English Invitation Tournament

The English Invitation Tournament was an invitation tournament in badminton in England . It was played for the top English players from 1953 to 1962, as there were no national championships in England at that time.

winner

season	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
1953	F. John Shaw	Iris Cooley	John D. McColl Tony Jordan	Iris Cooley June White	Tony Jordan June White
1954	Tony Jordan	Audrey Stone	Warwick Shute John R. Best	Audrey Stone Elisabeth Nichols	John R. Best Audrey Stone
1955	John D. McColl	Iris Cooley	John D. McColl Tony Jordan	Iris Cooley June Timperley	John R. Best Iris Cooley
1956	Tony Jordan	Heather Ward	F. John Shaw R. Quiddington	Iris Rogers June Timperley	John R. Best Iris Rogers
1957	Peter Waddell	Heather Ward	F. John Shaw John D. McColl	Iris Rogers June Timperley	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1958	Tony Jordan	Heather Ward	John R. Best Tony Jordan	Heather Ward Barbara Carpenter	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1959	Trevor Coates	B. Bird	Peter Waddell Tony Jordan	Audrey Marshall Ursula Smith	Ronald Lockwood Audrey Marshall
1960	Peter Waddell	Ursula Smith	Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood	Audrey Wilson Ursula Smith	William Havers Jennifer Pritchard
1961	Peter Waddell	Ursula Smith	Peter Waddell Tony Jordan	Julie Charles Ursula Smith	KR Derrick Margaret Barrand
1962	Colin Beacom	Ursula Smith	Peter Waddell Tony Jordan	Margaret Barrand Ursula Smith	Tony Jordan June Timperley

credentials

• The Badminton Association of England's annual handbook , Kent, 1961-1962, p. 118