WORLD SQUASH LIBRARY

Howard Harding’s www.squashinfo.com date trove has come up with this fascinating chart detailing the rounds reached in previous British Open editions for all the main draw players.....

In April 1949 World Sports magazine featured a profile of men’s British Open title holder Mahmoud Karim. It featured the details of how injury and delay characterised his first win in 1947. The magazine also carried this superb colour photo of Karim. (From the Bas van Hoorn collection).

The first step towards forming a world body for squash was taken at a meeting hosted by the SRA in London in January 1966. Here is the communique issued by the SRA. at the conclusion of the first day of the International Conference.