SQUASH: Town do well to finish in the top six at national championships

The finals featured loads of players in the top 150 in the world and one team included three players in the top 60 in the world.

Town were given a tough first round draw. They came up against last year’s champions Colets from Surrey, who possessed the Portugal number one and two players ranked in the world’s top 100.

Town lost 4-0 but bounced back to beat Kingsland 3-1 in their next game and that meant a play-off against Wigan to determine fifth and sixth place.

Although Jon Hand was beaten, superb wins by Dan Soar and Chris Reeve put Town in with a shout of victory.

Unfortunately for Town, Dan McGinn’s opponent was current European Under 19 champion Patrick Rooney. McGinn produced some of his best squash but Rooney was too strong and ran out an 11/4 11/8 11/8 winner.

That meant a 2-2 scoreline but it was Wigan who took fifth place 9-7 on coutnback.

Round 1

Colets 4, Peterborough Town 0

Richie Fallows bt Dan McGinn 11/9 11/6 11/7

Angus Gillams bt Dan Soar 11/5 11/6 11/6

Rui Sores bt Chris Reeve 11/5 11/2 11/4

Rory Pennel bt Jon Hand 11/4 11/6 11/6

Round 2

Peterborough Town 3, Kingsland 1

Dan McGinn lost to Andrew Birks 5/11 8/11 11/8 11/5

Dan Soar bt Steve Jenks 11/7 11/8 8/11 11/5

Chris Reeve bt Charles Cathcart 17/15 13/11 11/1

Jon Hand bt Phillip Caudle 11/7 11/4 11/3

Round 3

Wigan 2, Peterborough Town 2 (Wigan won 9-7 on countback)

Patrick Rooney bt Dan McGinn 11/4 11/8 11/8

Ryan Atherton lost to Dan Soar 11/8 11/3 11/4 11/7

Paul Thomas lost to Chris Reeve 11/4 7/11 5/11 11/6 9/11

Mike McDonald bt Jon Hand 11/8 6/11 11/9 11/6