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SQUASH NEW ZEALAND 

Annual Report 

2011

Squash New Zealand wishes to 

acknowledge the following 2011 Sponsors and Funders: 

Front cover: New Zealand No. 1 Jaclyn Hawkes in action against world champion and Malaysian No. 1, Nicol David at the World 

Women’s Teams Championships hosted in Palmerston North, New Zealand December 2010. 

Back cover: All 16 nations gather at the opening ceremony of the World Women’s Teams Championships.

PASSION 


Annual Report 2011 

Kiwi professional Campbell Grayson in action 

on the PSA Tour at the Santiago Open.

Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2011 

2011 NEW ZEALAND E GRADE MENS CHAMPIONS - HASTINGS, EASTERN 

IMAGES TO COME 

2011 NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TEAMS CHAMPION - EPSOM GIRLS GRAMMAR, AUCKLAND 

Back Row(L-R): Luka Unger, Eleanor Epke, Norida Perry (Manager),Taylor Flavell. Front Row(L-R): Hayley Hughes, Caitlyn Crymble, 

Rebecca Epke 

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CONTENTS 

REPORTS 

Squash New Zealand Officials 2010-2011 4 

Squash New Zealand Honours Board 2011 5 

Chairman’s Report 7 

CEO’s Review 9 

High Performance Programme 12 

Club Development Report 16 

National Coaching Report 19 

2011 Season Results 23 

World Squash Federation Report 33 

Refereeing Report 35 

2010 World Women’s Teams Champs Report 36 

New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame 38 

National Squash Centre 39 

Club Kelburn 40 

Club of the Year - Manurewa Squash Rackets Club 42 

Masters Report 43 

FINANCIALS 

Audit Report 46 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 47 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 48 

Notes to the Financial Accounts 50 

MEMBERSHIP RETURNS 

Northland, Auckland 55 

Waikato, Bay of Plenty 56 

Eastern, Central 57 

Wellington 58 

Canterbury, Midlands 59 

Otago, Southland 60 

Squash New Zealand 

National Office: UNITEC, 

Gate 3, Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland 

Postal: PO Box 21 781, Henderson, Auckland 0650 

Telephone: 64-9 815 0970. Fax: 64-9-815 0971 

Email: squashnz@squashnz.co.nz 

www.squashnz.co.nz 

New Zealand’s top junior girl in action, 

Marlborough’s Megan Craig. 

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Squash New Zealand Officials 2010-2011 

PATRON 

Dame Susan Devoy 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

Neil McAra (Chairman), Warren Patterson, Wayne Werder, Linda Kenny, Tony Johnston, Tony Alexander, 

Toni-Maree Carnie 

PROGRAMME DIRECTORS 

Masters: Wayne Seebeck 

Refereeing: Joss Urbahn 

SELECTORS 

Senior/Junior: Michel Galloway, Wayne Reid, Aileen Buscke, Dame Susan Devoy 

Masters: Wayne Seebeck, Jill Brown, Ian Gunthorp 

NATIONAL OFFICE 

Chief Executive: Jim O’Grady 

National Coaching Director: Dave Clarke 

Club Development Director: Pennie Ball 

Squash Director: Brett Dennis (until August) 

Business Support: Sharon Sissing 

Head Coach: Anthony Ricketts (until February), Paul Hornsby (from September) 

Receptionist: Jan Lewis (until May) 

Contract Accountant: Hamon & Associates 

HON.SOLICITOR 

Michael Sumpter 

AUDITOR 

McGregor, Bailey & Co 

LIFE MEMBERS (d = deceased) 

Geoffrey Kingscote (d) 

Roy Mitchell (d) 

Roy Haddon (d) 

Allen Johns (d) 

Don Green (d) 

Neven Barbour 

Bryden Clarke 

Norman Coe 

Murray Day 

Dame Susan Devoy 

Dardir El Bakary 

Butch Gifford 

Bill Murphy 

Ross Norman 

Susie Simcock 

Michael Sumpter 

Don Cotter 

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2011 New Zealand Junior Open 

Champions, Rebecca Barnett 

and Paul Coll.


Squash New Zealand Honours Board 2011 

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2010 Joelle King 2011 Don Cotter 

CHAIRMANS AWARD 

CLUB OF THE YEAR 

2010 Commonwealth Games Team 

2011 Joseph Romanos 

Manurewa Squash Rackets Club 

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL MEN’S SQUASH CHAMPION Martin Knight North Shore 

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL WOMEN’S SQUASH CHAMPION Joelle King Cambridge 

MOST IMPROVED SENIOR PLAYERS 

Female Amanda Landers-Murphy Ti Street, Rotorua 

Male Evan Williams Thorndon 

NEW ZEALAND SENIOR INTER-DISTRICT TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 

Women 

Waikato 

Men 

Wellington 

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONS 

Men Paul Coll Greymouth 

Women Rebecca Barnett Mitchell Park 

NEW ZEALAND AGE GROUP JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONS 

Under 19 Men Lance Beddoes Henderson 

Under 19 Women Megan Craig Christchurch 

MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR PLAYERS 

Female Danielle Fourie SquashGym Palmerston North 

Male Jonathan Barnett Mitchell Park 

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR INTER-DISTRICT TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 

Men 

Auckland 

Women 

Auckland 

DEREK COOKE MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR REFEREEING 

NEW COACH OF THE YEAR 

CLUB & SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR 

DISTRICT PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR 

Joss Urbahn, Central 

Nirelle McDonald, Northland 

Nick Wiffen, Wellington 

Mark Waldin, Auckland 

NEW ZEALAND MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 

35+ Men Paul Bedford Waikite Valley 

Women Mickayla Kerr Mitchell Park 

40+ Men Rod Bannister SquashGym Palmerston North 

Women Lisa Cowlard North Shore 

45+ Men Gary Duberly North Shore 

Women Sonia Rinter Australia 

50+ Men Dale Robbins Australia 

Women Kaye Newman Hamilton 

55+ Men Kevin Smuts Howick 

Women Anne Richards Australia 

60+ Men Tony Naughton Thorndon 

Women Kaye Jackson Warkworth 

65+ Men Richard Purser Remuera 

Women Pat Taylor Tauranga 

70+ Men Barry Gardiner Burnside 

75+ Men Trevor Coulter Frankton 

NEW ZEALAND MASTERS INTER-DISTRICT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 

Wellington 

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PROFILE 

Squash New Zealand 2011 Review and Reports 

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New Zealand’s top ranked and high profile professional Joelle King, seen here being interviewed by media at the World Teams 

Championships.


Chairman’s Review 

A great deal has happened over the last 12 months with the 

hope that the benefits will be seen in the coming years. As 

a sport we continue to develop a plan for change and strive 

to improve the delivery of the sport. We have been working 

with districts and other stakeholders to develop a better 

structure going forward and will present this plan at the AGM. 

I believe our sport needs to change and adapt. Doing nothing 

is not an option and we need to move forward as one 

organisation. The sport needs to be growing and viable. Part 

of the change is focused at streamlining the sport to ensure 

we have most efficient and effective resources being delivered. 

This year has seen changes within the national office with 

the loss of Andrew Ricketts and the appointment of Paul 

Hornsby as National Coach. The sport thanks Anthony 

for the contribution he has made to the high performance 

programme and looks forward to Paul’s contribution. Also 

during the period of transition a thanks goes to David 

Clarke, who not only carried on the National Coaching 

Director’s role, but also stepped into Co-coordinating the 

High Performance programme. 

At a club level we continue to develop valued resources 

through the role that Pennie Ball has as Club Development 

Director. Great progress throughout the country has been 

made in respect to sharing resources and improving club 

resources. We are very encouraged with the progress 

that has been made and receiving excellent feedback from 

Districts in respect to positive outcomes that are being 

achieved. 

Jim O’Grady, Chief Executive, continues an excellent job in 

respect to improving the relationships between stakeholders 

and Squash New Zealand. Some significant work has been 

done in respect to realignment of the National Office, regions 

and clubs to try and enhance the delivery of the sport 

throughout New Zealand. 

The SIT project is now in its third year of operation and is 

the platform for squash going forward. The system is now 

operational in respect to the delivery of live grading results, 

competition management, club management and access and 

security management. We will continue with enhancements 

within our financial constraints. SIT provides an excellent tool 

for clubs going forward and will enable significant efficiencies 

to be achieved and assists with the enhancement of the sport. 

Last year’s AGM saw the another successful Hall of Fame 

induction and another is planned for this year’s AGM. Also 

completed was the book “Long or Short The Story of 

New Zealand Squash”. Thanks to the committee that has 

been working on capturing the history of the sport and 

our key identities. This committee is now structured as an 

incorporated society. 

Squash is grateful for the support and assistance it receives 

from its partners and sponsors and particularly SPARC. They 

continue to invest in our sport and support our initiatives 

going forward and without this support we could not exist to 

the extent we do. Our relationship manager Michael Taylor 

has continued to support and commit to squash. Again this 

year we face a tough financial time in respect to our ability 

to secure sponsors and trust funding. As all organisations are 

aware, the decreasing level of trust funding available provides 

a challenge for the sport going forward to continue the same 

level of service on reducing revenue. Our thanks to our 

sponsors including SPARC, New Zealand Community Trust, 

Lion Foundation, Mitchell Trust, Dunlop, Honda, Millennium 

Hotels and Resorts, Pelorus Trust, Pub Charity and the ASB 

Community Trust. 

Finally I would like to thank a number of people in respect to 

their commitment and dedication over the past 12 months 

in squash. All our selectors and programme directors who 

worked tirelessly in delivering service to the sport. Our 

referees who put in numerous hours in respect to controlling 

the game. I would also like to acknowledge the contribution 

of Rob Walker and Club Kelburn. This continues to be a 

sound financial return to Squash New Zealand and provided 

a sustainable income stream to continue to fund the sport. 

Lastly I would like to thank the Board of Squash New Zealand, 

Wayne Werder, Toni-Maree Carnie, Warren Patterson, Linda 

Kenny, Tony Johnston and Tony Alexander. It has been a 

busy year during some challenging times and they commit 

significant hours to the development of the sport. 

NEIL MCARA 

Chairman, Squash New Zealand 

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Before 

Top: Masterton Squash Club’s 

refurbishment of courts, stairwell and 

lounge. 

Below: The new Devoy Squash 

& Fitness Centre in Tauranga with 

ASB moveable wall courts, gym and 

attractive lounge/cafe area. 

After 

SQUASH FACILITIES THAT ARE WELCOMING 

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Chief Executive’s Report 

When looking back over the last year it is hard to imagine 

any twelve month period of such contrasting lows and highs. 

New Zealanders have had to deal with the economic and 

emotional costs of several major disasters including the 

devastating earthquakes in Christchurch, the Pike River mine 

disaster and the Rena grounding in Tauranga. By contrast the 

euphoria and excitement surrounding the Rugby World Cup 

has united the country and showcased the very best New 

Zealand has to offer. 

To varying degrees these events have had an impact on 

squash particularly in Christchurch where clubs have had to 

deal with the loss of income, loss of members, rebuilding and 

increased insurance costs. It is a credit to the club members 

and their committees that most have been able to cope with 

these extra demands and continue to operate successfully. 

For some clubs it has not been as easy and it will take many 

years before things are back to normal. 

In my report last year I focused on the key elements of our 

strategic plan so it is appropriate to make a comparison 

twelve months on. 

SQUASH IS CONNECTED WITH EVERY PERSON AND 

FACILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAME. 

The ongoing development of SIT (Squash Information 

Technology) and completion of the remaining modules 

has been an important focus again this year. Along with the 

membership database, grading, interclub and results entry 

modules work has been completed on a web based court 

booking system, improvements have been completed with 

the administration and reports functions and the first stage 

of the competition management module has been tested 

and is ready for release. Other functions have been added 

including bulk email, district supervisor status and online 

membership returns. 

The SIT platform underpins much of our operational activity 

and will be developed to incorporate more online data 

processing in the future. The changes to date have been 

positively received however we are mindful of the need to 

ensure there is adequate training and support for the users 

of the system. 

Affiliation and affiliation levies remain a significant discussion 

point with clubs and districts and while it was the subject of 

a remit at the 2010 annual general meeting which generated 

a lot of discussion no conclusion was reached. It was agreed 

that more work was needed and while the T2020 Task Force 

spent some time looking at the current SEM method and 

alternative methods of affiliation and levies it was decided that 

Squash New Zealand should continue to review the matter 

separately from the structural change work undertaken 

by the T2020 Task Force. Work has continued to attract 

unaffiliated squash clubs back to Squash New Zealand with 

some success however this has proven to be a more difficult 

challenge than envisaged. 

SQUASH FACILITIES ARE HEALTHY, WELCOMING AND 

RELEVANT. 

In a tightening market squash clubs are facing increased 

competition from every direction. The lingering effects of a 

recession, natural disasters and the rugby world cup have 

all contributed to a tighter economic climate and greater 

competition for the discretionary dollar in the sports sector. 

Increasingly technology is changing the way we live and how 

we connect with others. The challenge for clubs is how to 

compete in that environment and offer products and services 

that meet the needs and expectations of the customers. 

Pennie Ball, Club Development Director for Squash New 

Zealand, has been working with clubs and districts over the 

last twelve months to educate them on the benefits of SIT 

and how this technology can make a difference at club level. 

Along with these initiatives, other resources are also available 

to assist clubs including audit tools, facility maintenance 

programmes and management guidelines. 

It is encouraging to see new courts being built and the 

Tauranga Squash Club is to be congratulated on the opening 

of the new Dame Susan Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre. 

The state of the art complex, which is sited adjacent to 

the Sport Bay of Plenty offices and located on school land, 

features four ASB courts with a further two planned and will 

eventually include a gym. 

A significant upgrade was also completed at the Masterton 

Squash Club this year and this is a great example of how 

an old, traditional squash club can be transformed into a 

vibrant, modern facility. This was a major undertaking for the 

committee and they are to be congratulated on their vision 

and determination to breathe new life into the club. It is 

encouraging to see a number of major developments which 

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include squash being planned throughout the country in the 

near future. Increasingly there is a trend toward multi use 

facilities and sports hubs where a number of sports share 

common resources and costs. There are already a number 

of such examples where squash is a partner in this type of 

environment and it may well be the shape of the future for 

some of our clubs. 

A sign of the changing times is the use of the internet to 

market squash. Sites such as “Treat Me” and “Grab One” are 

being used to offer short term deals and have been used very 

effectively by Club Kelburn and the National Squash Centre to 

increase turnover, in the latter case by over 20%. The success 

of these promotions show that people want to play squash, 

particularly the 20-30 age group, but the traditional methods 

of attracting participants don’t apply in this market. 

THE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY A 

CAPABLE AND ALIGNED NATIONAL OFFICE AND 

REGIONS IS VALUED BY ALL. 

Early in 2011 the board of Squash New Zealand recognised 

the need to complete the previous work undertaken as part 

of the T2020 project. Discussion documents were circulated 

prior to the midyear presidents meeting reviewing the work 

to date and possible recommendations for the future. That 

meeting generated a healthy discussion and the outcome 

was the formation of a Task Force charged with making 

recommendations to the board of Squash New Zealand for 

adoption at the 2011 annual general meeting. 

