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
George Whiteside Hillyard
W.C. Johnstone
E.V. Jones
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
Ernest George Sydenham
R.H. Williams


Challenge round
Sidney Howard Smith*
George Whiteside Hillyard
6-2 6-3 8-6


Rounds
Round 1
George Hillyard*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
6-0 6-2
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
4-6 6-4 6-4
R.H. Williams*
E.V. Jones
2-6 6-4 6-0

Quarterfinals
George Hillyard*
Ernest George Sydenham
6-1 6-1
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster*
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
w.o.
R.H. Williams*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
6-4 6-3
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
W.C. Johnstone
6-4 5-7 6-3

Semifinals
George Hillyard*
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
6-2 6-3
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
R.H. Williams
6-3 7-9 6-3

Final
George Hillyard*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
6-2 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
George Hillyard*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
R.H. Williams*
E.V. Jones
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Quarterfinals
George Hillyard*
Ernest George Sydenham
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster*
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
W.C. Johnstone
R.H. Williams*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Semifinals
George Hillyard*
Ferdinand Edward Paul Forster
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
R.H. Williams
Final
George Hillyard*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding