1906 All England Badminton Championships

1906 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	28 February 1906–; 3 March 1906
Edition	8th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
← 1905	1907 →

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]

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

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

[1] "The Times & the Sunday Times". 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.

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