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1901 All England Badminton Championships
The 1901 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Scottish Drill Hall, the headquarters of the London Scottish Rifles at Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London, England from 10–11 April 1901. The men's and women's singles was first to 11 points (for a game) except the final which was first to 15 points. The holder Sydney Smith was defeated in his first match against the eventual winner H. W. Davies. The 1900 runner-up D. W. Oakes missed the event because he serving with his military regiment in India. Final results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckingham Gate
Buckingham Gate is a street in Westminster, London, England, near Buckingham Palace. Location At the north-west end is a junction with Buckingham Palace Road and Birdcage Walk opposite Buckingham Palace. At the south-east end is a junction with Victoria Street. The Wellington Barracks are to the north-east. The street is designated as part of the B323 road. Transport The nearest London Underground stations are London Victoria station and St James's Park tube station; both are close to the south-east end of the street. History The Buckingham Gate drill halls stood at No. 58 and No. 59. No. 59 was the regimental headquarters of the London Scottish and also served as the location for the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Embassies There are a number of diplomatic missions on the road: * No. 20 - High Commission of Eswatini * No. 60 - South Korean Embassy * No. 75-88 - Embassy of Macedonia Businesses There are several r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meriel Lucas
Emily Muriel Lucas also known as Meriel Lucas (1877-1962) was an English badminton player. Lucas from Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ... was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902-1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles. Lucas played for the Teignmouth Badminton Club. Her parents were Sir Alfred William Lucas and Dame Florence Emma Casswell. After marrying George Adams in 1911 Lucas retired from competition. Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Meriel English female badminton players 1877 births 1962 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All England Open Badminton Championships In London
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1901 In English Sport
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George William Vidal
George William Vidal (23 September 1845 – 13 October 1907) was a British lawyer who worked in the Indian Civil Services in the Bombay Presidency and contributed to natural history studies from the Konkan region, and was involved in popularizing the modern form of badminton in India and in establishing the formal rules of the game. He observed and collected bird and snake specimens and collaborated with other naturalists in the region. A couple of bird subspecies are named after him. Biography George William, the fifth son of Reverend Francis Vidal and the acclaimed novelist Mary Theresa, was born at Torrington, Devon. Reverend Vidal was a dominie in Eton and later vicar of Sutton, Suffolk. Vidal went to Eton College from 1854 to 1861, and was active in sports, winning the double sculls in 1860. He then became an associate of King's College and studied law with a thesis on "Law of Evidence and Notes on Cases Reported". He joined the Indian Civil Services after passing the exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Hardy (badminton)
Mabel Constance Hardy married name Mabel Smith (1879-1947) was an English international badminton player. Badminton career Hardy was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships after winning the women's 1903 All England Badminton Championships doubles with Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers. She was also a singles and mixed doubles finalist at the 1905 All England Badminton Championships The 1905 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall, London, England, from March 1 to March 4, 1905. Henry Marrett retained his men's singles title. Ethel Thomson and Meriel .... Additionally she won the Irish Open doubles in 1903 and mixed doubles in 1903 and 1904. After marrying Lionel Smith in 1905 she competed under her married name of Smith. References English female badminton players 1879 births 1947 deaths {{England-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Ransford
Leonard Urban Ransford (1880-1954), was a male badminton player from England. Badminton career Ransford born in Brixton was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the mixed doubles in 1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f .... References English male badminton players 1880 births 1954 deaths {{England-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet
Sir George Alan Thomas, 7th Baronet (14 June 1881 – 23 July 1972) was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British chess champion and a 21-time All-England badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911. Badminton's world men's team championships cup, equivalent to tennis' Davis Cup, is named Thomas Cup after him. Thomas lived most of his life in London and Godalming. He never married, so the hereditary Thomas baronetcy ended on his death. Badminton Counting both singles and doubles titles, Thomas is the most successful player ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, with 21 titles from 1903 to 1928. Four of those titles were in men's singles (consecutive titles from 1920 to 1923), nine in men's doubles and eight in mixed doubles. He won his titles both before and after a hiatus in the competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Bateman
Muriel Kathleen Bateman married name Muriel Flaxman (1883-1961) was an Indian born English international badminton player. Badminton career Muriel was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the women's 1910 All England Badminton Championships The 1910 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from March 2 to March 5, 1910. After seven years at the London Rifle Brigade's headquarters the Championship ... and 1913 All England Badminton Championships doubles. Additionally she won the Irish Open in 1907, 1909 and 1910, and the French Open in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1914. References English female badminton players 1883 births 1961 deaths British people in colonial India {{England-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cammell (badminton)
Cammell may refer to: * British Rail Metro-Cammell Lightweight, lightweight Diesel multiple units introduced in 1955 *Cammell Laird, British shipbuilders during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries **Cammell Laird 1907 F.C., football club based at Kirklands Stadium in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England **Cammell Laird Gibraltar, ship repair facility at Gibraltar ** Cammell Laird Social Club, the ninth album released by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit in 2002 *MTR Metro Cammell EMU (AC), electric multiple unit owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation * Metro-Cammell, Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons * Metro Cammell Weymann, formed in 1932 to produce bus bodies *NZR RM class (Sentinel-Cammell), steam-powered railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department People with the surname * Donald Cammell (1934–1996), Scottish film director * Reginald Archibald Cammell (1886–1911), first British military aviator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown
Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown (married name Ellen Hemsted) (1878–1958) was a British female badminton and tennis player. She has notably competed mainly in the All England Open Badminton Championships and Wimbledon Championships. Ellen Mary is the first woman ever to serve overarm in the Ladies' singles at the Wimbledon Championships. Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown represented United Kingdom simultaneously in both international badminton competitions and Tennis competitions during the early 20th century (in 1900s). She competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905. Her notable achievement including the mixed doubles title victory along with F. S. Collier at the 1901 All England Badminton Championships. She also competed at the 1906 All England Badminton Championships. Ellen's great grandson, Tim Henman is a popular retired tennis player. Her granddaughter, Jane Henman is also a tennis player who represents England England is a country that is pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Graeme
Mary Violet Graeme (1875-1951) was a Scottish born English international badminton player. Badminton career Graeme was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the women's 1899 All England Badminton Championships doubles. References English female badminton players 1875 births 1951 deaths {{England-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
