In 1976, Ian D.W. Wright created the sport of racketball based on U.S. racquetball. In 1988, the British Racketball Association merged with the Squash Rackets Association. Members of Neston Cricket Club can also play bowls, hockey, squash, racketball and tennis. Middlesex Squash & Racketball Association is responsible for organising and promoting squash in Middlesex. The Club is open to the public for Pay and Play tennis, squash and racketball. The Air Park is also home to Buckinghamshire Squash and Racketball Club. LSD has several gyms, an indoor swimming pool, and a racketball court. Brian was also a former member of Racketball. Finally, racketball, a similar sport, is also played in the United States. In racketball, the ceiling is out-of-bounds. The first National Racketball Championship was held in London on 1 December 1984. Currently, racketball also is played in parts of North America.