Meriel Lucas

Emily Muriel Lucas also known as Meriel Lucas (1877-1962) was an English badminton player.[3] Lucas from Devon was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902-1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles.[4]

Meriel Lucas
Personal information
Country England
BornQ4 1877[1]
Teignmouth, Devon
Died1962[2]
Newton Abbot, Devon

Lucas played for the Teignmouth Badminton Club.[5]

Her parents were Sir Alfred William Lucas and Dame Florence Emma Casswell. After marrying George Adams in 1911 Lucas retired from competition.[6]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships
Medal Year Event
1899Women's doubles
1900Women's doubles
1902Women's singles
1902Women's doubles
1904Women's doubles
1905Women's singles
1905Women's doubles
1906Women's doubles
1907Women's singles
1907Women's doubles
1908Women's singles
1908Women's doubles
1908Mixed doubles
1909Women's singles
1909Women's doubles
1910Women's singles
1910Women's doubles

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "BADMINTON ICON: MURIEL LUCAS". BWF Badminton.
  3. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  4. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  5. "Badminton Tournament at Westminster". Middlesex County Times. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "The Queen". Middlesex County Times. 27 January 1912. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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