1967 Men's World Team Squash Championships
| Men's World Team 1967 | |
|---|---|
| 1st World Men's Team Championship | |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Date(s) | August 9–15, 1967 |
| Results | |
| Champions | Australia |
| Runners-up | Great Britain |
| Third place | New Zealand |
The 1967 Men's World Team Squash Championships was the inaugural edition of the tournament. It was held in Sydney, Australia, from August 9 to 15, 1967.[1][2]
Australia won the inaugural championships.[3] The defeated Great Britain in the round robin, which effectively sealed the gold medal.[4] Grreat Britain took silver from New Zealand by virtue of having a better winning games percentage.
Results
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | India | 3-0 |
| Great Britain | South Africa | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | South Africa | 2-1 |
| Australia | Pakistan | 3-0 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 3-0 |
| South Africa | India | 3-0 |
| Great Britain | India | 3-0 |
| Pakistan | New Zealand | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | India | 2-1 |
| South Africa | Pakistan | 3-0 |
| Australia | Great Britain | 3-0 |
| Great Britain | Pakistan | 3-0 |
| Australia | South Africa | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Great Britain | 2-1 |
| India | Pakistan | 2-1 |
| Pos | Team | Players | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | (Geoff Hunt, Ken Hiscoe, Dick Carter, Cam Nancarrow) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Great Britain | (Peter Stokes, Jonah Barrington, Mike Corby, David Brazier) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | (Charlie Waugh, Peter Dibley, Trevor Johnston, Don Burmeister) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | South Africa | (Dawie Botha, Doug Barrow, Graham Macdonald) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | India | (Anil Nayar, Sanjit Roy, Fali Madon, Dinshaw Firoze Pandole) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Pakistan | (Muhammad Saleen, Khalid Azim Mir, Ala-Ud-Din) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ "Men's World Team Championship 1967" (PDF). worldsquash.org). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 115–118. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ^ "Squash victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 August 1967. Retrieved 9 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.