The Australian team won all matches and became the first world champion in the history of squash . The crew consisted of Geoff Hunt , Ken Hiscoe , Dick Carter and Cam Nancarrow . The team from the United Kingdom placed second, tied with New Zealand. Only because of the better set ratio did the British secure the title of runner-up world champion.
The participating teams competed in a common group. The group played in round robin mode , and the top team received the title of world champion.
All teams consisted of a minimum of three and a maximum of four players who had to be reported in the order of their skill level. Three individual games were played per encounter. A team won if its players could win two of the individual games. The order in which the individual games were played was independent of the order in which the players entered.