T. D. Good
Dr Thomas Douglas Good (1874-1958) was an Irish badminton player.
Dr T. D. Good | |
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Good at the 1903 Irish Open | |
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Birth name | Thomas Douglas Good |
Country | Ireland |
Born | 1874 Dublin |
Died | April 26, 1958 83–84) [1] Dublin | (aged
Biography
Good, alongside his wife Ada Good, took part of the first international badminton match to be played in Ireland in 1903.[2] He reached the men's singles final, losing to Blayney Hamilton. He won the Irish Open men's doubles with Hamilton in 1904, in 1907 and 1908.[3] With Arthur Cave he won the men's doubles at the Irish National Badminton Championships in 1913.
In 1953, Good, his wife, Sir George Thomas, and Leonard Ransford attended a Golden Jubilee lunch held by the Badminton Union of Ireland, as the only four surviving players from the 1903 international matches. They had four children, three of whom also played badminton at national and international level, Derreen, Barbara, and Norman.[2]
References
- "Thomas Douglas Good/person/6032773697". Ancestry UK.
- Peard, F.W. (1995). Sixty Years of Irish Badminton. Dublin. p. 44.
- Massey, S.M. (1911). Badminton. London: G. Bell & Sons LTD. pp. 107, 144–146.