Donald Charles Hume

Donald Hume
Personal information
Country England
Born(1907-09-06)6 September 1907
DiedMay 1986(1986-05-00) (aged 78)
Medal record
Representing ENG
All England Open Badminton Championships
1930 London singles
1932 London doubles
1933 London doubles
1934 London doubles
1935 London doubles
1933 London mixed
1934 London mixed
1935 London mixed
1936 London mixed

Donald Charles Hume (6 September 1907 – 1986) was a male badminton player from England.

Badminton career

Hume won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1930. He also won the Men's Doubles with Raymond M. White for four consecutive years from 1932 to 1935 and the mixed doubles with Betty Uber from 1933 to 1936.

He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7-2.[1][2]

Achievements

International tournaments (23 titles, 12 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1929 Scottish Open Thomas P. Dick 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1929 All England Open Frank Devlin 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1929 Welsh International Thomas P. Dick 15–3, 8–15, 15–7 Winner
1930 All England Open Alan Titherley 15–12, 15–12 Winner
1931 Scottish Open Raymond M. White 15–11, 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1933 All England Open Alan Titherley 15–6, 15–8 Winner
1933 All England Open Raymond M. White 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1929 Scottish Open P. D. Macfarlane Thomas P. Dick
Frank Hodge 		4–15, 17–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1929 Welsh International Ralph Nichols Arthur Hamilton
Willoughby Hamilton 		15–12, 15–7 Winner
1930 Irish Open Herbert Uber Thomas P. Dick
Frank Hodge 		15–9, 15–10 Winner
1932 Irish Open Ralph Nichols Raymond M. White
Thomas P. Dick 		15–11, 8–15, 15–2 Winner
1932 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols
Ralph Nichols 		14–15, 18–16, 15–4 Winner
1932 Welsh International Raymond M. White Thomas P. Dick
Willoughby Hamilton 		15–7, 11–15, 15–6 Winner
1933 All England Open Raymond M. White Thomas Boyle
James Rankin 		15–10, 15–7 Winner
1933 Welsh International Raymond M. White Kenneth Davidson
Alan Titherley 		15–4, 15–4 Winner
1934 Irish Open Ralph Nichols Ian Maconachie
Willoughby Hamilton 		9–15, 15–12, 5–15 Runner-up
1934 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols
Ralph Nichols 		15–12, 12–15, 15–7 Winner
1935 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Kenneth Davidson
Alan Titherley 		15–10, 15–7 Winner
1935 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols
Ralph Nichols 		15–12, 15–13 Winner
1936 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols
Ralph Nichols 		7–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1937 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Ian Maconachie
Ralph Nichols 		15–8, 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1937 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols
Ralph Nichols 		6–15, 14–18 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1929 Welsh International B. Neville Thomas P. Dick
Hazel Hogarth 		3–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1931 Scottish Open M. K. King Clark Thomas P. Dick
Marian Horsley 		15–17, 15–18 Runner-up
1932 Irish Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White
Alice Woodroffe 		15–5, 15–8 Winner
1933 Scottish Open Betty Uber Alan Titherley
C. T. Duncan 		15–8, 15–8 Winner
1933 All England Open Betty Uber Willoughby Hamilton
Marian Horsley 		18–15, 15–4 Winner
1933 Welsh International Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Marian Horsley 		15–12, 15–12 Winner
1934 Irish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Marian Horsley 		15–12, 15–8 Winner
1934 All England Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Marian Horsley 		15–12, 15–10 Winner
1935 Scottish Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White
Marian Armstrong 		15–6, 15–3 Winner
1935 All England Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White
Marian Armstrong 		15–3, 15–1 Winner
1936 Irish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Marian Horsley 		15–4, 15–6 Winner
1936 All England Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Thelma Kingsbury 		18–15, 15–8 Winner
1937 Scottish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie
Thelma Kingsbury 		6–15, 11–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport".
  2. ^ "UK, Outward Passenger Lists, Liverpool 1930 November". Ancestry UK.


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