Dorothy Cundall

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Dorothy Cundall
Dorothy Cundall.jpg
Cundall in 1910
Personal information
Birth nameDorothy Ursula Cundall
Country England
Born19 October 1882
Richmond, London
Died8 February 1954 (aged 71)
Bournemouth, Dorset

Dorothy Ursula Cundall (1882 – 8 February 1954) was an English badminton player. Born in 1882 in Richmond, London she was a prominent player before the First World War winning three All England titles.[1] In 1912 she married Douglas Harvey (who died in 1917). Cundall played as Mrs Harvey afterwards.[2]

In 1922 she remarried to Bert Bisgood, a prominent Somerset cricketer who also represented Ireland at badminton. [3] She died in Bournemouth on 8 February 1954.[4]

She had two children, Ian Harvey, a Conservative MP, and Jeanne Bisgood, an English international golfer.[4]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships[]

[5]

Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place 1911 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1912 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1910 Mixed doubles

References[]

  1. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Badminton Championships". Daily Mirror. 29 February 1912. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Dorothy Cundall". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  5. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.


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