Jonah Barrington (squash player) of his ancestors, Sir Jonah Barrington, established an estate in County Limerick called "Glenstal", which was eventually sold in the 1930s to a group of Belgian Benedictine monks who established a boarding school. In 1982 Barrington co-authored the book "Murder in the Squash Court: the Only Way to Win". He has coached Israeli squash player Daniel Poleshchuk. Barrington is the father of professional squash player Joey Barrington. Jonah Barrington (squash player) Jonah Barrington (born 29 April 1941) is a retired Irish/English squash player, originally from Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. A Cornish-born Irish squash player, Barrington won the British Open (which was
Women's squash in Australia Women's squash in Australia In 1940, a study of 314 women in New Zealand and Australia was done. Most of the women in the study were middle class, conservative, Protestant and white. The study found that 183 participated in sport. The ninth most popular sport that these women participated in was squash, with 3 having played the sport. The sport was tied with croquet, billiards, chess, fishing, field hockey, horse racing, squash, table tennis and shooting. During the 1950s, Australian women competed in squash at the Empire Games. One player who had success at these games was Heather McKay. Some