Dorothy Steel


Dorothy Dyne Steel was a croquet player from England.
Miss DD Steel, as she was known, dominated English croquet in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the Best 10 competition six times, the Open Championship four times and the Women's Championship fifteen times.
Miss Steel represented England in three MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on two occasions.
In 2011 Miss Steel was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

Tournament191419191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938193919461947194819491950195119521953SRW–LWin %
Open ChampionshipAAAAAFFWSF3RFFSFQFFWQFWW3RSFFAQF2R1R3RAAQF4 / 2266-1878.6%
Women's ChampionshipFWFSFWAAWWWAWW1RWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAA15 / 19
Champion CupAAAAWW44=6=54=22W5=WW4=2W3AA2=AAAAA6 / 19
Win-Loss-

The Champion Cup was won outright by Miss Steel in 1933 and was replaced by the President's Cup. Until 1938 ten players played in the event. Since then eight have played.