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Kenneth Jackman Hiscoe (born 21 January 1938)[1] is an Australian squash player, coach and administrator. He won seven Australian Championships,[2][1] captained Australian teams to three world team titles,[3] and was appointed an MBE for service to sport.[4]
Amateur career
[edit]Ken Hiscoe won seven Australian Championships, in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1967.[1][2] He became the first Australian to win the British Amateur Championship in January 1963.[5][6][7]
Hiscoe captained the Australian men's team from 1964 to 1971.[1][8] During that period, he captained Australia to world team championship victories in 1967, 1969 and 1971.[3][9]
Hiscoe reached the individual World Amateur Championship semifinals in those same three years but lost to Geoff Hunt each time.[10]
Professional career and administration
[edit]Hiscoe and Geoff Hunt turned professional in September 1971.[11]
The International Squash Players Association (ISPA) was formed in 1974, with Hiscoe as president.[12] In 1978, The Sydney Morning Herald identified Hiscoe as president of ISPA.[13]
Coaching
[edit]In 1978, Hiscoe was appointed Australian national director of squash coaching.[13] The Australian Sports Commission lists him as an AIS squash coach from 1990 to 1994.[14]
Honours and later competition
[edit]Hiscoe was appointed an MBE in the 1980 New Year Honours for service to sport.[4][15]
He won the World Masters over-45 title in 1983.[16] Squash Australia inducted him into its Hall of Fame as a Legend in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hall of Fame Legends". Squash Australia. Ken Hiscoe MBE. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- 1 2 FitzSimons, Peter (4 August 1988). "The golden rules for getting to the top and staying there". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "1971 Men's World Championship Squash Team". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Mr Kenneth Jackman Hiscoe, MBE". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
For service to sport.
- ↑ "Hiscoe's title". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuters. 16 January 1963. p. 16 – via NewspaperSG, National Library Board, Singapore.
- ↑ "Civic Reception Planned For Squash Players". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 24 January 1963. p. 32 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Ken Hiscoe, the first Australian ever to win the Amateur Squash Championship". British Lawn Tennis incorporating Squash (cover photograph and caption). February 1963.
- ↑ Ross, Barry (17 September 2018). "Few sports were beyond our Ken". The Senior. p. 21.
- ↑ "Men's Team Championship" (PDF). World Squash Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Men's World Open" (PDF). World Squash Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ Crimeen, Bob (23 September 1971). "Geoff Hunt's a pro — it's official". The Sun. Sydney. p. 49.
- ↑ "PSA50: The Dawning Of Professional Squash". PSA Squash Tour. Professional Squash Association. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Hiscoe gets top squash job". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 1978. p. 50.
- ↑ "AIS Squash Coaches". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "The New Year Honours List". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 31 December 1979. p. 8 – via Trove.
- ↑ "World Masters including Medallists" (PDF). World Squash Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2026.