Hampshire over-65s claim squash's national inter-county title

Hampshire’s over-65s quartet of Paul Reader, Barry Featherstone, Iain Nicholson and Dave Harris have been crowned squash’s national inter-county champions.
By Mark McMahon
Published 9th Jul 2019, 12:24 BST
Updated 12th Jul 2019, 01:18 BST
The Hampshire squad of Paul Reader, Barry Featherstone, Iain Nicholson and Dave Harris won the national over-65 titleThe Hampshire squad of Paul Reader, Barry Featherstone, Iain Nicholson and Dave Harris won the national over-65 title
The Hampshire squad of Paul Reader, Barry Featherstone, Iain Nicholson and Dave Harris won the national over-65 title

The team lifted the prestigious masters crown after coming out on top on finals day at Coventry and North Warwick Sports Club.

Hampshire’s first game was against holders Cumbria, whom they beat 2-1 to give them a top-four place.

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They then played Kent for a place in the final - again, running out 2-1 winners.

In the last-two match-up, they faced favourites Surrey.

However, the underdogs came out on top after an epic battle.

They won 2-1, with Featherstone winning 3-2 in the final game.

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