1967 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
39th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

The 1967 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 10–16 February 1967.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her sixth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith for a third successive year in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay
  2. Anna Craven-Smith
  3. Fran Marshall
  4. Marion Hawcroft
  5. Sheila Macintosh
  6. Bev Johnson
  7. Barbara Baxter
  8. Sylvia McClure

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Heather McKay (née Blundell) M Makower w/o
Anna Craven-Smith C Hitchman 9–1 9–1 9–1
Fran Marshall Marjorie Townsend 9–2 9–3 9–1
Marion Hawcroft A Geddes 9–1 9–1 9–0
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) C Heath 9–3 9–0 9–0
Barbara Baxter J Pallister 9–3 9–1 9–0
Bev Johnson B Law 9-0 9–1 9–1
Sylvia McClure Barbara McMullen w/o
M Taylor V Delaney w/o
A Norval Janet Ledger 9–0 9–2 9–1
E Taylor E B Ward 8–10 6–9 9–4 9–6 9–6
Bronwyn Barton R Cooper 9–6 9–5 7–9 9–3
Lorna Greville-Collins Celeste Dickson 9–5 9–4 6–9 9–4
J Dixon G Hogan w/o
Thea Moore O Weldon-Corkery w/o
Margaret Burke N A Watkins w/o
Jenny McDevitt Barbara Sanderson 9–0 9–2 9–1
Jennifer Crane J M Ward 9–3 9–0 9–4
Marlene Tierney M Ashmore 9–0 9–0 9–0
Jean Wilson M White 9–0 9–4 9–0
Di Fuller S Youatt 9–1 9–2 9–0
Betty Keenan M J Bassett 9–1 9–2 9–0
S Holmes S M Atherden 9–3 9–1 9–4
Daphne Portway J Price 9–0 9–1 9–3
Ann Price P Rundle w/o
Dianne Corbett Ursula Smith 2–9 9–1 9–2 9–3
A G Williams D Ibrahim 7–9 9–2 9–3 9–4
Annette Picton Bobs Whitehead 9–1 9–4 9–0
Robyn Kennedy M A Young 9–0 9–3 9–0
Helen Jackson Elizabeth Fraser 9–7 9–0 9–5
Sheila Cooper P Brown 9–0 9–5 9–1
Peggy Mason P Pratt 9–5 9–5 9–5

Second round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Portway 9–0 9–0 9–0
Craven-Smith Price 9–0 9–1 9–0
Marshall Wilson 9–3 9–3 9–0
Hawcroft Norval 9–2 9–0 9–0
Macintosh Taylor 9–0 9–3 9–0
Baxter Corbett 9–6 9–4 9–4
McClure Picton 9–4 10–8 9–2
Johnson Greville-Collins 9–3 9–4 9–4
Burke Cooper 9–7 9–3 9–0
McDevitt Mason 9–0 9–2 9–0
Crane Fuller 9–7 9–3 9–3
Kennedy Dixon 9–3 9–3 9–1
Moore Jackson 10–9 9–0 9–3
Barton Holmes 9–3 9–6 0–9 3–9 9–4
Keenan Williams 5–9 2–9 9–3 9–4 9–6
Tierney Taylor w/o

Third round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Burke 9–1 9–0 9–0
Craven-Smith McDevitt 9–1 9–0 9–0
Marshall Crane 9–4 9–5 9–1
Hawcroft Kennedy 9–6 9–4 9–1
Macintosh Moore 9–4 9–0 9–1
Johnson Barton 9–2 9–3 9–3
Baxter Keenan 9–0 9–0 9–2
Tierney McClure 9–3 9–2 9–0

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Macintosh 9–3 9–1 9–5
Craven-Smith Johnson 9–5 9–5 9–7
Marshall Baxter 9–4 9–2 9–7
Hawcroft Tierney 9–7 9–1 9–2

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Hawcroft 9–1 9–0 9–3
Craven-Smith Marshall 9–1 8–10 9–4 9–3

Final

Player one Player two Score
McKay Craven-Smith 9–1 10–8 9–6

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1967 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "British squash title for McKay". Canberra Times. Trove. 18 February 1967.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.