A NEW venture for leading home-based players, the Top Squash League,
is to be launched at the Newlands Club in Glasgow on Saturday.
Six teams of three will compete, with each round being held on a
Saturday evening at one of the team's venues. Six grand prix
tournaments, including both graded and women's events, also will be
staged.
In a move to make the teams of similar standard, there have been a few
transfers from the Scottish national league. For example, Steve
Richardson, the Newlands No.2, will be heading the Marco's line-up.
The inclusion of a Young Scotland team of Graeme Clarke, Paul McGurk,
and Allan Tasker lets them compete at a high level.
The new league will have the financial support of OTT Rackets, Ashaway
Strings, Lincoln National, Friendly Hotels, and Adscreen.
The first round will start at 7pm at Newlands on Saturday, and the
line-ups are:
Newlands (Barry Sutherland, William Boswell, Alan Frame); Colinton
Castle (Brian Tait, Todd Rutherford, Gregor Thomson); Marco's (Steve
Richardson, Mike Ramsay, Colin Grant); Glasgow Academicals (David Heath,
Neil Dickson, Peter O'Hara); David Lloyd Club (Derek Ritchie, John
Meadley, Brian Garry); Young Scotland (Graeme Clarke, Paul McGurk, Allan
Tasker).
Future dates and venues are: January 7 (Glasgow Academicals), January
28 (David Lloyd Club), February 18 (Young Scotland), March 18 (Marco's),
April 15 (Colinton Castle).
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