1908 All England Badminton Championships

1908 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	3 March 1908–; 7 March 1908
Edition	10th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
← 1907	1909 →

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

+alias

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

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

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