Badminton Oceania acknowledges the passing of Australian Cedric Baxter, 93 years, a founding member and integral part of the formation of our organisation in 1987.
Cedric Baxter’s involvement in badminton began at a young age as a regular tournament player, before becoming involved in the administrative side of the sport. In 1965 he was Badminton Western Australia’s Secretary and became their President in 1966 for 11 years. During this time Cedric also became President of Badminton Australia in 1971 and again later in 1979.
Following on from these terms of Presidency Cedric became the Secretary of Badminton Australia from 1979 until 1991. In 1987 Cedric was appointed as Badminton Oceania’s BWF Continental Representative staying in this role for 16 years. He was also the representative for badminton on the Board of Commonwealth Games Australia, of which he is a Life Member. Cedric is also a Life Member of Badminton Australia.
In his private life, Cedric was a graphic designer and painter who created cartoons which were featured in the IBF magazine in the mid-90s. Cedric received the Herbert Scheele award from the BWF in 2011.
