Charles Read was a professional squash player from England. Professional squash began in England in 1907. Based at the Queen's Club in London, Read beat C. Bannister of the Bath Club 15-5, 15-13 at the Bath Club to win the first English professional championship title. Read then defended his title as English champion three more times until 1928. When the British Open men's championship was instituted at the beginning of the 1930s, Read was officially designated the first title "holder", and thus played in the first final as the "defending champion". However he lost in inaugural final in 1931 to Don Butcher (a professional player from the Conservative Club).

External links

• History of Squash article at worldsquash.org

English squash players | Year of birth missing | Year of death missing