2nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 1973
(Cardiff, Wales)

England again won all the Gold, with Trevor Taylor and Jill (Shirley) Hammersley retaining their Singles titles. The surprise for their this time came from Australia whose Thai immigrant Chayamond "Charlie" Wuvanich defeated all three Englishmen. However, in the individual event Wuvanich was beaten by Trevor Taylor's younger brother Peter.

India's men did well to reach Team final, but were eclipsed 0-5 by England who played their young prodigy, Desmond Douglas, in the final instead of Trevor Taylor. Silver went to India.

In the Women's Team event, India was second to Canada in Group B and beat Australia in the cross-over to achieve the Bronze medal. England defeated Canada 3-1 in the final. The latter's only win was 2-0 in the Doubles.

Results at a Glance:

Men's Team Champion - England
Women's Team Champion - England
Men's Singles Champion - Trevor Taylor (England)
Women's Singles Champion - Jill (Shirley) Hammersley (England)
Men's Doubles Champion - Denis Neale / Trevor Taylor (England)
Women's Doubles Champion - Jill Hammersley / Susan Howard (England)
Mixed Doubles Champion - Denis Neale / Karenza Matthews (England)

England - 7 titles

Trevor Taylor (England) - 3 titles (Men's Team, Men's Singles, Men's Doubles)
Jill Hammersley (England) - 3 titles (Women's Team, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles)
Denis Neale (England) - 3 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Susan Howard (England) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles)
Karenza Matthews (England) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Mixed Doubles)