The late Hector King (born 1919, died 1968) began his polo career at ‘Markdale’ Binda near Crookwell owned by the Ashton family where his father was overseer.

Playing at No.2 Hector attained a 5 goal handicap and in 1960 was in the winning team at the Sydney Royal Easter Show polo competition and also won the inter-state competition for the Australasian Cup playing for NSW with Theo Hill, Sinclair Hill and Peter Cudmore. He was famous for his horsemanship, striking of the ball and anticipation. As club captain at County, he was very generous with his time in coaching new players, and with improving their standard of play by including them in teams which he captained

This tournament is named after NSW player Hector King (1919 - 1968). Traditionally it is for 10 goal teams and was instituted after Hector King died, so lower rated players could gain experience by playing alongside better players in medium goal polo.  In recent years it has been for 8 goal teams.

This year the Hector King Cup will be played over two weeks, with the final held at Windsor Polo Club on Sunday 5^th October. We invite you all to come along and watch some incredible players in action.

• Please click HERE to view the updated teams list.
• To view the playing fields please click HERE

Tournament Conditions

• Each team will play 2 league matches within their pool
• 2 points for a win, 0 for a loss. All games must be played to a result.
• The top 8 teams will progress to the quarter finals. The team who finished 9^th will have a bye.
• If teams are tied on points to decide the top 8, order of merit will be as per the APF rules, and a penalty shootout may occur.
• Teams 1-4 will go into the Semi Finals. Teams 5-7 will go into the Sub Semi Final, including the 9^th placed team. The team who finished 8^th after the quarter finals will have a bye.
• There will be team/s that will only play 4 games depending on results.
• Each team must provide a suitable umpire pony at the centre table 10 mins before the game.
• Please make sure that all umpire ponies provided are suitable (i.e. not green, unfit, too fresh, or quirky). Any umpire ponies provided that are deemed unsuitable will result in a yellow card to the team captain and a $200 fine.
• Wet weather clause: 20% of entry fees will be retained in the event of cancellation.