1938 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1938 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, in London from 2–7 February 1938.
Margot Lumb won her fourth consecutive title by defeating Mrs Sheila McKechnie in a repeat of the 1937 final. This fourth win set a new record, surpassing the three wins of Joyce Cave, Nancy Cave, Cecily Fenwick and Susan Noel.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
17th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Seeds
  1. EnglandMargot Lumb
  2. England Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke
  3. EnglandSheila McKechnie
  4. EnglandBetty Cooke

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandMargot Lumb +bye
England Mrs Sheila McKechnie +bye
England Miss T Kingbye
England Miss S Wilsonbye
England Mrs S M Greenbye
England Miss Joyce Dudley-Coxbye
England Miss Olga Klingenbergbye
England Mrs H Langmanbye
England Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke +England Mrs P Johnston9–2 9–4 9–1
England Miss Betty Cooke +England Miss U N Harris9–1 9–0 9–5
England Lady Katharine CairnsEngland Mrs Stella Blaxland-Levick9–4 9–1 9–1
England Miss Elizabeth KnoxEngland Mrs Violet St Clair Morford9–4 9–6 9–1
England Mrs Margaret DawnayEngland Miss M Grant9–4 9–4 9–3
England Mrs Alice TeagueEngland Miss C Douglas9–4 9–2 9–3
England Miss I LeachEngland Mrs Phyllis Philcox6–9 6–9 9–3 10–8 9–6
England Mrs E P SewellEnglandSylvia Huntsman10–8 9–6 9–3
England Mrs H J StriblingEngland Mrs E A Barker5–9 9–2 9–1 9–1
England Miss M RiddellEngland Miss Ursula Foljambew/o
England Miss D C WilcoxEngland Mrs E G Chalmers9–5 9–1 9–3
England Miss P L HerveyEngland Miss S Linkw/o
England Miss Berenice LumbEngland Miss Joan Huntsman9–4 9–1 9–1
England Mrs R W M WetherellEngland Miss D F Cearns5–9 10–9 9–3 7–9 9–4
England Mrs Penelope DurlacEngland Miss M H Palmer5–9 9–0 10–9 9–6
England Mrs W D PorterEngland Mrs Pratt9–3 9–1 9–2
England Miss N L KelmanEngland Miss E Brett9–6 9–6 10–8
England Miss S P BrownEngland Mrs Fielding-Johnsonw/o
England Miss K SteeleEngland Miss K B Jackson9–1 9–3 9–4
England Mrs D M SinclairEngland Miss A Manningw/o
England Mrs A I KnoxEngland Miss B J Blanks9–5 9–0 9–3
England Miss Elizabeth GlascockEngland Miss E I Caldwell9–2 9–5 10–8
England Mrs A VickersEngland Miss S C Palmer9–1 9–3 3–9 9–5
England Mrs L E LefevreEngland Miss M Burnell9–6 9–6 9–2

+ denotes seed

Second round
Player one Player two Score
England Lumb MEngland Wilson9–0 9–0 9–2
England Lytton-MEngland Lumb B9–0 9–3 9–0
England McKechnieEngland Klingenberg9–0 9–1 9–0
England CookeEngland Wetherell9–1 9–5 9–7
England CairnsEngland Durlac10–9 9–3 9–4
England Knox EEngland Porter9–4 9–3 9–0
England DawnayEngland Kelman9–5 9–7 9–5
England TeagueEngland Brown9–1 9–3 9–4
England KingEngland Langman9–1 9–4 9–0
England LeachEngland Steele9–5 9–5 10–8
England SewellEngland Sinclairw/o
England StriblingEngland Knox A9–1 9–4 9–5
England RiddellEngland Glascock6–9 9–5 9–1 9–4
England WilcoxEngland Vickers9–6 9–5 9–7
England HerveyEngland Lefevre9–0 5–9 9–5 6–9 9–5
England GreenEngland Dudley-Cox9–3 9–1 9–0

Third round
Player one Player two Score
England LumbEngland Green9–6 9–2 9–0
England McKechnieEngland King9–3 9–2 9–3
England Lytton-MEngland Stribling9–2 9–1 9–1
England CookeEngland Riddell9–5 9–1 9–6
England KnoxEngland Hervey9–1 9–4 9–0
England TeagueEngland Leach9–5 9–0 9–0
England DawnayEngland Sewell9–5 9–7 9–4
England CairnsEngland Wilcox9–6 9–7 9–1

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
England LumbEngland Knox9–0 9–1 9–2
England McKechnieEngland Teague9–4 6–9 9–6 9–3
England Lytton-MEngland Dawnay9–0 9–3 9–5
England CookeEngland Cairns9–4 9–5– 9–0

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
England LumbEngland Cooke9–1 9–4 6–9 9–3
England McKechnieEngland Lytton-M9–4 6–9 9–3 9–0

Final
Player one Player two Score
England LumbEngland McKechnie9–3 9–2 9–1

References
  1. "Times Archives 1938 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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