Midland Counties Championships 1898
General 1898-07-18 - 1898-07-23
Amateur / Challenge
Grass
3
Edgbaston
England
Source Lawn Tennis and Badminton, The Field
Info This was the open singles event; the Midland Counties event was open only residents within sixty miles of Birmingham.
Draw: 14
Media
Winner Sidney Howard Smith
Players
Frederick Augustus L'Estrange Burgess
H.E. Clarke
George Whiteside Hillyard
G.F. Goodman
Alfred Cornforth Griffiths
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Philip Graeme Pearson
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
R.H. Williams
Philip Graeme Pearson
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
R.H. Williams
Challenge round
Sidney Howard Smith*
George Whiteside Hillyard
George Whiteside Hillyard
4-6
9-7
6-4
1-6
6-2
Rounds
Round 1
Philip Graeme Pearson*
bye
C. Hill*
G. Meakin
G. Meakin
6-4
1-6
6-8
6-1
6-3
E.V. Jones*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
6-2
6-3
6-8
6-8
7-5
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
Philip Grove
Philip Grove
6-0
6-1
7-5
George Hillyard*
H.E. Clarke
H.E. Clarke
6-1
6-3
6-1
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
R.H. Williams
R.H. Williams
8-6
6-1
G.F. Goodman*
Alfred Cornforth Griffiths
Alfred Cornforth Griffiths
w.o.
Stanley Johnstone*
bye
Quarterfinals
Philip Graeme Pearson*
C. Hill
C. Hill
6-1
7-5
7-5
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
6-4
6-0
6-4
George Hillyard*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
6-3
6-1
G.F. Goodman*
Stanley Johnstone
Stanley Johnstone
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
Philip Graeme Pearson
Philip Graeme Pearson
6-2
2-6
8-6
2-6
6-3
George Hillyard*
G.F. Goodman
G.F. Goodman
w.o.
Final
*
Tournament
Round 1
George Hillyard*
H.E. Clarke
H.E. Clarke
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
Philip Grove
Philip Grove
G.F. Goodman*
Alfred Cornforth Griffiths
Alfred Cornforth Griffiths
C. Hill*
G. Meakin
G. Meakin
Quarterfinals
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
G.F. Goodman*
Stanley Johnstone
Stanley Johnstone
Semifinals
George Hillyard*
G.F. Goodman
G.F. Goodman