Squash Tournament

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Thanks for your interest in the Newton Perkins' Squash Tournament 2012/13. Here are a few of the details:-

The Tournament has been running for 38 years. The main Tournament was won in 2012 by Cushman & Wakefield, whilst Bird & Bird won the plate.

It is a team competition. For a match you field a team of three players (drawn from a squad of up to five). Some teams have experienced players, some field players who enjoy the game and compete well at the beers afterwards!! Initial round robin matches involve 4 to 5 matches played during January/February (there is normally a total of around 30 teams entering -a list of last year's entrants is below). Qualifiers from the groups go on to contest further rounds and compete for a main and plate trophy. The finals are played in London in late April/early May (usually at the RAC in Pall Mall). For details of the 2011 final click here. We are in the process of loading details of the 2012 finals.

The Tournament is for Greater London based property and surveying businesses. It is also open to property departments of legal practices and financial institutions. For non-property organisations two of three players in any given match must be property department members. All players must be bona fide members of the firm (including partners/directors/employees and consultants). There is an entry fee of £150 per firm.

If you do not have a London squash club there are two Fitness First clubs in London who allow competing teams to use their courts (subject to payments of the clubs' guest fee charges).

If your firm are a new entrant please confirm your possible interest to David Alcock, following which we will need information on your team and confirmation of the five nominated players (though you can change the order following notification). If your firm have previously competed and you wish to re-enter please go directly to the entry form.

Previous Tournaments

Squash Tournament Finals 2012

Squash Finals Result - Gorilla Awakes!

The Finals Evening of the Newton Perkins’ Squash Tournament 2012, was played out at the RAC Club on 2nd May. Competing for the Plate Trophy were two first time finalists, Gerald Eve and solicitors Bird & Bird. Eve’s no.3 lady player Kym Shaen-Carter struggled with the pace of Bird’s no.3 Ed Rainsford with the solicitors taking first blood. No.2’s, Eve’s James Macfarlane and Bird’s Andrew Brockett looked evenly matched. Macfarlane sprinted into an early 8-5 lead only to be pegged back by Brockett who then moved peerlessly to win the match. The best game was reserved for the no.1 string between County players, Simon Johns and Joss Hargrave. Hargrave played an immaculate line and length not only to win the match but secure the Plate Trophy for Bird & Bird.

In the main Trophy, serial finalist, Ollie Slack of Cushman & Wakefield looked in deep trouble against newbie JLL no.3 Oli Marcroft. However, losing the first game (in Slack’s own words) released “the inner gorilla” and a comeback to crush the JLL uprising. Top ranked London club player Matt Sampson playing contrary to doctor’s advice, revealed fine form to despatch Adam Draper at no.2 string before leftie, Marcus Hayes reprised his classy victory of 2011 against JLL’s Paul Sweeney to secure the retention of the Trophy Tournament for Cushman. A large band of spectators and players retired to the RAC’s Committee Room where Guest of Honour, Martin Jepson of Brookfield regaled the company before presenting the Trophies and prizes.