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The South African Knights
The cream of South Africa’s young male players started coming to UK in 1961/2 there have been 29 Knights Tours so far.........
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5 days ago
The Drysdale Cup
The Drysdale Cup, the informal title of the British Under 19 Men’s Open, was named after RAC member Dr Theodore Drysdale. He spearheaded....
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Jan 12
GB v Australia 1971
54 years ago 1971 Great Britain women hosted Australia for a test match played Sheffield. Here are the squads, including......
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Dec 19, 2024
The 46 European Federation Members
Founded in 1973 with ten members, the European Federation has grown substantially since. Here are the current 46 members and.........
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Dec 4, 2024
PIA World Series (1977-1979)
In the 1970s Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sponsored a series of professional events in a number of countries. The period fell......
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Nov 28, 2024
Heather McKay profile
This profile of Heather McKay appeared in the Times on 23 Feb 1966. Sheila Macintosh discussed whether she would have beaten 1950s......
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Nov 21, 2024
Singapore Open finalists from 1970
The Singapore Open began in 1970 (men) and 1972 (women). All the past finalists are listed here on the Library.....
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Nov 13, 2024
A Pro Squash TV review from 1984
40 years ago, journalist Martin Bronstein wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail in 1984 about the lack of TV coverage for squash, and the.....
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Oct 31, 2024
World Record Attendance 1987
When the Men’s World Team Championship final was played at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 31 October 1987 a record........
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Oct 31, 2024
Canadian Championships 1977
A look back to the first international Canadian Championships which took place in Ottawa in 1977. Here is the programme which included.....
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Oct 24, 2024
US Open Programmes Over The Decades
The Library selection of past US Open programmes gives an insight into changes of sponsor and style. The covers include.......
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Oct 10, 2024
Junior age group suggestions 1954
70 years ago in 1954 British international and prolific squash book author Dick Hawkey proposed that junior age groups go up to 20, and.....
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Oct 1, 2024
Qatar Finalists
The Qatar Classic in Doha was first played in 1992. Here is a list of past winners and runners up in Qatar.......
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Sep 26, 2024
All the World Number Ones
Since the formation of the player associations there have been 15 women and 23 men who reached the world number one ranking spot.
Here.....
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Sep 19, 2024
Jahangir, PIA’s Sportsman of the Millenium
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) accorded Jahangir Khan the title of PIA’s Sportsman of the Millenium, and produced a book to...
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Sep 4, 2024
European Club Championships Finalists
The European Club Championships which began in 1980, are being contested this week at the Roehampton Club in London. The host club are...
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Aug 29, 2024
1st South African Open (1974)
The 1st Men’s South African Open began 50 years ago in August 1974. See the programme welcome, draw and results here. Australians won ...
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Aug 22, 2024
The Unofficial World Open 1974
The men’s and women’s World Opens debuted in 1976, but two years earlier in 1974 an unofficial men’s World Open was held in Australia....
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Aug 7, 2024
Awad, Briars, Brumby & Safwat in Namibia
Windhoek, the Namibian capital, has been more recently associated with hosting the Men’s World Juniors ten years ago, but back in 1982......
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Jul 25, 2024
James Hunt, squash player
World Champion motor racing driver James Hunt was a talented squash player. In the February 1979 edition of a British magazine called.....
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