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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 16, 2022


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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Aug 9, 2022


PSA - Forming The Federation
A seeding protest and walkout in 1974 led to the first world Men’s player body being formed with Jonah Barrington as............
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Jul 26, 2022


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 28, 2022


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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May 3, 2022


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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Apr 5, 2022


WSF - Forming The Federation
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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Mar 14, 2022


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 22, 2022


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 15, 2022


Concrete Courts
There was a period when courts were built with concrete walls. A leading company was Banbury, who..........
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Jan 24, 2022


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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Jan 13, 2022


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 30, 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 18, 2021


World & Regional Presidents List
Here is a list of World & Regional Squash Presidents from 1967.................
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Nov 6, 2021


Most World Titles
Australian Sarah Fitz-Gerald has won the most World squash titles and .......
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Oct 26, 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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Oct 5, 2021


Wolfe-Noel Challenge Cup
The Wolfe-Noel Cup was the world’s first inter-continental women’s squash match. It began ......
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Sep 21, 2021


21st Century PSA Membership
These www.squashinfo.com details provide is a great illustration of the growth of PSA Tour player membership in..........
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Sep 7, 2021


Referee Formats and Positions
As squash courts have evolved with glass backwalls and into full showcourts, so have the positions where referees are placed, and........
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Aug 31, 2021


Most Memorable Squash Posters
Here are the top ten most memorable posters from those nominated as decided by a panel (not in any order) .........
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Jul 2, 2021
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