Farooq Mirza Summer League 2026 Wraps Up — Winchester Wizards Crowned Champions
8 September 2026
The Farooq Mirza Summer League 2026 season has drawn to a close, with East and West Division teams competing across a packed summer of fixtures before a final decided the overall champions. The league is named in memory of its founder, Farooq Mirza, who sadly passed away.
West Division — Winchester Pip Totton by a Single Point
It doesn't get much closer than this. Winchester Wizards topped the six-team West Division with 131 points from their 10 matches, just one point ahead of Totton Trickshots on 130. Wykeham Wanderers, Trojans Terriers and Trojans Titans were all within a handful of points of each other in the chasing pack, making for a genuinely competitive division from top to bottom.
| Pos | Team | Played | W | L | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester Wizards | 10 | 6 | 4 | 131 |
| 2 | Totton Trickshots | 10 | 6 | 4 | 130 |
| 3 | Wykeham Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 121 |
| 4 | Trojans Terriers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 119 |
| 5 | Trojans Titans | 10 | 5 | 5 | 116 |
| 6 | Salisbury Sharks | 10 | 2 | 8 | 82 |
East Division — Abshot Allstars Dominate
In the East, Abshot Allstars were a class apart, winning 7 of their 8 matches to finish well clear on 136 points — including an 18–4 win over Nuffield Nuggets along the way. Petersfield Pistons took second spot, edging out Chichester Courtiers and Nuffield Nuggets in a tight scrap for the minor places, highlighted by a 15–9 win over Chichester.
| Pos | Team | Played | W | L | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abshot Allstars | 8 | 7 | 1 | 136 |
| 2 | Petersfield Pistons | 8 | 5 | 3 | 94 |
| 3 | Chichester Courtiers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 92 |
| 4 | Nuffield Nuggets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 87 |
| 5 | Petersfield Panthers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 49 |
The Final — Winchester Wizards Crowned Champions
With both divisions decided, the season was settled with a final between Winchester Wizards and Totton Trickshots. Winchester got the better of Totton for a second time, winning 4-1 to be crowned overall champions of the Farooq Mirza Summer League 2026.
Full fixtures, results, and match detail are available on the Summer League site.
A Fitting Send-Off for George Kousseff
The season closed with a presentation evening bringing together players from every club and division. It was a fitting final act for George Kousseff, who presented the trophies as League Organiser after nine years of dedicated service to Hampshire Squash before stepping down — with Tony Johnson from Totton now taking over the leagues, having already done excellent work setting up the new season on SportyHQ.
Thank you to every club and player who took part this summer, and to everyone who helped run fixtures, courts, and results throughout the season. Entries for the Winter 2026–2027 leagues are now open on SportyHQ.