Aberdeen Legends Of Squash Friday Report
by Stuart Fraser
September 23, 2011 - Home favourite Peter Nicol suffered a shock defeat to Tim Garner on the opening night of Scotland’s first Legends of Squash event at the Aberdeen Squash and Racquets Club, sponsored by Mr Chips.
The long-time friends and business partners fought out an entertaining 42-minute encounter in which Nicol took the first game 11/9, before Garner, who reached a career high ranking of No.26, battled back by taking the next two games 11/9 11/9.
Nicol wasted no time in winning the fourth 11/5 in under 6 minutes to ensure the match went to a sudden death deciding point, which is the format all the matches are using this weekend.
In a pulsating rally lasting over a minute, it was Garner who forced the error from Nicol to earn his first ever victory over the former world No.1. After the match, Garner joked: “I knew eventually I would find a scoring system to allow me to beat him.”
Garner’s victory followed an unfortunate incident in which the former world No.3 Anthony Ricketts had to retire from his match with Derek Ryan, the world’s most capped squash player from Ireland, after he suffered an injury to his ankle.
The match was level at a game all when midway through the third at 6-6, Ricketts went down when chasing a short ball. The Australian was forced to retire from the match and subsequently the tournament.
Friday Results, Mr. Chips Aberdeen Legends Of Squash, Scotland
Derek Ryan bt Anthony Ricketts 7/11, 11/6, 6/6 ret.
Tim Garner bt Peter Nicol 9/11. 11/9, 11/9, 5/11, 1/0
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