The task force comprised four district presidents and three 

Squash New Zealand representatives and they reviewed 

the options discussed at the midyear meeting on possible 

structural reforms. The recommendations, outlining a staged 

approach to change, were tabled and accepted at the Squash 

New Zealand board meeting held October 10. I would like 

to take this opportunity to thank the members of the task 

force for their input and congratulate them on the report. 

The task force recommendations included – 

• Having a stronger national office 

• National plans implemented regionally 

• Regions concentrating more on programme delivery 

• More co-ordination, collaboration and resource sharing 

at an operational level 

• Improved involvement and representation for clubs 

The recommendations are now with the districts for 

feedback and comment with workshops scheduled at 

the annual general meeting for further discussion on the 

various elements of the proposals. We are encouraged by 

the response to date and have already had an indication of 

support from SPARC for the next stage of the project. It is 

an interesting time for squash with many other sports facing 

their own changes and challenges and our future success will 

be determined by how well we deal with our own reforms 

and the progress we make over the next twelve months. 

EVERYONE IS SUPPORTED BY A CLEAR PATHWAY. 

THEIR SUCCESS PROFILES THE GAME AND INSPIRES 

PARTICIPATION. 

At the heart of our sport are the operational programmes 

that support coaching, national events, refereeing, masters 

and high performance. Squash is fortunate to have some 

very good people working in these areas that can and do 

make a real difference. 

The national coaching strategy, led by Dave Clarke, continues 

to go from strength to strength. The number of facilitators 

and participants is growing steadily each year and is only 

limited by the time and resources available. The success of 

the programme has been recognised by SPARC and is held 

up as a model for other sports and the credit for this is due 

to Dave’s dedication and hard work. Squash New Zealand 

would like to thank the New Zealand Community Trust for 

their support of the Coach Force officers this year, we hope 

to build on that success in the coming years. 

In the programme areas of masters and refereeing squash 

has been lucky to have two very dedicated people taking 

on these roles. Joss Urbahn, who will be stepping down as 

director of referees at this year’s agm, has done an outstanding 

job. Apart from the organisational aspects of the role Joss has 

actively promoted development and training opportunities for 

our referees and prepared the annual referee’s management 

plan. It is a demanding role but one that she has performed 

efficiently and professionally at all times and I would like to 

take this opportunity to thank Joss and wish her well for 

the future. 

2011 has a very good year for master’s squash with the 

highlight being the test series win over the Australians in 

Nelson. New Zealand last won this contest eleven years ago 

and our congratulations go to the team on their achievement. 

In particular I would like to acknowledge the work of Wayne 

Seebeck, the team manager, who not only put in countless 

hours organising the test series but then had the task of 

selecting the team to play in the series. The result was an 

outstanding success for the team and hosts, the Nelson 

Squash Club. 

As the director of master’s squash, Wayne continues to 

promote and improve the profile in this area of the game 

and with the bulk of our players now in the master’s category 

there will be an increasing focus on catering for the needs of 

these players in the future. 

It has been pleasing to see an increase in the number 

of participants at major national tournaments this year 

particularly in the junior events. The Millennium Hotel and 

Resorts Player Series has been a successful factor in promoting 

a number of national and regional events and provided an 

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additional incentive for the players to participate. The work 

of the Squash Director is focused on how existing events can 

be improved while looking at new opportunities not only 

for our competitive players but also the recreational player. 

Our high performance programme focus remains very 

clearly on world class performances, which is critical to 

achieving funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand 

(SPARC). I am pleased to say that Squash New Zealand was 

successful in securing investment funding at a similar level to 

previous years, however the term is for two years, not four 

and future funding will depend on the performances of our 

top athletes with no guarantee of continued support after 

the two year period. The performance expectations for our 

athletes are now more aligned to pinnacle events such as 

world championships rather than Commonwealth Games 

which is a shift in emphasis from the previous investment 

and more demanding. 

Earlier this year Anthony Ricketts resigned as head coach to 

take up a role in Australia and I would like to thank Anthony 

for the work he did in shaping the programme. He was 

replaced in September by Paul Hornsby from the UK and Paul 

has spent the first few months getting to know the details of 

the programme, the players and coaches around the country. 

Paul has been closely associated with the high performance 

programme in the UK and this experience along and with 

his extensive coaching background will be of great benefit 

to our own high performance programme in New Zealand. 

ONE STRONG BRAND 

One of the recommendations from the T2020 report is for 

squash to move to a unified single national body model with 

one strong brand for the sport. The importance of having a 

clearly identified and recognisable brand for squash cannot 

be underestimated as demonstrated by the approach that has 

been adopted by WSF in its Olympic bid where it is seeking 

to bring the collective support of every squash nation to the 

bidding process. It remains a key part of our strategic vision 

to achieve this goal while also looking at other marketing 

opportunities for squash. 

As part of this process Squash New Zealand will undertake 

a redevelopment of its website early in 2012. The changes 

are designed to improve the appearance and functionality of 

the site from a customer and user perspective. The upgrade 

will offer a number of new features that will make the site 

easier to navigate and be more informative. 

The New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame is now in its third 

year and following the second successful induction ceremony 

in 2010 a further four inductees will gain membership to 

the Hall of Fame this year. The organising committee led by 

Don Cotter continues to promote the aims and objectives 

of the group and will look to continue the good work done 

to date. The launch of the book “Long or Short The Story 

of New Zealand Squash” was a major highlight for the Hall 

of Fame during the last twelve months and with over 1000 

copies sold was very well received by squash players across 

the country and overseas. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge a 

number of people. A big thank you to my staff who work 

hard to make squash better in New Zealand, thanks also 

to our patron Dame Susan Devoy, Neil McAra (Chair) and 

the board of Squash New Zealand, Rob Walker from Club 

Kelburn, the National Squash Centre Trustees and the centre 

manager Trevor Colyer, the programme directors Joss Urbahn 

and Wayne Seebeck and our referees, selectors and coaches. 

I would like to acknowledge the support and assistance that 

we receive from the district administrators who provide the 

connection between the national office and the clubs. It is 

a link that will become increasingly more important as the 

organisation and technology changes in the future. 

Lastly I want to thank the many volunteers who make 

squash such a great sport. Their contribution at every level 

is invaluable and they are the lifeblood of our sport. Squash 

could not exist without them. 

JIM O’GRADY 

Chief Executive, Squash New Zealand 

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High Performance Programme 

During 2011 High Performance has undergone a few 

fundamental changes and as a result has seen a slight 

disruption to the running and operation of the programme. 

Clearly, the significant change has been the departure of 

Anthony Ricketts, who left Squash New Zealand back in 

February to begin a role within the Australian Institute of 

Sport. This obviously created a void and a period without a 

full time appointed coach. We must pay huge appreciation 

to the many people who made sure the programme was 

kept afloat and functioning in the interim period prior 

to myself being appointed as the new High Performance 

Coach. Dave Clarke stood in during this time, ensuring that 

the logistics behind squads, junior tours and selection panel 

meetings were in place. Mark Waldin was able to come into 

the Squash Centre to work with our national squad players 

on a weekly basis. Robbie Wyatt, Joanne Williams and Mike 

Allred continued to do an excellent job of delivering World 

Junior Squads. It is a tribute to these people, as well as others, 

that our juniors have gone on to represent New Zealand so 

successfully in international events (see reports below) and 

therefore sending a clear message to the squash world that 

we are a nation to watch for the future. 

Thanks must also go to Lindsey Walters and Edmund Bradford 

who managed and delivered the National Development 

Squads ensuring that excellent support and guidance has 

been given to our most talented junior players with their 

sights on future selection for World Junior Squad selection. 

Squash New Zealand would like to thank the players, parents 

and coaches for their patience and understanding throughout 

what has been a challenging period. 

NZ JUNIOR BOY’S AND GIRL’S SQUAD 

MALAYSIAN TOUR 

Mike Allred and Robbie Wyatt took our World Junior Boys 

and Girls Squad to Malaysia for two tournaments at the 

beginning of June. This provided an opportunity for our players 

to be exposed to the styles of play of competing nations 

as well as experience playing in contrasting conditions and 

environment to which they are used to. The tour presented 

several unanticipated challenges along the way, which will only 

help our younger players to appreciate and learn to adapt to 

life on tour as a squash player. 

The report from Mike is below: 

Both Robbie and I found working with the Boy’s and Girl’s 

squads in Malaysia as individual players and as a team to be a 

great privilege and pleasure because of the way these players 

acted so professionally. The way the squad worked and acted 

professionally both on and off the court, is a great tribute to 

Squash New Zealand. 

Both Robbie and I would have no hesitation if asked again to 

work with these players in the future. 

All the arrangements for flights and accommodation for 

the squad to Kuala Lumpur and Penang tournaments 

were arranged by Dave Clarke. The experience of Dave’s 

management skills were valuable when dealing with the large 

number of players and parents going on this tour and it made 

Robbie’s and my logistical job in Malaysia very easy to do. 

Dave’s experience and help while we were in Malaysia was 

very much appreciated by both Robbie and I. 

On the way back to New Zealand via Singapore Jet Star 

cancelled this flight due to the ash cloud over Australia 

and New Zealand, this meant we had to arrange to stay in 

Singapore until such time as Jet Star reopened flights to New 

Zealand again, this delay meant we stayed in Singapore for 

4 extra days. 

The two tournaments were run very differently with the 

Kuala Lumpur tournament using a Prince double yellow and 

traditional draw with players refereeing the game after theirs 

for the whole tournament, while the Penang Tournament 

used Dunlop and a Swiss draw with official referees doing 

most of the refereeing. The heat and humidity were factors 

for our players to deal with and it was great to see them all 

adapting to the conditions and the two different styles on 

running the two tournaments. 

At both tournaments we were invited to the opening 

and closing functions which was great for the players to 

experience. 

Mike Allred 

WORLD JUNIOR GIRLS INDIVIDUAL & TEAM 

CHAMPIONSHIPS - Boston, USA. 

Joanne Williams was appointed as the Team Coach/ 

Manager and did an outstanding job during preparation and 

performance at the major international junior event of the 

season. It is fair to say that the girls made a real impact and 

will have taken a few people by surprise as to the quality of 

players being produced here in New Zealand. 

The report from Joanne read as follows: 

Team Coach/Manager: Joanne Williams 

Squad: Megan Craig 

Rebecca Barnett 

Danielle Fourie 

Abbie Palmer 

This is an exceptional group of girls. They gave their very best 

and behaved and performed in a very professional manner. 

The values identified by the girls in January (and revisited on 

occasions since then) were; 

Team work, Professionalism, Commitment, Determination, 

Fun. These were abided by totally, by all the players on tour. 

An indication of the determination of the girls was during the 

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all important Canada match in the team’s event. We were in 

the toughest pool and seeded 9th, 2 below Australia who the 

girls have beaten consistently this year. After 3 tough matches 

against South Africa in the morning we played Canada. Megan 

played poorly, lost her confidence to play shots and was 

mostly retrieving. She thought there was something wrong 

with her as her legs were “numb” and she “couldn’t breath”. 

She was in tears at 2-2. With lots of encouragement and 

sheer guts she won in 5. It was a grueling match. 

Danielle played very well winning the first 2 games. After 

losing the 3rd game I walked out the back with her and she 

said “I am going to be sick” and she threw up in a rubbish 

bin. She then stood up and said “I am not tired” and then she 

marched back onto the court to carry on. She lost closely 

in 5. Rebecca was able to come on and play her match of 

the tournament. 

I would like to add there were never any runs of lost points 

through silly errors. Overall concentration and self control 

was excellent throughout the whole event. 

It was an absolute pleasure taking these girls away. I could 

not have asked for anything more from them. They made an 

impression at this event and no country would take them 

lightly. To have other coaches from leading countries asking 

me what we are doing in NZ was very pleasing when you 

think of the resources we have compared to them. 

There were no incidences of disharmony in the NZ camp. 

Having Megan at number one who was so positive throughout 

the tournament (and the year but peaking at this tournament) 

made my job easy as she led by example. 

A wonderful group of girls who could all go on from here 

and do well if they choose to do so. 

The Harvard Squash Coach approached me asking if any of 

the girls might be interested in attending Harvard University 

and playing squash. They would like to talk to them. They 

thought the Kiwi girls looked like good candidates which says 

a lot for them. They did not ask everyone. 

Joanne Williams 

WORLD MENS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

Paderborn, Germany. 20th – 28th August 2011 

Team Coach/Manager: Paul Hornsby 

Squad: Martin Knight 

Campbell Grayson 

Evan Williams 

Paul Coll 

Pool Matches 

Seeded 15th, the draw hadn’t been kind to the team. Not only 

were we in a pool with Hong Kong (unseeded, but strong 

in depth), we had to play them in the opening match- which 

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR 

GIRLS TEAM 

L-R: Danielle Fourie, 

Rebecca Barnett, 

Megan Craig and Abbie Palmer. 

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NZ MENS TEAM IMAGE TO COME 

2011 COUSINS SHIELD MEN’S PREMIER CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONS - HERNE BAY, AUCKLAND 

looked like a tie which would ‘make or break’ the outcome 

of the entire event for New Zealand. The players were well 

aware that despite the seedings, this would be a tough match 

against 3 players with exceptional racket skills and quick, 

smooth movement. Campbell was first on court against Dick 

Lau. The momentum of the match swung one way then the 

other, but seemed to slip away from Campbell towards the 

end of the 5th. Martin was up next against Max Lee, another 

great mover with good hands. Martin played a tactically sound 

match, making the rallies tough for his opponent, keeping the 

ball off his racket and forcing errors. However, at 1-1, Martin 

had been made to work very hard and couldn’t quite maintain 

the same intensity towards the end of games 3 and 4. Evan 

started strongly against the talented Leo Au, playing very 

aggressive squash and finishing the ball well. He was unlucky 

not to take the first, but Leo found more and more accuracy 

in games 2 and 3, with Evan not able to get in front and being 

able to attack effectively. It was an extremely disappointing 

result for the team, making it seemingly impossible to reach 

the top 16 and justify our seeding. 

Match 2 was against Sweden and a much needed win both 

for team moral and for the scoreboard. Martin played his 

usual controlled squash to overcome the strong resistance 

of Christian Drakenberg, an experienced player with great 

accuracy. Campbell moved much better in this match and 

went on to beat another skilful player in 3 sets, having 

complete control over his opponent for the majority of the 

match. Paul’s senior debut was marked by a great attacking 

performance against Joakim Larson. There were clearly no 

nerves or tension as Paul dominated the match with high 

intensity, accurate squash. A great team performance all round, 

setting up a clash against defending world champions Egypt, 

NZ needing a 3-0 win to qualify for top 16. 

The final pool match was clearly a mammoth task for the 

team, but an amazing opportunity to test themselves against 

the very best of the best players in the world in the biggest 

team event in the world. The opposition’s current world 

rankings were 3, 9 and 13, whilst ours were 46, 211, 251. 

During the pre-match team meeting, the plan was to prepare 

well, be relaxed, play without fear, and throw everything into 

the match to stop the Egyptians from playing their games. 

That is certainly what all 3 of our boys did and each player 

got very close to winning a game, often taking control of 

the court and making the Egyptians look uncomfortable. 

The players did themselves proud, never stopped pushing. 

In particular for Evan and Paul, this was a memorable day 

and an experience they should learn from which I hope will 

pay dividends in future world championships. Martin put in 

a very credible performance against World number 3 Karim 

Darwish and was unlucky not to be at 1-1 after leading 10-8 

in the second game. 

