1908 All England Badminton Championships

1908 All England Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	3 March 1908 (1908-03-03)– 7 March 1908 (1908-03-07)
Edition	10th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
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The 1908 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade HQ, Islington, London, England, from March 3 to March 7, 1908. ^{[1] [2]}

Meriel Lucas won her fourth women's singles title and Henry Norman Marrett won his third men's singles title, the former reverted to a first to 11 points game format. Lucas also won her seventh women's doubles crown and second with G. L. Murray and she also won her first mixed doubles title partnering Norman Wood. ^{[3] [4]}

In the men's doubles F. Warner was listed as playing, it is believed to be Frank Abbatt playing under his middle name. This started the unusual occurrence of other players playing under assumed names in future years. The reason for this happening or being allowed is unknown.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Henry Marrett	Arthur Cave	12-15 18-14 15-9
Women's singles	Meriel Lucas	G. L. Murray	11-2 11-3
Men's doubles	Sir George Thomas & Henry Marrett	Frank Chesterton & Stewart Massey	16-18 18-13 15-4
Women's doubles	Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray	Alice Gowenlock & Dorothy Cundall	15-4 15-5
Mixed doubles	Norman Wood & Meriel Lucas	Sir George Thomas & G. L. Murray	15-9 15-3
Mixed doubles Handicap (1st Class)	R. G. P. Hunter & Mina Hassell (née Schreiber) (+8)	Guy Sautter & G. L. Murray (scratch)	15-8, 15-7
Mixed doubles Handicap (2nd Class)	R. J. West & M. E. Mayston (+8)	A. L. Bentley & Constance Peterson (+2)	15-8, 15-7
Veterans' doubles Handicap	W. Cobbett & C. A. Turner (+4)	Col. G. W. Deane & C. G. Eames (+3)	15-8, 9-15, 17-16

Men's singles

	First Round							Second round							Quarter finals							Semi finals							Final
		Henry Marrett
		bye							Marrett	15	15
		George Thomas							Thomas	7	10
		bye														Marrett	15	15
		Guy Sautter														Sautter	5	3
		bye							Sautter	15	4	15
		William Cave							Cave W	9	15	8
		bye																					Marrett	5	15	15
		Frank Chesterton																					Chesterton	15	9	11
		bye							Chesterton	15	15
		Robert Plews							Plews	4	0
		bye														Chesterton	15	15
		Hugh Comyn														Comyn	8	9
		bye							Comyn	15	4	w/o
		R. D. Orr							Orr	6	1	ret
		bye																												Marrett	12	18	15
		Norman Wood																												Cave	15	14	9
		bye							Wood	15	15
		H. J. H. Inglis							Inglis	7	8
		bye														Wood	15	13	15
		Edward Hawthorn														Hawthorn	8	15	9
		bye							Hawthorn	15	15
		Frederick A. Kennedy							Kennedy	12	6
		bye																					Wood	15	3	6
		Arthur Cave																					Cave	6	15	15
		bye							Cave A	15	15
		R. P. G. Hunter	15	15					Hunter	2	5
		A. W. Andrews	4	12												Cave	15	15
		J. H. Colin Prior														Prior	9	4
		bye							Prior	15	15
		Capt. D. M. Oakes							Oakes	3	2
		bye

Women's singles

	Round of 8							Semifinals							Final
	Meriel Lucas
								Lucas		11	11
	Lavinia Radeglia							Radeglia		0	4
	Muriel Bateman														Lucas		11	11
	G. L. Murray														Murray		2	3
	Dorothy Cundall							Murray		11	11
	Margaret Larminie							Larminie		8	5
	Mabel Smith

