1923 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1923 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 7–12 November 1922.

British Open Squash Championships
2nd British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington
← 1922
1924 →

Sylvia Huntsman won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This was the second championship held during 1922 so is attributed as being the 1923 event.[1]

Draw and results

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Section A (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Miss Joyce Nicholson 18-13 15-4
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Mrs Toye 15-4 15-0
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero 15-2 15-0
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Miss Joan Huntsman 15-0 15-6
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Miss Joyce Cave 15-7 15-8
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Mrs Bruce + 15-1 15-2
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Joan Huntsman 15-5 15-14
  Miss Joyce Cave   Mrs Toye 15-9 15-4
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-0 15-7
  Miss Joyce Cave   Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero 15-7 15-10
  Miss Joyce Cave   Mrs Bruce + 15-9 7-15 15-7
  Mrs Bruce +   Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero 15-1 15-2
  Mrs Bruce +   Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-1 12-15 15-7
  Mrs Bruce +   Mrs Toye 15-1 15-0
  Mrs Bruce +   Miss Joan Huntsman 9-15 15-4 15-7
  Miss Joan Huntsman   Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero 15-6 16-14
  Miss Joan Huntsman   Mrs Toye 15-3 15-1
 Miss Joan Huntsman   Miss Joyce Nicholson 8-15 15-8 15-4
  Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero   Miss J Nicholson 15-8 11-15 18-15
  Hon Miss Beatrice Hope Prothero   Mrs Toye 15-2 15-5
  Miss J Nicholson   Mrs Toye 15-4 17-14

Section B (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-1 15-0
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Rotherham 15-3 15-4
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Rudd 15-2 15-2
  Miss Nancy Cave   Mrs Carthew 15-3 15-3
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss B Hussey 15-7 15-4
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Partlington 15-3 15-2
  Miss B Hussey   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-9 15-6
  Miss B Hussey   Miss Partlington 15-0 15-3
  Miss B Hussey   Miss Rotherham 15-7 15-8
  Miss B Hussey   Mrs E Tew ++ 15-12 9-15 15-10
  Miss B Hussey   Miss Rudd 15-11 10-15 15-10
  Mrs E Tew ++   Miss Rotherham 7-15 18-17 15-4
  Mrs E Tew ++   Miss Rudd 15-7 15-7
  Mrs E Tew ++   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-1 15-8
  Mrs E Tew ++   Mrs Carthew 15-3 15-0
  Miss Rotherham   Miss Partlington 13-15 15-1 15-6
  Miss Rotherham   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-12 15-6
  Miss Rotherham   Miss Rudd 15-5 0-15 15-5
  Miss Rudd   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-8 15-8
  Miss Rudd   Mrs Carthew 15-10 15-10

+ Honourable Mrs Clarence Bruce (née Margaret Bethune Black)
++ Honourable Mrs Edward Tew (née Catherine Hawke)

Final

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Miss Nancy Cave 6-15 15-9 17-15
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1923
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1922 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2015.