17/32 Play Off 

With the best case scenario a 17th place finish, the boys 

maintained a positive outlook and professional approach to 

the play off stages. The first match was against Korea and saw 

3 solid performances against some pretty tricky opposition! 

The Korean guys could play and took some breaking down 

at times. Paul got the team off to a great start and played 

with great intensity to contain a potentially dangerous player 

with good racket skill. Martin then sealed the win in a strange 

match where he played brilliant, attacking squash at times and 

then his opponent would put together a run of brilliance 

too! At 2-2 I simply told Martin that I didn’t care how he did 

it, but to find a way of winning! He went back on and won 

11-0 in the fifth (I didn’t realize coaching was so simple!!!). 

Campbell had the luxury of a dead rubber but, following a 

day off previously, took advantage of the opportunity to play 

a full match winning 3-1. 


This was to prove a very tough test against a team with great 

strength at the top and bottom end. Another disappointing 

result unfortunately. Martin was outclassed at number 1, his 

opponent Nicolas Mueller dominated from the outset and 

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didn’t allow Martin to get any control of the rallies. Campbell 

was exceptional, by far the best squash he has played all week. 

His movement and shot making was far more clinical and he 

levelled the scores to set up a decider. Evan was up against 

John Williams, a former top 20 ranked player who is still very 

fit and obviously experienced in winning big matches. Evan 

didn’t really impose his game and was dominated from the 

outset, making far too many unforced errors. 


We now had the depressing scenario of competing to finish 

21st overall and found ourselves up against Pakistan who 

had had a very strange event having already lost to Malaysia, 

Denmark and Ireland. The feeling was that their players didn’t 

want to be at the event and were not interested whether 

they won or lost. I told our boys that they needed to be 

as professional as possible and assume that they will be up 

against tough opposition. What actually happened during the 

match was something impossible to prepare for. Campbell 

was on court first and was put in an impossible position by a 

combination of a disruptive (putting it lightly) opponent and 

an incompetent referee (leading to a letter of complaint to 

the WSF to which we have now received an official apology). 

Putting this aside, Campbell managed to produce some great 

squash throughout the match against an incredibly talented 

player, narrowly losing 15-13 in the 5th. Martin then went 

onto court against Amir Atlas Khan, whose recent form in PSA 

events suggests he is playing at top 16 standard. Whether it 

was a result of what had taken place in the previous match, I 

don’t know, but Khan was definitely playing at his maximum 

and worked hard for every rally, never really giving Martin a 

chance to play his own game. 


Following the controversy, and the outcome of our match 

with Pakistan, I was pleased with how the boys picked 

themselves up and were very professional in their preparation 

and on court performances. Our opponents were Argentina. 

Martin went on first and was very ruthless, clinical and played 

error free squash to dispatch his opponent with ease. Evan 

then went on to come back from 2-1 down and showed he 

is capable of a much more mature style of play, being more 

patient and cutting out the errors when under pressure. 

Finishing 23rd was a huge disappointment to all involved, but 

moving forward I believe that there were several benefits 

and positives from the event. The event highlighted that, in 

comparison to other nations we lacked strength in depth, but 

our team was relatively young. Paul and Evan have now been 

exposed to squash of the highest standard and have had a 

taste of what is required to be competitive at world senior 

level. I am sure that their reaction to this will be positive and 

will inspire them to be focused on preparing for future events 

of this nature for many years to come. 

Paul Hornsby 

PROFESSIONALS 

Joelle King has been our most successful player on the World 

circuits over 2011. One of her major goals for this year was 

to break into the worlds top 10. At the time of printing, 

the October rankings have been published with Joelle 

sitting in 10th spot. Huge congratulations go out to Joelle 

and her achievement is due to some consistently excellent 

performances on the WISPA Tour. Recently, she has beaten 

several of the world’s top 10 players including Madeline 

Perry (WR 4) and Omneya Abdel Kawy (WR 6). Joelle has 

also put in great performances against World number 1 and 

World Champion Nicol David- losing in 4 tight games and 

also taking Jenny Duncalf (WR 2) to 5. These results clearly 

show that Joelle is a serious contender to make it to the very 

top and the next season will be another crucial opportunity 

for Joelle to climb further. 

Our other National Squad players competing on the world 

tours and featuring in the world rankings include: 

WISPA 

Jaclyn Hawkes (WR 15) 

Kylie Lindsay (WR 48) 

Amanda Landers-Murphy (WR 59) 

Amanda Cranston (WR 90) 

Megan Craig (WR 123) 

Larissa Stephenson (WR 130) 

PSA 

Martin Knight (WR 43) 

Campbell Grayson (WR 61) 

Kashif Shuja (WR 81) 

Alex Grayson (WR 197) 

Paul Coll (WR 209) 

LOOKING TO 2012 

Looking ahead, I am tremendously excited by the challenges 

that my new role presents, and so far have been impressed 

with the players I have seen. I believe that the future is bright 

and New Zealand’s presence on the World stage will once 

again be strong, producing performances and results that 

we all hope for and expect of our athletes. I look forward 

to knuckling down to plenty of hard work with the players 

involved in High Performance in 2012. 

PAUL HORNSBY 

High Performance Coach 

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Club Development Report 

Squash NZ highlighted the importance of club development 

in its strategic plan and therefore a national strategy was 

needed to direct the national office, the districts and the clubs 

in this area. The strategy would also be useful when working 

with partners such as Regional Sports Trusts (RSTs) and 

SPARC to show the priorities for squash in the area of club 

development. The strategy needed to identify the priorities 

and outline what Squash NZ would be doing. Below is the 

strategy that was launched in January 2012 and followed 

with a national roadshow which included meetings with all 

Districts and RSTs. 

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From this national strategy, Squash NZ then came up with 

12 aligned Club Development projects. 

PROJECT OVERVIEWS 

1. Unaffiliated Clubs: Work with the Districts to re-affiliate 

unaffiliated clubs, including development of an Affiliation 

Benefits document for all clubs 

Squash NZ will be ready to offer a Re-affiliation Grant to 

clubs from 2012 onwards to encourage them to realign 

themselves to the National Office. SNZ now has a 

database of 41 known disaffiliated clubs and will work with 

Districts in 2012 to target clubs to work with. Affiliation 

benefits will be published to clubs in 2012. 

2. SIT Education: Work with Districts and Clubs to educate 

all administrators on the full functionality of SIT, for existing 

modules and as new ones are developed. 

Squash NZ have introduced a regular newsletter to 

Club Administrators specifically on SIT (Hints & Tips) 

and also feature a “SIT 101” feature in the monthly SNZ 

newsletter. A new level of access was introduced to 

provide Districts with more rights and manageability – 

13 new District Supervisors were trained and are now 

confidently using the system to a much higher level with 

regular communications and continuous support from 

SNZ. SIT Information Sheets created for five different 

topics and will be introduced to clubs prior to the 2012 

season, this includes an Information Sheet that clubs can 

give to new users about the system. 

3. SIT Online Booking and Access: Market the SIT Online 

Booking and Access modules to all clubs and work with 

selected clubs to implement the systems. 

10 new clubs now have the SIT Online Booking system 

and Squash NZ is currently working with an additional 

27 clubs. Two clubs are now using the full SIT Access 

system (Hoon Hay and SquashCity Invercargill) whilst 

Otago Squash Club will have the Access system before 

next season. An Information Sheet is available but plans 

for the new SNZ website include a section to market 

the Online Booking system, with plans for a more direct 

marketing campaign to clubs in 2012. 

4. Communications: Improve communications within the 

squash community. 

An eight-page “From the Balcony” newsletter was 

introduced in November 2010 and has been sent monthly 

to all clubs, with great feedback. Since March 2011, the 

newsletter has been sent directly to all squash members 

via SIT (with members having the ability to opt out). Squash 

NZ is now active on Facebook with over 400 “fans” and 

receives regular feedback (www.facebook.com/SquashNZ). 

Club Administrators now receive all communications 

electronically via SIT and after feedback from clubs, an 

electronic Annual Membership Return was introduced, 

along with an electronic SEM Declaration Form. 

5. Stakeholder Relationships: Improve relationships with 

Districts, Clubs and Regional Sports Trusts (RSTs). 

Squash NZ staff completed a roadshow of all Districts 

early in 2011 with plans for a similar roadshow for 

2012. At this time, SNZ also met with all RSTs and 

have introduced regular communications to this group 

of people. SNZ has also introduced regular updates to 

District staff and presidents to keep them informed on 

Squash NZ’s activities. Squash NZ will also be hosting 

a District Development forum for the first time in 

November 2011 to bring together the development staff 

from Districts across the country. 

6. Facility Management Pack: Develop a facility resource 

that will be available to all clubs. 

Squash NZ has pulled together all existing resources and 

with the development of the new Squash NZ website, 

intend to make these resources easily available to squash 

clubs. 

7. Facility Modernisation Project: Work with identified 

clubs to modernise their facilities, or build new facilities. 

10 potential facility projects have been identified across 

New Zealand after working with Districts and RSTs. 

Squash NZ will work with Districts to plan a collaborative 

approach forward for these clubs in 2012. 

8. Index of Resources and Library of Best Practice: 

Introduce an online index of resources and create an 

online library of case studies of successful programmes, 

projects, structures. 

Squash NZ has pulled together all existing resources and 

with the development of the new Squash NZ website, 

intend to make these resources easily available to squash 

clubs. A Library of Best Practice is being established and 

will also be available on the SNZ website - case studies 

are featured in the monthly newsletter. 

9. District Development Investments: Manage effectively 

and efficiently the District Development Investments 

(aligned to national strategy) in an open and transparent 

manner and provide support to districts in their own 

development. 

Squash NZ redeveloped the existing District Grants into 

a contestable $100,000 District Development Investment, 

made available to all Districts. SNZ is now working with all 

Districts on implementing the various projects from these 

investments, which include participation programmes, club 

forums, online booking and access projects and facility 

support. The Investments were conducted in an open 

and transparent manner with reporting back to districts 

throughout the process. 

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KIWISPORT SUCCESS. Over $150,000 has been invested into squash in schools via KiwiSport in 2011. 

10. Stakeholder Survey: Manage a national stakeholder 

survey and provide report to members. 

A national stakeholder survey was completed in 

September 2011 with a good response rate. From this, 

a Response Strategy will be developed and provided to 

the squash community in early 2012. 

11. Website Upgrade Project: Re-design Squash NZ 

website to make it more focussed on players and clubs. 

After a tender process Squash NZ is now negotiating the 

final contract with a website developer to redevelop the 

Squash NZ website before February 2012. 

12. National Promotional Campaign: Plan and coordinate 

a national club promotion campaigns to increase 

awareness and participation of squash. 

Due to staff shortages at the National Offices in 2011, 

there was no promotional campaign this year. However, 

2012 has been identified by Squash NZ as the Year of 

Women’s Squash and SNZ will work with clubs and 

Districts to promote the sport to more girls and women, 

through social media and print media. 

In addition to these 12 projects, Squash NZ has also been 

working with the Districts and clubs to access KiwiSport 

funding. To date, four Districts and six clubs have accessed a 

total of $156,000 to get more children playing squash. This will 

be a focus for 2012 along with the Year of Women’s Squash. 

PENNIE BALL 

Club Development Director 

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National Coaching Report 

The part time role of National Coaching Director was 

established in 2009 tasked with the establishment of a 

National Coaching Development Framework that was much 

more detailed and specific to the communities that coaches 

were working in. In the 2010-11 year we have seen the launch 

of new modules and the development of others yet to be 

released. The 2010-11 year was extremely busy with the 

resignation of the National Coach which meant covering a 

number of tasks in relation to that role as well as my role as 

Coaching Team Leader with Sport Bay of Plenty. 

COACHING ADVISORY PANEL 

The Coaching Advisory Panel operates under a terms of 

reference providing advice and support to the National 

Coaching Director role. Paul Sykes (Northland), Graham 

Randolph (BOP) and Grant Watts (Central) and co-opted Pat 

Barwick (Canterbury) make up the panel. The group assists 

with the direction of the framework, budgets, compilation of 

modules and a variety of other tasks. I have been extremely 

lucky to have such a supportive and thoughtful group to work 

with. Their feedback is much appreciated. 

COACH DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 

The Framework consists of a Strategic Plan, Athlete Pathway 

and Coach Development Framework that reflects the needs 

of the athletes. It allows coaches to pick and choose to 

become experts in the fields in which they are engaged and 

interested in and reflects the fact that some of our very best 

coaches are running juniors programmes in clubs and do not 

necessarily have to be coaching top players. The extension 

modules allow coaches to add more coaching expertise to 

their existing squash specific knowledge. The modules can be 

delivered regionally at a cost of $30.00 making them both 

accessible and affordable. 

COACHING DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK MODULES 

The framework now has 7 modules that are currently 

developed which are: 

• Module Extension 1a (Get Started online) and 

Extension 1b (Safety Concepts) which are online 

interactive introduction modules to coaching. 

• Module 1 Get Started a practical 2 ½ hour 

workshop aimed at coaches who are new to the 

coaching arena. 

• Small Nix Modules 2 and 2a aimed at providing all 

you need to now to coach the 5-8 years age group 

and includes fundamental skill development, speed 

National Coaching Director Dave Clarke demonstrating at a coaching conference. 

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and agility and fun squash activities. 

• How to Coach Extension Module 2 which provides 

coaches with knowledge and skills around the 

coaching process and the art of coaching. 

• Hydration and Nutrition Extension Module 8 which 

provides activities for learning about what to eat and 

drink when as well as many resources for the coach 

to refer to in the future. 

UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

The Big Nix Modules 3 and 3a aimed at 9-12 year old 

are expected at the end of the year as is the Sport Injury 

Management Extension Module 9 which with research 

complete now needs to be compiled and formatted. Others 

under construction at this time are Athlete Development and 

Squash Conditioning. The next cab of the rank will be Club 

Youth 13-19 years. 

COACH FACILITATORS 

Over the past year Coach Facilitators have been trained 

around the regions as we try to develop an army of quality 

coach facilitators in NZ. So far 37 have been trained in the 

delivery of Get Started, Small Nix and How to Coach with 

more to put in place in early 2012. It is hoped to have up to 

50 nationwide once all the modules are developed. 

COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS 

The Coach of the Year Awards have been adapted in 2010 

to align with the New Coach Development Framework 

offering 3 awards, New Coach of the Year, Club and 

School Coach of The Year and Performance Coach of the 

Year. Flyers and forms have been distributed across the 

countr y with entries closing on Oct 15th and 

presentations being made at the AGM at the Women’s 

World Championships in Palmerston. 

COACHING WORKSHOPS 

A series of 13 “How to Coach” workshops were held in 

every District through March and April and were extremely 

well supported over that time with 75 coaches becoming 

qualified with this module on the framework. The NI Squash 

Coaching workshop was held in April and saw a total of 18 

coaches attending the workshops. The SI day due to be held 

in Christchurch was postponed due to obvious reasons. In 

2012 it is intended to run HP and Community workshops 

on both islands, earthquakes, oil spills and Rugby World Cup 

permitting. 

NUMBERS AND FEEDBACK 

So far a total of 322 individual coaches have taken part in 

587 coach development modules which has far exceeded 

expectations with still more to come. The feedback from the 

modules has been extremely positive and is as follows – Very 

Good 1095, Good 614, Appropriate 113, Poor 3, Very Poor 3. 

