1905 All England Badminton Championships

1905 All England Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	1 March 1905 (1905-03-01)– 4 March 1905 (1905-03-04)
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

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.