David Brazier (squash player)

David Brazier

Country	England
Born	July 1942 Worthing, England
Medal record Men's squash Representing   Great Britain World Team Championships 1967 Sydney Team

David Richard Brazier (born July 1942) is an English former squash player. ^[1] He was a world team silver medallist. ^[2]

Biography

Brazier was born in Worthing, the son of a John Brazier a prominent property business owner. ^[3]

He was educated at Lancing College in West Sussex and as a junior won the Sussex Junior title in both 1958 and 1959. ^[4] He subsequently won the South of England junior title during January 1960 ^[5] and quickly followed up this success by winning the Drysdale Cup (the national junior title and described as the Junior Wimbledon Championships of squash). ^[4]

Brazier represented Sussex at county level, became Sussex champion and played for Hove SRC at club level. ^[6] In 1964, he took a stockbroker job with Hill Samuel in Bishopsgate. ^[3]

He married Michele Moreton in May 1966 ^[7] before achieving his finest sporting success which came at the 1967 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain win the silver medal with Jonah Barrington, Mike Corby and Peter Stokes. ^{[8] [9]}

After winning the county title for four successive years from 1964 to 1967, Brazier decided to concentrate on his stockbroking career. ^[10]

References

1. "David Brazier (England)". Squash Info. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 113–118. ISBN   0-85112-270-1.
3. "People in the News" . Worthing Gazette. 4 November 1964. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Now David is a squash champion" . Worthing Herald. 22 April 1960. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Junior Champion" . Worthing Herald. 8 January 1960. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Local player just fails to gain squash place" . Eastbourne Gazette. 9 January 1963. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Miss Moreton- Mr D Brazier" . Worthing Gazette. 25 May 1966. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Confident" . Evening News (London). 14 June 1967. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Brazier shines in World Squash" . Worthing Herald. 18 August 1967. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "True to Policy" . Worthing Gazette. 4 December 1968. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.