Sheffield 1896


General 1896-07-08 - 1896-07-11
Amateur
Grass
5
Sheffield
England

Source Sheffield Independent, The Field


Info Draw: 22


Report Mens doubles final (Draw: 11): Allen/Allen def. Riseley/Riseley 6-3 6-4 ret.



Media


Winner Frank Lorymer Riseley


Players
Charles Gladstone Allen
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen
H.P. Barber
E.C. Benson
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
H.T. Bradbury
Gerald William Chesterman
Mark W. Dixon
Innes Dunbar
Thompson Jowett
Ashby Henry Mellowes
John Parker Marsh
G.A. Parker
Albert Orlando Peech
Edward Wilfred Pye-Smith
E.M. Reynolds
William Mansfield Rhodes
Frank Lorymer Riseley
Arthur Henry Riseley
John Percy Stanley
Alfred Edward Thompson
E. Wells


Rounds
Round 1

Ten players had a bye.

Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
E.M. Reynolds
w.o.
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Mark W. Dixon
6-4 6-0
Thompson Jowett*
G.A. Parker
6-2 6-4
Innes Dunbar*
William Mansfield Rhodes
7-9 7-5 6-3
Ashby Henry Mellowes*
Edward Wilfred Pye-Smith
6-3 7-9 6-2
Alfred Edward Thompson*
Albert Orlando Peech
7-9 6-0 6-1

Round 2
E.C. Benson*
H.T. Bradbury
6-2 6-3
John Percy Stanley*
Gerald William Chesterman
6-4 8-6
Frank Riseley*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
7-5 6-2
Ashby Henry Mellowes*
Alfred Edward Thompson
6-3 7-5
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
H.P. Barber
6-0 6-1
Charles Gladstone Allen*
John Parker Marsh
6-3 6-4
Thompson Jowett*
Innes Dunbar
w.o.
Arthur Henry Riseley*
E. Wells
6-3 6-2

Quarterfinals
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
Ashby Henry Mellowes
6-1 6-1
Charles Gladstone Allen*
Arthur Henry Riseley
6-3 7-5
Frank Riseley*
Thompson Jowett
6-3 ret.
John Percy Stanley*
E.C. Benson
6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
Charles Gladstone Allen
w.o.
Frank Riseley*
John Percy Stanley
6-0 ret.

Final
Frank Riseley*
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen
6-4 7-5 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Mark W. Dixon
Thompson Jowett*
G.A. Parker
Innes Dunbar*
William Mansfield Rhodes
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
E.M. Reynolds
Ashby Henry Mellowes*
Edward Wilfred Pye-Smith
Alfred Edward Thompson*
Albert Orlando Peech
Round 2
Frank Riseley*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
Thompson Jowett*
Innes Dunbar
John Percy Stanley*
Gerald William Chesterman
E.C. Benson*
H.T. Bradbury
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
H.P. Barber
Ashby Henry Mellowes*
Alfred Edward Thompson
Charles Gladstone Allen*
John Parker Marsh
Arthur Henry Riseley*
E. Wells
Quarterfinals
Frank Riseley*
Thompson Jowett
John Percy Stanley*
E.C. Benson
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
Ashby Henry Mellowes
Charles Gladstone Allen*
Arthur Henry Riseley
Semifinals
Frank Riseley*
John Percy Stanley
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen*
Charles Gladstone Allen
Final
Frank Riseley*
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen