1926 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
5th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Queen's Club, West Kensington
 1925 1927 

The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14–19 December 1925.
Cecily Fenwick won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1925 but in the 1925/26 season so is attributed as being the 1926 event.[1] Joyce Cave was unable to defend her title due to injury and the Times reported that due to her injury she was unable to train with her sister Nancy Cave which had a bearing on the result of the final.

Draw & Results

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Section A (Round Robin)

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Miss Nancy Cave 21-19
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Miss P Slagg 21-1
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Mrs Whetstone 21-3
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Miss Montmorency 21-1
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss P Slagg 21-13
England Miss Nancy Cave England Mrs Whetstone 21-2
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Montmorency 21-0
England Miss P Slagg England Mrs Whetstone 21-12
England Miss P Slagg England Miss Montmorency 21-1
England Mrs Whetstone England Miss Montmorency 21-1

Section B (Round Robin)

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-10
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-5
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Mrs Hartley 21-2
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Mrs Edith Strawson 21-4
England Miss Eileen Nicholson England Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-12
England Miss Eileen Nicholson England Mrs Hartley 21-9
England Miss Eileen Nicholson England Mrs Edith Strawson 21-10
England Mrs Judith Backhouse England Mrs Hartley 21-17
England Mrs Judith Backhouse England Mrs Edith Strawson 21-9
England Mrs Hartley England Mrs Edith Strawson 21-8

Section C (Round Robin)

Player One Player Two Score
England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce England Miss Joyce Nicholson 23-21
England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce England Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-16
England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce England Miss Susan Noel 21-6
England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce England Miss H Foster 21-1
England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce England Mrs H G Stoker 21-0
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-19
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Miss Susan Noel 21-1
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Miss H Foster 23-21
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Mrs H G Stoker 21-1
England Hon Miss Judith Denman England Miss Susan Noel 21-3
England Hon Miss Judith Denman England Miss H Foster 21-1
England Hon Miss Judith Denman England Mrs H G Stoker 21-4
England Miss Susan Noel England Miss H Foster 21-15
England Miss Susan Noel England Mrs H G Stoker 21-4
England Miss H Foster England Mrs H G Stoker 21-3

Section D (Round Robin)

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss A Blake 21-12
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 21-6
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Joan Huntsman 21-2
England Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien England Miss A Blake 21-7
England Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien England Miss Joan Huntsman 21-18
England Miss Joan Huntsman England Miss A Blake 21-7

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Miss Phyllis Blake 8-15 15-7 15-8
England Miss Nancy Cave England Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 15-5 15-0
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce 15-0 15-1
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-1 15-4

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Sylvia Huntsman 16-13 15-3
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-6 5-15 15-3

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Nancy Cave 15-12 15-11
Preceded by
1925
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1926
Succeeded by
1927

References

  1. "Times Archives 1925 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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