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1905 All England Badminton Championships

The 1905 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall, London, England, from March 1 to March 4, 1905.[1][2]

1905 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates1 March 1905 (1905-03-01)–
4 March 1905 (1905-03-04)
Edition7th
VenueLondon Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official websiteAll England Championships
← 1904 1906 →

Henry Marrett retained his men's singles title. Ethel Thomson and Meriel Lucas won a third women's doubles crown after retaining their title. Lucas also won her second singles title.[3][4] There were no entries from Ireland.

Final results edit

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Henry Marrett   Ralph Watling 15–6, 15-2
Women's singles   Meriel Lucas   Mabel Hardy 9–15, 15–6, 15-9
Men's doubles   Stewart Marsden Massey & C. T. J. Barnes   Albert Prebble & Henry Marrett 11–15, 15–11, 15-10
Women's doubles   Meriel Lucas & Ethel Thomson   Dora Harvey & Mabel Hardy 15–3, 15-6
Mixed doubles   Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth   Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson 15–8, 15-2
Men's doubles handicap   C. A. Turner & Norman Wood (owe 6)   Sir George Thomas & Albert Cowley (owe 10) 11–15, 15–13, 15-7
Women's doubles handicap   Hazel Hogarth & Miss G. L. Murray (owe 5)   Muriel Bateman & Florence Lannowe (owe 2) 15–12, 15-7
Mixed doubles handicap   Henry Marrett & Muriel Bateman (owe 12)   J. H. Colin Prior & Miss G. L. Murray (owe 2) 12–15, 15–7, 15-10
Veterans' doubles handicap   George Vidal & C. A. Turner (owe 6)   C. G. Eames & H. C. Wright (owe 6) 15–8, 15-4

Men's singles edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Henry Marrett
bye   Marrett 15 15
  H. C. Fanshawe   Fanshawe 2 3
bye   Marrett 15 15
  C. Collingwood 15 15   Collingwood 0 2
  D'Arcy Bannerman 5 5   Collingwood 15 15
  G. D. Wright 15 15   Wright 10 2
  Thomas Berger 0 0   Marrett 15 15
  George Thomas   Thomas 8 0
bye   Thomas 15 12 15
  H. J. H. Inglis   Inglis 6 15 10
bye   Thomas 15 15
  H. S. Venables   Venables 9 12
bye   Venables 15 15
  A. W. Andrews   Andrews 9 4
bye   Marrett 15 15
  Ralph Watling   Watling 6 2
bye   Watling 15 15
  Albert Cowley   Cowley 4 6
bye   Watling 15 15
  E. P. Harrison 15 17   Harrison 1 8
  T. H. E. Bird 12 14   Harrison 15 15
  Edward Hawthorn   Hawthorn 5 4
bye   Watling 15 7 15
  Norman Wood   Wood 9 15 10
bye   Wood 15 15
  Arthur Berger   Berger 1 0
bye   Wood 15 15
  J.H. Colin Prior   Prior 6 9
bye   Prior 15 15
  William Clark Player   Player 3 8
bye

Women's singles edit

First round Semi-finals Final
  Meriel Lucas 15 15
  Mrs F. H. White 1 0   Lucas 12 18 15
  Ethel Thomson 15 15   Thomson 15 16 8
  Miss S. A. Graham 1 0   Lucas 9 15 15
  Mabel Hardy 15 15   Hardy 15 6 9
  Ruth Watling 1 1   Hardy 15 15
  Miss G. L. Murray 18 15   Murray 12 3
  Miss M. E. Brown 15 1

Men's doubles edit

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                    
  Stewart Massey
& C. T. J. Barnes 		15 15
  Ralph Watling
& George Thomas 		3 5
  Massey & Barnes 15 15
  Prior &   Inglis 10 3
  J.H. Colin Prior
&   H. J. H. Inglis 		18 15
  Frank Abatt
& E. P. Harrison 		17 9
  Massey & Barnes 15 18
  Franck & Wright 7 0
  R. Franck
& G. D. Wright
bye
  Franck & Wright w/o
  Adam & Crombie ret
  Thomas L. Adam
& G. T. Crombie
bye
  Massey & Barnes 13 15 15
  Prebble & Marrett 15 11 10
  Albert Prebble
& Henry Marrett 		15 15
  J. R. Fraser
& T. H. E. Bird 		5 4
  Prebble & Marrett 15 18
  Collingwood & Heelas 5 4
  C. Collingwood
& W. L. G. Heelas 		15 15
  William Clark Player
& H. C. Fanshawe 		4 4
  Prebble & Marrett 15 15
  Buckley & Wood 3 4
  Percy Buckley
& Norman Wood 		15 15
  H. R. Blaker
& A. R. Brakspear 		0 0
  Buckley & Wood 15 13 15
  Ransford & Ransford 10 15 12
  Leonard Ransford
& Robert Ransford 		15 17
  P. Boyd
& Edward Hawthorn 		2 15

Women's doubles edit

First round Semi-finals Final
  Ethel Thomson
& Meriel Lucas 		15 15
  Ruth Watling
& Miss S. A. Graham 		2 3   Lucas & Thomson 15 15
  Miss C. Orr
& Florence Lannowe 		15 15   Orr & Lannowe 1 5
  Mrs F. H. White
& Miss M. E. Brown 		9 4   Lucas & Thomson 15 15
  Mabel Hardy
& Dora Harvey 		15 15   Hardy & Harvey 3 6
  Muriel Bateman
& Miss M. Drake 		3 3   Hardy & Harvey 15 15 15
  Hazel Hogarth
& Miss G. L. Murray 		15 10 18   Hogarth & Murray 18 12 9
  Dorothy Cundall
& Alice Gowenlock 		5 15 13

Mixed doubles edit

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                    
  Henry Marrett
& Hazel Hogarth 		15 15
  H. C. Fanshawe
& Dorothy Cundall 		3 3
  Marrett & Hogarth 15 15
  Prebble & Harvey 4 9
  Albert Prebble
& Dora Harvey 		15 5 15
  T. R. Fraser
& Miss G. L. Murray 		9 15 5
  Marrett & Hogarth 15 18
  Prior & Waller 1 8
  J.H. Colin Prior
& Miss M. Waller
bye
  Prior & Waller 15 12 15
  Wood & Davenport 9 15 11
  Norman Wood
& Miss E. C. Davenport
bye
  Marrett & Hogarth 15 15
  Thomas & Thomson 8 2
  George Thomas
& Ethel Thomson 		15 15
  T. H. E. Bird
& Miss Brooks 		6 3
  Thomas & Thomson 15 18
  Massey & Bateman 8 15
  Stewart Massey
& Muriel Bateman 		15 15
  William Clark Player
& Miss M. E. Brown 		3 10
  Thomas & Thomson 15 15
  Watling & Lucas 4 12
  Ralph Watling
& Meriel Lucas
bye
  Watling & Lucas 15 15
  Ransford & Hardy 10 8
  Leonard Ransford
& Mabel Hardy
bye

References edit

  1. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times, 4 Mar. 1905, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ ""Badminton." Times, 6 Mar. 1905, p. 7". Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 March 1905. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 11 March 1905. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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