Midland Counties Championships 1897
General 1897-07-21 - 1897-07-24
Amateur / Challenge
Grass
4
Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands
England
Source The Field
Info Draw: 11
Media
Winner Sidney Howard Smith
Players
Frederick Augustus L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
George Whiteside Hillyard
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
George Whiteside Hillyard
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
George Whiteside Hillyard
W.C. Johnstone
E.V. Jones
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
W.C. Johnstone
E.V. Jones
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Challenge round
Sidney Howard Smith*
George Whiteside Hillyard
George Whiteside Hillyard
6-2
6-3
8-6
Rounds
Round 1
George Hillyard*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
6-0
6-2
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
4-6
6-4
6-4
R.H. Williams*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
2-6
6-4
6-0
Quarterfinals
George Hillyard*
Ernest George Sydenham
Ernest George Sydenham
6-1
6-1
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster*
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
w.o.
R.H. Williams*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
6-4
6-3
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
W.C. Johnstone
W.C. Johnstone
6-4
5-7
6-3
Semifinals
George Hillyard*
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
6-2
6-3
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
R.H. Williams
R.H. Williams
6-3
7-9
6-3
Final
George Hillyard*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
6-2
6-2
Tournament
Round 1
George Hillyard*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
R.H. Williams*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Quarterfinals
George Hillyard*
Ernest George Sydenham
Ernest George Sydenham
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster*
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
W.C. Johnstone
W.C. Johnstone
R.H. Williams*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Semifinals
George Hillyard*
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
R.H. Williams
R.H. Williams
Final
George Hillyard*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding