Don Innes

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Don Innes
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born1941
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Midlands Team

Don M. Innes (born 1941) is an English former squash player. [1] He was a world team silver medallist. [2]

Biography

Innes served in the Royal Air Force as a Pilot Officer in 1965 and was stationed at RAF Cottesmore, while he played squash for Leicester SC at club level. [3]

He played for Leicestershire at county level [4] and had a significant rivalry with Peter Stokes at the RAF Championships being defeated by him in two consecutive finals. [5]

Innes left the RAF in 1968 to seek a civil airline position. He subsequently received an England call up to play Ireland on 10 January 1969 [6] and was selected to represent Great Britain, achieving his finest success, which came at the 1969 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain win the silver medal with Jonah Barrington, Mike Corby and Paul Millman. [7]

Innes continued to represent Great Britain afterwards [8] and reached a ranking of No.3 in Britain. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Don Innes (England)". Squash Info. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 115–118. ISBN   0-85112-270-1.
  3. ↑ "Spearhead" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 5 October 1965. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "County Squash Team Win Through" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 9 November 1965. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "County Squash Team Win Through" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 26 November 1966. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "County Squash Player in World Team" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 December 1968. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Millman Makes Debut" . Western Daily Press. 17 December 1968. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Innes at best for Britain" . Birmingham Daily Post. 5 February 1969. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Former Lincs Squash Ace Stars in Europe Title Win" . Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 18 May 1974. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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