World Squash Day

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Sarah-Jane Perry and Alison Waters joined Mike Harris, head coach at Wolverhampton Tennis and Squash Club, and his wife Vicky to celebrate World Squash Day at the University of Birmingham, which is the host venue for squash at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

arah-Jane played Perry the Bull (the Birmingham 2022 Mascot) in a match billed as Perry v Perry and they also joined Mike Harris on the mini court for a game.

Sarah-Jane, who is an ambassador for Birmingham 2022, had an eventful trip home from the US Open, being forced to switch her flight from Philadelphia to New York, and she was still without her bags after they’d gone missing from her journey home.

WSF President Zena Wooldridge said: “World Squash Day is a celebration. It’s also a campaign, the mini court is both ideal in terms of its size relative to the target audience. The great thing with the kids is those small courts are really attractive, they’re fun, they’re accessible, so we can take them anywhere.

“I think that’s just fabulous in terms of accessibility to our sport.”

Mike Harris said: “Not only are we celebrating World Squash Day, we are also taking the game out to the community and this is so important for us as a sport.

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