squash The Squash section at Muthaiga has had a busy couple of months and the numbers of new players joining our monthly Social Mix-ins are a sign of a growing group of players who are keen to take up the sport. I encourage more Members to join us on the first Wednesday of every month for our Social Mix-ins. In May we hosted the Wadi Degla Club - a new club which has opened on the Kiambu road - for our first ever fixture with them. Among the visitors’ team were two enthusiastic junior players and although we won 7-1 it was nice seeing youngsters playing competitive matches, something we definitely want to encourage with several clubs around Nairobi.
Squash Captain Kunal Bid kindly donated the trophies for this tournament and if any Member would like to sponsor a future tournament, please get in touch with him. As well as our monthly Social Mix-ins, we shall also be holding the British Rules Tournament, which is likely to be held around the end of July or early August. Please keep an eye out for the dates. Kunal Bid Squash Captain
At the end of May we held our annual Handicap Tournament. Twelve players entered and each player was allocated a handicap based on their ability. This tournament gives players of differing abilities an equal chance to compete. After the group stages, the tournament was split into the main Cup, Plate and Bowl tournaments, which ended in three extremely competitive finals. In the Bowl (handicaps in brackets) Job Muriuki (4) beat Fabian Collis (2) 3-2
Competitors from Muthaiga Handicap Tournament. From left - Joseph Kariuki, Rajeev Gandhi, Job Muriuki, Kunal Bid, Kavan Shah, Spence Dry, Christina Andersen & Fabian Collis.
In the Plate Spence Dry (2) beat Christina Andersen (2) 3-2 And in the Handicap Cup Kunal Bid (0) beat Kavan Shah (1) 3-2
Right: Handicap Winners. From left - Job Muriuki (Bowl winner), Kunal Bid (Cup Winner) & Spence Dry (Plate Winner.)
Above: Wadi Degla vs Muthaiga Country Club Teams
COMPETITION Answer to our April – June 2022 Competition QUESTION: What is the original name of this street and where is it? And what is it called today?
Question: This was once an
important building in Nairobi – what was it?
Prize: The first correct entry that we
receive will win dinner for two with a bottle of House Wine in either Pinks or the Club Dining Room. Please send your answers to communications@mcc.co.ke
www.mcc.co.ke
ANSWER: Moi Avenue (formerly known as First Station Road and later Government Road) now situated within the Central Business District of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest roads in the city and is intersected by Kenyatta Avenue, City Hall Way and Haile Selassie Avenue, running west to east. This photo was taken sometime in the late 1920s. WINNER: Noor Adamali.
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