Alison Cumings is a former English professional squash player.

Personal life

Cumings was born on 18 November 1961 in the county of

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, England. She started playing squash as a junior, developing at Reigate Squash Club. She now lives in

Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leath ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

, under the married name of Alison Malynn.

Professional career

After winning the British Under-19 title, Cumings developed her career further, eventually reaching a world no. 4 ranking for women squash players. She was also the Women's British National Squash Champion in 1982, and was part of the winning Women's World Team in 1985 in Dublin, where the England team beat New Zealand 2-1. The successful England team went on to win the

1987 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 1987 Women's Honda World Team Squash Championships were held in Auckland, New Zealand and took place from October 7 until October 14, 1987. Seeds Results First round Pool A Pool B Semi finals Third Place Play Off Fina ...

Final in

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and the

1989 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 1989 Women's NCM World Team Squash Championships were held in Warmond, in the Netherlands and took place from March 14 until March 19, 1989. Results First round Pool A Pool B Quarter finals Semi finals Third Place Play O ...

in Warmond, in the

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References

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