Barbara Diggens Explained

Barbara Diggens (born 8 October 1949) is a former English professional squash player.

Diggens was born on 8 October 1949 and lived in Brighton, Sussex. She started playing aged 19 at the Hove Squash Club and became a professional tennis and squash coach.

Her greatest achievement was being part of the winning England team during the 1979 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[1] She also represented England at the 1983 Women's World Team Squash Championships, where England finished as runners-up, losing 2-1 in the final to Australia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Palmer, Michael. Guinness Book of Squash. 1984. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-270-1.
  2. Web site: Women's World Team Championship 1983 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001550/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Womens-Team-Open1.pdf . 2016-03-04 . worldsquash.org.