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06/09/2026

Lovely to see such a good turnout of children at this morning's first Sunday junior session of the new season.

Thanks to coaches Martyn, Ben, and Louis for running the session, and thanks as always to the parents and children for coming along.

We use two courts for our junior sessions, so children can be sure of being grouped with other children of a similar age and experience. The sessions are suitable for all children from beginners through to those who are already regularly playing competive squash.

Please get in touch with Martyn Goodger, our resident England Squash coach, for more information about our junior sessions. His contact details, together with further information about the sessions, are on the attached poster.

04/09/2026

Eight club members travelled to the Alexandra Palace today, to watch the quarter finals of the 2026 London
Squash Classic.

Some of the world's top players were in action on the venue's all-glass court, including former men's world number ones Paul Coll and Mohamed El Shorbagy, and current women's world number one Hania El Hammamy.

The photo shows the Ely contingent discussing the finer points of the professional game in the bar area between matches.

03/09/2026

A reminder that JUNIOR squash is on at our club on Sunday!

Our popular junior-only sessions are suitable for all ages and standards, including beginners. Equipment (rackets, goggles, balls, court shoes) all available to borrow if you don't have your own.

Please contact Martyn Goodger, our resident England Squash coach, for more information or to book a place for your child.

23/08/2026

Four of the club's big guns were in action today at the incredibly strong Hunts County Summer Graded Open 2026.

The field included the current Cambridgeshire county champion and an elite performance squad of students from Loughborough University.

Jamie was unlucky: he was originally one of the seeds in the C grade, but a number of last-minute withdrawals meant that he was drafted into the B grade instead, which was packed with high level Division-1-standard players. He had three hard-fought matches but unfortunately lost them all.

In the C grade, his brother Jack also lost his three matches, but only after a nail-biting final match played out in front of the club's travelling supporters. Jack was match ball up against one of the county's top women players, but he missed his chance and lost the deciding game 10-12.

In the D grade, Kristof was still not fully fit after a long-term injury, so he will be satisfied with his 6th place, in spite of a final round defeat by a strong Cambridgeshire female junior.

Also in the D grade, Samuel finished 3rd after two convincing victories. He will be slightly disappointed though to have lost a very close semi-final against one of his friends, another Cambridgeshire junior (and the eventual worthy winner of the D grade).

15/08/2026

We're looking forward to another busy season of Cambridgeshire junior squash ...

You can find the dates for all the junior events around the county on the new Cambridgeshire Junior Squash Calendar 2026/27 🗓.

Our club is hosting one of the county's events on Sunday 25th April 2027 😃.

For further information about any of these events, including which might be suitable for your child, please contact either Martyn Goodger from our club or the events' organiser Rob Dadds.

10/08/2026

Two junior club members are heading home from Rotterdam on a high after winning medals in the 2026 World Racketlon Championships 😃.

Samuel Goodger's British U14s 1st team won Silver, and Joseph Fitches's British U14s 2nd team won Bronze.

Racketlon is the racket sport equivalent of the decathlon in athletics. Players play the same opponents in table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis, with points being aggregated to produce the overall winner.

There were 419 entries from 20 nations in the individual world championships, and 412 entries across 85 teams from 16 nations in the team world championships. The four sports were played over five days at the magnificent Victoria Sports Club in Rotterdam, which includes 12 glass back squash courts that were kept busy from early till late every day (food for thought for our own directors, perhaps 😉).

Samuel and his partner in the British U14s 1st team missed out on a Gold medal after losing in the final to a very strong French team. Joseph and his partner in the 2nd team lost in the U14s semi-finals but won the third place play-off against Austria.

Samuel and Joseph also played in the individual World Racketlon U14s Championships. Joseph made the quarter finals before losing to the eventual world championship winner from France (a superb table tennis specialist). Samuel lost to the number 2 seed from Estonia (a table tennis and badminton specialist) in the round of 16.

Club member Tim Fitches (father of Joseph) also played for the British Over 40s second team, but sadly his team finished out of the silverware.

Samuel and Joseph both train regularly at our club's junior squash sessions, run by our resident England Squash coach. Please contact Martyn Goodger from our club for more information about squash (or racketlon!) opportunities for your children.

03/08/2026

Don't worry, the summer's not yet over 🤣, but the dates for next term's Sunday morning JUNIOR squash sessions have been announced.

Suitable for all ages and standards, including beginners. Equipment (rackets, goggles, balls, court shoes) all available to borrow if you don't have your own.

Please contact Martyn Goodger, our resident England Squash coach, for more information or to book a place for your child.

30/07/2026

Last night the second team travelled to Wisbech Squash Club for their final match of the summer league season.

Wisbech have done wonders with their club in recent years, and it's one of the most welcoming venues to visit.

For Rich it was a pilgrimage to the club where he trained as a junior and where his father (present to watch him last night) was once chair. In spite of putting far too many serves out, Rich was the comfortable winner of the first two games (15-9, 15-11). But his opponent found his form in a third game that could have gone either way, though Rich just managed to take it 17-15.

Next on was Samuel. He quickly went 1-8 down in the first game, struggling to get to grips with his opponent's speed around the court and with court conditions quite different to what he's used to. But he fought back to edge the first game 16-14, before then taking control of the play to win the next two games 15-10, 15-5.

That left just Sam BB to play, but he was up against a very classy Wisbech no.1. Sam fought as hard as he always does, but his opponent ran out a worthy 15-10, 15-7, 15-7 winner.

This result leaves the second team in a comfortable mid-table position in Division 2. There is now a break from team squash for the rest of the summer, before the winter leagues start back up again in the autumn.

27/07/2026

We are proud and delighted that three of our club members will be representing Great Britain in the 2026 World Racketlon Team Championships in Rotterdam, Holland, beginning next week 😃.

Racketlon is the racket sport equivalent of the decathlon in athletics. Players compete against their opponents in all four of the main traditional racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis. The overall winner is determined by the highest aggregate score across all four sports.

Samuel Goodger will play for the GB Under 14s first team. Joseph Fitches will play for the GB Under 14s second team. And Tim Fitches will play for the GB Over 40s second team. Samuel and Joseph are training together this week at the different racket sports.

We wish all three club members our very best 💪💪💪.

25/07/2026

Tonight it was the second team's turn to take the stage. They faced a strong St Ivo side in their penultimate summer league match in Division 2.

First on was Damian, who won the opening game in spite of losing the first five points. He was looking the favourite to win the match, but his opponent kept getting the ball back with added interest and managed to win the next three games -- all closely fought -- on the bounce.

Next on was Ben, up against an experienced St Ivo stalwart. The first game was tight and could have gone either way, but Ben was edged out 14-16 and then went on to lose the next two games as well.

That left just Samuel to play, facing a strong older junior who was clear favourite on paper. It was a match of nip and tuck, played in a very sporting spirit, with Samuel twice pulling a game ahead and twice being pulled back to level pe***ng. But in the deciding fifth game Samuel came up with some fantastic shots to win 3-2 overall.

So a night of good quality squash in spite of the 2-1 defeat. Congratulations to St Ivo. The second team's final match in the summer leagues is next Wednesday, away at Wisbech.

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