1974 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1974 Women's BP Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 1–7 March 1974. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her thirteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.^[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
46th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	BP Club, Lower Sydenham
← 1973 1975 →

Seeds

1. Heather McKay (née Blundell)
2. Jane Barham
3. Sue Cogswell
4. Mavis Nancarrow
5. Alex Cowie
6. Jean Wilson
7. Teresa Lawes
8. Theo Veltman

Draw and results

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First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Heather McKay		bye
Jane Barham		bye
Sue Cogswell	Ann Jee	9-1 9-5 9-0
Alex Cowie	Lynn Crosbie	9-1 9-0 9-0
Jean Wilson	J Pallister	9-3 9-0 9-2
Teresa Lawes	C Innocent	9-4 9-0 9-0
Theo Veltman	Di Fuller	10-8 9-4 9-6
Claire Chapman	J Varney	9-3 9-0 9-2
Jane Pritchett	Ina Ackerman	9-2 8-10 9-0 9-1
Dianne Corbett	H Crossley	9-0 9-0 9-0
Gillian Finch	S Parker	10-9 9-3 10-8
A Manley	B Furniss	9-4 9-5 9-6
Clair Richards	M Scott-Miller	9-1 9-0 9-6
Ann Price	A Watson	9-3 9-2 9-1
Fran Marshall	Heather Nielson	9-5 9-3 9-2
Rosemary Garvey	Janet Ward	5-9 9-5 9-2 9-5
J Hall	L Norman	9-1 9-2 9-0
A Morris	Soraya Haye	9-5 9-1 9-5
Barbara Sanderson	Janet Ledger	10-8 10-9 9-4
K F Spurgeon	Marjorie Townsend	9-1 9-2 9-2
Vivian Grisogono	P Lenehan	9-5 2-9 9-7 7-9 9-1
Peggy Mason	K Bryceson	9-0 9-0 9-1
Jane Poynder	Sheila Macintosh	9-5 9-4 9-6
M Mackay		bye
Bobs Whitehead		bye
Barbara Diggens		bye
Carol Machin		bye
Pauline White		bye
S Dunford		bye
Geraldine Barniville		bye
M Brodie		bye
Devon Lees		bye

Fourth seed Mavis Nancarrow (Aus) withdrew from the tournament.

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Machin	9-0 9-0 9-0
Barham	White	9-1 9-2 9-0
Cogswell	Price	9-2 9-3 9-5
Cowie	Marshall	8-9 9-10 4-9
Lawes	Garvey	9-1 9-2 9-3
Veltman	Barniville	4-9 10-8 9-4 10-9
Chapman	Hall	9-2 9-1 9-4
Pritchett	Lees	7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3
Whitehead	Morris	9-4 6-9 0-9 9-3 10-8
Corbett	Brodie	7-9 10-8 6-9 9-6 9-4
Diggens	Sanderson	9-3 9-3 9-5
Finch	Spurgeon	8-10 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-6
Wilson	Grisogono	9-0 9-5 9-6
Dunford	Mason	9-1 9-4 9-3
Manley	Poynder	4-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6
Richards	Mackay	9-3 9-1 9-2

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Richards	9-0 9-0 9-0
Cogswell	Whitehead	9-1 9-3 9-0
Barham	Corbett	9-5 5-9 9-0 9-0
Marshall	Manley	9-1 9-0 9-3
Veltman	Diggens	10-8 9-2 9-3
Wilson	Finch	9-0 9-3 9-0
Chapman	Lawes	4-9 9-6 9-1 2-9 9-6
Pritchett	Dunford	10-8 7-9 9-6 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Veltman	9-2 9-4 9-4
Cogswell	Wilson	9-5 9-1 5-9 7-9 9-3
Barham	Chapman	9-0 9-4 8-10 9-2
Marshall	Pritchett	9-3 9-2 9-0

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Marshall	9-2 9-1 9-1
Cogswell	Barham	9-4 10-8 9-5

Third-place play-off

Player one	Player two	Score
Barham	Marshall	9-5 9-7 9-4

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Cogswell	9-2 9-1 9-2

Preceded by 1973	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1974	Succeeded by 1975

References

1. "Times Archives 1974 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Mrs McKay wins 13th title". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.