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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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SQUASH RACKETS

Squash rackets has been played in New Zealand since 1932. The New Zealand Squash Association was formed in 1939 with 15 member clubs divided into three classes – open clubs, closed clubs, and private court owners. The first president was the late G. E. F. Kingscote, of Christchurch, who was succeeded in 1947 by the present president, R. S. Mitchell, of Oamaru. The association has grown to 2,000 members in 19 clubs with about 40 courts among them.

Co-creator

Roy Owen Haddon, Hon. Secretary, New Zealand Squash Rackets Association, Palmerston North.