1927 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
6th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

The 1927 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 28 November - 4 December 1926.
Cecily Fenwick won her second successive title defeating Nancy Cave in a repeat of the 1926 final. This championship was held during 1926 but in the 1926/27 season so is attributed as being the 1927 event.[1] Joyce Cave was still unable to compete due to a wrist injury.

Draw and results

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Section A (round robin)

Player One Player Two Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Elizabeth Foster 9-0 9-0
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Joan Huntsman 9-2 9-7
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss P Slagg 9-0 9-0
Miss Elizabeth Foster Miss Joan Huntsman 9-6 9-2
Miss Elizabeth Foster Miss P Slagg 9-7 8-10 9-5
Miss Joan Huntsman Miss P Slagg 9-2 9-5

Section B (round robin)

Player One Player Two Score
Miss Nancy Cave Mrs Hartley 9-4 9-0
Miss Nancy Cave Mrs Urwick 9-0 9-0
Miss Nancy Cave Miss Eileen Nicholson 9-2 9-3
Miss Eileen Nicholson Mrs Urwick 9-3 9-0
Miss Eileen Nicholson Mrs Hartley 9-6 9-5
Mrs Hartley Mrs Urwick 9-3 10-8

Section C (round robin)

Player One Player Two Score
Miss Sylvia Huntsman Miss Phyllis Blake 9-2 9-4
Miss Sylvia Huntsman Miss Susan Noel 9-2 9-0
Miss Sylvia Huntsman Mrs Potter 9-0 9-2
Miss Phyllis Blake Miss Susan Noel 9-2 9-1
Miss Phyllis Blake Mrs Potter 9-1 9-0
Miss Susan Noel Mrs Potter 10-8 9-4

Section D (round robin)

Player One Player Two Score
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss A Blake 9-2 9-1
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss Joyce Nicholson 2-9 9-5 9-4
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Mrs Naylor 9-0 9-4
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss Carter 9-0 9-2
Miss Joyce Nicholson Miss A Blake 9-1 4-9 9-1
Miss Joyce Nicholson Miss Carter 9-0 9-0
Miss Joyce Nicholson Mrs Naylor 9-6 9-4
Miss A Blake Miss Carter 9-0 9-0
Miss A Blake Mrs Naylor 9-0 2-9 9-5
Mrs Naylor Miss Carter 9-0 9-3

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss Eileen Nicholson 9-2 9-0 9-5
Miss Nancy Cave Miss Phyllis Blake 4-9 9-8 0-9 0-1 9-1
Miss Sylvia Huntsman Miss Elizabeth Foster 9-3 9-4 9-0
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Joyce Nicholson 9-7 9-2 9-3

Semi finals

Player One Player Two Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Sylvia Huntsman 3 games to 1
Miss Nancy Cave Mrs Margaret Bruce 3 games to 2

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Nancy Cave 4-9 9-6 9-2 9-5

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1926 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2015.