Dorothy Cundall
| Dorothy Cundall | |
|---|---|
 Cundall in 1910 | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Dorothy Ursula Cundall |
| Country | England |
| Born | 19 October 1882 Richmond, London |
| Died | 8 February 1954 (aged 71) Bournemouth, Dorset |
Dorothy Ursula Cundall (1882 – 8 February 1954) was an English badminton player. Born in 1882 in Richmond, London, she was a prominent player before the First World War, winning three All England titles.[1]
In 1912 she married Douglas Harvey (who died in 1917). Cundall played as Mrs Harvey afterwards.[2] In 1922 she remarried to Bert Bisgood, a prominent Somerset cricketer who also represented Ireland at badminton. [3] She had two children, Ian Harvey, a Conservative MP, and Jeanne Bisgood, an English international golfer.[4]
She died in Bournemouth on 8 February 1954.[4]
== Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships[5] ==
| Medal | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
 |
1910 | Mixed doubles |
|
1911 | Women's doubles |
|
1912 | Women's doubles |
References
- ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Badminton Championships". Daily Mirror. 29 February 1912. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Dorothy Cundall". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
