junior Camrose Selections: 1986
Gold Cup winner: 1988 1996 2009 2012 2013 2015 and 2018
Crockfords winner: 2012 2017 and 2024
Premier League winner 2009 2013 2021 and 2023
Spring Foursomes winner: 2006 2007 2023 and 2024
Brighton Four Stars Teams winner: 2004 and 2010
Easter Congress Guardian Trophy winner: 1999
Tollemache Cup winner: 1991 1995 1996 and 1998
Player of the Year Championship: 2023/24 - 1st=