1905 All England Badminton Championships

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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 →

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]

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[]

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

Men's Singles[]

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

Women's Singles[]

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

Men's Doubles[]

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

Women's Doubles[]

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

Mixed Doubles[]

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

References[]

  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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