NEWTON PERKINS
SQUASH TOURNAMENT 2005
 

 4 months of play had whittled 30 teams down to the 4 finalists.  In the plate final, a youthful Knight Frank line up was matched against the wiles of an experienced Beachcroft Wansbroughs team.  Youth quickly assumed ascendancy to give Knight Frank an unassailable 2-0 lead before Beachcroft's number one, Ben Nicholson, reduced the eventual deficit to 2v1 in favour of Knight Frank.

The main tournament finalists, Cushman Wakefield Healey & Baker and Berwin Leighton Paisner were well known to each other after playing out last year’s plate final. Berwin's initial 1-0 lead courtesy of Peter Rudolf’s efforts over Simon O’Reilly was pegged back in a stirring second string match between Jon Steel and Shayne Jackson, eventually shaded by Steel.  The destination of the honours therefore rested on a knife edge number one match.  Despite titanic effort by Cushman’s David Hume, cheered on by enthusiastic home support, the match was eventually settled 3-1 by the supreme control of Berwin’s Andrew Edwards and giving the solicitors the main trophy laurels with an overall 2v1 win.

A reception followed in the elegant surroundings of the RAC’s committee room .James Bowdidge, Chief Executive of The Property Merchant Group responded on behalf of the guests and supporters and presented the trophies.

For details of next year's tournament and for entry information please contact:-

David Alcock            or      Tony Wollaston
Tel: 020 7456 0707             Tel: 020 7456 0723

View the results from the 1st Round and 2nd Round