1967 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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

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

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay
  2. EnglandAnna Craven-Smith
  3. EnglandFran Marshall
  4. AustraliaMarion Hawcroft
  5. EnglandSheila Macintosh
  6. AustraliaBev Johnson
  7. AustraliaBarbara Baxter
  8. ScotlandSylvia McClure

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)EnglandM Makowerw/o
EnglandAnna Craven-SmithScotlandC Hitchman9–1 9–1 9–1
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandMarjorie Townsend9–2 9–3 9–1
AustraliaMarion HawcroftEnglandA Geddes9–1 9–1 9–0
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)EnglandC Heath9–3 9–0 9–0
AustraliaBarbara BaxterEnglandJ Pallister9–3 9–1 9–0
AustraliaBev JohnsonEnglandB Law9-0 9–1 9–1
ScotlandSylvia McClureEnglandBarbara McMullenw/o
EnglandM TaylorEnglandV Delaneyw/o
EnglandA NorvalEnglandJanet Ledger9–0 9–2 9–1
EnglandE TaylorEnglandE B Ward8–10 6–9 9–4 9–6 9–6
New ZealandBronwyn BartonEnglandR Cooper9–6 9–5 7–9 9–3
EnglandLorna Greville-CollinsAustraliaCeleste Dickson9–5 9–4 6–9 9–4
EnglandJ DixonEnglandG Hoganw/o
AustraliaThea MooreEnglandO Weldon-Corkeryw/o
AustraliaMargaret BurkeEnglandN A Watkinsw/o
AustraliaJenny McDevittNorthern IrelandBarbara Sanderson9–0 9–2 9–1
EnglandJennifer CraneEnglandJ M Ward9–3 9–0 9–4
AustraliaMarlene TierneyEnglandM Ashmore9–0 9–0 9–0
EnglandJean WilsonEnglandM White9–0 9–4 9–0
EnglandDi FullerEnglandS Youatt9–1 9–2 9–0
EnglandBetty KeenanEnglandM J Bassett9–1 9–2 9–0
EnglandS HolmesEnglandS M Atherden9–3 9–1 9–4
EnglandDaphne PortwayEnglandJ Price9–0 9–1 9–3
EnglandAnn PriceEnglandP Rundlew/o
EnglandDianne CorbettEnglandUrsula Smith2–9 9–1 9–2 9–3
EnglandA G WilliamsEnglandD Ibrahim7–9 9–2 9–3 9–4
EnglandAnnette PictonEnglandBobs Whitehead9–1 9–4 9–0
AustraliaRobyn KennedyEnglandM A Young9–0 9–3 9–0
AustraliaHelen JacksonEnglandElizabeth Fraser9–7 9–0 9–5
EnglandSheila CooperEnglandP Brown9–0 9–5 9–1
EnglandPeggy MasonEnglandP Pratt9–5 9–5 9–5

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Portway9–0 9–0 9–0
England Craven-SmithEngland Price9–0 9–1 9–0
England MarshallEngland Wilson9–3 9–3 9–0
Australia HawcroftEngland Norval9–2 9–0 9–0
England MacintoshEngland Taylor9–0 9–3 9–0
Australia BaxterEngland Corbett9–6 9–4 9–4
Scotland McClureEngland Picton9–4 10–8 9–2
Australia JohnsonEngland Greville-Collins9–3 9–4 9–4
Australia BurkeEngland Cooper9–7 9–3 9–0
Australia McDevittEngland Mason9–0 9–2 9–0
England CraneEngland Fuller9–7 9–3 9–3
Australia KennedyEngland Dixon9–3 9–3 9–1
Australia MooreAustralia Jackson10–9 9–0 9–3
New Zealand BartonEngland Holmes9–3 9–6 0–9 3–9 9–4
England KeenanEngland Williams5–9 2–9 9–3 9–4 9–6
Australia TierneyEngland Taylorw/o

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Burke9–1 9–0 9–0
England Craven-SmithAustralia McDevitt9–1 9–0 9–0
England MarshallEngland Crane9–4 9–5 9–1
Australia HawcroftAustralia Kennedy9–6 9–4 9–1
England MacintoshAustralia Moore9–4 9–0 9–1
Australia JohnsonNew Zealand Barton9–2 9–3 9–3
Australia BaxterEngland Keenan9–0 9–0 9–2
Australia TierneyScotland McClure9–3 9–2 9–0

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Macintosh9–3 9–1 9–5
England Craven-SmithAustralia Johnson9–5 9–5 9–7
England MarshallAustralia Baxter9–4 9–2 9–7
Australia HawcroftAustralia Tierney9–7 9–1 9–2

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Hawcroft9–1 9–0 9–3
England Craven-SmithEngland Marshall9–1 8–10 9–4 9–3

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Craven-Smith9–1 10–8 9–6

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