1974 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
46th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	BP Club, Lower Sydenham

The 1974 Women's BP Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 1–7 March 1974. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her thirteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.

Seeds

2

Draw & Results

First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Mrs Heather McKay		bye
Miss Jane Barham		bye
Miss Sue Cogswell	Mrs Ann Jee	9-1 9-5 9-0
Mrs Alex Cowie	Miss Lynn Crosbie	9-1 9-0 9-0
Miss Jean Wilson	Miss J Pallister	9-3 9-0 9-2
Miss Teresa Lawes	Mrs C Innocent	9-4 9-0 9-0
Miss Theo Veltman	Mrs Di Fuller	10-8 9-4 9-6
Mrs Claire Chapman	Miss J Varney	9-3 9-0 9-2
Mrs Jane Pritchett	Miss Ina Ackerman	9-2 8-10 9-0 9-1
Mrs Dianne Corbett	Mrs H Crossley	9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss Gillian Finch	Mrs S Parker	10-9 9-3 10-8
Mrs A Manley	Mrs B Furniss	9-4 9-5 9-6
Miss Clair Richards	Mrs M Scott-Miller	9-1 9-0 9-6
Miss Ann Price	Miss A Watson	9-3 9-2 9-1
Mrs Fran Marshall	Mrs Heather Nielson	9-5 9-3 9-2
Miss Rosemary Garvey	Mrs Janet Ward	5-9 9-5 9-2 9-5
Miss J Hall	Miss L Norman	9-1 9-2 9-0
Miss A Morris	Mrs Soraya Haye	9-5 9-1 9-5
Mrs Barbara Sanderson	Miss Janet Ledger	10-8 10-9 9-4
Mrs K F Spurgeon	Mrs Marjorie Townsend	9-1 9-2 9-2
Miss Vivian Grisogono	Miss P Lenehan	9-5 2-9 9-7 7-9 9-1
Miss Peggy Mason	Miss K Bryceson	9-0 9-0 9-1
Miss Jane Poynder	Mrs Sheila Macintosh	9-5 9-4 9-6
Mrs M Mackay		bye
Mrs Bobs Whitehead		bye
Mrs Barbara Diggens		bye
Miss Carol Machin		bye
Mrs Pauline White		bye
Mrs S Dunford		bye
Mrs Geraldine Barniville		bye
Miss M Brodie		bye
Miss Devon Lees		bye

Fourth seed Mavis Nancarrow (Aus) withdrew from the tournament.

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Machin	9-0 9-0 9-0
Barham	White	9-1 9-2 9-0
Cogswell	Price	9-2 9-3 9-5
Cowie	Marshall	8-9 9-10 4-9
Lawes	Garvey	9-1 9-2 9-3
Veltman	Barniville	4-9 10-8 9-4 10-9
Chapman	Hall	9-2 9-1 9-4
Pritchett	Lees	7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3
Whitehead	Morris	9-4 6-9 0-9 9-3 10-8
Corbett	Brodie	7-9 10-8 6-9 9-6 9-4
Diggens	Sanderson	9-3 9-3 9-5
Finch	Spurgeon	8-10 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-6
Wilson	Grisogono	9-0 9-5 9-6
Dunford	Mason	9-1 9-4 9-3
Manley	Poynder	4-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6
Richards	Mackay	9-3 9-1 9-2

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Richards	9-0 9-0 9-0
Cogswell	Whitehead	9-1 9-3 9-0
Barham	Corbett	9-5 5-9 9-0 9-0
Marshall	Manley	9-1 9-0 9-3
Veltman	Diggens	10-8 9-2 9-3
Wilson	Finch	9-0 9-3 9-0
Chapman	Lawes	4-9 9-6 9-1 2-9 9-6
Pritchett	Dunford	10-8 7-9 9-6 9-3

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Veltman	9-2 9-4 9-4
Cogswell	Wilson	9-5 9-1 5-9 7-9 9-3
Barham	Chapman	9-0 9-4 8-10 9-2
Marshall	Pritchett	9-3 9-2 9-0

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Marshall	9-2 9-1 9-1
Cogswell	Barham	9-4 10-8 9-5

Third Place Play Off

Player One	Player Two	Score
Barham	Marshall	9-5 9-7 9-4

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Cogswell	9-2 9-1 9-2