Iris Rogers
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| Full name | Iris L. Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1930 (age 94–95) Kensington, Greater London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iris L. Rogers (née Cooley, born 1930) is a former English badminton player.
Badminton career
Born Iris L Cooley [1] she came to prominence in the early fifties when playing doubles. Partnering June Timperley née White the pair broke the stranglehold of the Danish pairs during the era of Danish domination by claiming three All England women's doubles titles. She also claimed an All England mixed doubles titles with John Best.[2]
Although mainly concentrating on doubles Rogers was also a very good singles player reaching the final of the All England in 1954 before losing out to Judy Devlin. Other successes included nine Irish open titles, nine Scottish open titles, three Dutch opens, one Swedish open and one Danish open title.
She represented England and won a silver medal in the women's doubles with Angela Bairstow, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5][6]
Personal life
She married in William Rogers in 1956 and competed as Rogers and not Cooley afterwards.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica | Angela Bairstow | Jenny Horton Ursula Smith |
7–15, 7–15 | Silver |
International tournaments (27 titles, 21 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Irish Open | June White | 11–8, 11–4 | Winner |
| 1954 | Scottish Open | Elisabeth O'Beirne | 0–11, 11–3, 12–11 | Winner |
| 1954 | Irish Open | Heather Robson | 7–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
| 1954 | All England Open | Judy Devlin | 7–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
| 1955 | Scottish Open | June Timperley | 11–8, 11–3 | Winner |
| 1955 | Irish Open | Sheila Moore | 11–1, 11–2 | Winner |
| 1956 | Scottish Open | Heather Ward | 6–11, 11–4, 11–5 | Winner |
| 1957 | Irish Open | Heather Ward | 12–9, 11–12, 11–1 | Winner |
| 1957 | Swedish Open | Inger Kjærgaard | 11–4, 5–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 1958 | Scottish Open | Heather Ward | 11–6, 3–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
| 1958 | Dutch Open | June Timperley | 11–4, 11–8 | Winner |
| 1959 | Irish Open | Heather Ward | 4–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Denmark Open | June White | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Marie Ussing |
17–16, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1953 | Irish Open | June White | Elisabeth O'Beirne Audrey Stone |
15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1953 | All England Open | June White | Agnete Friis Marie Ussing |
11–15, 15–2, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1954 | Scottish Open | June White | Nancy Horner I. S. Vallance |
15–10, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1954 | Irish Open | June White | Nancy Horner J. C. Smart |
15–7, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1954 | All England Open | June White | Judy Devlin Susan Devlin |
7–15, 15–12, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1955 | Scottish Open | June Timperley | E. Tyre Wilma Tyre |
15–5, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1955 | Irish Open | June Timperley | Elisabeth O'Beirne Audrey Stone |
15–11, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1955 | All England Open | June Timperley | Judy Devlin Susan Devlin |
18–15, 10–15, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1956 | Scottish Open | June Timperley | M. Crockett Heather Ward |
15–7, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1956 | All England Open | June Timperley | Judy Devlin Susan Devlin |
18–17, 12–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1957 | Irish Open | June Timperley | Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward |
18–13, 11–15, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1957 | Swedish Open | June Timperley | Hanne Roest Heather Ward |
15–2, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1957 | All England Open | June Timperley | Kirsten Granlund Anni Hammergaard Hansen |
15–7, 11–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1958 | Scottish Open | June Timperley | Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward |
15–13, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1958 | Dutch Open | June Timperley | Agnete Friis Inger Kjærgaard |
15–5, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1958 | All England Open | June Timperley | Margaret Varner Bloss Heather Ward |
12–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1959 | Irish Open | June Timperley | Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward |
15–6, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1959 | All England Open | June Timperley | Judy Devlin Susan Devlin |
11–15, 15–10, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1962 | Scottish Open | Jenny Pritchard | Margaret Barrand Ursula Smith |
14–18, 15–10, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 1963 | Irish Open | Angela Bairstow | Brenda Parr Jenny Pritchard |
9–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1965 | Irish Open | Margaret Barrand | Jenny Pritchard Ursula Smith |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1966 | Scottish Open | Jenny Horton | Angela Bairstow Margaret Barrand |
10–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Irish Open | Gillian Perrin | Margaret Boxall Susan Pound |
8–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Irish Open | David Choong | Eddy Choong June White |
6–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1954 | Scottish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June White |
18–14, 2–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1954 | All England Open | John Best | Finn Kobberø Inge Birgit Hansen |
15–12, 15–0 | Winner |
| 1955 | Scottish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
15–7, 3–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1956 | Scottish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
15–12, 10–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1957 | Irish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
15–11, 17–18, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1957 | Swedish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
14–17, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1958 | Scottish Open | John Best | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1958 | Dutch Open | Hugh Findlay | John Timperley June Timperley |
15–12, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1959 | Irish Open | Ronald Lockwood | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
10–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1963 | Irish Open | W. C. E. Rogers | Kenneth Derrick Margaret Barrand |
9–15, 15–4, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Irish Open | Roger Mills | Tony Jordan Angela Bairstow |
15–5, 15–11 | Winner |
References
- ^ "Birth". freebmd.org.uk. Free BMD.
- ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". teamengland.org. Team England. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
Rogers, Iris L.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". teamengland.org. Team England. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
Kingston 1966 Silver Medalists: Rogers, Iris L.
- ^ "Athletes and results: Iris L. Rogers". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Kingston 1966: Silver medallists - We Are England". weareengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
Iris L. Rogers