| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1931 India | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1953–1955 | Oxford University | ||
| 1955–1958 | Poole | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| Great Britain | |||
| England | |||
John Anthony Strover (born 2 February 1931) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics [1] and was headmaster of Warwick School.
Strover was born in India but educated at Cheltenham College and studied at Trinity College, Oxford. [2]
He captained the Oxford University hockey team and flew with the University Air Squadron after being commissioned for National Service into the Essex Regiment. [2]
He played club hockey for Poole Hockey Club and county hockey for Dorset and represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. [3] [4] [5]
Strover taught Mathematics at Harrow School and then became headmaster at Kingston Grammar School [2] From 1977 to 1988 Strover was the headmaster of Warwick School. [6] [7]
After his teaching career he worked for the International Children's Trust, which included returning regularly to India as the company's Overseas Executive. [2]
