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English players made a clean sweep of the Masters titles in the British National Squash Championships in Manchester, winning all 13 events from Over-35 to Over-70 at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity.

Remarkably, only the host county Lancashire claimed more than one title:  Nick Taylor, the Oldham-born former world No14 who is now the Jersey National coach, clinched the Men’s O35 crown, beating Dorset’s Clive Ewins 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 in the final to win the trophy for the second time in his fourth successive final.

It was in the Women’s O35 final that Jeannine Cowie won the second title for Lancashire after beating Wolverhampton’s Gayle Kerrison 9-6, 10-8, 9-7 to reclaim the trophy she first won two years ago.

Berkshire’s Rick Weatherall became a British Nationals’ Masters winner for the first time when he beat Derbyshire’s Kevin White 12-10, 11-7, 3-11, 11-7 in the Men’s O40 final – after finishing as runner-up last year.

Eamonn Price won the Men’s O45 title, but the Hertfordshire favourite had to fight back from a game down in the final before overcoming Hampshire outsider Jonathan Foster 7-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6 to claim the title for the first time.

Norfolk’s Richard Millman celebrated his debut in the Men’s O50 championship by winning the title after beating Jeremy Goulding, from Avon, 9-5, 9-0, 9-3 in the final.

Also making his first appearance in the Men’s O55 event was Mark Cowley.  The former Over-50 champion from Middlesex faced Suffolk’s Peter Alexander in the final – and had to fight back from two games down to beat the three-time British Open Over-50 champion 3-9, 2-9, 9-6, 9-4, 10-9 in a dramatic 64-minute clash.

Hampshire’s Barry Featherstone made his breakthrough in the semi-finals of the Men’s O60 event when he beat Sussex’s top seed Philip Ayton, winner of the title for the previous three years.  The 3/4 seed continued his giant-killing run by lifting his first National Masters title after fighting back from 2/1 down in the final to beat Yorkshireman Bob Robinson, the No2 seed, 9-5, 6-9, 8-10, 10-8, 9-6 in 72 minutes.

It was ‘déjà-vu’ for Adrian Wright in the Men’s O65 championship when the second seed from Leicestershire – runner-up last year - beat Cheshire’s William Wilson 9-6, 6-9, 9-4, 9-6 in the final to reclaim the title he won in 2007 and 2008.

The Men’s O70 event concluded in a final between John Woodliffe and Pat Kirton for the fourth year in a row – but after Gloucestershire’s Woodliffe won the first of the encounters in 2007, Surrey’s Pat Kirton celebrated his third successive title after a 9-3, 9-2, 9-3 victory.

The Women’s O40 final saw the event’s top two seeds battling for success – and it was Cheshire favourite Nikki Fowler who prevailed, beating Surrey’s Isabelle Tweedle 9-7, 9-1, 10-8 to win the title for the first time.

There was Tweedle success in the Women’s O45 event, however, when Heather Tweedle, a 3/4 seed from Merseyside, upset Kent favourite Mandy Akin, the title-holder, 2-9, 7-9, 9-3, 10-9, 9-4 in the final.

Yorkshire’s Julie Field successfully defended her title in the Women’s O50 event.  In a repeat of last year’s climax, top seed Field beat Jacky Gardner, of Durham & Cleveland, 1-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-3.

Bett Dryhurst, the 2007 champion, and Averil Murphy contested the Women’s O55 final for the third year in a row – and Murphy, from Essex, beat her Worcestershire opponent 6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 to win the title for the third time since 2006.

