1974 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:46
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:BP Club, Lower Sydenham
Prevseason:1973
Nextseason:1975

The 1974 Women's BP Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 1–7 March 1974. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her thirteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.[1] [2]

Draw and results

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First round

width=270Player onewidth=270Player twowidth=150Score
Heather McKay bye
Jane Barham bye
Sue Cogswell Ann Jee 9-1 9-5 9-0
Alex Cowie Lynn Crosbie 9-1 9-0 9-0
Jean Wilson J Pallister 9-3 9-0 9-2
Teresa Lawes C Innocent 9-4 9-0 9-0
Theo Veltman Di Fuller 10-8 9-4 9-6
Claire Chapman J Varney 9-3 9-0 9-2
Jane Pritchett Ina Ackerman 9-2 8-10 9-0 9-1
Dianne Corbett H Crossley 9-0 9-0 9-0
Gillian Finch S Parker 10-9 9-3 10-8
A Manley B Furniss 9-4 9-5 9-6
Clair Richards M Scott-Miller 9-1 9-0 9-6
Ann Price A Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1
Fran Marshall Heather Nielson 9-5 9-3 9-2
Rosemary Garvey Janet Ward 5-9 9-5 9-2 9-5
J Hall L Norman 9-1 9-2 9-0
A Morris Soraya Haye 9-5 9-1 9-5
Barbara Sanderson Janet Ledger 10-8 10-9 9-4
K F Spurgeon Marjorie Townsend 9-1 9-2 9-2
Vivian Grisogono P Lenehan 9-5 2-9 9-7 7-9 9-1
Peggy Mason K Bryceson 9-0 9-0 9-1
Jane Poynder Sheila Macintosh 9-5 9-4 9-6
M Mackay bye
Bobs Whitehead bye
Barbara Diggens bye
Carol Machin bye
Pauline Whitebye
S Dunford bye
bye
M Brodie bye
Devon Lees bye
Fourth seed Mavis Nancarrow (Aus) withdrew from the tournament.

Second round

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
McKay Machin 9-0 9-0 9-0
Barham White 9-1 9-2 9-0
Cogswell Price 9-2 9-3 9-5
Cowie Marshall 8-9 9-10 4-9
Lawes Garvey 9-1 9-2 9-3
Veltman Barniville 4-9 10-8 9-4 10-9
Chapman Hall 9-2 9-1 9-4
Pritchett Lees 7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3
Whitehead Morris 9-4 6-9 0-9 9-3 10-8
Corbett Brodie 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-6 9-4
Diggens Sanderson 9-3 9-3 9-5
Finch Spurgeon 8-10 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-6
Wilson Grisogono 9-0 9-5 9-6
Dunford Mason 9-1 9-4 9-3
Manley Poynder 4-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6
Richards Mackay 9-3 9-1 9-2

Third round

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
McKay Richards 9-0 9-0 9-0
Cogswell Whitehead 9-1 9-3 9-0
Barham Corbett 9-5 5-9 9-0 9-0
Marshall Manley 9-1 9-0 9-3
Veltman Diggens 10-8 9-2 9-3
Wilson Finch 9-0 9-3 9-0
Chapman Lawes 4-9 9-6 9-1 2-9 9-6
Pritchett Dunford 10-8 7-9 9-6 9-3

Quarter-finals

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
McKay Veltman 9-2 9-4 9-4
Cogswell Wilson 9-5 9-1 5-9 7-9 9-3
Barham Chapman 9-0 9-4 8-10 9-2
Marshall Pritchett 9-3 9-2 9-0

Semi-finals

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McKay Marshall 9-2 9-1 9-1
Cogswell Barham 9-4 10-8 9-5

Third-place play-off

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Barham Marshall 9-5 9-7 9-4

Final

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
McKay Cogswell 9-2 9-1 9-2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1974 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Mrs McKay wins 13th title. Trove.
  3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 4 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.