1924 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1924 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 3–8 December 1923.
Nancy Cave won the title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1923 but in the 1923/24 season so is attributed as being the 1924 event.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
3rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Draw and results

[2]

Section A (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Joyce CaveEngland Mrs E Tew ++21-12
England Miss Joyce CaveEngland Miss Eileen Nicholson21-3
England Miss Joyce CaveEngland Mrs R G De Quetteville +21-2
England Mrs E Tew ++England Miss Eileen Nicholson21-10
England Mrs E Tew ++England Mrs R G De Quetteville +21-3
England Miss Eileen NicholsonEngland Mrs R G De Quetteville +21-2

Section B (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Reid21-0
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Cecily Fenwick21-9
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Joyce Nicholson21-9
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Reid21-0
England Miss Joyce NicholsonEngland Miss Reid21-4
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Joyce Nicholson21-16

Section C (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss Lees21-5
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Mrs Potter21-3
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss V Wagg21-0
England Miss LeesEngland Mrs Potter21-4
England Miss LeesEngland Miss V Wagg21-14
England Miss V WaggEngland Mrs Potter21-2

Section D (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Miss Joan Huntsman21-10
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Mrs Johnson21-15
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Miss P Slagg21-10
England Miss Joan HuntsmanEngland Mrs Johnson21-14
England Miss Joan HuntsmanEngland Miss P Slagg21-15
England Mrs JohnsonEngland Miss P Slaggw/o

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Joan Huntsman15-5 15-4
England Miss Joyce CaveEngland Miss Lees15-3 15-4
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss Cecily Fenwick15-11 15-11
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Hon Mrs Edward Tew ++15-61 15-12

Semi finals
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Sylvia Huntsman15-10 15-5
England Miss Joyce CaveEngland Miss Phyllis Blake15-1 15-7

Final
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Joyce Cave15-8 15-13

+ Mrs R G De Quetteville (née Molly Austin-Cartmell)
++ Honourable Mrs Edward Tew (née Catherine Hawke)

References
  1. "Times Archives 1923 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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