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 PETER SENIOR
Nobody told me that Peter Genever had a father of the same name…
Well, I knew he had a father and a mum, as I was sitting right next
to them in Lambs, a few years ago, when Peter nearly made it to the
quarters of the British Open, losing a memorable match against Chris
Walker, 15/14 in the 5th.
 “It was disappointing”, said Peter Senior, “no, not disappointing,
as he played extremely well, no, it was… unfortunate”…
No, dear Peter, it was not unfortunate, it was heartbreaking…
Eighteen years ago, Dad left his position as the chauffeur to the
Archbishop of Chichester to manage the club. And today, Peter Senior
is still managing it…
His son, Peter Junior, of course started squash here, coached by Vic
Forrester, and then by Bryan Patterson. He describes Peter as easy
going, and of good temperament.
“I’m very proud of my son”, he
smiles, “in particular of the fact he is always being himself”. |
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BRIEF CLUB HISTORY
This Members’ Club is extremely well maintained, has 8 tennis courts
(3 indoor), an up-to-date gym, a wet en-suite (Jacuzzi, Sauna,
Steam Room), and of course, of course, 5 squash courts…
In the 60s,
the club was only a tennis club, and when they moved ground, they
decided to add another sport to receive a grant, and they chose
squash. The gym was added in '93.
The club used to organise the Patrick event, where 32 of the best
players in the world played against each other. The first rounds
were played in the club, and the last ones on a glass court (that
used to weight between 3 and 4 tons) erected in the Theatre next
door.
It is during one of those events that the famous longest game in
the history of squash was recorded, between the recently deceased
Gamal El Awad and Legend Jahangir Khan… |
VANESSA
PROSSER, P.R.
Vanessa has been a member at Chichester for 25 years now, and its Press
Officer for 10. “My job consists of taking pictures, making sure that
the reports are written and sent to the relevant people, and also make
liaisons with the local press, to keep them informed of our
activities.
Our club is forward thinking, Friendly & Family orientated,
welcoming from
grass roots to county players, from toddlers to their grandparents…
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MATT SWANSON:
To tell you the truth, Matt is a compere “slightly” different, and his
presentation of the players is surprising, to say the least… But Matt
has been presenting them for a while now, and he works hard at it… All
his texts are prepared well in advance, carefully typed, he brings his
sound system, mike, he has prepared his music with care…
He is a pro, let me tell you.
But when he is not entertaining the squash crowd, he is actually trying
to promote local rock bands, “who are trying to make it big in the local
area”. He also plays in a band himself, the Grifter, and you can learn a
bit more about him by clicking on
www.unknownuk.com |
PETER CRABTREE:
SHY AND EFFICIENT…
 You
may know him better by his reports, week after week. Peter Crabtree
finds it difficult to talk about himself. A member of the club for 10
years now, his goal is to make it a beautiful place:
“I don't like to talk about me too much as I am not important - it is
the squash and the Club that are important. We do what we do because we
have a passion for the sport and the people.
“I have been privileged through the two Petes to meet a lot of the top
players, to have spent time in the company of people like Peter Nicol
who is always charming, to be recognised and greeted by players all over
the country, and to have enjoyed some fantastic matches over the years.”
Unlike the North Group, the budget of the National League for Chichester
is low, very low.
“It’s difficult to find anybody to sponsor our team really, but we do
our best…”
Three words to describe the club?...
“Friendly, ambitious, and caring”…”
Well, keep up the good work, Peter, you are doing a great job |
MINI PORTRAIT:
Linda Elriani, just back from Malaysia ... |
 The
gorgeous Linda Elriani was accompanied by her mum, and no need to ask
where she takes her good looks from…
“In Malaysia, I caught the flu, and was not feeling well at all. In the
last 16, my match lasted 71 minutes…. That didn’t help.
I managed somehow to get through my match with Jenny Duncalf, just
about. So I knew the next match was going to be a bit of a struggle. And
when it came to play Shelley, I was exhausted. I still played well, as I
took the first game, but after that, I was just left without energy.”
 But
the English lady is glad to be home, and she’ll be even happier tomorrow
when her husband Laurent will be joining her at last, after a whole
month of separation, as they were both busy on the circuit…
I was a bit surprised that England didn’t send any team to the World
Doubles.
“Well, our schedule has been extremely busy recently, and our
officials thought it was better to concentrate on the next Commonwealth
Games as far as the doubles were concerned. We have a meeting on
Thursday to discuss the matter with England Squash. I think that, like
last time, we will concentrate our training in the summer prior to the
Games.”
“During December, we will both be training hard with Mike Harris, in
Brighton. And in January, Laurent will be playing in Calgary, then in
Dayton, and I’ll be doing Greenwich and also Dayton, a tournament
organised by an old friend of mine, Julian Wellings, who has now moved
to America.”
 Talking
about her future, she stated that, like Peter Nicol and Cassie Jackman,
she will probably stop running after a little black ball after the next
Commonwealth games. “It will be time to have a family, I think”…
When I asked her what the best thing about marriage was, she laughed and
said “that I get to spend the rest of my life with him…”
Sorry, people, I’m jealous… |
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