Bill Havers

William F Havers (born 1936) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.[2]

Bill Havers
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1936 (age 8384) [1]
Romford

Biography

Havers became the English National champion after winning the inaugural English National Badminton Championships in 1964.[3]

Havers played for Essex and England and was also the 1964 and 1968 men's doubles runner-up with his older brother John Havers [4][5] and the following year the brothers won the 1965 English National Badminton Championships doubles title.

In 1965 he married Patricia Page the 1965 Scottish Open champion.

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References

  1. "1936 births". Free BMD.
  2. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ""Changes Of Pace Aid Badminton Victory." Times, 1 Feb. 1964, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ""Badminton Task Eased." Times, 3 Feb. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ""Recovery in final." Times, 11 Dec. 1967, p. 13". Times Digital Archive.
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