1959-60

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SQUASH RACKETS
751
The lines delimiting such area, the lighting equipment or the roof
are out of court.
Service Box, or Box.
—A delimited area in each half-court,
from within which hand-in serves.
Short Line.
—A line set out upon the floor parallel to and 18 ft.
from the front wall, and extending the full width of the court.
Striker.—The player whose turn it is to play after the ball has
hit the front wall.
STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF A SQUASH RACKETS
SINGLES COURT
Length..
32
ft.
Breadth
21 „
Height to lower edge of
front wall line
15 „
Height to lower edge of
back wall line
7 „
Distance to further edge of
.short line
from front wall
18 „
Height to upper edge of
cut line
on front wall 6 „
Height of upper edge of
board
from ground
19
ins.
Thickness of board, flat or rounded at top .. to
1
inch.
Height of
side wall line ..
The diagonal line joining the
front
wall line
and the
back wall line.
The service box
shall be entirely enclosed on three sides within
the court by lines, the
short line
forming the side nearest to the
front wall, the side wall bounding the fourth side.
The internal dimensions of the
Service Box
shall be 5
ft.
-3 ins.
All dimensions in the court shall be measured, where practicable,
from the junction of the floor and front wall.
The lines marking the boundaries of the court shall be
2
ins.
in width.
The width of other painted lines shall not exceed
2
ins.
All walls shall be white. The space below the Board shall be
white. All lines shall be coloured red.
The front wall shall be of composition.
The side walls and back wall shall be of wood or of composition.
The floor should be of wood for covered courts and of composition
for open courts.
The
Board
and the space below it to the floor and the area
above the height of play on the back wall should be constructed of
some resonant material:
DIMENSIONS OF A RACKET
The overall length shall not exceed
27
inches. The internal
stringing area shall not exceed 8f inches in length by
741
inches in
breadth and the framework of the head shall measure not more than
-Fff
inch across the face by
is
inch deep.
The framework of the head shall be of wood. The handle shall
be made of wood, cane, metal or glass fibre. The grip and found-
dation may be made of any suitable material.
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