1955 Thomas Cup squads

none This article lists the squads for the 1955 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 24 May 1955 which was the first day of the tournament.Bird Chatter No. 1 Vol. 15 (1955), p. 5 Teams Australia Five players represented Australia in the 1955 Thomas Cup.18 May 1955 THE HEAT HITS THE AUSSIES, TOO... https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19550518-1.2.189 15 July 2024 Singapore Standard 16 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Allan McCabe 1920 (aged 34–35) Don Murray 1955 5 24 1929 7 18 y Stan Russell 1930 (aged 24–25) Cliff Cutt 1930 (aged 24–25) Rex Collins 1934 (aged 20–21) Denmark Six players represented Denmark in the 1955 Thomas Cup.18 May 1955 Danes in with their strongest team ever for the Thomas Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550518-1.2.157 15 July 2024 The Straits Times 14 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Jørn Skaarup 1955 5 24 1925 9 13 y Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 1930 (aged 21–22) Ole Jensen 1955 5 24 1928 6 5 y Finn Kobberø 1955 5 24 1936 3 13 y Ole Mertz 1955 5 24 1931 11 26 y Ove Eilertsen 1929 (aged 25–26) India Seven players represented India in the 1955 Thomas Cup.31 May 1955 Indian team versus Danes https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/indiandailymail19550531-1.2.53 15 July 2024 Indian Daily Mail 4 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Amrit Lal Dewan 1927 (aged 24–25) Nandu Natekar 1955 5 24 1933 5 12 y Manoj Guha 1952 5 24 1927 9 13 y Gajanan Hemmady 1927 (aged 24–25) P. S. Chawla 1929 (aged 25–26) Ravindra Dongre 1931 (aged 23–24) Trilok Nath Seth 1929 (aged 25–26) Malaya Six players represented Malaya in the 1955 Thomas Cup.1 June 1955 Hoo Chye may the one out Malayan Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550601-1.2.170 15 July 2024 The Straits Times 14 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Eddy Choong 1955 5 24 1931 5 29 y Wong Peng Soon 1955 5 24 1917 2 17 y Tan Jin Eong 1927 (aged 27–28) Lim Kee Fong 1955 5 24 1922 6 19 y Ong Poh Lim 1955 5 24 1923 11 18 y Ooi Teik Hock 1955 5 24 1920 11 13 y United States Six players represented the United States in the 1955 Thomas Cup.11 April 1955 U.S. NAME THOMAS CUP TEAM https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550411-1.2.154 15 July 2024 The Straits Times 12 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Joe Alston 1955 5 24 1926 12 20 y Carl Loveday 1955 5 24 1921 3 19 y Bob Williams 1923 (aged 31–32) Thomas Wynn Rogers 1919 (aged 35–36) Dick Mitchell 1955 5 24 1920 7 18 y Manuel Armendariz 1934 (aged 20–21) References Category:Badminton-related lists Category:Thomas & Uber Cup