Memorable Squash Quotes, Edition 1
The Library’s first edition of memorable squash quotes is here. Enjoy these amusing or insightful utterings, and if you can add more for...
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- Aug 16
The first ISPA (now PSA) Handbook published in 1977
The first ISPA (now PSA) Handbook published in 1977, included a foreword from President Ken Hiscoe, reproduced here.......
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- Aug 9
England v Pakistan Test 1984
On the day after the British Open final at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, on 11 April 1984 England took on Pakistan in a.......
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- Jul 26
PSA - Forming The Federation
A seeding protest and walkout in 1973 led to the first world Men’s player body being formed with Jonah Barrington as............
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- Jun 28
Squash For The Olympics 1992
In 1988 the World Federation pressed the case for squash being included in the Barcelona Olympic Games 1992 as a demonstration sport.......
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- Jun 14
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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- May 3
The Shark Racket
On 11 August 1985 journalist Martin Bronstein reported on the Shark racket, square head with an angled handle, intended to.........
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- Apr 5
Supasquash (timed) events, 1981.
In 1981 while points were still only won on serve, to speed up scoring and provide defined length matches for broadcast, a Supasquash.......
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- Mar 14
WSF - Forming The Foundation
A hundred years after the first squash courts were built, it was 1967 when the WSF (then called ISRF) was formed. Here is the story.........
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- Feb 22
Squash Balls, From Then To Now
It is generally agreed that the name of the sport came from the ‘squashy’ ball, but what was the composition of the early balls? How.......
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- Feb 15
Squash’s Worldwide boom 1973
In 1973 UK’s Sunday Times newspaper writer John Hopkins wrote this article for the British Open programme that year. It provides..........
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- Feb 1
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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- Jan 24
Concrete Courts
There was a period when courts were built with concrete walls. A leading company was Banbury, who..........
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- Jan 13
Before Full Show Courts - Temporary Glass Backs For Events
After back walls had begun to appear, there came a brief intermediate stage at the end of the 1970s decade where glass back.........
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- Nov 30, 2021
Abbeydale - An Historic Court
Abbeydale, a suburb of the city of Sheffield in England holds a special place in British squash history. Its seventh court, opened..........
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- Nov 18, 2021
Australian Squash Accounts 1936
The 1936 accounts for the Australian Squash Association accompanying their 1937 AGM Agenda showed an annual expenditure of just £163....
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- Nov 6, 2021
World & Regional Presidents List
Here is a list of World & Regional Squash Presidents from 1967.................
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- Oct 26, 2021
Most World Titles
Australian Sarah Fitz-Gerald has won the most World squash titles and .......
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- Oct 5, 2021
Squash on Stamps
Squash has featured on the postage stamps of many nations. More than you may think.
Here are a selection.................
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- Sep 21, 2021
Wolfe-Noel Challenge Cup
The Wolfe-Noel Cup was the world’s first inter-continental women’s squash match. It began ......