It should be noted that the very poor feedback related to 

the venue/facility from the participants own club rather than 

the module itself! 

COACHFORCE PROJECTS 

In 2010 Districts were invited to apply to Squash NZ for 

project funding for coaching related projects across the 

country. This was done in conjunction with funding from 

the New Zealand Community Trust whose assistance is 

gratefully acknowledged. Nine applications were received 

that saw some great projects put in place not just around 

the delivery of the modules but also assisting club junior 

and senior coaching programmes, informal workshops and 

ongoing coach mentoring. Districts have through till March 

2012 before all projects are completed. 

COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS 

The Coach of the Year Awards were adapted in 2010 to align 

with the New Coach Development Framework offering 3 

awards, New Coach of the Year, Club and School Coach of 

The Year and Performance Coach of the Year. The deserved 

winners for the 2009-10 year were 

• New Coach of the Year - Jason Wilson (Canterbury) 

• Club and School Coach Of the Year Jared Gravatt 

(Northland) 

• Performance Coach of the Year Joanne Williams 

(Waikato) 

Nominations closed November 4th for the 2010-11 year. 

SUMMARY 

The last 12 months has seen a fantastic buy in to the coach 

development framework and resources from around the 

country with some great things now happening in many 

Districts. One of the key outcomes that is emerging from the 

framework is that now people are more willing to engage in 

coach development. They have some resources to refer to 

and are gaining in confidence in their coaching deliveries. The 

accessibility and specific nature of modules has bought more 

people into our squash coaching arena who have previously 

sat out which can only be good for the game. We are on the 

right track to delivering some great resources for coaches 

in New Zealand. 

For this to be sustainable we must work together and support 

each other for the benefit of the squash players across New 

Zealand, creating an environment where coaches are both 

valued and recognized for their efforts. 

Keep up the good work coaches! 

DAVE CLARKE 

National Coaching Director 

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WINNING 

PERFORMANCES 

2011 Results 

New Zealand’s Joelle King in action at the World Teams Championships. 

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2011 Season Results 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Hamilton 8 – 10 JULY 

Final 

Martin Knight (North Shore) beat Campbell Grayson (Herne Bay) 3-0 11/6 11/7 11/8 

Joelle King (Cambridge) beat Jaclyn Hawkes (Remuera) 3-0 11/9 11/2 11/5 

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Hawke’s Bay SRC 10 – 12 JUNE 

Final 

Martin Knight (North Shore) beat Matt Karwalski (Australia) 3-1 7/11 11/3 11/9 11/5 

Emma Millar (Cambridge) beat Amanda Cranston (Cambridge) 3-0 11/7 11/7 11/3 

SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPS Linwood 3 – 5 JUNE 

Final 

Josh King (Marlborough) beat Matthew Nation (Marlborough) 3-1 9/11 11/7 11/5 11/8 

Jutta Tuunanen (Eden Epsom) beat Cara Raal (Otago) 3-0 11/5 11/8 11/4 

SENIOR INTER-DISTRICT TEAMS EVENT Hamilton 11 – 12 JULY 

Men 

Women 

1. Wellington 1. Waikato 

2. Auckland 2. Wellington 

3. Canterbury 3. Bay of Plenty 

4. Bay of Plenty 4. Auckland 

5. Central 5. Canterbury 

6. Waikato 

NATIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS National Squash Centre 20-22 MAY 

Men’s Doubles 

Women’s Doubles 

Mixed Doubles 

Paul Coll & Bryce Redman 

Kylie Lindsay & Sally Guest 

Michael Sunderland & Georgina Shelton Agar 

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR OPEN North Shore Squash Club 29 APRIL – MAY 1 

Final 

Paul Coll (Greymouth) beat Lance Beddoes (Henderson) 3-0 11/6 11/9 11/2 

Rebecca Barnett (Mitchell Park) beat Ellie Epke (Eden Epsom) 3-0 11/6 11/7 15/13 

NZ NATIONAL JUNIOR AGE GROUPS CHAMPIONSHIPS Henderson 8 – 10 OCTOBER 

Under 19 Final 

Lance Beddoes (Henderson) beat Jonny Barnett (Mitchell Park) 3-1 11/7 9/11 11/5 11/5 

Megan Craig (Christchurch) beat Danielle Fourie (SquashGym P. North) 3-0 11/8 11/7 11/6 


Zac Millar (Kapiti) beat Theo Zbijowski (Richmond) 3-0 15/5 15/2 15/5 

Hayley Hughes (Eden Epsom) beat Courtenay Bragg (Te Puke) 3-0 15/11 15/4 18/16 


Scott Galloway (Mitchell Park) beat Sam Sayes (Whangarei) 3-0 15/4 15/12 15/7 

Ellie Epke (Eden Epsom) beat Abbie Palmer (North Shore) 3-1 6/15 15/9 15/11 15/10 


Finn Trimble (Whangarei) beat Quinn Udy (Marlborough) 3-2 8/15 15/3 15/9 13/15 16/14 

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Anna Hughes (Eden Epsom) beat Pare Kutia (Gisborne HSOB) 3-0 15/4 15/11 15/12 


William Donnelly (Gisborne HSOB) beat Ronan Thornton (Reporoa) 3-0 15/9 15/8 15/12 

Kaitlyn Watts (SquashGym P. North) beat Anika Jackson (Hamilton) 3-0 15/2 15/5 15/5 

JUNIOR INTER-DISTRICT TEAMS EVENT Henderson 11 – 13 OCTOBER 

Boys 

Girls 

1. Auckland 1. Auckland 

2. Wellington 2. Wellington 

3. Bay of Plenty 3. Central 

4. Midlands 4. Bay of Plenty 

5. Central 5. Waikato 

6. Eastern 6. Northland 

7. Waikato 7. Canterbury 

8. Canterbury 

9. Otago 

10. Northland 

NORTH ISLAND JUNIOR AGE GROUPS Cambridge 22 – 24 JULY 


Boys: Michael Sunderland (Remuera) beat Tom Nash (SquashGym Palmerston North) 3-2, 7/11 9/11 11/6 11/2 11/3 

Girls: Ellie Epke (Eden Epsom) beat Taylor Flavell (Remuera) 3-0 11/5 11/3 13/11 


Boys: Jonny Barnett (Mitchell Park) beat James Cooper (Mt Maunganui) 3-0 15/7 15/3 15/6 

Girls: Paris Dalrymple-Mortleman (Tawa) beat Courtney Bragg (Te Puke) 3-2 15/11 8/15 15/7 11/15 15/13 


Boys: Scott Galloway (Mitchell Park) beat Montell Whatarangi (Te Kuiti) 3-0 15/4 15/13 15/9 

Girls: Juee Bhide (Eden Epsom) beat Ellen Verry (Tawa) 3-0 15/6 15/8 15/12 


Boys: Rafa Yam (Belmont Park) beat Finn Trimble (Whangarei) 3-0 15/11 15/12 15/7 

Girls: Anna Hughes (Eden Epsom) beat Camden Te-Kani McQueen (Ti Street) 3-2 12/15 9/15 15/10 15/10 15/7 


Boys: William Donnelly (Gisborne HSOB) beat Ronan Thornton (Reporoa) 3-0 15/5 15/12 15/8 

Girls: Kaitlyn Watts (SquashGym P. North) beat Rhiarne Taiapa (Hastings) 3/0 15/8 15/4 15/12 

SOUTH ISLAND JUNIOR AGE GROUPS Squashways, Christchurch 16 – 18 JULY 


Boys: Jonny Barnett (Mitchell Park) beat Zac Miller (Kapiti) 3-0 

Girls: Ellie Epke (Eden Epsom) beat Taylor Flavell (Remuera) 3-0 


Boys: Chris Van der Salm (Oamaru Excelsior) beat Theo Zbijowski (Richmond) 3-0 

Girls: Sophie Askin (Otago) beat Sophie O’Connell (Waimea) 3-0 


Boys: Sam Sayes (Whangarei) beat Luke Jones (SquashGym P. North) 3-0 

Girls: Paris Dalrymple-Mortleman (Tawa) beat Emily Flett (Squash City Invercargill) 3-0 

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2011 NEW ZEALAND E GRADE WOMENS CHAMPIONS - PUTARURU, BAY OF PLENTY 

IMAGES TO COME 

2011 NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOYS TEAM - CHRISTCHURCH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL 

Back Row(L-R): Gavin Bird, Chris van der Salm, Jacob Turnbull, Jackson Beresford, John Brown. Front Row(L-R): Michael McCarroll, 

Andrew Ellis, Sam McCarroll 

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Under 13 

Boys: Finn Trimble (Whangarei) beat Rafa Yam (Belmont Park) 3-0 

Girls: Ruby Turnbull (Christchurch Football) beat Ruby Beresford (Christchurch) 3-0 

Under 11 

Boys: Temwa Chileshe (Christchurch Football) beat Kobe Fleming (Mana) 3-0 

Girls: Winner - Ruby Turnbull (Christchurch Football) Runner up - Taylor Jamieson (Squash @ Upper Hutt) 

NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS Auckland 12 – 14 AUGUST 

Finals 

Winner Boys: Christchurch Boys High School beat Tauranga Boys’ College 3-2 

Winner Girls: Epsom Girls Grammar beat Te Puke High School 4-1 

MITCHELL CUP/COUSINS SHIELD Herne Bay, Auckland 24 – 26 JULY 

Cousins Shield Final Placings Mitchell Cup Final Placings 

1. Herne Bay 1. North Shore 

2. Thorndon 2. Remuera 

3. SquashGym Palmerston North 3. Mitchell Park 

4. Remuera 4. Hamilton 

5. Henderson 5. Tauranga 

6. Marlborough 6. Herne Bay 

7. Hamilton 

8. Marlborough 

9. Panmure 

10. Mitchell Park 

11. Manurewa 

12. Khandallah 

13. SquashGym Palmerston North Development 

14. Eden Epsom 

SUPERCHAMPS TEAMS EVENT FINALS 14 – 17 SEPTEMBER 

Men’s Winner Women’s Winner Host Venue 

B Grade SquashGym Palmerston North Tawa Whakatane 

C Grade Tauranga Mangakahia Timaru 

D Grade Hawke’s Bay Squash Rackets Cambridge Royal Oak 

E Grade Hastings Putaruru Tokoroa 

F Grade SquashGym Palmerston North Putaruru Taumarunui 

MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Nelson Squash Club 30 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER 

35 – 39 Men Paul Bedford (Waikite Valley) beat Corey Love (Mitchell Park) 3-1 18/16 15/8 7/15 15/9 

Women Mickayla Kerr (Mitchell Park) beat Nadine Cull (Hamilton) 3-1 11/15 15/10 15/7 15/9 

40 – 44 Men Rod Bannister (SquashGym P. North) beat Scott Gardiner (Burnside) 3-2 13/15 15/8 12/15 15/7 15/11 

Women Lisa Cowlard (North Shore) beat Mandy Kennedy (North Shore) 3-1 11/15 15/6 15/7 15/9 

45 – 49 Men Gary Duberly (North Shore) beat Warren Miller (Australia) 3-0 15/13 15/10 15/6 

Women Sonia Pinter (Australia) beat Vicki Beker (Taupo) 3-0 15/5 15/10 15/11 

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50 – 54 Men Dale Robbins (Australia) beat Malcolm McClarty (Australia) 3-1 15/6 15/11 12/15 15/9 

Women Kay Newman (Hamilton) beat Karen Walton (Christchurch) 3-1 15/6 9/15 17/15 15/8 

55 – 59 Men Kevin Smuts (Howick) beat Wayne Seebeck (Christchurch Football)3-1 15/17 15/9 15/8 15/7 

Women Anne Richards (Australia) beat Michel Galloway (Tauranga) 3-2 9/15 15/11 15/9 11/15 15/9 

60 – 64 Men Tony Naughton (Thorndon) beat Bruce Mellor (Remuera) 3-2 13/15 15/10 11/15 16/14 15/6 

65 – 69 Men Richard Purser (Remuera) Runner-up: Steve Molnar (Nelson) 

65 plus Women Pat Taylor (Tauranga) Runner-up Judy Cooper (Lugton Park) 

70-74 Men Barry Gardiner (Burnside) beat Tom Hannon (Christchurch Football) 3-0 16/14 15/11 15/9 

75 plus Men Trevor Coulter (Frankton) Runner-up: Eddie Delahunty (Mitchell Park) 

MASTERS INTER-DISTRICT TEAMS EVENT Nelson Squash Club 3 - 5 OCTOBER 

1. Wellington 

2. Bay of Plenty 

3. Auckland 

4. Canterbury 

5. Waikato 

MASTERS CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS SquashGym Palmerston North, 17-19 June 

Winner: SquashGym Palmerston North 

Runner-up: Lugton Park 

2011 Rob Roach 

Trophy for Masters 

Squash presented to 

Richard Purser at the 

New Zealand Masters 

Championships in Nelson, 

from his sister, former 

New Zealand Masters 

Director, Judy Cooper. 

WORLD WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Palmerston North, NZ, 28th November - 4th December 2010 

POOL PLAY 

New Zealand 3 Canada 0 

Joelle King beat Alex Norman 3-0 11/4 11/6 11/2 

Shelley Kitchen beat Stephanie Edmision 3-0 11/3 11/5 11/7 

Jaclyn Hawkins beat Miranda Ranieri 3-0 11/4 11/5 11/5 

New Zealand 3 Hong Kong China 0 

Tamsyn Leevey beat Karman Siu 3-0 11/5 11/4 11/2 

Jaclyn Hawkes beat Liu Tsz-Ling 3-0 11/6 11/2 11/5 

Joelle King beat Carmen Lee 3-0 11/5 11/4 11/5 

New Zealand 2 Malaysia 1 

Joelle King beat Low Wee Wern 3-1 11/6 11/4 9/11 11/9 

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Shelley Kitchen beat Delia Odette Arnold 3-0 11/4 11/7 11/4 

Jaclyn Hawkes lost to Nicol Ann David 0-3 3/11 5/11 5/11 

QUARTER-FINALS 

New Zealand 2 France 1 

Joelle King beat Isabelle Stoehr 3-0 11/9 11/3 11/4 

Jaclyn Hawkes lost to Camille Serme 0-3 7/11 5/11 7/11 

Shelley Kitchen beat Colin Aumard 3-0 11/5 11/5 11/4 

SEMI-FINALS 

New Zealand 1 England 2 

Shelley Kitchen beat Tania Bailey 3-1 11/8 9/11 15/13 11/7 

Jaclyn Hawkes lost to Jenny Duncalf 1-3 11/7 9/11 6/11 9/11 

Joelle King lost to Laura Massaro 2-3 11/5 11/7 7/11 2/117/11 

3rd – 4th PLAY-OFFS 

New Zealand 1 Malaysia 2 

Shelley Kitchen beat Sharon Wee Ee Lin 3-0 11/5 11/9 11/6 

Jaclyn Hawkes lost to Nicol Ann David 0-3 5/11 6/11 5/11 

Joelle King lost to Low Wee Wern 1-3 13/11 2/11 8/11 1/11 

FINAL RESULT: NEW ZEALAND FINISHED 4th (seeded 5th) 

WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Boston, USA, 20th - 30th July 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 