Men’s Over-35 quarter-finals:

[5/8] Daniel Massaro (Lancs) bt [9/16] Simon Boughton (Scotland) 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9 (42m)

[3/4] Clive Ewins (Dorset) bt [5/8] Ian Cox (Norfolk) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (20m)

[3/4] Nick Wall (Yorks) bt [5/8] Jamie Goodrich (Norfolk) 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (39m)

[2] Nick Taylor (Lancs) bt [5/8] Jago Nardelli (Middx) 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (37m)

    Semi-finals:

[3/4] Clive Ewins (Dorset) bt [5/8] Daniel Massaro (Lancs) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (31m)

[2] Nick Taylor (Lancs) bt [3/4] Nick Wall (Yorks) 11-4, 14-12, 12-10 (36m)

     Final:

[2] Nick Taylor (Lancs) bt [3/4] Clive Ewins (Dorset) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (23m)

Men’s Over-40 quarter-finals:

[1] Yawar Abbas (D & C) bt [5/8] David Youngs (Norfolk) 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (31m)

[3/4] Rick Weatherall (Berks) bt [5/8] Stephen McLoughlin (Hants) 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (50m)

[5/8] Peter Gunter (Middx) bt [3/4] Nigel Willis (Lancs) 10-12, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9 (63m)

[2] Kevin White (Derbyshire) bt [5/8] Andrew Cross (Yorks) 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8 (52m)

    Semi-finals:

[3/4] Rick Weatherall (Berks) bt [1] Yawar Abbas (D & C) 5-11, 13-11, 8-11, 4-8 ret. (40m)

[2] Kevin White (Derbyshire) bt [5/8] Peter Gunter (Middx) 11-1, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 (50m)

    Final:

[3/4] Rick Weatherall (Berks) bt [2] Kevin White (Derbyshire) 12-10, 11-7, 3-11, 11-7 (40m)

Men’s Over-45 quarter-finals:

[1] Eamonn Price (Herts) bt [9/16] Mark Hildred (Lincs) 9-2, 9-0, 9-5 (28m)

[5/8] Adrian Jaski (Surrey) bt [3/4] Greg Loach (Derbyshire) 1-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-7 (42m)

[9/16] Jonathan Foster (Hants) bt [3/4] James Hyatt (Middx) 9-3, 9-2, 6-9, 9-6 (57m)

[9/16] Peter Lonsdale (D & C) bt [5/8] Darren Withey (Bucks) 9-2, 9-6, 9-3 (45m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Eamonn Price (Herts) bt [5/8] Adrian Jaski (Surrey) 9-7, 9-2, 9-7 (30m)

[9/16] Jonathan Foster (Hants) bt [9/16] Peter Lonsdale (D & C) 9-7, 9-1, 5-9, 9-5 (57m)

    Final:

[1] Eamonn Price (Herts) bt [9/16] Jonathan Foster (Hants) 7-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6 (63m)

Men’s Over-50 quarter-finals:

[1] Richard Millman (Norfolk) bt [5/8] Duleep Adhihetty (Middx) 2-9, 10-8, 9-1, 9-0 (36m)

[3/4] Chris Harland (Yorks) bt [5/8] Dermot Hurford (Surrey) 9-3, 9-2, 9-3 (31m)

[5/8] Jeremy Goulding (Avon) bt [3/4] Neil Harrison (D & C) 9-6, 9-4, 9-6 (38m)

[5/8] Jon Evans (Wales) bt [2] James Ockwell (Middx) 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-2 (32m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Richard Millman (Norfolk) bt [3/4] Chris Harland (Yorks) 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 (25m)

[5/8] Jeremy Goulding (Avon) bt [5/8] Jon Evans (Wales) 9-6, 2-9, 7-9, 9-5, 9-2 (61m)

    Final:

[1] Richard Millman (Norfolk) bt [5/8] Jeremy Goulding (Avon) 9-5, 9-0, 9-3 (25m)

Men’s Over-55 quarter-finals:

[1] Mark Cowley (Middx) bt [9/16] Martyn Collins-Ballands (Kent) 9-5, 1-9, 9-1, 9-0 (31m)

[3/4] David Lumsden (D & C) bt [9/16] Simon Evenden (Northants) 9-6, 9-3, 9-3 (26m)

[3/4] Ronnie Bell (Cumbria) bt [9/16] Richard Whitehouse (Staffs) 9-5, 9-5, 5-9, 9-3 (33m)

