This event started in 1935 and ran until 2012. In the last two years it was run under licence by Warwickshire. In the early years of the Lady Milne (1950 onwards) the winners of the Whitelaw Cup were picked to represent England in the Lady Milne. In pre-war years it was a BBL competition. By 1954 it had become a weekend congress. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s it was sponsored by Helena Rubenstein. Between 1988-1991 the event was played in two venues followed by a play off. It reverted to a single venue (Coventry) in 1992.
Last updated 25th April 2024
| Year | Players |
| 1935 | Mrs Weech, Miss Gardiner, Mrs Davies, Miss McKenzie |
| 1936 | Doreen Hopewell, Mrs Briers, Mrs Bell, Miss GE Hancock, Daphne Kleuser |
| 1937 | Doreen Hopewell, Mrs Briers, Mrs Bell, Miss GE Hancock |
| 1938 | Alice Gordon Evers, Doris Lady Rhodes, Pat Gardener, Mrs Johnson |
| 1939 | Mrs Godfrey, Miss P Inskip, Mrs Monck Mason, Mrs Spencer Cox |
| 1940-45 | No competition |
| 1946 | Daphne Kleuser, Doreen Hopewell, Mrs L Hadfield, Mrs MS Rankin |
| 1947 | Dimmie Fleming, Doris Lady Rhodes, Rixi Markus, Dorothy Pearson |
| 1948 | Mrs SC Castell, Mrs AW Hardie, Mrs A Hurner, Mrs M Ingram |
| 1949 | Mrs JA McDonnell, Pat Gardener, Aris Alder, Mrs A Turner, Mrs E Gordon, Mrs M Newman |
| 1950 | Alison Crisford, Mrs Carr, Mrs M Davies, Mrs Preedy, Pat Gardener, Mrs Le Couteur |
| 1951 | Dimmie Fleming, Fritzi Gordon, Rixi Markus, Dorothy Pearson, Doris Lady Rhodes |
| 1952 | Phyllis Williams, Penguin Evans, Pat Gardener, Marjorie Lester, Dorothy Shanahan |
| 1953 | Dimmie Fleming, Fritzi Gordon, Rixi Markus, Dorothy Pearson, Doris Lady Rhodes |
| 1954 | Mrs JA McDonnell, Mrs DE Coen, Marjorie Lester, Marjorie Summers |
| 1955 | Mrs JA McDonnell, Mrs DE Coen, Pat Gardener, Brinda Gordon |
| 1956 | Rixi Markus, Doris Lady Rhodes, Fritzi Gordon, Phyllis Williams, Dorothy Shanahan, Joan Durran |
| 1957 | Jan Craig, Miss J Evans, Mrs J Evins, Olive Goodall |
| 1958 | Dimmie Fleming, Fritzi Gordon, Rene Corwen, Rita Oldroyd |
| 1959 | Dimmie Fleming, Fritzi Gordon, Pat Gardener, Honor Rye (Flint), Dorothy Pearson, Mrs J Moss |
| 1960 | Rixi Markus, Joan Durran, Doris Lady Rhodes, Marjorie Whitaker |
| 1961 | Rixi Markus, Fritzi Gordon, Rene Corwen, Rita Oldroyd, Gemmy Higginson, Marjorie Whitaker |
| 1962 | Rixi Markus, Fritzi Gordon, Rita Oldroyd, Rene Corwen, Gemmy Higginson, Marjorie Whitaker |
| 1963 | Rixi Markus, Fritzi Gordon, Rita Oldroyd, Rene Corwen, Joan Durran, Marjorie Whitaker |
| 1964 | Phyllis Williams, Aris Alder, Pip Della Porta, Betty Harris (Fox) |
| 1965 | Jan Craig, Miss S Evans, Mrs J Evins, Olive Goodall |
| 1966 | Rixi Markus, Joan Durran, Jane Priday, Dorothy Shanahan, Phyllis Williams |
| 1967 | Phyllis Williams, Marjorie Whitaker, Pip Della Porta, Betty Harris (Fox) |
| 1968 | Joan Durran, Jane Priday, Daphne Philipps, Nina Thomas |
| 1969 | Herta Schindler, Mrs R Banerjee, Mrs D Gough, Marie Britt (Gritt) |
| 1970 | Dimmie Fleming, Honor Flint, Pat Gardener, Penguin Evans |
| 1971 | Dorothy Shanahan, Sandra Landy, Rita Oldroyd, Nicola Gardener (Smith) |
| 1972 | Dimmie Fleming, Pat Gardener, Honor Flint, Penguin Evans |
| 1973 | Marisa Bianchi, Rina Jabes, Maria Antonia Robaudo, Luciano Canessa, Anna Valenti, Maria Venturini |
| 1974 | Charley Esterson, Maureen Berman (Hiron), Ann Kirch, Maria Luce Dixon |
| 1975 | Ida Ashcoft, Betty Fox, Ann Hirst, Phyllis Williams |