Megan Craig 

Main Draw Round One 

Bye 

Main Draw Round Two beat Victoria Temple-Murray 3-1 11/6 17/15 4/11 11/1 

Main Draw Round Three beat Maria Elena Ubina 3-0 11/6 11/5 11/1 

Main Draw Round Four lost to Emily Whitlock 1-3 4/11 6/11 14/12 7/11 

Danielle Fourie 

Main Draw Round One 

Bye 

Main Draw Round Two beat Bethany Brazier 3-0 11/4 11/9 11/8 

Main Draw Round Three lost to Kanzy El Defrawy 3-0 3/11 6/11 4/11 

Classic Plate Round One lost to Risa Sugimoto 2-3 11/5 6/11 11/4 9/11 7/11 

Rebecca Barnett 

Main Draw Round One lost to Uen-Shan Choi 3-1 4/11 6/11 12/10 6/11 

Draw Plate Round One beat Fiona Murphy 3-0 11/7 13/11 12/10 

Draw Plate Round Two beat Lakshya Ragavendran 3-0 11/2 11/8 11/2 

Draw Plate Round Three beat Julie Lee 3-1 11/6 11/6 1/11 11/7 

Draw Plate Quarter Final lost to Victoria Temple-Murray 1-3 11/9 9/11 10/12 4/11 

Abbie Palmer 

Main Draw Round One lost to Lume Landman 0-3 8/11 5/11 4/11 

Plate Draw Round One lost to Elani Landman 1-2 10/12 6/11 7/11 

Consolation Plate Round One lost to Challen Stowell 0-3 9/11 4/11 6/11 

TEAM RESULTS 

POOL PLAY 

New Zealand 0 Egypt 3 

Abbie Palmer lost to Kanzy El Defrawy 0-3 2/11 4/11 2/11 

Megan Craig lost to Nour El Tayeb 0-3 2/11 8/11 6/11 

Rebecca Barnett lost to Nouran El Torky 0-3 7/11 6/11 5/11 

New Zealand 2 Canada 1 

Megan Craig beat Danielle Letourneau 3-2 5/11 11/8 11/7 9/11 11/9 

Danielle Fourie lost to Hollie Naughton 2-3 14/12 11/9 9/11 7/11 6/11 

Rebecca Barnett beat Michelle Gemmell 3-1 11/8 7/11 11/8 11/9 

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2011 NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOYS TOURNAMENT TEAM 

Back Row(L-R): Alex Oakley (Tauranga Boys), Regan Smith (Palmerston North Boys), Chris van der Salm (Christchurch Boys) 

Front Row(L-R): Julian Oakley (Tauranga Boys), Andrew Ellis (Christchurch Boys), Ben Grindrod (Tauranga Boys) 

2011 NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GIRLS TOURNAMENT TEAM 

Back Row(L-R): Taylor Flavell (Epsom Girls Grammar), Sarah Jensen (St Peter’s High), Brittany Gibbons (Rodney College) 

Front Row(L-R): Hayley Hughes (Epsom Girls Grammar), Eleanor Epke (Epsom Girls Grammar), Courtney Bragg (Te Puke High) 

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New Zealand 3 South Africa 0 

Megan Craig beat Alexandra Fuller 3-1 11/8 8/11 12/10 11/9 

Danielle Fourie beat Lume Landman 3-0 11/6 12/10 11/9 

Rebecca Barnett beat Elani Landman 3-0 8/11 4/11 8/11 

QUARTER-FINALS 

New Zealand 1 USA 2 

Megan Craig lost to Amanda Sobhy 0-3 6/11 2/11 7/11 

Danielle Fourie beat Sabrina Sobhy 3-1 6/11 13/11 11/7 14/12 

Rebecca Barnett lost to Olivia Blatchford 0-3 3/11 7/11 8/11 

7th – 8th PLAYOFF 

New Zealand 2 Wales 0 

Danielle Fourie beat Fiona Murphy 3-0 18/16 11/8 11/6 

Megan Craig beat Tesni Evans 3-1 12/10 9/11 11/5 9/5 

FINAL RESULT: NEW ZEALAND finished 7th (seeded 9th) 

MASTERS TRANS TASMAN TEST SERIES Nelson Squash Club, 28-29 September 

TEST ONE: 

New Zealand 9 Australia 3 

35+ Women Mickayla Kerr beat Michelle May 3-2 15/4, 8/15, 14/16, 15/5, 15/7 

35+ Men Corey Love beat Troy Northey 3-0 15/13, 15/3, 15/4 

40+ Women Lisa Cowlard beat Sonia Pinter 3-0 15/10, 15/7, 15/9 

40+ Men Scott Gardiner beat Warren Miller 3-0 16/14, 15/6, 15/7 

45+ Women Kathryn Austin beat Sue Williams 3-0 18/16, 15/6, 15/8 

45+ Men Gary Duberly lost to Dale Robbins 1-3 15/2 12/15 9/15 7/15 

50+ Women Kaye Newman beat Mandy Hamilton 3-0 15/5, 15/11, 15/12 

50+ Men Mark Waldin lost to Malcolm McClarty 2-3 9/15 15/4 15/17 15/6 15/7 

55+ Women Freda Walker lost to Anne Richards 0-3 11/15 6/15 5/15 

55+ Men Kevin Smuts beat Michael Brown 3-1 14/16, 15/7, 15/12, 15/10 

60+ Women Francy Stephenson beat Kathy Paterson 3-2 15/9, 1/15, 7/15, 15/10, 15/7 

60+ Men Tony Naughton beat Michael McDonald 3-0 15/8, 15/10, 18/16 

TEST TWO: 

New Zealand 8 Australia 4 

35+ Women Mickayla Kerr beat Michelle May 3-0 15/13, 15/6, 15/9 

35+ Men Corey Love beat Troy Northey 3-0 15/7, 15/10, 15/9 

40+ Women Lisa Cowlard lost to Sonia Pinter 1-3 15/8 8/15 10/15 10/15 

40+ Men Scott Gardiner lost to Warren Miller 2-3 15/13 15/4 13/15 9/15 12/15 

45+ Women Kathryn Austin beat Sue Williams 3-2 15/7, 12/15, 15/12, 11/15, 15/5 

45+ Men Gary Duberly beat Dale Robbins 3-2 11/15, 16/14, 9/15, 15/11, 15/7 

50+ Women Kaye Newman beat Mandy Hamilton 3-0 15/8, 15/4, 15/6 

50+ Men Mark Waldin beat Malcolm McClarty 3-2 12/15, 17/15, 15/12, 15/17, 16/14 

55+ Women Freda Walker lost to Anne Richards 1-3 11/15 15/8 8/15 4/15 

55+ Men Kevin Smuts beat Michael Brown 3-2 17/15, 15/11, 19/21, 11/15, 18/16 

60+ Women Francy Stephenson lost to Kathy Paterson 2-3 21/19 8/15 15/4 15/17 9/15 

60+ Men Tony Naughton beat Michael McDonald 3-0 15/11, 15/5, 15/12 

FINAL RESULT: NEW ZEALAND beat Australia 2-0 

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2011 NEW ZEALAND C GRADE WOMENS CHAMPIONS - MANGAKAHIA, NORTHLAND 

NZ MASTERS TEAM 

2011 NEW ZEALAND MASTERS TEST TEAM v AUSTRALIA 

Back Row(L-R): Wayne Seebeck (Manager), Kevin Smuts, Scott Gardiner, Corey Love, Gary Duberly, Mark Waldin, Tony Naughton. 

Front Row(L-R): Francy Stephenson, Freda Walker, Kaye Newman, Mickayla Kerr, Kathryn Austin and Lisa Cowlard. 

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2011 NEW ZEALAND B GRADE MENS CHAMPIONS - SQUASHGYM, PALMERSTON NORTH 

Back Row (L-R): Grant Smith, Jason Burton-Brown, Yeshan Ekanayake. Front Row (L-R): Regan Smith, Dylan Tasker, Jason Fletcher, 

Justin Brown. 

2011 NEW ZEALAND B GRADE WOMENS CHAMPIONS - TAWA, WELLINGTON 

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World Squash Federation Report 

2011 WORLD SQUASH AGM AT ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. 

Delegates at the AGM attended by Squash New Zealand Chairman, Neil McAra, pictured here 3rd row, 7th from the right. 

It has been another busy year of events, development of the 

sport and the launch of the 2020 Olympic campaign. 

Egypt dominated the four world titles contested in July/ 

August this year. 

The Women’s World Junior Individual Championships in 

Boston, USA was won by Nour El Tayeb who beat fellow 

Egyptian Nour El Sherbini. Egypt won the WSF Women’s 

World Junior Team Championship beating the USA 2-1 in 

the final. New Zealand finished 7th beating Wales in the 

7th/8th place play-off. 

In the WSF Men’s World Junior Individual Championships in 

Belgium, Marwan El Shorbagy beat fellow Egyptian Mohamed 

Abou El Ghar in the final. In Germany Egypt beat England to 

win the WSF Men’s World Team Championship. New Zealand 

finished 23rd, defeating Argentina in the play-off. 

The Men’s and Women’s World Open Championships are 

being held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands alongside the 

World Squash AGM in November. 

The squash community was heartened to have squash 

confirmed as a shortlisted candidate sport for inclusion in the 

2020 Olympics. Immediately World Squash contracted Vero 

Communications as its bid management company. Vero has 

extensive experience in the world of sport and successfully 

advised the International Rugby Board in its campaign to get 

Rugby 7’s on the 2016 Olympic sports programme, and has 

also successfully assisted bid cities in their quest to host the 

Olympic Games and other international sporting events. 

World Squash subsequently launched the “Back the Bid” 

campaign to focus support for squash’s long held passion to 

be an Olympic sport. 

The decision on squash’s inclusion will be made at the IOC 

session in Buenos Aires in September 2013. 

On 5 November World Squash Day 2011 occurred, with a 

focus on promoting the new generation of female players to 

the sport. Squash associations and clubs were encouraged to 

particularly promote squash to women and girls. Increasing 

recreational players is a key goal of World Squash. 

A new WSF World Junior circuit has started with a new 

Under 19 world ranking, which will provide a much needed 

focus for under 19 events. 

ASB Germany, who have been the leading innovator in squash, 

have developed an electronic three referee consol system. 

All three referees will have an i-pod device on which they 

can record their decision. The final decision of the referees 

is automatically collated and instantly displayed for players 

and spectators on screens alongside the courts. This may 

ease pressure on referees, who sit amongst the spectators 

and were required to hold up cards showing their decision. 

The WSF World Coaches Conference was held in Australia 

in August 2011, and featured a number of high profile former 

players and coaches. 

The WSF launched the Under 21 World Cup, with the 

inaugural biennial event occurring in Chennai, India in 

February 2012. The new championship will be for mixed 

teams of two men and one woman following the successful 

format of the biennial WSF World Cup. 

The WSF World Refereeing Conference was held in Germany 

in August immediately preceding the Mens World Team 

Championship. A chance for referees to mix and discuss 

current issues and upskill was greatly appreciated by the 

referee community. There is now just one international rank 

of WSF Referee, which replaces the previous two step World 

Referee and International Referee status. 

New Zealand players continue to perform creditably on 

the circuit, with particular congratulations to Joelle who has 

reached a world ranking of 11. Jaclyn Hawkes also features 

in the world top 20 at number 16. 

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2011 NEW ZEALAND C GRADE MENS CHAMPIONS - DEVOY SQUASH & FITNESS CENTRE, TAURANGA. 

Back Row (L-R): Marcus Niles (captain), William Moore, Michael Dunston, Keith Dunston 

Front Row (L-R): Alex Revington, Jamie Oakley, Josh Oakley 

2011 NEW ZEALAND C GRADE WOMENS CHAMPIONS - CAMBRIDGE RACKETS, WAIKATO. 

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Refereeing Report 

Our trans-tasman relationship has continued to develop this 

year with Glenn Carson being invited to attend the Australian 

Open where he saw the best players in the world playing 

some brilliant squash. Glenn was given matches every day and 

gained valuable experience; we look forward to continued 

visits in the future. 

National Referees attended the following national tournaments 

this year. 

NZ Junior Open at North Shore; North Island Age Groups 

at Cambridge; South Island Age Groups at Timaru; North 

Island Champs at Hawkes Bay; South Island Champs at 

Linwood; Senior Nationals at Hamilton and Junior Nationals at 

Henderson. Unfortunately the NZ Open was not held again 

this year which would have given our Referees more exposure 

to top class players. Thanks must go to all the Referees for 

the time they give away from their jobs and families to attend 

these tournaments. 

December 2010 SquashGym Palmerston North was host 

to the Women’s World team Championships. We were 

lucky to have 5 World / International Referees here – Chris 

Sinclair, Wendy Danzey, David Atkins, Rajiv Reddy and Fayyaz 

Mohammed. Australia was also invited to send 4 referees 

and John Small. Karim Langer, Steve Murray and Russell 

Weatherburn attended. NZ was represented by 7 referees 

and me as Tournament Referee. It was a great event and 

thanks must go to all the referees who all worked hard as a 

team and did all they were asked. 

We had no new National Referees qualify this year and we 

will be looking to using the WSF Training Programmes in the 

future, starting with the Introductory (District) programme. 

This will ensure that the referees are learning the same all 

around the world. Also people need to do some work on 

their own before approaching us to become a referee, they 

need to have some basic skills; reading the Rule Book first 

would be a start! 

The Otago Squash Association must be congratulated on its 

efforts in qualifying District Referees; this has been an on-going 

programme over the last couple of years. And Heather Findlay 

has done some work in Northland. 

The Referees Panel (Chris Buckland, Sandra Tinkler, and I) met 

at the start of the year and planned the programme and had 

many email conversations through out the year ensuring that 

things were running smoothly. 

My thanks to Sandra Tinkler and Chris Buckland for their 

continuing help and support throughout the year. My thanks 

to Jim and the Squash NZ Office staff who were willing to 

do whatever asked and made my job considerably easier. 

I am not standing for re-election as Director in 2012 and 

I thank Squash NZ for their help over many years. I have 

made many friends around the world with my involvement 

and I look forward to continuing these friendships. I am sure 

I will not be lost to squash and will be at some tournaments. 

Joss Urbahn 

Director of Refereeing 

2011 National Referees 

Pauline Boyle, Aileen Buscke, Heather Findley, Sally 

Guest, Jan McAra, Dru Reid, Sandra Tinkler, Janet Udy, 

Hamish Buchanan, Chris Buckland, Glenn Carson, Ian 

Gardiner, Peter Highsted, Mike Jack, Nigel Lloyd, Ross 

Minehan, Wayne Smith and Nichol Taylor. 

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2010 World Women’s Teams Squash 

Championships Report 

The 2010 World Women’s Teams Squash Championships were 

hosted in Palmerston North from the 28th November until the 

4th December. Organisation took over 2 years of planning with 

monthly meetings through to weekly meetings closer to the 

event. Staffing was primarily a volunteer workforce consisting 

of a handpicked Organising Committee of 20 with a selected 

skill base, a paid Championships director, a contracted media 

manager and over 130 volunteers to run the championships. The 

volunteers once again gave this New Zealand event an edge, 

providing first class hospitality, facilities and service. 

From the beginning the Organising Committee made every 

effort to lift the bar in presenting a world class championships 

including: 

1. Team liaisons allocated to each nation 

2. Dedicated media campaign including TV and web 

streaming 

3. An Opening Ceremony which showcased New 

Zealand, the players and all 16 competing nations 

4. A school Educational Resource was developed, 

where schools were connected with each team 

5. Full crowds watching a strong NZ team perform well. 

6. A Kiwi style Closing Dinner. 

Each nation from 1 to 16 left thinking New Zealand as a nation 

and Kiwis were superb. The country (and region) had its best 

week of weather all year with players, officials and supporters/ 

spectators walking in a pleasant balmy climate to venues with 

ease. 

Accolades about ‘best World’s ever’ were received from many 

sources including current World Champion Nicol David, Dame 

Susan Devoy and former World Champs Sarah Fitzgerald and 

Michelle Martin. This was reward for all of the hard work put 

into the Championships. 

These Championships have left a legacy for squash. The sport 

within New Zealand and the Palmerston North region has once 

again shown its capability to run superb International events. It 

showcased a world class facility in Palmerston North, produced 

a small surplus that has been put back into the sport and created 

a buzz throughout the sports media that has been missing from 

Squash for some time. 

OVERVIEW 

Some interesting facts from the Championships including: 

• 16 nations attended, including 100+ competitors 

and coaches that were part of the 400+ national 

and international guests that attended the week long 

Championships. 

• Semi’s and Finals were sell-out crowds of 600 each 

with parochial, rugby type support, especially for the 

home nation. 

• Venues for the championships were the SquashGym 

Palmerston North club and IPC College. The Opening, 

Closing Medal Ceremonies, pool play thru to theQuarters, 

Semis and Finals were held at the Japanese owned IPC 

College’s International Rec Centre while early pool play 

rounds were held at SquashGym. IPC was a natural 

amphitheatre setting where the portable All-glass court 

was set up surrounded by a 600 tiered seat grandstand 

and corporate lounge. 

• A highlight was the attendance of current World 

champion and squash superstar Nicol David with the 

Malaysian team, our own former World Champions 

Dame Susan Devoy & Carol Owens, while other 

former World Champions included Australia’s Sarah 

Fitzgerald, Michelle Martin and Vanessa Atkinson from 

the Netherlands. 

• The Championships produced a small surplus and 

SquashGym collected a small venue fee from an overall 

event budget of $400,000. The Championships brought 

an economic benefit to the country and region of over 

$2 million. 

• The Championships had a significant sponsorship 

and funding component in the overall budget. Major 

partnerships or sponsorships included; SPARC, Simplot 

NZ & John West Salmon, Squash New Zealand, Inspire 

Net, Hotel Coachman, IPC College, Asics & Wilson 

and the Palmerston North City Council. Numerous 

Community and Gaming Trusts also contributed including; 

NZCT, Lion Foundation, Eastern & Central Community 

Trust, Central Energy Trust, Infinity Foundation and 

Endeavour Trust. Our grateful thanks to all. 

• The official Championship website 

(www.womensworldsquash2010.co.nz) generated over 

1.5 million hits, featured regular updates, photo galleries 

and web-streaming for the Quarters, Semis and Finals, 

which over 7000 viewed a web streamed Semis and 

Finals. This was our portal to the outside world. 

• Team Liaison officers were appointed for each country, 

2 for each nation to welcome and help teams settle in 

and enjoy the Championships. 

• The Championships were filmed for SkyTV and was aired 

3 times in an hour long highlights package, snippets were 

also aired on TVNZ, Maori and TV3 news. A popular 

Championships DVD was produced and sold. 

• Australia, led by Kasey Brown and with the return of 

Sarah Fitzgerald, won the teams event from England, New 

Zealand went very close losing a tight semi to England 

and faded in the bronze medal match against Malaysia, 

finishing a creditable 4th. 

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Action from the 

2010 Women’s 

World Teams Squash 

Championships hosted 

at Pamerston North, 

New Zealand. 

AN EVENT TO REMEMBER 

On a personal note I would like to thank the many companies, 

organisations and people who have supported these 

Championships. SPARC, Squash New Zealand, Dame Susan 

Devoy our Championships Ambassador, and Sport Manawatu. 

Not forgetting our hard working Organising Committee 

especially Joss Urbahn the Tournament Referee, Championships 

Director Vaughan Utteridge and the many volunteers who put 

in thousands of hours. 

It was a wonderful occasion and one we will remember for 

many years to come. 

GRANT SMITH 

Chairperson, Organising Committee 

2010 Women’s World Teams Squash Championships 

Shelley Kitchen right, in her last match for New Zealand, 

ended the World Teams Championships unbeaten. 

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New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame 

Now in its third year of existence the New Zealand 

Squash Hall of Fame continues to focus on its prime 

objectives of recognising and honouring the sport’s greats, 

and preserving and recording the sport’s history. 

Our second group accorded Honoured Membership 

were inducted at a most enjoyable evening which 

coincided with the World Women’s Teams Championships 

in December 2010.Sadly two of that 

night’s recipients (Don Green and 

Nancy New) have since passed away. 

The pleasure both received from their 

induction highlights the importance of 

such recognition. 

The 2011 honourees as selected by 

the Voting Panel earlier this year will 

be inducted at a function at this year’s 

AGM. They are Norm Coe, Pam Davis, 

Paul Steel and Ann Stephens. 

After three induction ceremonies the 

Hall of Fame now recognises twenty 

“greats” as Honoured Members and 

it is our intention that the Voting Panel 

should meet in early 2012 to consider 

further recommendations. 

A major highlight for the Hall of Fame this 

year has been the launch and successful 

marketing of the Joseph Romanos publication 

“Long or Short The Story of New Zealand 

Squash”. This compelling read has received 

great peer reviews and been commented on 

enthusiastically by all who have read it. We 

have been delighted with its sales to date while 

it remains available still on the Hall of Fame 

website. 

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We were also pleased this year to provide financial 

support to the Canterbury Squash Foundation to assist 

their efforts in supporting Christchurch clubs affected by 

February’s earthquake. 

The Hall of Fame Management Board has spent some 

time this year considering its future structure. To this end a 

Memorandum of Understanding has 

been signed with Squash New Zealand 

which formalises the relationship with 

both parties going forward. The Hall of 

Fame sees this as an important step, 

potentially adding real value to the 

game in the future whilst remaining 

committed to its initial aims and 

objectives. 

My thanks to all members of 

the Hall of Fame’s Voting Panel 

and Management Board for their 

continuing support and valuable 

contributions. 

DON COTTER 

Chairman, NZSHoF Board 

AT THE 2010 SQUASH HALL OF FAME INDUCTION no less than 15 national senior champions were 

present. From left: Charlie and Megan Waugh, Don Mochan, Pam Davis, Dame Susan Devoy, Carol Owens, 

Jackie Hawkes, Joelle King, Stuart Davenport, Shelley Kitchen, Neven Barbour, Don Green, Tamsyn Leevey, 

Val Biss, Dom Burmeister. They won 41 national titles between them.


National Squash Centre 

During 2011 we have had a change in our Management 

Team at the NZ Squash Centre. Glen Hurley completed 

approximately 3 years as Manager at the end of May and it 

is appropriate to thank Glen for his steady stewardship over 

that time. Since June Trevor Colyer has been our Manager 

and he has brought significant growth and enthusiasm to 

the role. Trevor is a former top NZ Squash player and is still 

actively involved with squash. This added dimension and a 

fresh new approach is proving very successful. Our income 

and court usage are showing increases for the first time for 

a long period. 

Our tenant, Subway, has continued to grow their business 

and the rental income we receive from them is crucial to 

our operation. 

NZ Squash continue to make good use of the Centre for 

training and development, and tournaments. Unitec also 

makes use of the facility as do several local schools and 

community groups. Squash Auckland usage has also increased 

again. 

The Board still intends to complete the Centre as originally 

planned with additional courts and office space. However, 

the economic recession and continuing difficult financial 

environment has meant this has had to be deferred until 

the situation improves and the necessary charitable funding 

required proves more achievable. 

During the year we lost a Trustee with the untimely death 

of Mike Greig, a long time stalwart of NZ Squash. Mike will 

be missed by all who knew him. 

The remaining Trustees Michael Sumpter, Susie Simcock, 

Margaret Cotter, Andrew Codling and Tim Marshall all 

continue as does Jim O’Grady as our Board Registrar. The 

role of Neven Barbour as our Executive Director remains 

vital to the successful operation of the Centre. 

The Centre remains a valuable asset and facility for all involved 

and the Board certainly continues to encourage increased 

usage by all parties. 

BRUCE DAVIDSON 

Chairman, Board of Trustees 

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Club Kelburn 

Club Kelburn- Fighting The Good Fight at Your Nations Capital. 

It has been another great year at Club Kelburn. When I look 

back and think of what a lot of businesses have gone through 

in the last 12 to 24 months, we have weathered the economic 

environment pretty well. Some areas of our club business are 

up, some are down, but overall we have had a successful year. 

SQUASH 

We have 10 courts operating at Club Kelburn. Our core 

products for squash are our Big Leagues, our Superleague 

on Monday nights, coaching, and our Sunday Club- our entry 

level program. Gary Aukett has done a great job this year with 

the coaching and Sunday Club. Tamsyn Leevey has coached 

a bit here with schools, and has been a great personality to 

have associated with our club. 

But the majority of our bookings are casuals, and this area is 

still our core squash business. Our challenge is to continue 

to get new people in to try squash out, then get them into 

our programs mentioned above. 

see a big future for this version of the game, and will continue 

to develop a market for it. 

GYM 

The gym continues to be an integral part of Club Kelburn. 

With six gym areas, we have plenty of equipment and 

space to provide a great workout experience. Squash and 

gym together are such a great combination, and I strongly 

encourage clubs nationwide to look at this option if you are 

looking for a more sustainable club model for the future. 

They just work well together for a whole bunch of reasons. 

We have also started a Vic Uni club with the help of a keen 

student, and look forward to developing this more next year. 

With 20,000 students on our doorstep, it continues to be 

our biggest opportunity. 

Hi Ball squash, our alternative game played with a bigger, 

bouncier ball and a different racket, continues to grow in 

popularity, and is played by people at our club most days. I 

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our site- www.clubk.co.nz. Click on the Pro Shop tab. 

FUNDING 

We are very grateful to the great team at Pelorus Trust, who 

once again are supporting us to provide squash and coaching 

to students and the general community. It is a great help to 

have them on board as a key part of our club. I look forward 

to continuing the association with them in the coming years. 

THANKS 

Thanks must go to my staff of around eight. I am lucky to be 

right next to the Uni, which is a great source of bright young 

people to help with the club. I have worked more closely 

with Jim O’Grady this year than any of the six CEOs before 

him, and I think it is great to have a squash guy at the helm 

of our sport. He is always approachable and open to ideas, 

and I look forward to working more with him and the team 

at Squash NZ in the future. 

Neven Barbour has stepped back from direct involvement 

with Club K for the board in the last year. I would like to thank 

Neven for his help over most of the last 17.5 years I have 

been fighting the good fight here. He has been a great help 

to me over the years, and continues to be a good sounding 

board for me. He was the guy who rang me out of the blue 

all those years ago with an offer to come and have a look at 

running what was then a pretty run down, unprofitable liability. 

What a great ride it has been! A few more twists and turns left! 

THE FUTURE 

Looking ahead, I think people are becoming more aware of 

the importance of a healthy lifestyle, including exercise. Our 

challenge as a sport is to make our clubs fresh and appealing 

to the market. We need to be changing, nimble and out there 

in our community to entice them in. 

ROB WALKER 

Club Kelburn 

MARKETING AND TECHNOLOGY 

These are the areas where things are always changing. With 

the growing use of social media, and all the discount groups 

like Treatme, Grabone and the dozen or so others, the face 

of advertising and marketing has changed. We have used 

Treatme on a number of promotions to great effect, and 

will continue with them at regular intervals. The other area 

we have spent considerable effort on this year is developing 

our database and email. This has certainly been a benefit in 

ongoing promotions and communication. The ability to create 

advocates from existing members, and getting them to help 

gain more members is critical for us. 

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Squash Club of the Year 2011 

Manurewa Squash Rackets Club 

Manurewa Squash Club provides an environment where 

people come first. The club has recognised that its success 

and growth hinge on building strong relationships. To 

achieve this Manurewa Squash Club has introduced the new 

position of ‘Membership Administrator’ on its committee. 

The purpose of this role is to build quality relationships 

within the club and throughout the community with the 

goal of growing and developing the game of squash in the 

Manurewa community. An example of this approach is the 

‘Summer Special’ advertising campaign instigated by the 

Membership Administrator over the 2010-11 Christmas 

period. The campaign attracted 35 new members over the 

summer period, of which 15 were later converted into full 

time club members. 

Manurewa Squash Club also recognises the importance 

of building strong relationships with volunteers to create 

a welcoming and hospitable environment for prospective 

and existing members. To support this Manurewa supports 

its volunteers by paying for them to participate in training 

courses, and providing pathways to recognition and reward. 

The club has developed a coaching pool of six training 

coaches, all of whom have attended Squash New Zealand 

Coachforce training modules. The club has also paid for four 

volunteer bar staff to attain Club Managers Bar Certificates. 

Manurewa believes that a welcoming and willing network 

of volunteers within the club is vital to its success. As well 

as paying for courses, volunteers receive complimentary 

tickets to club functions, and the club is also in the process 

of introducing an award for club member of the year which 

will recognise volunteer work. 

The success of Manurewa’s programme is underlined by the 

65% increase in membership that has occurred between 

October 2010 and October 2011. 

The club acts further to embed quality relationships with 

prospective and existing members by communicating 

effectively and making court access user-friendly for members. 

The club utilises text and email platforms to keep members 

up to date and deliver timely and meaningful communication. 

It has also committed to implementing the Squash New 

Zealand-provided online court booking system, which will 

facilitate court access for existing members and be used as 

a tool to attract new members. 

Manurewa Squash Club has also subscribed to the 

importance of attractive, welcoming facilities to the health 

of the club. The club has spent $100,000 in the last year on 

club improvements, including refurbishment of the kitchen, 

ladies changing rooms and bar area, and construction of a 

covered deck. A further $175,000 of work is in various stages 

of funding and planning for the coming year to continue club 

upgrades. 

Manurewa Squash Club participates proudly in regional and 

national competitions, featuring in all categories of Squash 

Auckland interclub competition, and entering a team in 

the Cousins Shield national club team championship during 

the 2011 season. The club enjoyed some success in the 

Superchamps competition, with some strong results at 

regional level, and the F grade women’s team (which won 

the regional Superchamps competition) placing third at the 

national event. 

Congratulations to Manurewa Squash Club on their progress 

and achievements this year; a deserving recipient of the club 

of the year award. 

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Masters Report 

The Trans Tasman Test series in Nelson this year in association 

with the New Zealand Masters individuals and team’s event 

has been the key focus for many of our players and the event 

did not disappoint. 

There were 170 entrants and this number seems to be 

relatively static in recent years, however the quality of the 

squash certainly does not diminish regardless of age group. 

The retiming of the event away from the traditional Labour 

Weekend to late September seems to have been a hit with 

the majority of the participants and will be continued along 

with the successful 3 day individuals time frame trialled in 

2010. 

Special thanks must go to the main players in the organisation 

of this three pronged event, Di Connolly, Sylvia Wesney and 

Grant Fergusson who worked tirelessly along with their army 

of volunteers to produce a superb nine days of quality hosting. 

They supplied their own on site IT expert, club stalwart Lester 

Bowden who was residing in his house bus, employed an 

in-house barista, and the never ending supply of clean towels 

in the changing rooms is a memory to cherish. 

