15-Jul-2010:
ENGLAND GOES FOR GOLD IN DELHI
“We’ll win gold”, says ESR's CEO Nick Rider
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) and England Squash &
Racketball (ESR) have announced their Men’s and Women’s
Squash squad for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
The ten person squad features a host of players ranked in
the world top 20, including PSA World Number One Nick
Matthew and current Women’s European Champion and WISPA
World Number Two Jenny Duncalf.
The squads were unveiled at a media day at the National
Squash Centre in Manchester. The entire England squad was in
attendance to hear the news and receive their team shirts
for the tournament.
Given the level of talent within the squad, ESR CEO Nick
Rider believes that the England squash squads will be
the teams to watch in Delhi, and that squash will be
the sport where England gets the greatest number of gold
medals.
 “The
talent in this squad is unbelievable. When you consider how
many truly world class athletes we have in this team I think
it’s fairly clear that we will be one of, if not the
strongest team representing England in Delhi. We shouldn’t
even consider not bringing gold home with us.
“Our players are well aware that they are going to be the
ones to beat in Delhi, but they are more than ready for that
kind of pressure, particularly our captains Nick Matthew and
Tania Bailey.
“We’ve never had a crop of players as talented as this
bunch, but England Squash & Racketball have all of the
grassroots in place to ensure that the next generation to
come through are a ‘golden generation’ like this one.”
ESR CEO
England Men’s Squad
Nick Matthew - Captain (#1) Sheffield, Yorkshire
James Willstrop (#6) Pontefract, Yorkshire
Peter Barker (#8) London
Daryl Selby (#9) Shennfield, Essex
Adrian Grant (#13) Leeds, Yorkshire
England Women’s Squad
Jenny Duncalf (#2) Harrogate, Yorkshire
Alison Waters (#4) London
Laura Massaro (#8) Preston, Lancashire
Sarah Kippax (#22) Tarporley, Cheshire
Tania Bailey – Captain (#32) Stamford, Lincolnshire
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“The state of squash in England is the best that it’s been.
We have five guys in the top fifteen in the world and three
girls in the top ten. I’m expecting gold medals for myself
and the rest of the squad.
“We now need to make sure that the next generation coming through is as
strong as this one, and the development work that England
Squash & Racketball do should ensure that the foundations
are in place.”
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