Bill Havers Explained

Bill Havers
Nationality:	British (English)
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Barking, England

William F. Havers (born 1936) is an English former badminton international player and a former national champion.^[2]

Biography

Havers became the English National champion after winning the inaugural English National Badminton Championships in 1964.^[3]

Havers played for Essex and England and was also the 1964 and 1968 men's doubles runner-up with his older brother John Havers^{[4] [5]} and the following year the brothers won the 1965 National Championships doubles title.

In 1965 he married Patricia Page the 1965 Scottish Open champion.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1936 births. Free BMD.
2. Book: Davis, Pat. Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. 1983. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-271-X.
3. Web site: "Changes Of Pace Aid Badminton Victory." Times, 1 Feb. 1964, p. 4. Times Digital Archive.
4. Web site: "Badminton Task Eased." Times, 3 Feb. 1964, p. 3. Times Digital Archive.
5. Web site: "Recovery in final." Times, 11 Dec. 1967, p. 13. Times Digital Archive.