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Squash SA
Address:
Po Box 613, 2116 Northlands
Telephone:
011 442 8056
Fax:
011 442 8036
Description
As with many sports in South Africa, squash was introduced early in the century through the influence of the British military forces with the first courts being built at the Johannesburg Country Club and the Pretoria Squash Club.
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These courts were wider and longer than the modern ones and were used for the old fashioned game known as fives or racket ball. Squash rackets as it was known, was played mainly as an elitist sport at private schools and clubs but grew in popularity from 1925. In 1930 the court at the Johannesburg Country Club, which had been an open air one, was fitted with a roof and at the same time reduced to the conventional size court, as we now know them. Shortly thereafter, similar sized courts were built in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. In 1910 South Africa became the first body in the World to form a national controlling body. The main function of this body was to administer the South African Championships.
The inaugural meeting of the S A Squash Rackets Association was held in Queenstown in December 1946. Mr HW P Whiteley was chairman - a post he held for 10 consecutive years. A National body was required to control and co-ordinate tours, tournaments, coaching and to promote the game. Jurisdiction spread from South Africa to the then Rhodesia, Botswana and Swaziland. One of the first five vice-presidents was Dr Danie Craven.
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