One of the great personalities of New Zealand squash was inducted as the 28th member of the New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame at the Remuera Squash Club last night.
Tauranga's Bryden Clarke is a truly colourful, larger-than-life character.
At 82, he is the same age as the national body of the sport and is a life member of five associations including New Zealand, Tauranga and Bay of Plenty.
Clarke was a national representative in 1959 and 1961, a national selector in 1963-66, 1970-71 and 1976-79. He gave more than a decade's service to New Zealand Squash's management committee, managed New Zealand teams to Australia and Pakistan, and was a key figure in establishing both the Central Districts and Bay of Plenty associations.
In 1974, he was the driving force in raising funds so Bruce Brownlee could make his first trip to Britain in what became known as the "Bruce to Britain" campaign.