1926 Women's British Open Squash Championship

November 2017 November 2017 British Open Squash Championships 5 Women's British Open Championships London, England Queen's Club, West Kensington 1925 1927 The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14 to 19 December 1925. Cecily Fenwick won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1925 but in the 1925/26 season so is attributed as being the 1926 event.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives 1925 Open Championship Oxfordshire Libraries Joyce Cave was unable to defend her title due to injury and the Times reported that due to her injury she was unable to train with her sister Nancy Cave which had a bearing on the result of the final. Draw and results https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives 9 June 2015 18 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ live Section A (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Phyllis Blake ENG Miss Nancy Cave 21–19ENG Miss Phyllis Blake ENG Miss P Slagg 21–1ENG Miss Phyllis Blake ENG Mrs Whetstone 21–3ENG Miss Phyllis Blake ENG Miss Montmorency 21–1ENG Miss Nancy Cave ENG Miss P Slagg 21–13ENG Miss Nancy Cave ENG Mrs Whetstone 21–2ENG Miss Nancy Cave ENG Miss Montmorency 21–0ENG Miss P Slagg ENG Mrs Whetstone 21–12ENG Miss P Slagg ENG Miss Montmorency 21–1ENG Mrs Whetstone ENG Miss Montmorency 21–1 Section B (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman ENG Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-10ENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman ENG Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-5ENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman ENG Mrs Hartley 21-2ENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman ENG Mrs Edith Strawson 21-4ENG Miss Eileen Nicholson ENG Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-12ENG Miss Eileen Nicholson ENG Mrs Hartley 21-9ENG Miss Eileen Nicholson ENG Mrs Edith Strawson 21-10ENG Mrs Judith Backhouse ENG Mrs Hartley 21-17ENG Mrs Judith Backhouse ENG Mrs Edith Strawson 21-9ENG Mrs Hartley ENG Mrs Edith Strawson 21-8 Section C (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson 23-21ENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce ENG Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-16ENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce ENG Miss Susan Noel 21-6ENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce ENG Miss H Foster 21-1ENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce ENG Mrs H G Stoker 21-0ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson ENG Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-19ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson ENG Miss Susan Noel 21-1ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson ENG Miss H Foster 23-21ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson ENG Mrs H G Stoker 21-1ENG Hon Miss Judith Denman ENG Miss Susan Noel 21-3ENG Hon Miss Judith Denman ENG Miss H Foster 21-1ENG Hon Miss Judith Denman ENG Mrs H G Stoker 21-4ENG Miss Susan Noel ENG Miss H Foster 21-15ENG Miss Susan Noel ENG Mrs H G Stoker 21-4ENG Miss H Foster ENG Mrs H G Stoker 21-3 Section D (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Miss A Blake 21-12ENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 21-6ENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Miss Joan Huntsman 21-2ENG Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien ENG Miss A Blake 21-7ENG Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien ENG Miss Joan Huntsman 21-18ENG Miss Joan Huntsman ENG Miss A Blake 21-7 Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Joyce Nicholson ENG Miss Phyllis Blake 8-15 15-7 15–8ENG Miss Nancy Cave ENG Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 15-5 15–0ENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman ENG Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce 15-0 15–1ENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-1 15–4 Semi-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Miss Sylvia Huntsman 16-13 15–3ENG Miss Nancy Cave ENG Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-6 5-15 15–3 Final Player OnePlayer TwoScoreENG Miss Cecily Fenwick ENG Miss Nancy Cave 15-12 15–11 British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1925 1927 1926 References Category:Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Category:Squash competitions in London British Open Category:December 1925 sports events in the United Kingdom