Hazel Jackson-Sherwood

Biography

Hazel Jackson-Sherwood is a respected figure in UK women's international polo, a player whose HPA national squad career placed her among the leading women's players of her generation in British polo. Competing in an era when the HPA women's national programme was establishing the structures and competitive pathways that would eventually produce the modern Women's Gold Cup era, Jackson-Sherwood was one of a small group of dedicated players who gave women's polo its competitive credibility in the United Kingdom. Her participation in the HPA national squad represented the highest level of women's polo recognition in British polo at the time, and her tournament record across the domestic women's circuit demonstrated the consistency and ability that earned her national selection. Her performances at Cowdray Park, Guards, and the other major polo venues on the English circuit confirmed her status as one of the country's leading women's players. Jackson-Sherwood's contribution to the growth of women's polo in the UK was not merely competitive — her presence and commitment helped build the culture of seriousness and ambition that would eventually support the expansion of the women's game into its current form. Players who compete in the modern HPA Women's Gold Cup do so in part because of the groundwork laid by players of her generation. Her legacy in British women's polo is that of a reliable, technically accomplished player who contributed to a pivotal period in the women's game's development, helping to prove that women's polo in the UK deserved the same attention, facilities, and competitive structures as the men's circuit.