Sporting Digest: Squash

PETER NICOL, the Scottish champion, reached his third successive quarter-final on the world circuit when he beat former English title holder, Phil Whitlock, 15-4, 15-11, 7-15, 12-15, 15-8 in the second round of the Austrian Open in Linz yesterday.

AUSTRIAN MEN'S OPEN (Linz) First round: A Hill (Aus) bt A Davies (Wal) 15-8 15-12 17-16; C Walker (Eng) bt L Buit (Neth) 15-5 15-7 15-6; S Meads (Eng) bt Mir Zaman Gul (Pak) 17-16 15-10 15-9; R Martin (Aus) bt J Bonetat (Fr) 15-10 14-15 15-14 15-12; R Eyles (Aus) bt D Ryan (Irl) 15-9 15-7 15-11; M Cairns (Eng) bt S Elopuro (Fin) 15-9 15-13 15-12; S Parke (Eng) bt A Schreiber (Aus) 15-14 15-17 17-14 7-15 15-3; P Nicol (Sco) bt C van der Wath (SA) 15-11 15-8 15-6; T Hands (Eng) bt P Steel (NZ) 11-15 12-15 15-10 15-13 15-9; M Carlyon (Aus) bt D Sabitzer (Aut) 15-10 15-5 15-11; Zarak Jahan Khan (Pak) bt A Barada (Eg) 15-11 11-15 13-15 15-10 15-12; P Whitlock (Eng) bt C Wapnick (SA) 15-9 15-12 15-9; Jansher Khan (Pak) bt D Webb (Eng) 15-6 15-4 15-8; Abdul Faheem Khan (HK) bt H Wiens (Ger) 9-15 15-10 15-12 15-11; D Meddings (Eng) bt S Frenz (Ger) 15-7 15-9 15-8; B Martin (Aus) bt D Harris (Eng) 15-13 17-15 15-8. Second round: R Martin bt Meads 15-7 14-15 15-12 15-11; Eyles bt Cairns 15-10 15-8 15-6; Zarak Jahan Khan bt Parke 17-15 15-8 6-15 15-13; Nicol bt Whitlock 15-4 15-11 7-15 12-15 15-8; Walker bt Carlyon 15-5 15-13 15-20; Jansher Khan bt Hill 15-13 15-12 15-4; Hands bt Abdul Faheem Khan 15-8 11-15 12-15 15-10 15-12; B Martin bt Meddings 15-11 17-15 15-12.