1905 All England Badminton Championships

1905 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	1 March 1905–; 4 March 1905
Edition	7th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
← 1904	1906 →

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]

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

^ ""Sports in Brief." Times, 4 Mar. 1905, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
^ ""Badminton." Times, 6 Mar. 1905, p. 7". Times Digital Archive.
^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 March 1905. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 11 March 1905. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[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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