NZ CLUB MASTERS TEAMS CHAMPS June 17 - 19 th 2011 

Ten entries in all were received for the event, with only three 

of these being from outside the host club: Kawaroa Park, 

Lugton Park and Feilding. 

In Division 1, there were 6 teams, the 3 PN teams were 

entered with one team being the highest graded team and 

the other two formulated so that they were pretty much 

evenly matched to opposing teams. The top PN team won 

the competition. 

The four P.N teams in Division 2 were compiled so that 

opponents were evenly matched in grades, ensuring that 

everyone got good matches. 

Entries were very disappointing. I emailed contacts I have 

throughout the country of Masters and had pre-advised them 

all of the tournament and the dates and asked them to try to 

support the event, but this seemed not to help the number 

of entries. It was apparent that because of the change in date 

by NZ Squash it clashed with the likes of Masterton Open, 

and also was the week prior to Cousins Shield/Mitchell Cup, 

which for top players may have been too much with them 

two weeks in a row. 

We produced an ‘in house’ programme, including the draws, 

team compositions and messages from NZ Masters Director 

and our club President. 

Sponsorship of $1000 was received from Jacksons Flooring, 

who sent a representative to our prizegiving, who commented 

that they were pleased to support and would be happy to 

continue next year. 

SQUASHGYM PALMERSTON NORTH, winners of the NZ 

Club Masters Teams title for 2011. L to R; Sharon Patterson, 

Sheryl Curtis, Ian Nation, Joe Murphy and Grant Smith. 

The tournament ran smoothly, everyone enjoyed themselves, 

the food provided by the club President and his team was 

wonderful, and the Saturday night social was very well 

received. 

I did not hear many comments on the ‘goodie bags’ but I am 

sure they were appreciated. 

Jill Brown, Tournament Organiser 

TRANS-TASMAN TEST SERIES 

Unfortunately for the first time the 2011 earthquake 

sequences and the Rugby World Cup forced a change from 

the normal 3 test competition to a 2 test countback event, 

however this was but a minor blip on the horizon when put 

into life’s perspective. 

Arriving for practise on the Tuesday night it was clear the 

atmosphere was buzzing, and this energy from and to the 

club continued throughout the next day. After the speeches 

we received a warm welcome from Nelson’s Mayor, Aldo 

Miccio, who then advised that because of the Rugby World 

Cup he had announced “Hug an Aussie Day”, and of course 

we all did as we were told. 

However immediately after this historic group bonding 

session we hit the courts for our 20th encounter, of which 

we had only won four. 

After two matches we were 2 down however we won the 

next 7 to take a commanding lead and finished up 9-3 victors 

– a powerful first day. 

Day two saw some turn around results both ways however 

New Zealand were not to be denied their moment in the 

sun, eventually winning 8-4. 

The match results are listed elsewhere, and the Nelson 

newspaper article and photo below tell the whole story. 

Finally special thanks must go to Squash NZ for financial 

assistance way above budget, which the players appreciated 

immensely. 

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NZ INDIVIDUALS 

There were many hotly contested matches leading up to 

and including the finals, and the quality of squash was at 

the highest level, with Australians taking three of the titles 

and New Zealanders the remainder. The winners are listed 

elsewhere in the results section. 

INTER DISTRICT TEAMS EVENT 

Once again only five teams were entered, a disappointing 

number given that Central are previous regulars, and being 

a South Island event one would expect Southern, Otago or 

Midlands to finally conjure up a team or combine to ensure 

participation in this annual squash-fest, and to promote 

themselves for potential future hosting rights. 

The round robin event was a tight affair and upset results 

meant that on the final day Auckland and Canterbury had 

the power to become king makers, as the result of their tie 

created the champion team. 

I have never in the history of Masters Squash seen so many 

Bay of Plenty and Wellington players cheering for their 

adopted teams. 

It was quite fitting that Wellington emerged the victors as 

they had beaten the Bay in the round robin and this was their 

first title since the inception of the event in 1985. 

The winner of the traditional and charismatic skits event 

was Canterbury with an enlightening and humorous tale 

of a typical day in earthquake ravaged 

Canterbury. 

Every year from 1997 to 2008 he won his age group, and with 

wins in a couple of other years he has won 14 NZ Masters 

Titles and several Australian Titles. 

He has represented New Zealand in the Masters Team eight 

times, always with distinction, always with a determination 

to do well, and more often than not, with a win at the end. 

To cap it all off Richard won the World Masters Games 45+ 

Squash Title in Denmark, the World Masters 55+ Squash title 

in Melbourne in 2001, and in the 2008 Worlds in Christchurch 

he prevailed in the 65+ age group, losing only 1 set 10/8 on 

the way to the final which he won 9/0 9/6 9/1 

CONCLUSION: 

2011 saw some young and not so young Masters players 

participate for the first time at our National Event, and it is 

evident that they are all hooked on continuing their foray 

into an exciting new genre. 

Next year is a World Cup year in Birmingham and many New 

Zealanders plan to travel and enjoy a holiday combined with 

their favourite sport. 

R. WAYNE SEEBECK 

Director of Masters 

ROB ROCHE TROPHY 

Below is an excerpt from the trophy award 

presented to Richard Purser. 

Richard began his international racquet sport 

career in 1960, being selected in the N.Z. Junior 

Davis Cup Squad. 

However badminton was his forte, and he won 

33 NZ Open titles from 1962-81. 

9 singles, 10 doubles, and 14 mixed doubles. 

He also won a number of overseas singles titles 

including the Scottish, Irish and Australian Open, 

and the 1978 Commonwealth bronze medal 

doubles. 

Richard has been a devoted and heavily involved 

supporter of NZ Masters Squash for 30 years and 

he has been a member of the Auckland team 15 

times since 1991 with an enthusiastic, fun loving 

style that helped to set national championships 

alight, and his sense of humour and commitment 

to the team skits is legendary. 

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ACCOUNTABILITY 

Squash New Zealand 2011 Financials 

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Audit Report 

To the Readers of the Financial Statements of New Zealand Squash Incorporated. 

We have audited the financial statements of New Zealand Squash Incorporated on pages 47 to 53 which comprise the balance 

sheet as at 30 September 2011, and the income statement, statement of changes in equity for the year then ended, and a summary 

of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. 

NEW ZEALAND SQUASH INCORPORATED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATMENTS 

The Executive Council is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with generally 

accepted accounting practice in New Zealand and for such internal control as the Executive council determine is necessary to enable 

the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance 

with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). 

Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 

about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 

The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the 

financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors considers internal control relevant 

to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate 

in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit 

also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates, as well as 

evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion. 

Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, New Zealand Squash Incorporated. 

OPINION 

Basis for Qualified Opinion on Financial Position and Financial Performance 

In common with organisations of similar nature, control over income in Club Kelburn prior its being recorded is limited, and no practical 

audit procedure exist to determine the effect of this limited control. 

In our opinion, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial 

statements on pages 47 to 53 : 

• Comply with generally accepted accounting practices in New Zealand; 

• Give a true and fair view of the financial position of New Zealand Squash Incorporated as at 30 September 2011, and its financial 

performance for the year then ended. 

OTHER MATTERS 

Last year’s accounts had been qualified on the same basis as this year. 

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 

We have obtained all the information and explanations we have required. 

In our opinion proper accounting records have been kept by the organisation as far as appears from our examination of those records. 

Cameron McGregor BCOM FCA 

McGregor Bailey Chartered Accountants 

2 Crummer Road, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144, New Zealand Date: 18 November 2011 

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Note 2011 2010 

$ $ 

Accumulated Funds 

Opening Balance as at 1 October 1,037,008 1,042,435 

Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year (15,199) (5,427) 

Total Accumulated Funds 1,021,809 1,037,008 

Represented By: 

Current Assets 

NEW ZEALAND SQUASH (INC) 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

As at 30 September 2011 

Cash on Hand 160 60 

Current Accounts 259,432 318,168 

On Call Accounts 458,826 508,037 

Term Deposits 187,627 178,382 

Accounts Receivable 3 109,019 59,104 

Stock on Hand 1 66,320 35,496 

Payments in Advance 4 16,199 29,247 

Total Current Assets 1,097,583 1,128,494 

Investments 

Loans to National Squash Centre 58,617 87,924 

Total Investments 5 58,617 87,924 

Non-current Assets 6 257,875 281,529 

Total Assets 1,414,075 1,497,947 

Current Liabilities 

Accounts Payable 177,340 240,053 

GST Payable 31,949 29,990 

Sundry Accruals 7 13,727 18,576 

Income in Advance 8 169,250 172,320 

Total Current Liabilities 392,266 460,939 

Total Liabilities 392,266 460,939 

NET ASSETS 1,021,809 1,037,008 

For and on behalf of the Board: 

Chairperson 

CEO 

18 November 2011 

This statement must be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Financial Statements on Pages 50-53 and the Audit Report on Page 46 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 

For the year ending 30 September 2011 

INCOME 

Levies & Subscriptions 

Note 2011 2010 

$ $ 

Affiliation Levies 9 436,256 441,712 

Grading Levies 16,510 16,679 

Associate Memberships 3,776 4,849 

Total Levies & Subscriptions 456,542 463,240 

Public Sector Grants 

SPARC 498,750 517,867 

Total Public Sector Grants 498,750 517,867 

Other Grants, Sponsorships & Income 50,598 56,156 

Total Grants, Sponsorships & Income 50,598 56,156 

Investment Income 

Club Kelburn 10 115,887 102,886 

Interest 22,419 9,902 

Total Investment Income 138,306 112,788 

Sundry Income 79,761 38,164 

TOTAL INCOME 1,223,957 1,188,215 

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This statement must be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Financial Statements on Pages 50-53 and the Audit Report on Page 46



Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 

For the year ending 30 September 2011 

EXPENDITURE 

Note 2011 2010 

$ $ 

Management & Operations 

Governance 56,217 57,862 

Salaries & Fees 207,464 251,122 

Office Expenses 36,200 24,210 

Professional Fees 8,940 11,800 

Staff Expenses 10,523 7,809 

Total Management & Operations 319,344 352,803 

Special Projects 105,449 58,445 

Promotion & Marketing 17,269 15,885 

Regional Development 253,471 216,834 

Education & Development (37) 715 

Gradings & Rankings 29,311 38,209 

National Events 50,555 62,098 

High Performance Programme 400,076 397,356 

Total Expenditure before Depreciation 1,175,438 1,142,345 

Provision for Doubtful Debts 31,307 29,807 

Depreciation 33,670 20,677 

Unrealised Exchange Loss 1 1,335 396 

Bad Debts - 417 

Gain on Disposal of Assets 2,594 - 

Total Expenditure Including Depreciation 1,239,156 1,193,642 

NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR (15,199) (5,427) 


Accumulated Funds 


Consolidated Statement of Movement of Equity 

For year ending 30 September 2011 

Note 2011 2010 

$ $ 

Opening Balance as at 1 October 1,037,008 1,042,435 

Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year (15,199) (5,427) 

Total Accumulated Funds 1,021,809 1,037,008 


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Notes to the Financial Accounts 

For the year ended 30 September 2011 

1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Statement of Accounting Policies 

Differential Reporting 

New Zealand Squash (Inc) is the New Zealand national sporting organisation responsible for the control, advancement 

and regulation of the game of squash throughout New Zealand. New Zealand Squash (Inc) is incorporated under the 

Incorporated Societies Act 1908. 

The Association qualifies for differential reporting as it is not publicly accountable and does not qualify as “large”, as defined 

within the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants framework for differential reporting. The entity has taken 

advantage of all the differential reporting exemptions available to it. 

Measurement Base 

The accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and reporting of earnings and financial position 

on an historical cost basis have been followed. Accrual accounting is used to match income and expenditure. 

Specific Accounting Policies 

The following specific accounting policies which materially affect the measurement of financial performance and of financial 

position have been applied: 

Operating Leases 

Operating lease payments, where the lessors effectively retain substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the leased 

items, are recognised in the determination of operating profit in equal instalments over the term of the lease (refer Note 11) 

Stock 

Stock for New Zealand Squash has been valued at net realisable value. Club Kelburn stock is valued on a weighted average basis. 

Goods & Services Tax 

The financial statements have been prepared on a GST exclusive basis. Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are 

stated inclusive of GST. 

Income Tax 

New Zealand Squash Inc is exempt for Income Tax as an amateur sports club, under Income Tax Act 2007, No 97, 

s CW 46. 

Fixed Assets 

All fixed assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation to date. 

Depreciation 

Depreciation is calculated on a diminishing value basis or straight-line method on all properties. Some plant and equipments 

are provided at rates that will write-off the cost of the assets to their estimated residual values over their useful lives. The 

associated depreciation rates for each class of assets are as follows: 

Buildings & Improvements 3.6% - 31.2% 

Motor Vehicles 20.0% - 26.0% 

Office Equipment 10.0% - 80.4% 

Plant & Equipment 9.0% - 60.0% 

Software 10.0% - 48.0% 

Sports Equipment 10.0% - 60.0% 

Investments 

Investments are loans advanced to clubs for renovations and development and are stated at cost less any provisions or 

write-offs (refer Note 5). 

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Foreign Currencies 

Transactions in foreign currencies are converted at the New Zealand rate of exchange at the date of the transaction. 

At balance date foreign monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate, and exchange variations arising 

from these transactions are included in the statement of financial performance as operating items. 

Changes in Accounting Policies 

There have been no changes in accounting policies. All policies have been applied on a basis consistent with those used in 

previous years. 

2 - INVENTORY COMMITMENTS 

Some inventories are pledged as security for liabilities. Inventory is subject to retention of title clauses. 

3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 

2011 2010 

Accounts Receivable 129,019 77,104 

Less Provision for Doubtful Debts (20,000) (18,000) 

Total Accounts Receivable 109,019 59,104 

4 – PAYMENTS IN ADVANCE 

2011 2010 

ACC Levy 1,723 1,645 

Commonwealth Games (Oct 2011) - 10,935 

Computer Expenses 3,550 1,350 

Consultant Fees 844 - 

Hall of Fame Expenses - 5,052 

Insurance 7,019 7,235 

Travel Expenses 3,063 - 

World Womens (Dec 2010) - 1,474 

World Squash Meeting - 1,556 

Total Payments in Advance 16,199 29,247 

5 – INVESTMENTS 

2011 2010 

National Squash Centre Charitable Trust 293,073 293,073 

Less Provision for Doubtful Debts (234,456) (205,149) 

Total Investments 58,617 87,924 

Advancement Date : 31 October 2001 

Terms : 

Original Term Five Years increased to 9 Years 

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Repayment Date : Original Date of Repayment 31 October 2006 extended to 31 October 2013 

Interest Rate : 

Security : 

0.0% per annum 

Unsecured 

New Zealand Squash views the above loan of $293,073 as a strategic investment in the long term future development of 

squash. The Board has extended the repayment date of this loan to October 2013. 

No interest has been charged since the inception of the advance. 

A provision for doubtful debts has been made to write this investment off over 10 years. 

