1906 All England Badminton Championships

The 1906 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall, London, England, from February 28 to March 3, 1906.^[1][2]

1906 All England Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	28 February 1906 (1906-02-28)– 3 March 1906 (1906-03-03)
Edition	8th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
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Ethel Thomson and Meriel Lucas won a fourth women's doubles crown and third consecutive after retaining their title. There were two mixed doubles handicap events due to the excessive number of entries.^[3]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Norman Wood	Frank Chesterton	15–8, 18-13
Women's singles	Ethel Thompson	M. E. Brown	walkover
Men's doubles	Sir George Thomas & Henry Marrett	Albert Prebble & Norman Wood	15–5, 5–15, 15-11
Women's doubles	Meriel Lucas & Ethel Thomson	Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth	15-10, 15-5
Mixed doubles	Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson	Norman Wood & G. L. Murray	17-16, 15-3
Men's doubles handicap	G. L. Chamberlin & C. J. Greenwood (+6)	E. Young & R. Young (-5)	15–8, 15-12
Women's doubles Handicap	Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth (-10)	Ethel Thomson & M. E. Brown (-12)	15-1, 15-1
Mixed doubles handicap (class A)	Norman Wood & Hazel Hogarth (10)	Henry Marrett & N. Stevens (Scr)	15-9, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap (class B)	L. W. Jameson & Morris (6)	E. A. Short & Dorothea Douglass (5)	14-15, 15–1, 15-1
Veterans' doubles	George Vidal & C. A. Turner	Albert Cowley & Richard Abbatt	15-4. 15-6

Men's singles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Norman Wood	7	15	15
		Henry Marrett	15	2	10
									Wood	15	11	15
									Comyn	4	4	5
		Hugh Comyn	15	15
		G. S. Wheatley	1	7
																Wood	7	15	17
																Thomas	15	8	14
		George Thomas	15	15
		T. H. E. Bird	5	7
									Thomas	7	15	15
									Cave	15	13	12
		Arthur Cave	17	15
		H. S. Venables	1	3
																							Wood	15	18
																							Chesterton	8	13
		Frank Chesterton	15	15
		Henry Cave	9	5
									Chesterton	12	15	15
									Watling	15	4	11
		Ralph Watling	17	15
		William Cave	15	13
																Chesterton	15	15
																Inglis	6	7
		H. J. H. Inglis	15	9	15
		E. P. Gilman	9	15	6
									Inglis	15	13	15
									Harrison	5	8
		E. P. Harrison	15	14	15
		R. D. Orr	11	17	7

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Ethel Thomson		15	15
	Meriel Lucas		4	6				Thomson		15	15
	Dorothea Douglass		15	15				Douglass		2	4
	Dorothy Cundall		2	3											Thomson		w/o
	Miss M. E. Brown		w/o												Brown		scr
	Ellen Stawell-Brown		ret					Brown		15	15
	Muriel Bateman		15	15				Bateman		4	10
	Miss G. L. Murray		13	6

Men's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Henry Marrett & George Thomas	w/o
		C. J. Wiltshire & partner	ret
									Marrett & Thomas	15	11	15
									Massey & Barnes	12	15	5
		Stewart Massey & C. T. J. Barnes	15	15
		G. W. Harrison & E. P. Gilman	4	10
																Marrett & Thomas	17	15
																Chesterton & Abbatt	14	8
		Frank Chesterton & Frank Abbatt	15	15
		T. H. E. Bird & J Sillen	4	7
									Chesterton & Abbatt	15	15
									Boyd & Hawthorn	3	8
		P. Boyd & Edward Hawthorn	17	15
		H. S. Venables & Leonard Ransford	15	4
																							Marrett & Thomas	15	5	15
																							Prebble & Wood	5	15	11
		Albert Prebble & Norman Wood	15	15
		E. P. Harrison & Hugh Comyn	9	12
									Prebble & Wood	15	18
									Fletcher & Pilkington	11	9
		T. R. Fletcher & F. P. Pilkington
		bye
																Prebble & Wood	15	16	15
																Cave & Cave	6	17	5
		Arthur Cave & Henry Cave	15	17
		Ralph Watling &   H. J. H. Inglis	6	15
									Cave & Cave	15	13	15
									Orr & Cave	2	1
		R. D. Orr & William Cave	w/o
		Percy Buckley & G. S. Wheatley	ret

Women's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Meriel Lucas & Ethel Thomson	15	15
		Dorothea Douglass & M. E. Brown	4	6
									Thomson & Lucas	15	15
									Hunt & Nicholl	2	4
		W. Hunt & M. C. Nicholl
		bye
																Thomson & Lucas	15	15
																Binyon & Larminie	3	7
		Binyon & Margaret Larminie
		bye
									Binyon & Larminie	w/o
									A.N. Other & Body	ret
		A. N. Other & S. Body
		bye
																							Thomson & Lucas	15	15
																							Bateman & Hogarth	10	5
		Muriel Bateman & Hazel Hogarth
									Bateman & Hogarth	15	12	15
									Boothby & Stawell-Brown	13	15	2
		Dora Boothby & Ellen Stawell-Brown
		bye
																Bateman & Hogarth	15	18
																Cundall & Gowenlock	1	17
		Dorothy Cundall & Alice Gowenlock
		bye
									Cundall & Gowenlock	15	15
									Davenport & Lannowe	10	11
		E. C. Davenport & Florence Lannowe	w/o
		S. A. Graham & Stone	scr

Mixed doubles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson
		bye							Thomas & Thomson	15	15
		Frank Chesterton & Margaret Larminie							Chesterton & Larminie	11	13
		bye														Thomas & Thomson	12	15	15
		Albert Prebble & Dora Boothby														Prebble & Boothby	15	6	10
		bye							Prebble & Boothby	15	15
		Ralph Watling & M. Drake	11	15	15				Watling & Drake	9	13
		R. D. Orr &   M. E. Brown	15	8	11																		Thomas & Thomson	10	15	15
		Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth																					Marrett & Hogarth	15	12	6
		bye							Marrett & Hogarth	w/o
		A. N. Other & Bickford							A.N.Other & Bickford	scr
		bye														Marrett & Hogarth	15	15
		Hugh Comyn & Alice Gowenlock														Comyn & Gowenlock	4	11
		bye							Comyn & Gowenlock	15	15
		G. S. Wheatley & M. F. Blakiston							Wheatley & Blakiston	1	0
		bye																												Thomas & Thomson	17	15
		Norman Wood & G. L. Murray																												Wood & Murray	16	3
		bye							Wood & Murray	15	15
		Arthur Cave &  Dorothea Douglass	w/o						Cave &   Douglass	10	4
		T. H. E. Bird & A. N. Other	scr													Wood & Murray	15	15
		E. Young & Dorothy Cundall														Young & Cundall	6	2
		bye							Young & Cundall	w/o
		Franck &   Royse							Franck &   Royse	ret
		bye																					Wood & Murray	10	15	15
		Stewart Massey & Meriel Lucas																					Massey & Lucas	15	12	9
		bye							Massey & Lucas	15	15
		E. P. Gilman & S. A. Graham							Gilman & Graham	0	0
		bye														Massey & Lucas	15	15
		Leonard Ransford & Muriel Bateman														Ransford & Bateman	2	12
		bye							Ransford & Bateman	15	15	15
		E. P. Harrison & Florence Lannowe							Harrison & Lannowe	7	11
		bye

References

1. . Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "All England Championships". Sporting Life. 5 March 1906. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "All-England Championships". Field. 10 March 1906. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.