Kevin Beard was born into a dairy farming family but left the farm for University to avoid having to milk cows twice a day for the rest of his life. He went on to complete a PhD in Animal Breeding and worked as a geneticist in the Victorian Department of Primary Industries for 30-odd years. Kevin took up croquet in 1999 and plays Association, Golf and Gateball at the Brunswick Mallet Sports Club in Melbourne. Kevin now lives in Moonee Ponds (of Dame Edna fame). As well as representing Victoria 6 times, Kevin has won a number of State titles and was semi-finalist in the Australian Open Singles in 2004 and 2007, and won the Australian Open Doubles in 2008 with Stephen Mulliner.