[2] Peter Alexander (Suffolk) bt [5/8] Ian Holmes (Northants) 9-5, 9-2, 9-4 (27m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Mark Cowley (Middx) bt [3/4] David Lumsden (D & C) 9-4, 9-3, 9-0 (30m)

[2] Peter Alexander (Suffolk) bt [3/4] Ronnie Bell (Cumbria) 9-2, 9-1, 9-2 (24m)

    Final:

[1] Mark Cowley (Middx) bt [2] Peter Alexander (Suffolk) 3-9, 2-9, 9-6, 9-4, 10-9 (64m)

Men’s Over-60 quarter-finals:

[1] Philip Ayton (Sussex) bt Allen Brown (Dorset) 4-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-4 (28m)

[3/4] Barry Featherstone (Hants) bt [5/8] John Smith (Northumbria) 9-4, 9-2, 9-4 (27m)

[9/16] Ian Graham (Sussex) bt [9/16] Derek Collins (Northumbria) 5-9, 9-5, 9-5, 4-9, 10-8 (58m)

[2] Bob Robinson (Yorks) bt [5/8] Moussa Helal (Lancs) 9-1, 9-5, 0-9, 1-9, 9-0 (38m)

    Semi-finals:

[3/4] Barry Featherstone (Hants) bt [1] Philip Ayton (Sussex) 7-9, 9-7, 9-5, 5-9, 9-5 (48m)

[2] Bob Robinson (Yorks) bt [9/16] Ian Graham (Sussex) 10-8, 9-1, 9-2 (26m)

    Final:

[3/4] Barry Featherstone (Hants) bt [2] Bob Robinson (Yorks) 9-5, 6-9, 8-10, 10-8, 9-6 (72m)

Men’s Over-65 quarter-finals:

[1] Mike Clemson (Yorks) bt [5/8] Andrew Beeston (Merseyside) 9-4, 4-9, 9-5, 7-9, 9-2 (38m)

[5/8] William Wilson (Cheshire) bt [3/4] Graham Fisher (Sussex) 9-4, 10-9, 9-3 (26m)

[3/4] Thomas Elves (D & C) bt Nigel Belle (Kent) 9-1, 9-2, 9-1 (21m)

[2] Adrian Wright (Leics) bt [5/8] Anthony Clifford (Herts) 9-2, 9-4, 9-5 (26m)

    Semi-finals:

[5/8] William Wilson (Cheshire) bt [1] Mike Clemson (Yorks) 9-5, 5-9, 5-9, 9-6, 10-8 (41m)

[2] Adrian Wright (Leics) bt [3/4] Thomas Elves (D & C) 9-3, 9-6, 8-10, 9-3 (43m)

    Final:

[2] Adrian Wright (Leics) bt [5/8] William Wilson (Cheshire) 9-6, 6-9, 9-4, 9-6 (46m)

Men’s Over-70 quarter-finals:

[1] Pat Kirton (Surrey) bt Malcolm McArthur (D & C) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (15m)

[3/4] Malcolm Gilham (Suffolk) bt Andrew Morton (Cheshire) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (16m)

[3/4] Lance Kinder (Hants) bt John Shaw (D & C) 4-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-4 (35m)

[2] John Woodliffe (Glos) bt John Preston (Herts) 9-4, 10-8, 6-9, 9-5 (50m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Pat Kirton (Surrey) bt [3/4] Malcolm Gilham (Suffolk) 9-1, 9-2, 9-2 (26m)

[2] John Woodliffe (Glos) bt [3/4] Lance Kinder (Hants) 9-1, 9-1, 9-5 (21m)

    Final:

[1] Pat Kirton (Surrey) bt [2] John Woodliffe (Glos) 9-3, 9-2, 9-3 (25m)

Women’s Over-35 quarter-finals:

[1] Jeannine Cowie (Lancs) bt Sam Mueller (Bucks) 9-3, 9-2, 9-0 (26m)

