1904 All England Badminton Championships

1904 All England Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	16 March 1904 (1904-03-16)– 19 March 1904 (1904-03-19)
Edition	6th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
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The 1904 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall in Islington, London, England from 16 to 19 March 1904. ^{[1] [2]}

Henry Norman Marrett made a clean sweep of victories by winning the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles. Ethel Thomson retained her women's singles title and teamed up again with Meriel Lucas to win the women's doubles. Lucas had missed the 1903 competition. ^{[3] [4]}

The venue made six courts available and the event was extended to four days in order to include an England v Ireland international match. ^[3]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Henry Marrett	Sir George Thomas	15-8, 15-10
Women's singles	Ethel Thomson	Dorothea Douglass	15-2, 15-8
Men's doubles	Albert Prebble & Henry Marrett	S. H. Dillon & John Stokes	15-8, 15-7
Women's doubles	Ethel Thomson & Meriel Lucas	Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake	15-2, 15-5
Mixed doubles	Henry Marrett & Dorothea Douglass	Albert Prebble & Meriel Lucas	15-6, 15-12
Men's doubles handicap	E. A. Short & R. Franck (+7)	Percy Buckley & Herbert Mellersh (-12)	15-1, 15-3
Women's doubles handicap	Muriel Bateman & Margaret Larminie (-14)	Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake (-8)	15-2, 10–15, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap	Leonard Ransford & Mabel Hardy (-20)	Henry Marrett & Dorothea Douglass (-15)	w/o

Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Henry Marrett
		bye							Marrett	15	15
		Albert Cowley							Cowley	2	2
		bye														Marrett	w/o
		H. S. Venables														Venables	scr
		bye							Venables	12	15	15
		H. R. Mayo							Mayo	15	6	6
		bye																					Marrett	15	15
		Ralph Watling	15	15																			Watling	8	10
		Arthur Cave	9	5					Watling	15	15
		John Stokes	11	15	15				Stokes	6	8
		H. C. Fanshawe	15	4	5											Watling	w/o
		C. J. Wiltshire	w/o													Wiltshire	scr
		C. Rivett-Carmac	scr						Wiltshire	15	17
		S. R. Arthur							Arthur	2	16
		bye																												Marrett	15	15
		George Thomas	15	15																										Thomas	8	10
		Norman Wood	5	10					Thomas	15	15
		E. Young	15	15					Young	0	11
		H. O. Wood	10	3												Thomas	15	15
		Frank Abbatt	15	15	15											Abbatt	5	6
		Edward Hawthorn	18	11	3				Abbatt	17	18
		T. H. E. Bird							Bird	15	16
		bye																					Thomas	15	15
		S. H. Dillon																					Dillon	6	11
		bye							Dillon	15	15
		W. Redshaw							Redshaw	4	5
		bye														Dillon	15	15
		E. P. Harrison														Harrison	4	8
		bye							Harrison	15	6	15
		J.H. Colin Prior							Prior	12	15	6
		bye

Women's singles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Ethel Thomson	15	15
		Miss E. C. Pemberton	0	0
									Thomson	15	15
									Brown	2	8
		Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown
		bye
																Thomson	15	18
																Gray	0	1
		Mrs C. Gray
		bye
									Gray	15	15
									Tatham	5	8
		Miss E. B. M. Tatham
		bye
																							Thomson	15	15
																							Douglas	2	8
		Dorothea Douglass	15	15
		Meriel Lucas	2	12
									Douglass	17	15
									Wilson	2	12
		Miss C. M. Wilson
		bye
																Douglass	16	15	15
																Hardy	17	5	3
		Mabel Hardy
		bye
									Hardy	15	15
									Brownrigg	1	4
		Mrs E. Brownrigg
		bye

Men's doubles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Albert Prebble & Henry Marrett
		bye							Prebble & Marrett	15	15
		Herbert Mellersh & J. H. Colin Prior							Mellersh & Prior	10	4
		bye														Prebble & Marrett	15	15
		Percy Buckley & E. Young	15	15												Buckley & Young	11	8
		Col. Ian Campbell & S. R. Arthur	8	8					Buckley & Young	15	15
		C. C. Robinson & T. H. E. Bird							Robinson & Bird	9	6
		bye																					Prebble & Marrett	15	5	15
		Leonard Ransford & Robert Ransford																					Ransford & Ransford	5	15	2
		bye							Ransford & Ransford	15	15
		W. Wheelwright & A. B. Clifton							Wheelwright & Clifton	7	11
		bye														Ransford & Ransford	18	15
		Frank Abbatt & D. H. MacDougall														Abbatt & MacDougall	14	4
		bye							Abbatt & MacDougall	15	15
		E. Browne & Norman Wood							Browne & Wood	12	8
		bye																												Prebble & Marrett	15	15
		S. H. Dillon & John Stokes																												Dillon & Stokes	8	7
		bye							Dillon & Stokes	15	15
		C. Rivett-Carmac & Shield							Rivett-Carmac & Shield	3	8
		bye														Dillon & Stokes	15	15
		C. T. J. Barnes & Edward St.John														Barnes & St.John	11	7
		bye							Barnes & St.John	w/o
		George Vidal & Piers							Vidal & Piers	ret
		bye																					Dillon & Stokes	15	15
		George Thomas & C. J. Wiltshire																					Thomas & Wiltshire	5	7
		bye							Thomas & Wiltshire	15	15
		Stewart Massey & E. P. Harrison							Massey & Harrison	10	6
		bye														Thomas & Wiltshire	15	15
		H. O. Wood & Arthur Cave														Wood & Cave	4	7
		bye							Wood & Cave	15	12	15
		Albert Cowley & J. C. Llewellyn							Cowley & Llewellyn	11	15	10
		bye

Women's doubles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Ethel Thomson & Meriel Lucas
	Dorothea Douglass & Mabel Hardy							Lucas & Thomson		15	15
	Mrs Ruth Watling & Muriel Bateman		15	15				Watling & Bateman		2	7
	Mrs C. Gray & Mrs E. Brownrigg		7	7											Lucas & Thomson		15	15
	Hazel Hogarth & Miss M. Drake		13	15	15										Hogarth & Drake		2	5
	Miss C. M. Wilson & Miss H. Lane		15	8	11			Hogarth & Drake		18	6	15
	Mrs Binyon & Ellen Stawell-Brown		15	15				Binyon & Stawell-Brown		13	15	10
	Miss E. C. Pemberton & Miss E. B. M. Tatham		0	3

Mixed doubles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Henry Marrett & Miss Dorothea Douglass	15	15
		Frank Abbatt & Mrs Binyon	8	9					Marrett & Douglass	w/o
		C. A. Turner & Miss Hazel Hogarth							Turner & Hogarth	scr
		bye														Marrett & Douglass	15	15
		S. R. Arthur & Miss M. Drake														Arthur & Drake	4	3
		bye							Arthur & Drake	15	15
		Col. Ian Campbell & Miss I. F. Stone							Campbell & Stone	12	9
		bye																					Marrett & Douglass	15	17
		Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell																					Massey & Cammell	10	14
		bye							Massey & Cammell	15	15
		T. H. E. Bird & Miss Brooks							Bird & Brooks	11	5
		bye														Massey & Cammell	15	15
		J. H. Colin Prior & Miss Mary Obré														Prior & Obre	2	2
		bye							Prior & Obre	15	15
		H. R. Mayo & Mrs Ruth Watling							Mayo & Watling	7	9
		bye																												Marrett & Douglass	15	15
		Albert Prebble & Miss Meriel Lucas																												Prebble & Lucas	8	7
		bye							Prebble & Lucas	15	15
		A. B Clifton & Miss C. Orr							Clifton & Orr	4	9
		bye														Prebble & Lucas	8	15	15
		Leonard Ransford & Mabel Hardy														Ransford & Hardy	15	4	7
		bye							Ransford & Hardy	7	17	15
		George Thomas & Ethel Thomson							Thomas & Thomson	15	15	8
		bye																					Prebble & Lucas	15	15
		E. P. Harrison & Muriel Bateman	w/o																				Harrison & Bateman	4	3
		J. C. Llewellyn & partner	scr						Harrison & Bateman	15	15
		Norman Wood & Miss E. C. Davenport	15	18					Wood & Davenport	5	10
		W. L. G. Heelas & Miss C. M. Wilson	7	16												Harrison & Bateman	15	16	15
		E. Young & Margaret Larminie														Young & Larminie	12	18	13
		bye							Young & Larminie	11	15	15
		Herbert Mellersh & Ellen Stawell-Brown							Mellersh & Stawell-Brown	15	9	5
		bye

References

1. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ full citation needed ]}
2. "Sporting Notes" . Nottingham Evening Post. 21 March 1904. Retrieved 26 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton, The All England Championship" . Sporting Life. 21 March 1904. Retrieved 26 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Badminton" . Field. 19 March 1904. Retrieved 26 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.