1899 All England Badminton Championships

1899 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	4 April 1899–; 4 April 1899
Edition	1st
Venue	Scottish Drill Hall
Location	Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
	1900 →

Last updated May 15, 2023

The 1899 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held in the Scottish Drill Hall at the London Scottish Rifles Headquarters in Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London, England on 4 April 1899.^[1]^[2] There were no singles events staged.

Origins

Following the first known open badminton tournament at the Guildford Drill Hall during 1898 the Badminton Association (BA) decided to stage the first All England Championships on 4 April 1899. The one day tournament was at the Drill Hall at the London Scottish Rifles Headquarters in Buckingham Gate and consisted of four courts with the two end courts having balconies over hanging them. The courts were basic very with nets only 16 feet wide, posts with extended canes and chalked lines. The principal event organisers were Mr Richard Fleming St Andrew St John (Honorary Secretary of the BA) and Mr Percy Buckley (Secretary of the Guildford Badminton Association and President of the BA). The winners received two guineas and runner up received one guinea.^[1]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's doubles	D. W. Oakes & Stewart Marsden Massey	Col. Ian M. Campbell & L. Hanson	15-5 15-7
Women's doubles	Meriel Lucas & Mary Graeme	Ethel Thomson & I. Theobald	18–17, 15-5
Mixed doubles	D. W. Oakes & Daisy St. John	W. L. Lincoln & Collins	15-8 15-3

Men's doubles

Fourteen pairs entered.^[3] There were two byes and two walk overs in the first round, the latter two because Buckell & Hillier and Mellersh & Collier scratched.^[1]

First round				Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Stewart Massey (Ealing) & D. W. Oakes (Ealing)	15	15

	C. E. Shepherd (Ealing) & Ireland (Ealing)	2	2
					Massey & Oakes	15	14	15

					Hay & Saunders	1	17	6
	Hay (Southampton) & Saunders (Southampton)	15	15

	Edward St.John (Ealing) & Emerson (Ealing)	3	6
										Massey & Oakes	15	15

										Buckley & Lincoln	12	8
	Percy Buckley (Guildford) & H. P. Lincoln (Guildford)

	bye
					Buckley & Lincoln	15	15

					Eddowes & Rathbone	3	10
	Thomas Eddowes (Sutton Coldfield) & Frederick Rathbone (Sutton Coldfield)	w/o

	Herbert Mellersh (Guildford) & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	scr
															Massey & Oakes	15	15

															Campbell & Hanson	5	7
	Col. Ian Campbell (Norwood) & L. Hanson (Norwood)	15	18

	Lock & Ward	10	17
					Campbell & Hanson	15	15

					Brookes & Robinson	0	5
	Brookes (Hersham) & Robinson (Hersham)	w/o

	Buckell & Hillier	scr
										Campbell & Hanson	14	15	15

										Hart & Vidal	17	3	8
	J. H. E. Hart (Norwood) George Vidal (Norwood)	15	15

	Frere (Ealing) & Bowley (Unicorn)	7	6
					Hart & Vidal	18	9	15

					Pett-Triscott & Young	16	15	7
	C Pett-Triscott (Sheen House) & Young (Sheen House)

	bye

Women's doubles

Thirteen pairs entered.^[3] There were three byes in the first round.^[1]

First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals				Final

	Miss Meriel Lucas (Wordsworth) & Miss Mary Graeme (Wordsworth)

	bye
						Lucas & Graeme	15	15

						Straghan & Collins	3	6
	Miss Straghan (Guildford) & Miss Collins (Guildford)

	bye
											Lucas & Graeme	15	15

											Hardy & Stawell-Brown	6	12
	Mabel Hardy (Guildford) & Ellen Stawell-Brown (Guildford)	15	15

	Miss Agnes Spankie (Ealing) & Miss E. M. Moseley (Ealing)	5	7
						Hardy & Stawell-Brown	15	15

						Cammell & St.John	11	12
	Mrs Cammell (Ealing) & Daisy St. John (Ealing)	15	15

	Miss Roberts (Sutton Coldfield) & Miss Hepburn (Sutton Coldfield)	1	4
															Lucas & Graeme	18	15

															Thomson & Theobald	17	5
	Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton) & Miss I. Theobald (Budleigh Salterton)	15	15

	Miss Owen (East Molesey) & Miss Edith Johnson (East Molesey)	2	4
						Thomson & Theobald	15	18