[3/4] Lucy Murphy (Kent) bt Amanda Warren (Lancs) w/o

Gayle Kerrison (Staffs) bt [3/4] Beverley Sawyer (Wilts) 6-9, 9-2, 9-6, 9-2 (26m)

[2] Christine Smylie (Merseyside) bt Sarah Taylor (Dorset) 9-1, 9-7, 2-9, 9-1 (45m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Jeannine Cowie (Lancs) bt [3/4] Lucy Murphy (Kent) 9-3, 9-2, 9-6 (22m)

Gayle Kerrison (Staffs) bt [2] Christine Smylie (Merseyside) 5-9, 8-10, 9-7, 9-6, 9-1 (56m)

    Final:

[1] Jeannine Cowie (Lancs) bt Gayle Kerrison (Staffs) 9-6, 10-8, 9-7 (23m)

Women’s Over-40 quarter-finals:

[1] Nikki Fowler (Cheshire) bt Amanda Warren (Lancs) 9-3, 9-2, 9-0 (21m)

Linda Winder (Cumbria) bt [3/4] Andrea Santamaria (Yorks) w/o

[3/4] Diana Parums (Cheshire) bt Nicky Horn  7-9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-10, 9-7 (62m)

[2] Isabelle Tweedle (Surrey) bt Zoe Wellicombe (Devon) 9-0, 9-2, 9-1 (20m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Nikki Fowler (Cheshire) bt Linda Winder (Cumbria) 9-1, 9-3, 9-7 (26m)

[2] Isabelle Tweedle (Surrey) bt [3/4] Diana Parums (Cheshire) 9-5, 9-5, 9-5 (38m)

    Final:

[1] Nikki Fowler (Cheshire) bt [2] Isabelle Tweedle (Surrey) 9-7, 9-1, 10-8 (32m)

Women’s Over-45 quarter-finals:

[1] Mandy Akin (Kent) bt Jo Brown (Middx) 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 (20m)

Claire Baker (Surrey) bt [3/4] Tamsin Bennett (Surrey) 9-6, 9-0, 9-3 (21m)

[3/4] Heather Tweedle (Merseyside) bt Beverley Brockway 9-3, 9-2, 7-9, 10-8 (33m)

[2] Fran Wallis (Lincs) bt Sarah-Jane Giles (Hants) 9-5, 9-2, 9-2 (21m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Mandy Akin (Kent) bt Claire Baker (Surrey) 9-5, 10-8, 9-2 (33m)

[3/4] Heather Tweedle (Merseyside) bt [2] Fran Wallis (Lincs) 2-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-5 (62m)

    Final:

[3/4] Heather Tweedle (Merseyside) bt [1] Mandy Akin (Kent) 2-9, 7-9, 9-3, 10-9, 9-4 (60m)

Women’s Over-50 quarter-finals:

[1] Julie Field (Yorks) bt Bett Dryhurst (Worcs) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 (21m)

[3/4] Helen Gould (Avon) bt Karen Hume (Kent) 9-5, 4-9, 10-8, 9-3 (44m)

[3/4] Jacky Gardner (D & C) bt Lynne Davies (Wales) 9-3, 9-0, 9-3 (22m)

Susan Pynegar (Notts) bt [2] Lesley Sturgess (Derbyshire) 4-9, 7-9, 9-1, 9-6, 9-1 (38m)

    Semi-finals:

[1] Julie Field (Yorks) bt [3/4] Helen Gould (Avon) 9-5, 8-10, 9-8, 4-9, 10-8 (54m)

[3/4] Jacky Gardner (D & C) bt Susan Pynegar (Notts) 9-5, 3-9, 10-9, 9-6 (50m)

    Final:

[1] Julie Field (Yorks) bt [3/4] Jacky Gardner (D & C) 1-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-3 (26m)

Women’s Over-55 Final:

Averil Murphy (Essex) bt Bett Dryhurst (Worcs) 6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 (31m)