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 83–84) [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.

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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