Ross Norman Ross Norman Ross William Norman (born 7 January 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. He is best remembered for winning the World Open in 1986, when he beat Jahangir Khan of Pakistan in the final 9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9-1. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years (the longest in the history of professional sport). Norman had been ranked the World No. 2 behind Khan for some time going into the match, but despite a single-minded determination to end his unbeaten run had been unable to
1986–87 Lancashire Cup 1986–87 Lancashire Cup 1986–87 was the seventy-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 27-6 The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,180 and receipts were £60,329.00 This was Wigan’s third appearance in three years and a second victory in what would a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the third of the five year period when it would