1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship

November 2017 November 2017 British Open Squash Championships 25 Women's British Open Championships London, England Lansdowne Club 1952 1954 The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953. Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives 1953 Open Championship Oxfordshire Libraries Seeds 30em ENG Janet Morgan ENG Marjorie Townsend ENG Sheila Speight ENG M E Gowthorpe WAL Audrey Bates ENG Alice Teague USA Charlotte Prizer ENG A V M Isaac USA Barbara Laussat Clement USA M Short USA Blanche Day USA Barbara Banks ENG Pat Gotla née Cowney USA Maitland-Griggs USA Joan Kock ENG Ruth Turner Draw and results https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives 29 July 2015 18 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ live First round Player onePlayer twoScoreENGJanet Morgan (1*) byeENG Mrs Marjorie Townsend* byeENG Miss S C Palmer byeENG Miss M J Williams byeENGSheila Speight * ENG Miss Barbara Knapp 9-3 9-2 9-0ENG Miss Rosermay Walsh ENG Mrs D M Cooper 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5ENG Miss M E Gowthorpe* ENG Mrs R A Johnson w/oENG Mrs Alice Teague* ENG Mrs J L C Cox 9-2 9-1 9-6WAL Miss Audrey Bates* ENG Mrs D Rich 9-6 9-3 9-1ENG Mrs Margot Harris ENG Miss P Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1ENG Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert ENG Mrs R B R Wilson 9-5 9-5 9-5WAL Miss M M Hazell ENG Miss J Mallen 9-6 9-3 9-6ENG Miss A Cloke USA Miss Joan Kock* 4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5ENG Miss B Holworthy ENG Mrs Ruth Turner * w/oENG Mrs Margaret Dawnay ENG Miss V M J McLernon 9-4 9-3 9-0USA Mrs Charlotte Prizer* WAL Miss Rachel Byrne w/oENG Miss J P Mead ENG Miss J M Hall 9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6ENG Miss A V M Isaac* ENG Miss M M Sturge 9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3WAL Mrs E Mostyn ENG Mrs S Bowyer 9-0 9-1 9-1USA Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement * ENG Miss H A Tucker 9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7ENG Major Daphne Portway ENG Miss J Watkins 9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3WAL Miss K A C Martin ENG Mrs R B Hawkey 9-4 9-6 9-0ENG Mrs R Nagle ENG Mrs M A Williams 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2USA Mrs M Short* ENG Miss Barraclough w/oUSA Mrs Blanche Day* ENG Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes 9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4ENG Miss K A Abbott USA Mrs Frances Pilling 9-4 9-1 9-0ENG Mrs G Riggall SCO Mrs G W Band 9-5 9-0 9-5WAL Miss Margaret Morgan ENG Mrs B A Powell 5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7ENG Mrs J B Watson USA Mrs Maitland-Griggs* 9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1ENG Miss J Stevens ENG Captain M E Maclagan 9-6 9-4 9-4ENG Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* USA Miss Barbara Banks* 9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4ENG Mrs H Bleasby ENG Miss W Peile w/o seed * Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreENG Morgan J ENG Palmer w/oENG Townsend ENG Williams 9-4 9-2 9-3ENG Speight WAL Mostyn 9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8ENG Walsh USA Clement 9-4 9-3 9-5ENG Gowthorpe ENG Portway 9-4 9-3 9-4ENG Teague WAL Martin 9-1 9-0 9-0WAL Bates ENG Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-3ENG Harris USA Short 9-0 9-0 9-4ENG Lacy-Hulbert USA Day 9-4 9-1 9-1WAL Hazell ENG Abbott 9-4 9-6 9-0ENG Cloke ENG Riggall 0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4ENG Holworthy WAL Morgan M 0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8ENG Dawnay ENG Watson 3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1USA Prizer ENG Stevens 9-5 9-3 9-1ENG Mead ENG Gotla 10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7ENG Isaac AV M ENG Bleasby 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0 Third round Player onePlayer twoScoreENG Morgan ENG Lacy-Hulbert 9-5 9-1 9-2ENG Townsend WAL Hazell 9-5 9-4 9-1ENG Speight ENG Cloke 9-0 9-1 9-1ENG Walsh ENG Holworthy 9-2 9-4 9-7ENG Gowthorpe ENG Dawnay 9-2 9-0 9-3ENG Teague USA Prizer 9-0 9-3 9-0WAL Bates ENG Mead 9-1 9-2 9-5ENG Harris ENG Isaac 10-9 9-2 9-4 Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScoreENG Morgan ENG Gowthorpe 9-5 9-1 9-2ENG Townsend ENG Teague 2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8ENG Speight WAL Bates 9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0ENG Walsh ENG Harris 9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5 Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScoreENG Morgan ENG Speight 9-6 9-1 9-6ENG Townsend ENG Walsh 9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3 Final Player onePlayer twoScoreENG Morgan ENG Townsend 9-4 9-2 9-4 British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1952 1954 1953 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 Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships