1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:37
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
Prevseason:1964
Nextseason:1966

The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.[1] [2]

Draw and results

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First round

width=270Player onewidth=270Player twowidth=150Score
Anna Craven-Smith Peggy Mason 9-0 9-0 9-0
Pauline White R Cooper 9-2 9-0 9-5
K J Dempsey Janet Ledger 9-2 9-1 9-3
A M Backhouse S Rutherford 9-5 9-2 10-8
Ruth Turner Marjorie Townsend 9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
A G Williams M Young 8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
Daphne Portway J Turner 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
Barbara McMullen M J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-2
Ursula Smith Bobs Whitehead 9-6 9-0 9-1
Sheila Cooper Betty Keenan 5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
S Francis M Makower 9-2 9-0 9-3
Sylvia McClure A Geddes 9-0 9-1 9-6
R Crosby S G Youatt 9-0 9-4 9-7
Jean Wilson M Taylor 9-1 9-5 9-2
Brenda Carmichael G Hogan 9-3 9-2 9-0
B Law Major M U Walker w/o

Second round

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June Swindell 9-0 9-0 9-1
B M Horton 9-1 9-0 9-2
Anna Craven-Smith S Francis 9-4 9-0 9-0
Pauline White Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-2 9-4
Judy Wright 9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
Ann Price C Hartwell 9-4 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner A M Backhouse 9-3 9-1 9-4
K J Dempsey Brenda Carmichael 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
Sylvia McClure B Law 9-2 9-0 9-1
Ursula Smith Daphne Portway 9-3 9-2 9-2
Jean Wilson R Crosby 9-0 9-0 9-1
N A Watkins D Bramfit 9-6 9-6 9-3
Barbara McMullen A G Williams 9-3 9-0 9-0
Jennifer Crane S M Atherden 9-1 9-0 9-0
Captain P Davis A R Debus w/o
V Manning J R Tennant 9-0 9-0 9-0

Third round

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Blundell Crane 9-0 9-2 9-1
Craven-Smith Wilson 9-2 9-1 9-2
Marshall Manning 9-0 9-5 9-0
White McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
Turner Smith 1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2
Dempsey McClure 6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1
McClenaughan Watkins 9-0 9-5 9-0
Price Davis 9-0 9-0 9-1

Quarter-finals

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Blundell Price 9-1 9-0 9-4
Craven-Smith Dempsey 9-0 9-4 9-0
Marshall McClenaughan 9-6 9-5 10-8
White Turner 9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi-finals

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Blundell White 9-0 9-1 9-1
Craven-Smith Marshall 1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
Blundell Craven-Smith 9-1 10-8 9-2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1965 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Heather Blundell has easy win. Trove.
  3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 2 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.