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Sphairee is a miniature form of tennis developed in Australia. Sphairee derives its name from the Greek word for ball sphaira.

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History

It was developed by Frederick Arthur George Beck in Sydney in 1961. The New South Wales Sphairee Association was formed in 1961. The first New South Wales Championships were held in 1963 with R.B. Frost and N.Brown winning the men's and women's titles respectively. In 1998, it was reported that the game had ebbed and it was played in 15 primary and high schools in Tasmania and on the first Tuesday of each month at the Greenwich Community Centre on Sydney's lower north shore. The game has been played in Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Description

Rules of the game include:

  • Field of play can be indoor or outdoor
  • Court is 6.2 m by 2.2 m with the bet being 0.6 m.
  • Bats are similar to an oversized table tennis bat
  • Ball is a perforated plastic ball 7 cm in diamater
  • References

    Sphairee Wikipedia


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