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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  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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