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Wedding caps courtship

By Kristin Edge
Reporter·Northern Advocate·
16 Dec, 2012 06:39 PMQuick Read

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Northland's Shelly Kitchen claimed plenty of titles during a stellar squash career but now she has a completely new one - Mrs Ricketts.

The Far North sporting star married long-time partner Anthony Ricketts - also a successful squash player who had a world ranking of No3.

The couple, now living in Brisbane with their two daughters - Gabriella, nearly 1, and Amalia, nearly 4 - were married at Perehipe Bay, Whatuwhiwhi earlier this month.

Proud dad Colin Kitchen said Shelley and Anthony were both 13 years old when their paths first crossed at a squash tournament in Brisbane.

They had since toured the world squash circuit and had been together for 12 years.

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"I think they were meant to be together."

Shelley represented NZ at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 and Melbourne in 2006, where she won a silver medal.

The married couple returned to Australia so Anthony could continue his role as high performance squash coach for the Australian Institute of Sport.

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