Margaret Barrand (née Margaret Semple) (born 1940) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.
Biography Barrand became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships mixed doubles title with Roger Mills in 1965. The following year she won the women's doubles with Angela Bairstow. She was a member of the 1963 English Uber Cup team which finished second to the United States in a tight four matches to three final. Her most impressive badminton accomplishment, perhaps, was winning mixed doubles at the U.S. Open Badminton Championships in three successive years (1963, 1964, and 1965), each time with a different partner ( in order: Sangob Rattanusorn, Channarong Ratanaseangsuang, and Bob McCoig). She also won the 1965 Canadian Open mixed doubles with McCoig and the 1965 U.S Open women's doubles with Jennifer Pritchard Horton.
She represented Lancashire and England and played under the name of Semple until she married a vicar called George Barrand in 1958, playing thereafter as Barrand. Margaret retired after her son, Timothy is born. After retiring, Margaret moved to Australia with her husband being appointed as a Rector in Moss Vale parish.
Achievements International tournaments (9 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1962Scottish Open Ursula Smith Jenny Pritchard Iris Rogers 18–14, 10–15, 15–1 Winner1963U.S. Open Ursula Smith Judy Hashman Sue Peard 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up1964Scottish Open Ursula Smith Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard 15–7, 14–17, 10–15 Runner-up1965Irish Open Iris Rogers Ursula Smith Jenny Pritchard 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up1965Canadian Open Jenny Horton Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up1965U.S. Open Jenny Horton Judy Hashman Sue Peard 15–7, 13–15, 15–11 Winner1966Scottish Open Angela Bairstow Jenny Horton Iris Rogers 15–10, 15–9 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1963Irish Open Kenneth Derrick W. C. E. Rogers Iris Rogers 15–9, 4–15, 15–11 Winner1963U.S. Open Sangob Rattanusorn Joe Alston Lois Alston 18–16, 4–15, 15–12 Winner1964U.S. Open Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Joe Alston Lois Alston walkover Winner1965Canadian Open Bob McCoig Rolf Paterson Mimi Nilsson 15–11, 15–7 Winner1965U.S. Open Bob McCoig Tony Jordan Jenny Horton 15–7, 12–15, 15–12 Winner1965Irish Open John Havers Tony Jordan Jenny Horton 15–8, 15–7 Winner1966Scottish Open John Havers Tony Jordan Jenny Horton 6–15, 16–17 Runner-up
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