6 - FIXED ASSET & DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE 

Description Cost Opening Additions/ Depreciation Accumulated Closing 

Book Value (Disposals) Depreciation Book Value 

Trophies 500 500 500 

Motor Vehicles 34,749 11,180 (20,889) 1,492 7,230 6,630 

Plant, Equip & Fittings 240,800 34,190 5,253 12,379 228,946 17,107 

Computer Software 178,098 146,825 27,000 15,810 37,126 167,972 

Sports Equipment 221,430 38,226 1,495 13,662 196,866 26,059 

Buildings 775,399 42,649 - 11,709 744,459 30,940 

Leasehold Improvements 272,847 7,959 3,619 2,910 267,799 8,667 

Total 1,723,823 281,529 16,478 57,962 1,482,426 257,875 

7 - SUNDRY ACCRUALS 

2011 2010 

Holiday Pay Accrued 13,727 18,576 

Total Sundry Accruals 13,727 18,576 

8 - INCOME IN ADVANCE 

2011 2010 

SPARC 130,500 169,000 

Ball Sponsorship 14,250 - 

Lion Foundation 20,000 - 

Pelorus Trust - Grant 4,500 3,320 

Total Income in Advance 169,250 172,320 

9 - LEVIES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 

Affiliation levy income for the 2011 year was calculated on an SEM rate of $30.95 plus GST. 

10 - CLUB KELBURN 

Club Kelburn is a court, gym and retail equipment facility owned by New Zealand Squash Inc. Its financial accounts are 

included as part of New Zealand Squash Inc. 

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The following is a summarised Statement of Financial Performance for Club Kelburn for the year ended 30 September 2011. 

2011 2010 

Income: 

Operating Income 132,974 166,300 

Court Fees 188,923 195,602 

Gear Hire 12,312 13,857 

Gym, Aerobics, Sauna & Sunbed 204,073 187,093 

Sponsorship & Promotion 1,050 1,157 

Interest Received 8,385 6,990 

Recoveries 27,624 27,600 

Other Income 9,567 5,782 

Total Income 584,908 604,381 

Less: Expenditure 

Cost of Sales 75,593 88,335 

Bank Fees 2,895 3,196 

Depreciation 24,292 34,320 

Insurance 9,079 7,978 

Management & Sundry 249,520 245,634 

Power & Utilities 43,040 43,070 

Rent 45,337 45,337 

Repairs & Maintenance 19,265 33,625 

Total Expenditure 469,021 501,495 

Net Surplus 115,887 102,886 

11 - CAPITAL & LEASE COMMITMENTS 

Capital Commitments 

There were no capital commitments as at Balance Date. 

Operating Lease Commitments 

Lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases: 

2011 2010 

Current 7.608 10,680 

Non-current 28,382 15,130 

Total 35,990 25,810 

A new lease was signed on 31 May 2011. The term of the operating lease is 60 months and expires 31 May 2016. 

12 - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

New Zealand Squash (Inc) had no contingent liabilities as at 30 September 2011. 

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MEMBERSHIP 

Squash New Zealand 2011 District Returns


2011 Membership Returns 

Club Senior Men Senior Women Junior Men Junior Women Leisure Players Total Members 

NORTHLAND 

Bream Bay 11 0 0 0 1 11 

Dargaville RF & SRC 18 11 15 3 5 47 

Kaitaia T & SC 22 14 12 10 2 58 

Kamo Rugby 50 33 17 21 7 121 

Kerikeri 59 36 17 10 47 122 

Manaia 35 22 6 3 8 66 

Mangakahia 33 18 21 9 19 81 

Maungaturoto 35 26 16 9 8 86 

Mid Western 14 12 11 3 1 40 

Southern (Te Kopuru) 13 8 5 2 5 21 

Waipu Rugby & Squash 5 1 6 4 0 16 

Wellsford 34 26 18 20 13 98 

Whangarei 62 20 23 9 37 114 

Total 391 227 167 103 153 881 

AUCKLAND 

Auckland Squash Centre 6 1 0 0 0 7 

Belmont Park 21 15 29 9 2 77 

Browns Bay 124 34 26 10 40 168 

Devonport 44 11 25 12 6 92 

Franklin 99 31 53 10 21 193 

Harcourts Eden Epsom 160 62 71 21 78 314 

Henderson 129 65 29 16 80 239 

Herne Bay/Ponsonby 96 44 15 15 31 190 

Howick 108 25 21 5 46 159 

Kumeu 34 9 9 2 16 54 

Manurewa 68 58 20 10 37 156 

Maramarua 17 11 6 2 4 36 

North Shore 140 39 29 17 21 225 

Panmure 139 41 25 12 101 217 

Papakura 55 17 24 6 20 102 

Red Beach 43 16 19 14 13 92 

Remuera 278 88 53 13 111 453 

RNZAF 17 17 0 0 0 34 

Royal Oak 219 98 70 18 216 405 

Shepherds Park 4 4 0 0 1 8 

Silverdale 39 17 4 0 10 60 

Te Kauwhata 24 12 1 0 1 37 

Te Papapa 44 17 2 1 54 64 

Titirangi T & SC 153 47 31 8 100 239 

Waiuku Golf & SC 38 14 0 0 47 52 

Warkworth 54 41 42 24 100 161 

Weymouth 18 12 0 1 0 30 

Total 2171 846 604 226 1156 3864 

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WAIKATO 

Aria 22 22 3 5 8 52 

Cambridge 101 52 25 11 36 189 

Frankton 22 4 2 1 2 29 

Hamilton OBRF 45 25 4 3 32 77 

Hamilton S & T 115 39 33 15 390 592 

Huntly 13 23 12 9 7 57 

Leamington Rugby 41 35 14 5 11 95 

Lugton Park 62 35 8 4 34 109 

Mercury Bay 3 4 0 0 5 7 

Morrinsville 37 33 15 12 14 97 

Ngaruawahia 21 9 0 0 7 30 

Otorohanga 21 20 0 0 1 41 

Paeroa SC 34 17 8 14 22 73 

Ruakura SC 79 48 17 2 69 146 

Taumarunui 42 30 9 8 25 89 

Taupiri Rugby 19 16 0 0 0 35 

Te Aroha 36 38 12 5 22 91 

Te Awamutu 68 45 33 10 34 155 

Te Kuiti SC 28 24 5 5 3 62 

Te Rapa SC 43 25 16 5 5 89 

Thames SC 44 17 30 32 61 123 

United Matamata 85 44 25 23 40 177 

Waihi 5 2 6 6 0 19 

Waikato Hospital 37 26 0 0 36 63 

Whangamata 16 14 4 4 31 38 

Total 1039 647 281 179 895 2535 

BAY OF PLENTY 

Devoy Squash & fitness 87 55 40 13 80 195 

Edgecumbe 30 23 11 4 10 68 

Galatea Social 35 27 4 2 0 68 

Geyser City 62 28 12 5 11 107 

Katikati 44 34 26 11 42 115 

Kawerau 4 0 0 0 0 4 

Lakes High 43 24 16 11 1 94 

Marist 35 19 2 0 16 56 

Mount Maunganui 135 68 33 12 86 203 

Putaruru 10 20 6 4 15 65 

Reporoa 20 15 12 2 6 49 

Taneatua 20 26 0 0 7 46 

Taupo 60 39 14 4 9 117 

Te Puke 80 49 44 39 5 212 

Te Roopu o Waikite 2 0 1 1 44 46 

Ti Street Squash Centre 10 4 5 2 0 21 

Tokoroa 47 29 18 20 0 142 

Waikite Valley 29 16 11 4 2 60 

Whakatane 63 20 18 1 20 103 

Total 816 496 273 135 354 1771 

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EASTERN 

Gisborne HSOB 26 19 16 5 10 66 

Hastings T & SC 66 52 23 23 68 164 

Havelock North 110 25 19 3 38 157 

Hawkes Bay LTSC 90 40 9 12 42 151 

Hawkes Bay SC 84 8 31 12 57 175 

Surf City Squash 39 22 11 6 75 153 

Takapau 8 5 2 2 3 17 

Waipukurau 14 14 3 2 8 33 

Wairoa SC 

No Return 

Total 437 185 114 65 341 916 

CENTRAL 

Ashhurst-Pohangina 19 9 16 7 10 51 

Dannevirke 1 3 3 1 8 34 

Eltham 15 17 4 1 10 47 

Feilding 39 21 7 6 41 73 

Foxton 15 7 1 0 10 23 

Hawera 47 23 6 4 6 80 

Inglewood 35 24 14 16 31 119 

Kawaroa Park 164 76 30 6 97 276 

Levin 30 13 6 6 24 55 

Ohakea 12 3 0 0 7 15 

Ohakune 27 23 19 14 5 83 

Okato 40 20 35 14 16 109 

Opunake 12 14 0 0 0 26 

Patea 15 14 1 3 11 33 

Rangitikei 38 27 9 9 26 83 

River City 37 19 2 5 14 63 

SquashGym Palmerston Nth 383 159 137 64 433 743 

Stratford 40 23 1 0 16 64 

Taihape 41 28 17 6 19 92 

Tararua 56 25 23 16 46 120 

Turangi 21 18 0 1 31 40 

Waitara 18 14 3 0 12 35 

Wanganui 115 33 28 4 70 180 

Total 1220 613 362 183 943 2444 

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WELLINGTON 

Celtic 23 15 7 0 9 45 

Club Kelburn 4 0 1 0 1000 5 

Fraser Park 65 19 8 8 44 110 

Island Bay 100 34 16 5 5 160 

Kapiti 53 10 17 8 38 88 

Khandallah 109 61 37 18 79 225 

Mana 88 16 26 12 59 142 

Marlborough 39 25 14 11 18 89 

Marlborough COBS 48 49 28 21 6 146 

Martinborough 32 24 17 10 6 83 

Masterton 65 34 45 12 37 156 

Mitchell Park 136 44 30 18 85 228 

Motueka 27 15 8 4 5 54 

Nelson 119 37 32 5 83 193 

Otaki Sports 15 1 10 4 0 30 

Red Star 57 44 20 26 0 147 

Squash @ Upper Hutt 95 25 49 10 73 179 

Takaka 22 14 6 2 19 44 

Tawa 166 89 54 17 196 356 

The Thorndon Club 152 64 0 0 49 216 

Waikanae 22 10 11 1 7 44 

Waimea Squash 65 33 9 7 14 98 

Wainuiomata 47 28 9 4 32 88 

Woodbourne 7 0 0 0 0 7 

Total 1556 691 454 203 1864 2933 

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CANTERBURY 

Amberley 37 26 12 6 14 81 

Burnside 109 52 20 7 39 198 

Cashmere 25 16 0 0 0 41 

Christchurch Football 138 58 36 24 71 256 

Christchurch 196 83 41 12 103 332 

Greymouth 45 13 4 0 8 62 

Hokitika 8 3 0 0 0 11 

Hoon Hay 60 19 13 5 11 97 

Kaiapoi 21 17 7 6 20 61 

Kaikoura 56 28 3 1 40 88 

Lincoln 16 14 0 0 0 30 

Linwood 48 36 4 6 30 94 

Malvern 43 16 13 5 14 77 

Mount Pleasant 39 19 2 3 17 63 

Oxford 18 11 3 1 8 33 

Rangiora 59 18 9 1 17 87 

Richmond Wkmns Club 58 26 7 4 29 95 

Squash HQ 1 0 1 0 2 2 

Squashways Canterbury 35 0 2 0 4 37 

Sumner T & SC 50 17 1 1 10 69 

Westport 21 5 5 2 20 33 

Total 1083 477 183 84 457 1847 

MIDLANDS 

Ashburton 74 18 31 11 31 134 

Omaru Excelsior SC 28 6 8 2 5 44 

Oamaru S & BC 50 16 8 2 5 76 

Timaru 51 23 8 3 10 95 

Timaru OBSC 6 1 1 0 0 8 

Waimate 20 3 5 0 0 28 

Total 229 86 61 18 51 385 

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OTAGO 

Alexandra 41 22 6 5 1 74 

Clutha 19 2 2 0 6 23 

Cromwell 33 25 6 6 2 70 

Maniototo 11 14 8 5 1 38 

Omakau 21 23 6 3 4 53 

Otago 76 35 18 7 14 136 

Otago University 78 48 8 4 0 138 

Pirates 52 32 18 17 2 119 

Queenstown 28 6 3 2 37 75 

Southern 27 10 1 0 3 38 

Sunnyvale 50 15 6 1 2 72 

Taieri 50 34 17 3 11 104 

Toko 12 8 5 2 6 27 

Wanaka 56 25 9 4 47 92 

Total 554 299 113 59 136 1059 

SOUTHLAND 

Balfour SC 23 12 0 0 0 35 

Central Southland 33 27 6 4 3 70 

Clinton Community 39 31 1 1 33 70 

Dipton SC 21 3 0 0 7 24 

Fiordland SC 30 19 2 2 11 53 

Gore Town & Country 49 54 16 8 42 127 

Makarewa SC 40 18 9 4 13 71 

Mossburn SC 16 15 0 1 2 30 

Nightcaps SC 12 13 0 0 0 25 

Otautau SC 18 8 2 0 2 28 

Riversdale SC 20 20 1 1 0 42 

Riverton SRC 5 7 8 2 1 22 

Squash City Invercargill 99 36 38 19 53 192 

Tapanui SC 22 21 2 0 11 45 

Waiau SC 13 14 2 3 2 34 

Waikaia SRC 22 22 0 1 7 45 

Waikaka 14 22 6 5 15 47 

Wyndham SC 10 18 3 0 1 31 

Total 486 360 96 51 203 991 

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2012 Squash New Zealand 

National Events Calendar 

April 13-15 New Zealand Junior Open Remuera, Auckland 

April 20-22 Auckland Open North Shore, Auckland 

May 4-6 Waikato Open Hamilton T&S 

May 18-20 New Zealand Doubles Champs National Squash Centre, Auckland 

May 18-20 Bay of Plenty Open Tauranga 

June 1-4 Cousins Shield / Mitchell Cup Mitchell Park, Wellington 

June 8-10 Eastern Open Hawkes Bay SRC, Napier 

June 8-10 South Island Champs Squash City, Invercargill 

June 15-17 Wellington Open Mitchell Park, Wellington 

Jun 22-24 North Island Champs Cambridge 

Jun 29-Jul 1 New Zealand Masters Club Teams Feilding 

Jun 30-Jul 2 South Island Age Group Champs Timaru 

Jul 5-8 North Island Age Group Champs Hamilton 

Jul 7-18 World Junior Men’s Championships Qatar 

Jul 12-14 Canterbury Open Christchurch 

Jul 20-22 

Superchamp District Eliminations 

Jul 27-29 Midlands Open TBC 

Jul 27-29 Northland Open Whangarei 

Jul 27-29 Central Open/Manawatu Classic SquashGym Palmerston North 

Aug 3-8 NZ National Championships Kawaroa Park, New Plymouth 

Aug 10-12 Southland Open TBC 

Aug 17-19 NZ Secondary Schools Team Champs Devoy Squash & Fitness, Tauranga 

Aug 17-19 Otago Open TBC 

Sept 10-13 AIMS Games Mt. Maunganui 

Sept 12-16 Superchamps 2012 National Finals 

B Grade 

Christchurch SC 

C Grade 

Eden Epsom, Auckland 

D Grade 

Hamilton S&T 

E Grade 

Hastings T&S 

F Grade 

Squash City, Invercargill 

Sept 21-25 New Zealand Masters Champs Hawkes Bay SRC, Napier 

Oct 4-10 NZ Junior National Championships SquashGym Palmerston North 

Nov 12-17 World Women’s Team Championships France


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