| 1976 | Mrs B Hannam, Mrs H Humble, Mrs E Mayer, Mrs J Ryan (picture) |
| 1977 | Valerie Austwick, Hedy Brown, Mrs G Frances, Lynne Hayes |
| 1978 | Sandra Landy, Sally Sowter (Brock), Ann Kirch, Rita Oldroyd |
| 1979 | Kathy Garfield, Mrs M Banner, Cicely Linfield, Mrs B Carr |
| 1980 | Rixi Markus, Joan Durran, Dimmie Fleming, Vida Bingham (picture) |
| 1981 | Pat Davies, Nicola Gardener (Smith), Sally Horton (Brock), Sandra Landy (picture) |
| 1982 | Mrs H Humble, Mrs J Ryan, Mrs D Hooper, Miss S Furlonger |
| 1983 | Sandra Landy, Sally Horton (Brock), Nicola Smith, Pat Davies (picture) |
| 1984 | Liz Phillips, Beryl Absalom, Evelyn Pritchard, Eva Caplan |
| 1985 | Lynne Hayes, Pam Cohen, Jane Sutcliffe (Moore), Margaret McCarthy |
| 1986 | Maureen Dennison, Fiona Brickwood, Anna Brabner (Gudge), Sandra Penfold |
| 1987 | Sandra Landy, Nicola Smith, Pat Davies, Michelle Brunner |
| 1988 Coventry Overall winners | Sandra Penfold, Liz McGowan, Fiona Brickwood, Maureen Dennison |
| 1988 Eastbourne | Liz Phillips, Evelyn Pritchard, Ginnie Curtis, Beryl Absalom |
| 1989 Eastbourne Overall winners |
Pat Davies, Nicola Smith, Sandra Landy, Michelle Brunner, Gillian Salt (Fawcett), Kay Preddy |
| 1989 Coventry | Margaret Curtis, Beryl Kerr, Hedy Brown, Valerie Austwick |
| 1990 Harrogate | Georgia Ray, Val Curran, Antonina Bobby, Valerie Hamilton |
| 1990 Newbury Overall winners | Michele Handley, Sandra Landy, Heather Dunstan (Dhondy), Sally Dunsby (Anoyrkatis) (picture) |
| 1991 Newbury | Heather Dunstan (Dhondy), Sally Dunsby (Anoyrkatis), Sandra Landy, Michele Handley (picture) |
| 1991 Harrogate | Georgia Ray, Val Curran, Antonina Bobby, Valerie Hamilton |
| 1992 | Sandra Landy, Michele Handley, Nicola Smith, Sally Horton (Brock) |
| 1993 | Su Burn, Abbey Walker (Smith), Gilly Clench, Liz McGowan |
| 1994 | Pat Davies, Nicola Smith, Sandra Landy, Michele Handley (Barker), Kay Preddy, Jill Casey (picture) |
| 1995 | Beryl Kerr, Rob Trayman, Sandy Davies, Carole Kelly |
| 1996 | Liz McGowan, Fiona McQuaker, Lizzie Godfrey, Jacqui Tobias (picture) |
| 1997 | Sarah Teshome, Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, D Grigova |
| 1998 | Christine Duckworth, Jane Moore, Su Burn (King), Agnes Wesseling |
| 1999 | Sarah Teshome, Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Maria Erhart (picture) |
| 2000 | Liz Reese, Georgia Ray, Kath Nelson, Liz Muir |
| 2001 | Sarah Teshome, Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Sally Brock, Sandra Landy (picture) |
| 2002 | Sarah Teshome, Sandra Penfold, Catherine Jagger, Nevena Senior |
| 2003 | this event was moved to February of the following year |
| 2004 | Caroline Macpherson, Jackie Waters, Sheila Coda & Gina Howard (picture) |
| 2005 | Kitty Teltscher, Sally Brock, Nicola Smith, Heather Dhondy |
| 2006 | Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Liz Reese, Liz Muir (picture) |
| 2007 | Rhona Goldenfield, Heather Dhondy, Michelle Brunner, Sarah Teshome, Catherine Jagger, Nicola Smith (picture) |
| 2008 | Catherine Jagger, Sarah Teshome, Fiona Brown, Susan Stockdale (picture) |
| 2009 | Catherine Seale & Nevena Senior, Catherine Draper & Anne Rosen |
| 2010 | Catherine Jagger & Sally Brock, Susanna Gross & Catherine Seale |
| 2011 | Jean Squires & Pat Savage, Audrey Macleod & Jo Whitty |
| 2012 | Christine Jepson & Liz Lancaster, Liz Hoskins & Jill Armstrong (picture) |