Squash
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greatest sports
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Whilst the Premier League is in full effect and the rest of Squash is often associated with city slickers or the
the sports world are praising Team GB’s efforts at the English middle classes because the game was
World Championships, we at Flavour decided to take a developed based on Racquets and Fives, which are
step away from the crowd and be different. Here, we played mostly at British public schools. Having said that,
take a look at two of Britain’s promising young stars who things have changed a lot in recent years, and today the
both have a huge presence on the international circuit in sport is played by many people from a wide variety of
a fantastic sport. backgrounds and cultures.
Now question marks might be swirling through your Just ask Alistair Walker, a squash player for Great
mind as to what sport this could be with the words Britain who came to the UK from Africa to pursue his
‘Britain’ and ‘international circuit used’. Well, it’s squash. squash career. ‘Squash was a sport that my family
Yes, we said it – squash. For those of you that may not played. My mother went on to be a national champion
know much about the game, it’s a racquet sport played and my father played as well.’
by two players (or four players for doubles) in a
four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. After Her continues: ‘I started playing at an early age in
the serve, the players take turns hitting the ball against Botswana and it was a massive change for me when I
the front wall, running around and trying to hit the ball came here. I went to a school that specialises in squash
out of their opponent’s reach. That’s the basic principle and it was a huge culture difference. Being in southern
– with a few more rules that we’ve listed in the boxout on Africa on the edge of Kalahari Desert, coming to the
the facing page. lush green fields of England and having to wear uniform
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