						Schreiber & Schreiber	8	17
	Mary Schreiber (Bognor) & Mina Schreiber (Bognor)	15	15

	Miss Sykes (Ealing) & Miss Florence Lannowe (Ealing)	11	6
											Thomson & Theobald	15	15

											Brown & Martin	1	6
	Miss A. Brown (Ealing) & Miss A. Martin (Ealing)

	bye
						Brown & Martin	15	6	15

						Brooks & Brooks	12	15	11
	Miss C. Brooks (Hersham) & Miss H. Brooks (Hersham)	15	3	15

	Miss Hawks (Guildford) & Miss M. Hawks (Guildford)	10	15	4

Mixed doubles

Twenty five mixed pairs entered.^[3]^[1]

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals					Final

	D. W. Oakes (Ealing) & Miss Daisy St. John (Ealing)
	bye				Oakes & St.John	15	15
	L. Hanson (Norwood) & Mrs Hetley (Blackheath)	15	15		Hanson & Hetley	8	1
	C. Pett-Triscott (Sheen House) & Mrs Triscott (Sheen House)	4	0							Oakes & St.John	15	15
	Hay (Southampton) & Ethel Thomson(Budleigh Salterton)									Hay & Thomson	9	10
	bye				Hay & Thomson	15	15
	J. H. E. Hart (Norwood) & Miss I. Theobald (Budleigh Salterton)				Hart & Theobald	11	5
	bye													Oakes & St.John	7	18	15
	Col. Ian Campbell (Norwood) & Miss Mabel Hardy (Norwood)	15	15											Campbell & Hardy	15	17	9
	Lukin (Hersham) & Miss Vigers (Hersham)	0	0		Campbell & Hardy	15	15
	George Vidal (Norwood) & Miss Straghan (Norwood)	15	17		Vidal & Straghan	6	8
	Bowley (Unicorn) & Miss Edith Johnson (East Molesey)	14	15							Campbell & Hardy	15	15
	Saunders (Guildford) & Miss M. Hawks (Guildford)	15	15							Saunders & Hawks	11	9
	E. Young (Blackheath) & Miss Turnbull (Blackheath)	9	6		Saunders & Hawks	15	15
	C. H. Shepherd (Ealing) & Miss O Martin (Ealing)	15	15		Shepherd & Martin	10	12
	Thomas Eddowes (Sutton Coldfield) & Miss Hepburn (Sutton Coldfield)	1	5																Oakes & St. John	15	15
	Lincoln (Guildford) & Miss Collins (Guildford)																		Lincoln & Collins	8	3
	bye				Lincoln & Collins	15	15
	Shannon (Ealing) & Miss Agnes Spankie (Ealing)				Shannon & Spankie	6	3
	bye									Lincoln & Collins	15	15
	Lock & Miss E. M. Moseley (Ealing)									Lock & Moseley	7	6
	bye				Lock & Moseley	15	15
	Frederick Rathbone (Sutton Coldfield) & Miss Roberts (Sutton Coldfield)				Rathbone & Roberts	7	6
	bye													Lincoln & Collins	15	9	15
	Stewart Massey (Ealing) & Mrs Cammell (Ealing)	15	15											Massey & Cammell	11	15	5
	Hughes (Guildford) & Miss Mary Graeme (Teighmouth)	4	8		Massey & Cammell	15	11	15
	Edward St John (Ealing) & Miss Meriel Lucas (Teighnmouth)	15	15		St John & Lucas	12	15	5
	Percy Buckley (Guildford) & Miss Hawks (Guildford) 15-10 15-8	10	8							Massey & Cammell	15	15
	Ireland (Ealing) & Ellen Stawell Brown (Guildford)	15	15							Ireland & Stawell-Brown	5	6
	Frere (Ealing) & Miss A. Brown (Ealing)	6	4		Ireland & Stawell-Brown	11	15	15
	Robinson (Hersham) & Brooks (Hersham)	15	15		Robinson & Brooks	15	9	5
	Emerson (Ealing) & Miss Florence Lannowe (Ealing)	9	7

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton Association Open Tournament" . Field. 8 April 1899. Retrieved 20 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Archived 18 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ full citation needed ]}
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[BNA-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton Association Open Tournament" . Field. 8 April 1899. Retrieved 20 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] ttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Archived 18 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ full citation needed ]}

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