Margaret Barrand
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| Birth name | Margaret Semple | ||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) [1] Leyland, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Margaret Barrand (née Margaret Semple) (born 1940) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.[2]
Biography
Barrand became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships mixed doubles title with Roger Mills in 1965.[3][4] The following year she won the women's doubles with Angela Bairstow.[5] She was a member of the 1963 English Uber Cup team which finished second to the United States in a tight four games to three final. Her most impressive badminton accomplishment, perhaps, was winning mixed doubles at the U.S. Open Badminton Championships in three successive years (1963, 1964, and 1965), each time with a different partner ( in order: Sangob Rattanusorn, Channarong Ratanaseangsuang, and Bob McCoig). She also won the 1965 Canadian Open mixed doubles with McCoig and the 1965 U.S Open women's doubles with Jennifer Pritchard Horton.
She represented Lancashire and England and played under the name of Semple until she married a vicar called George Barrand in 1958, playing thereafter as Barrand. Margaret retired after her son, Timothy is born. After retiring, Margaret moved to Australia with her husband being appointed as a Rector in Moss Vale parish.[6]
Achievements
International tournaments (9 titles, 5 runners-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Scottish Open | Ursula Smith | Jenny Pritchard Iris Rogers |
18–14, 10–15, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1963 | U.S. Open | Ursula Smith | Judy Hashman Sue Peard |
6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1964 | Scottish Open | Ursula Smith | Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard |
15–7, 14–17, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1965 | Irish Open | Iris Rogers | Ursula Smith Jenny Pritchard |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1965 | Canadian Open | Jenny Horton | Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1965 | U.S. Open | Jenny Horton | Judy Hashman Sue Peard |
15–7, 13–15, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1966 | Scottish Open | Angela Bairstow | Jenny Horton Iris Rogers |
15–10, 15–9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Irish Open | Kenneth Derrick | W. C. E. Rogers Iris Rogers |
15–9, 4–15, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1963 | U.S. Open | Sangob Rattanusorn | Joe Alston Lois Alston |
18–16, 4–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1964 | U.S. Open | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | Joe Alston Lois Alston |
walkover | Winner |
| 1965 | Canadian Open | Bob McCoig | Rolf Paterson Mimi Nilsson |
15–11, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1965 | U.S. Open | Bob McCoig | Tony Jordan Jenny Horton |
15–7, 12–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1965 | Irish Open | John Havers | Tony Jordan Jenny Horton |
15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1966 | Scottish Open | John Havers | Tony Jordan Jenny Horton |
6–15, 16–17 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ "1940 births". Free BMD.
- ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ^ ""Badminton Full Of Surprises." Times, 6 Feb. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times, 8 Feb. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Mills Easily Keeps His Title." Times, 13 Dec. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Prudence (Margaret) Armstrong OAM" (PDF). harbison.org.au. 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.