Midland Counties Championships 1898


General 1898-07-18 - 1898-07-23
Amateur
Grass
5
Edgbaston
England

Source Lawn Tennis and Badminton


Info This was the open singles event; the Midland Counties event was open only residents within sixty miles of Birmingham.



Media


Winner Harold Segerson Mahony


Players
William Hermann Baumann
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
E.N. Broome
Frederick Augustus L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
H.E. Clarke
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Dr John Mason Flavelle
F.A. Gibson
G.F. Goodman
George Whiteside Hillyard
Stanley Johnstone
E.V. Jones
J.E. Kingsley
Harold Segerson Mahony
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Philip Graeme Pearson
H. Pritchard
William Mansfield Rhodes
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
R.H. Williams


Rounds
Round 1
G.F. Goodman*
E.N. Broome
6-1 6-2 6-0
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret*
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
6-1 6-4 6-0
E.V. Jones*
Stanley Johnstone
1-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
R.H. Williams
7-5 6-3 6-1
Sidney Howard Smith*
Philip Graeme Pearson
6-8 6-2 6-2 7-5
George Hillyard*
H. Pritchard
w.o.
Noel Henry Essex Partridge*
William Mansfield Rhodes
2-6 6-2 6-1 6-0
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
F.A. Gibson
6-3 6-3 6-2
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
H.E. Clarke
6-3 6-2 9-7

Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony*
G.F. Goodman
w.o.
J.E. Kingsley*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
6-4 6-3 8-6
E.V. Jones*
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
6-0 6-4 7-5
Sidney Howard Smith*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
6-0 6-2 6-2
John Flavelle*
William Hermann Baumann
6-1 6-3 6-1
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Wilberforce Eaves
w.o.
George Hillyard*
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
6-3 6-4 ret.
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
6-3 6-1 6-0

Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
J.E. Kingsley
6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
Sidney Howard Smith*
E.V. Jones
4-6 6-1 6-1 3-0 ret.
John Flavelle*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
w.o.
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
George Hillyard
2-6 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Sidney Howard Smith
6-3 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-0
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
John Flavelle
6-4 8-6 2-6 6-0

Final
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
3-6 6-4 6-2 7-5


Tournament
Round 1
G.F. Goodman*
E.N. Broome
Sidney Howard Smith*
Philip Graeme Pearson
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
R.H. Williams
E.V. Jones*
Stanley Johnstone
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret*
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
H.E. Clarke
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
F.A. Gibson
George Hillyard*
H. Pritchard
Noel Henry Essex Partridge*
William Mansfield Rhodes
Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony*
G.F. Goodman
J.E. Kingsley*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Sidney Howard Smith*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
E.V. Jones*
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
George Hillyard*
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
John Flavelle*
William Hermann Baumann
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Wilberforce Eaves
Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
J.E. Kingsley
Sidney Howard Smith*
E.V. Jones
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
George Hillyard
John Flavelle*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Semifinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Sidney Howard Smith
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
John Flavelle
Final
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black