1933 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:12
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:Queen's Club, West Kensington
Prevseason:1932
Nextseason:1934

The 1933 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 27 March - 1 April 1933.
Susan Noel won her second consecutive title defeating Sheila Keith-Jones in the final. The Championship was held later than usual because the leading players were involved in a tournament in the United States.[1]

Draw and results

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First round

width=270Player Onewidth=270Player Twowidth=150Score
Miss M Maclagan 9-1 9-0 9-0
Miss Kathleen Tew 9-7 9-5 9-5
Miss Sheila Keith-Jones Mrs Judith Backhouse 9-4 9-4 9-5
Miss Phyllis Blake Miss J Ingram w/o
Mrs W S Daniell Mrs Winifred Livingstone-Learmonth 9-6 9-2 9-1
Miss E H Harvey 9-1 9-7 9-6
Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke Miss Phyllis Tew 9-3 9-0 9-0
Miss Ruth Luard 10-8 10-9 7-9 10-8
Lady Aberdare + Mrs Edith Strawson 6-9 9-1 9-4 9-6
Miss M Fraser Mrs D Page 10-8 3-9 9-1 9-5
Mrs Elsie Pittman Miss E C M Toyne 10-8 9-4 9-1
Mrs J Winser Miss Alexandra McOstrich 9-4 9-3 8-10 9-7
Miss J L Seymour Miss Elizabeth Knox w/o
Mrs Madeline Chichester Mrs Elizabeth Bryans-Wolfe w/o
Miss J Cunningham w/o
Miss Betty Cooke Miss E Fordham 9-4 9-5 9-3

Second round

width=170Player Onewidth=170Player Twowidth=150Score
Noel Abedare 9-2 9-0 9-0
Lumb Fraser 9-2 9-2 9-1
Keith-Jones Pittman 7-9 9-5 9-1 9-6
Blake P Winser 6-9 9-7 8-10 9-6 9-3
Daniell Seymour 9-5 9-3 4-9 9-1
Cave J Chichester 9-2 9-0 9-4
Lytton-M Cairns 9-5 9-2 9-0
Huntsman S Cooke 1-9 9-1 9-5 4-9 9-6

Quarter finals

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Noel Daniell 9-1 10-8 10-8
Lumb Cave 9-5 9-4 9-0
Keith-Jones Lytton-M 10-8 4-9 9-5 9-4
Blake Huntsman 4-9 8-10 9-7 9-3 9-2

Semi finals

width=170Player Onewidth=170Player Twowidth=150Score
Noel Lumb 9-5 9-1 9-5
Keith-Jones Blake 9-5 9-0 9-5

Final

width=170Player Onewidth=170Player Twowidth=150Score
Noel Keith-Jones 9-4 9-0 9-2

Notes

+ Lady Aberdare also known as Mrs Margaret Bruce

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1933 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 2015-06-18. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.