Men's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Henry Marrett & George Thomas	15	16	15
		R. P. G. Hunter & Guy Sautter	13	18	6
									Marrett & Thomas	15	11	15
									Prebble & Wood	6	15	11
		Albert Prebble & Norman Wood	15	15
		Hugh Comyn & F. Warner+	2	3
																Marrett & Thomas	15	15
																Inglis & Oakes	1	12
		H. J. H Inglis & D. M. Oakes
		bye
									Inglis & Oakes	15	15
									Blood & Orr	9	13
		G.Blood & R. D. Orr
		bye
																							Marrett & Thomas	16	18	15
																							Chesterton & Massey	18	13	4
		Frank Chesterton & Stewart Massey	15	2	15
		Arthur Cave & William Cave	13	15	10
									Chesterton & Massey	15	9	15
									Harrison & Franck	9	15	1
		E. P. Harrison & R. Franck	15	15
		Frederick A. Kennedy & Robert Plews	7	12
																Chesterton & Massey	15	18
																Hawthorn & Kerr	9	4
		Edward Hawthorn & Kerr
		bye
									Hawthorn & Kerr	10	18	15
									Hetley & Marshal	15	15	8
		Henry Hetley & R. D. Marshal
		bye

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Women's doubles

	Round of 8							Semifinals							Final
	Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray		15	15
	Mrs Binyon & Florence Lannowe		6	0				Lucas & Murray		15	3	15
	Lavinia Radeglia & Margaret Larminie		15	14	17			Larminie & Radeglia		11	15	2
	Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth		7	18	14										Lucas & Murray		15	15
	Dorothy Cundall & Alice Gowenlock		15	15											Cundall & Gowenlock		4	5
	Mina Hassell & Frances Drake		5	1				Cundall & Gowenlock		15	17
	Mabel Smith & Dora Boothby		15	12	15			Smith & Boothby		7	15
	Mrs Wood & Miss Kearns		4	15	12

Mixed doubles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Norman Wood & Meriel Lucas	14	17	15
		Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth	15	16	9				Wood & Lucas
		bye														Wood & Lucas	15	17
		J. D. Orr & Dorothy Cundall														Orr & Cundall	7	14
		bye							Orr & Cundall	15	15
		Frederick A. Kennedy & Louisa Kennedy							Kennedy & Kennedy	4	8
		bye																					Wood & Lucas
		Guy Sautter & Alice Gowenlock																					Sautter & Gowenlock
		bye							Sautter & Gowenlock	15	12
		R. G. P. Hunter & Mina Hassell							Hunter & Hassell	15	10
		bye														Sautter & Gowenlock	7	15	15
		Edward Hawthorn & Mrs N Wood														Hawthorn & Wood	15	4	8
		bye							Hawthorn & Wood	15	15
		Capt. D. M. Oakes & Mabel Smith							Oakes & Smith	6	12
		bye																												Wood & Lucas	15	15
		George Thomas & G. L. Murray	15	15																										Thomas & Murray	9	3
		Albert Prebble & Dora Boothby	11	7					Thomas & Murray
		Arthur Cave & Margaret Larminie							A Cave & Larminie
		bye														Thomas & Murray	15	15
		E. P. Harrison & Florence Lannowe	15	15												Inglis & Bateman	10	5
		Robert Plews & Frances Drake	7	7					Inglis & Bateman
		H. J. H Inglis & Muriel Bateman							Harrison & Lannowe
		bye																					Thomas & Murray	15	15
		Percy Fitton & Lavinia Radeglia																					Fitton & Radeglia	12	10
		bye							Fitton & Radeglia	11	15	15
		J. H. Colin Prior & Eveline Peterson							Prior & Peterson	15	8	11
		bye														Fitton & Radeglia	15	15
		William Cave & Dorothy Lyon														W Cave & Lyon	5	11
		bye							Cave & Lyon	15	17	15
		R. J. West & M. E. Mayston							West & Mayston	9	18	2
		bye

References

1. "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "Badminton" . Daily Telegraph & Courier (London). 5 March 1908. Retrieved 29 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "The Championships" . Field. 7 March 1908. Retrieved 29 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Badminton The Championships" . Field. 14 March 1908. Retrieved 29 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.