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 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. Margot Lumb
  2. Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke
  3. Sheila McKechnie
  4. Betty Cooke

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
Margot Lumb +bye
Mrs Sheila McKechnie +bye
Miss T Kingbye
Miss S Wilsonbye
Mrs S M Greenbye
Miss Joyce Dudley-Coxbye
Miss Olga Klingenbergbye
Mrs H Langmanbye
Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke + Mrs P Johnston9-2 9-4 9-1
Miss Betty Cooke + Miss U N Harris9-1 9-0 9-5
Lady Katharine Cairns Mrs Stella Blaxland-Levick9-4 9-1 9-1
Miss Elizabeth Knox Mrs Violet St Clair Morford9-4 9-6 9-1
Mrs Margaret Dawnay Miss M Grant9-4 9-4 9-3
Mrs Alice Teague Miss C Douglas9-4 9-2 9-3
Miss I Leach Mrs Phyllis Philcox6-9 6-9 9-3 10-8 9-6
Mrs E P SewellSylvia Huntsman10-8 9-6 9-3
Mrs H J Stribling Mrs E A Barker5-9 9-2 9-1 9-1
Miss M Riddell Miss Ursula Foljambew/o
Miss D C Wilcox Mrs E G Chalmers9-5 9-1 9-3
Miss P L Hervey Miss S Linkw/o
Miss Berenice Lumb Miss Joan Huntsman9-4 9-1 9-1
Mrs R W M Wetherell Miss D F Cearns5-9 10-9 9-3 7-9 9-4
Mrs Penelope Durlac Miss M H Palmer5-9 9-0 10-9 9-6
Mrs W D Porter Mrs Pratt9-3 9-1 9-2
Miss N L Kelman Miss E Brett9-6 9-6 10-8
Miss S P Brown Mrs Fielding-Johnsonw/o
Miss K Steele Miss K B Jackson9-1 9-3 9-4
Mrs D M Sinclair Miss A Manningw/o
Mrs A I Knox Miss B J Blanks9-5 9-0 9-3
Miss Elizabeth Glascock Miss E I Caldwell9-2 9-5 10-8
Mrs A Vickers Miss S C Palmer9-1 9-3 3-9 9-5
Mrs L E Lefevre Miss M Burnell9-6 9-6 9-2

+ denotes seed

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb M Wilson9-0 9-0 9-2
Lytton-M Lumb B9-0 9-3 9-0
McKechnie Klingenberg9-0 9-1 9-0
Cooke Wetherell9-1 9-5 9-7
Cairns Durlac10-9 9-3 9-4
Knox E Porter9-4 9-3 9-0
Dawnay Kelman9-5 9-7 9-5
Teague Brown9-1 9-3 9-4
King Langman9-1 9-4 9-0
Leach Steele9-5 9-5 10-8
Sewell Sinclairw/o
Stribling Knox A9-1 9-4 9-5
Riddell Glascock6-9 9-5 9-1 9-4
Wilcox Vickers9-6 9-5 9-7
Hervey Lefevre9-0 5-9 9-5 6-9 9-5
Green Dudley-Cox9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Green9-6 9-2 9-0
McKechnie King9-3 9-2 9-3
Lytton-M Stribling9-2 9-1 9-1
Cooke Riddell9-5 9-1 9-6
Knox Hervey9-1 9-4 9-0
Teague Leach9-5 9-0 9-0
Dawnay Sewell9-5 9-7 9-4
Cairns Wilcox9-6 9-7 9-1

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Knox9-0 9-1 9-2
McKechnie Teague9-4 6-9 9-6 9-3
Lytton-M Dawnay9-0 9-3 9-5
Cooke Cairns9-4 9-5- 9-0

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Cooke9-1 9-4 6-9 9-3
McKechnie Lytton-M9-4 6-9 9-3 9-0

Final
Player one Player two Score
Lumb McKechnie9-3 9-2 9-1
Preceded by
1937		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1938		 Succeeded by
1939

References
  1. "Times Archives 1938 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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