1927 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1927 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 28 November - 4 December 1926.
Cecily Fenwick won her second successive title defeating Nancy Cave in a repeat of the 1926 final. This championship was held during 1926 but in the 1926/27 season so is attributed as being the 1927 event.[1] Joyce Cave was still unable to compete due to a wrist injury.

British Open Squash Championships
6th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Draw and results

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Section A (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Elizabeth Foster9-0 9-0
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Joan Huntsman9-2 9-7
EnglandMiss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss P Slagg9-0 9-0
England Miss Elizabeth FosterEngland Miss Joan Huntsman9-6 9-2
England Miss Elizabeth FosterEngland Miss P Slagg9-7 8-10 9-5
England Miss Joan HuntsmanEngland Miss P Slagg9-2 9-5

Section B (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Mrs Hartley9-4 9-0
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Mrs Urwick9-0 9-0
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Eileen Nicholson9-2 9-3
England Miss Eileen NicholsonEngland Mrs Urwick9-3 9-0
England Miss Eileen NicholsonEngland Mrs Hartley9-6 9-5
England Mrs HartleyEngland Mrs Urwick9-3 10-8

Section C (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss Phyllis Blake9-2 9-4
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss Susan Noel9-2 9-0
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Mrs Potter9-0 9-2
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Miss Susan Noel9-2 9-1
England Miss Phyllis BlakeEngland Mrs Potter9-1 9-0
England Miss Susan NoelEngland Mrs Potter10-8 9-4

Section D (round robin)
Player One Player Two Score
England Hon Mrs Margaret BruceEngland Miss A Blake9-2 9-1
England Hon Mrs Margaret BruceEngland Miss Joyce Nicholson2-9 9-5 9-4
England Hon Mrs Margaret BruceEngland Mrs Naylor9-0 9-4
England Hon Mrs Margaret BruceEngland Miss Carter9-0 9-2
England Miss Joyce NicholsonEngland Miss A Blake9-1 4-9 9-1
England Miss Joyce NicholsonEngland Miss Carter9-0 9-0
England Miss Joyce NicholsonEngland Mrs Naylor9-6 9-4
England Miss A BlakeEngland Miss Carter9-0 9-0
England Miss A BlakeEngland Mrs Naylor9-0 2-9 9-5
England Mrs NaylorEngland Miss Carter9-0 9-3

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
England Mrs Margaret BruceEngland Miss Eileen Nicholson9-2 9-0 9-5
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Miss Phyllis Blake4-9 9-8 0-9 0-1 9-1
England Miss Sylvia HuntsmanEngland Miss Elizabeth Foster9-3 9-4 9-0
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Joyce Nicholson9-7 9-2 9-3

Semi finals
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Sylvia Huntsman3 games to 1
England Miss Nancy CaveEngland Mrs Margaret Bruce3 games to 2

Final
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Cecily FenwickEngland Miss Nancy Cave4-9 9-6 9-2 9-5

References
  1. "Times Archives 1926 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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