Meriel Lucas

Meriel Lucas
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born1877[1]
Teignmouth, Devon
Died1962(1962-00-00) (aged 84–85)[2]
Newton Abbot, Devon

Emily Muriel Lucas also known as Meriel Lucas (1877 – 1962) was an English badminton player.[3] Lucas from Devon was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902 and 1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles.[4]

Lucas played for the Teignmouth Badminton Club.[5]

Her parents were Sir Alfred William Lucas and Dame Florence Emma Casswell. After marrying George Adams in 1911 Lucas retired from competition.[6]

Medal Year Event
1899 Women's doubles
1900 Women's doubles
1902 Women's singles
1902 Women's doubles
1904 Women's doubles
1905 Women's singles
1905 Women's doubles
1906 Women's doubles
1907 Women's singles
1907 Women's doubles
1908 Women's singles
1908 Women's doubles
1908 Mixed doubles
1909 Women's singles
1909 Women's doubles
1910 Women's singles
1910 Women's doubles

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "BADMINTON ICON: MURIEL LUCAS". BWF Badminton.
  3. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  4. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  5. ^ "Badminton Tournament at Westminster". Middlesex County Times. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The Queen". Middlesex County Times. 27 January 1912. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.