Meriel Lucas Explained

Meriel Lucas
Birth Date:1877[1]
Birth Place:Teignmouth, Devon
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Newton Abbot, Devon
Country:England

Emily Muriel Lucas also known as Meriel Lucas (1877 – 1962) was an English badminton player.[3] Lucas from Devon was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902 and 1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles.[4]

Lucas played for the Teignmouth Badminton Club.[5]

Her parents were Sir Alfred William Lucas and Dame Florence Emma Casswell. After marrying George Adams in 1911 Lucas retired from competition.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 3 April 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. Web site: BADMINTON ICON: MURIEL LUCAS. BWF Badminton.
  3. Book: Davis, Pat. Guinness Book of Badminton. 1983. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-271-X.
  4. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  5. News: Badminton Tournament at Westminster . Middlesex County Times . 21 April 1900 . 20 March 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  6. News: The Queen . Middlesex County Times . 27 January 1912 . 3 April 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .

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