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BRITISH U19/15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SUPPORTING ENGLAND SQUASH INTER-COUNTY LEE-WAY TO TITLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

HARRIS TITLES FOR SURREY AND YORKSHIRE In the Harris Inter-County Finals held at the Nottingham Squash Club in March, Yorkshire women’s disposed win emulates his father’s of an under-strength Sussex achievement of 27 years ago. side to face arch rivals Lanchshire in the final. Surrey Men’s Inter-County Champions: L to R: Back Row: Jamie Matthew, Surrey’s Joe Lee won the Lancashire were almost James Simpson, Neil Desai, Joe Lee, Tom Richards, Phil Nightingale. Tecnifibre British Under 19 as dominant in despatching Front Row: Michael Hannings, Neil Frankland. National Championships title, titleholders Essex 4-1, former Hampshire, fought out the Lee and Phil Nightingale, in Nottingham, in February, England International first semi-final which was raced to Nottingham to when he beat Yorkshireman Rebecca McCree beating effectively decided by Jamie strengthen their teams for the Neil Cordell in the final. Beck Botwright 3/1 for the Haycocks win for Shropshire final where Neil Desai set the Cordell had put out the East Anglians sole point. over Adrian Waller 9-7 in the ball rolling for a Surrey defending champion Adrian In the final a young fifth. whitewash. Surrey have now Waller, from Enfield, in a 94- Yorkshire team, lead by Surrey also had a close won 5 of the last 6 titles. minute marathon semi-final. Lauren Siddall, proved too fought match with Yorkshire, Victoria Bell from Carlisle strong for the experienced but won 4-1 to dispell any won the women’s U19 title, Lancashire side winning 4-1, dreams of a Yorkshire double. Final Positions: Men: 1. Surrey, Surrey’s David Wardle the their first title win since 1998. A jet lagged Jonathan 2. Shropshire, 3. Hertfordshire, men’s U15 and Essex’s In the Men’s Champion- Kemp for Shropshire and 4. Yorkshire. Women: 1. Yorkshire, Sophie Lemom the women’s ship, Shropshire and Surrey lads Tom Richards, Joe 2. Lancashire, 3. Essex 4. Sussex U15.

Brian and their impressive record Barker, Bradley Ball, Davide winning run of 23 ties finally Bianchetti and Vicky Hargrave came to an end as the Botwright they must be University of Birmingham favourites to left the title and squad secured the win which deny Duffield a hat trick of mo took them into the play-offs successive titles. att for the second successive The increased number of aro season whilst Chichester's PSA/WISPA events has 10 win over Probuild Bristol provided most managers with sup guaranteed the Sussex club a selection headaches with for return to the play-offs after those players doing the world tie. BIRMINGHAM missing out last season to scene missing out on a few losing finalists Bristol. ties. However the PSL ties AND CHICHESTER The semi finals are played scores an upset win remain very competitive with INTO PLAY-OFFS over two legs on Tuesday 8 over his former Duffield For the first time in many April and Thursday 10 April team-mate . FIXTURES years the four semi final play- with the group winners having Laura Lengthorn-Massaro in 8 APRIL Chitchester v Duffield; off places in the PSL were the choice whether to play their line up. Birmingham v Surrey decided with the final round first leg home or away. The Chichester with stalwarts 10 APRIL: Duffield v Chichester; still to be played. University final will be held on Tuesday Tim Vail and Peter Genever Surrey v Birmingham Sport Birmingham and PNH 13 May with the venue to be providing quality backing to 13 MAY: PSL Final. Properties Chichester decided. Azlan Iskander and the PSL TABLE (After Round 9) evergreen Alex Gough has a clinched their places in the Duffield has been hit by Ties Matches Points tremendous record in end-of-season Premier injuries in the second half GROUP A: P WL W L Squash League (PSL) play- with both Nick Matthew and reaching the play offs and it Duffield 9 8 1 33 12 150 offs after comfortable home Tania Bailey missing but the will be their fourth semi final Birmingham 9 6 3 28 17 130 wins in round 9 and join strength in depth of the meeting with Duffield. This is Oxford 9 5 4 22 23 107 Group A table toppers Benz- squad has enabled them to guaranteed to be another Redditch 9 3 6 23 22 98 cling on to top spot. close encounter with Duffield Pontract 9 3 6 16 29 80 Bavarian Duffield, the Nottingham 9 2 7 13 32 70 defending champions, and University of Birmingham is supporters already looking very strong all the way down forward to another trip to GROUP B: Group B table-toppers PCL Surrey 7 7 0 26 9 121 Whitehall Security Surrey the order with the bonus of Wisteria cottage. Chichester 7 5 2 21 14 102 H&RC. having Joey Barrington and If Surrey can field their St George’s 7 3 4 16 19 77 In round 9 Duffield was Egyptian prodigy Mohamed El strongest line up comprising Bristol 7 2 5 15 20 75 considerably under-strength Shorbagy plus the in form of Wael el Hindi, Peter Guildford 8 1 7 12 28 55

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