1906 All England Badminton Championships Explained

1906 All England Badminton Championships
Dates:
Number Edition:8th
Venue:London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location:130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Website:All England Championships
Previous:1905
Next:1907

The 1906 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall, London, England, from February 28 to March 3, 1906.[1] [2]

Ethel Thomson and Meriel Lucas won a fourth women's doubles crown and third consecutive after retaining their title. There were two mixed doubles handicap events due to the excessive number of entries.[3]

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Norman Wood Frank Chesterton15–8, 18-13
Women's singles Ethel Thompson M. E. Brownwalkover
Men's doubles Sir George Thomas & Henry Marrett Albert Prebble & Norman Wood15–5, 5–15, 15-11
Women's doubles Meriel Lucas & Ethel Thomson Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth15-10, 15-5
Mixed doubles Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson Norman Wood & G. L. Murray17-16, 15-3
Men's doubles handicap G. L. Chamberlin & C. J. Greenwood (+6) E. Young & R. Young (-5)15–8, 15-12
Women's doubles Handicap Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth (-10) Ethel Thomson & M. E. Brown (-12)15-1, 15-1
Mixed doubles handicap (class A) Norman Wood & Hazel Hogarth (10) Henry Marrett & N. Stevens (Scr)15-9, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap (class B) L. W. Jameson & Morris (6) E. A. Short & Dorothea Douglass (5)14-15, 15–1, 15-1
Veterans' doubles George Vidal & C. A. Turner Albert Cowley & Richard Abbatt15-4. 15-6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Times & the Sunday Times. 2012-09-04. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.
  2. News: All England Championships . Sporting Life . 5 March 1906 . 28 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: All-England Championships . Field . 10 March 1906 . 28 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .