Meriel Lucas

Meriel Lucas
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born1877[1]
Teignmouth, Devon
Died1962(1962-00-00) (aged 84–85)[2]
Newton Abbot, Devon

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 and 1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles.[4]

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]

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  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.