1926 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14–19 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.^[1] 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 & Results

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Section A (Round Robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Phyllis Blake	Miss Nancy Cave	21-19
Miss Phyllis Blake	Miss P Slagg	21-1
Miss Phyllis Blake	Mrs Whetstone	21-3
Miss Phyllis Blake	Miss Montmorency	21-1
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss P Slagg	21-13
Miss Nancy Cave	Mrs Whetstone	21-2
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Montmorency	21-0
Miss P Slagg	Mrs Whetstone	21-12
Miss P Slagg	Miss Montmorency	21-1
Mrs Whetstone	Miss Montmorency	21-1

Section B (Round Robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Miss Eileen Nicholson	21-10
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Mrs Judith Backhouse	21-5
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Mrs Hartley	21-2
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Mrs Edith Strawson	21-4
Miss Eileen Nicholson	Mrs Judith Backhouse	21-12
Miss Eileen Nicholson	Mrs Hartley	21-9
Miss Eileen Nicholson	Mrs Edith Strawson	21-10
Mrs Judith Backhouse	Mrs Hartley	21-17
Mrs Judith Backhouse	Mrs Edith Strawson	21-9
Mrs Hartley	Mrs Edith Strawson	21-8

Section C (Round Robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	Miss Joyce Nicholson	23-21
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	Hon Miss Judith Denman	21-16
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	Miss Susan Noel	21-6
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	Miss H Foster	21-1
Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	Mrs H G Stoker	21-0
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Hon Miss Judith Denman	21-19
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Miss Susan Noel	21-1
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Miss H Foster	23-21
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Mrs H G Stoker	21-1
Hon Miss Judith Denman	Miss Susan Noel	21-3
Hon Miss Judith Denman	Miss H Foster	21-1
Hon Miss Judith Denman	Mrs H G Stoker	21-4
Miss Susan Noel	Miss H Foster	21-15
Miss Susan Noel	Mrs H G Stoker	21-4
Miss H Foster	Mrs H G Stoker	21-3

Section D (Round Robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss A Blake	21-12
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien	21-6
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Joan Huntsman	21-2
Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien	Miss A Blake	21-7
Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien	Miss Joan Huntsman	21-18
Miss Joan Huntsman	Miss A Blake	21-7

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Miss Phyllis Blake	8-15 15-7 15-8
Miss Nancy Cave	Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien	15-5 15-0
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce	15-0 15-1
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Eileen Nicholson	15-1 15-4

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Sylvia Huntsman	16-13 15-3
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Joyce Nicholson	15-6 5-15 15-3

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Nancy Cave	15-12 15-11

References