London Covered Court Championships 1928


General 1928-01-09 - 1928-01-14
Amateur
Indoor
6
London, Queens club
England

Source Lawn Tennis and Badminton



Media


Winner Nigel G. Sharpe


Players
Ted Avory Jr.
Edward Raymond (Ted) Avory
Captain G. Aylmer
C.Lovat Barclay
H. Bignold
J.W.S. Blake
Commander Martin Edward Scobell Boissier
Gordon Rhind Oak Crole-Rees
Anthony Cromellin Crossley
E.V. Culme Seymour
A. Dawson Jones
Neville Gard Deed
W. Ernest
J.D. Fuller
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower
C. Graham
Donald McNeil Greig
J.S. Heagerty
Brian Dudley Helmore
Edward (Teddy) Higgs
Percival Russell Raub Hurditch
K.F.A. Johnson
E. Joseph
W.J. Lancaster
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford
W.D. List
E.H. Mallmann
M.F. McCabe
F.T. McKeon
C.J. Meads
Gerald (Gerry) Millard
Ivor S. Montagu
John Sheldon Olliff
E.C. Penny
Eric Conrad Peters
Douglas Powell
O.J. Preston
Major Josiah George Ritchie
Richard P.Josiah (Dickie) Ritchie
L. Robinson
D. Russell
Nigel G. Sharpe
George Stoddart
E.W. Sutton
A.B.S. Todd
A. Verger
D.J. Wardley
D. Waring
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft


Rounds
Round 1

Eight players had a bye.

Ted Avory Jr.*
A. Verger
6-3 6-2
Nigel G. Sharpe*
George Stoddart
6-1 6-0
Gordon Crole-Rees*
E.V. Culme Seymour
6-1 6-1
J.D. Fuller*
E. Joseph
6-2 6-4
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft*
Ivor S. Montagu
6-2 6-4
Neville Deed*
E.H. Mallmann
6-1 6-1
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
W.J. Lancaster
6-0 6-3
Brian Helmore*
C.Lovat Barclay
6-4 9-7
A.B.S. Todd*
K.F.A. Johnson
6-1 6-3
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
D. Russell
6-1 6-1
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
W.D. List
6-4 6-1
F.T. McKeon*
W. Ernest
6-3 6-0
Richard P.Josiah (Dickie) Ritchie*
A. Dawson Jones
8-6 6-4
Ted Avory*
John Olliff
6-4 6-2
E.C. Penny*
E.W. Sutton
6-0 6-0
H. Bignold*
D. Waring
6-1 6-3
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
Captain G. Aylmer
6-1 6-0

Round 2
Percival Russell Raub Hurditch*
J.W.S. Blake
6-3 13-15 6-4
Douglas Powell*
O.J. Preston
6-1 6-1
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Ted Avory Jr.
6-2 6-0
Gordon Crole-Rees*
J.D. Fuller
6-0 6-3
Donald Greig*
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft
6-2 6-0
Neville Deed*
Commander Martin Edward Scobell Boissier
6-2 6-0
C.J. Meads*
C. Graham
7-5 6-0
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
Anthony Cromellin Crossley
7-5 6-8 6-1
Brian Helmore*
A.B.S. Todd
6-0 6-0
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Richard P.Josiah (Dickie) Ritchie
6-2 8-6
J.S. Heagerty*
F.T. McKeon
6-2 6-4
Ted Avory*
Major Josiah George Ritchie
7-5 5-7 6-3
H. Bignold*
E.C. Penny
6-3 6-2
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
Gerald (Gerry) Millard
w.o.
Eric Peters*
D.J. Wardley
8-6 6-2
M.F. McCabe*
L. Robinson
6-2 6-2

Round 3
Douglas Powell*
Percival Russell Raub Hurditch
6-4 6-4
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Gordon Crole-Rees
6-3 6-4
Donald Greig*
Neville Deed
5-7 6-3 6-1
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
C.J. Meads
6-1 6-0
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Brian Helmore
7-5 4-6 6-4
Ted Avory*
J.S. Heagerty
7-5 6-2
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
H. Bignold
6-4 6-3
Eric Peters*
M.F. McCabe
6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Douglas Powell
6-3 6-1
Donald Greig*
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower
6-3 7-5
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Ted Avory
5-7 6-0 7-5
Eric Peters*
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford
6-4 6-4

Semifinals
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Donald Greig
4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Eric Peters
6-4 6-3 6-3

Final
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Edward (Teddy) Higgs
6-1 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Nigel G. Sharpe*
George Stoddart
Ted Avory Jr.*
A. Verger
Gordon Crole-Rees*
E.V. Culme Seymour
J.D. Fuller*
E. Joseph
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft*
Ivor S. Montagu
Neville Deed*
E.H. Mallmann
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
W.J. Lancaster
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
W.D. List
Richard P.Josiah (Dickie) Ritchie*
A. Dawson Jones
Brian Helmore*
C.Lovat Barclay
A.B.S. Todd*
K.F.A. Johnson
Ted Avory*
John Olliff
Major Josiah George Ritchie*
D. Russell
F.T. McKeon*
W. Ernest
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
Captain G. Aylmer
H. Bignold*
D. Waring
E.C. Penny*
E.W. Sutton
Round 2
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Ted Avory Jr.
Gordon Crole-Rees*
J.D. Fuller
Douglas Powell*
O.J. Preston
Percival Russell Raub Hurditch*
J.W.S. Blake
Donald Greig*
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft
Neville Deed*
Commander Martin Edward Scobell Boissier
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
Anthony Cromellin Crossley
C.J. Meads*
C. Graham
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Richard P.Josiah (Dickie) Ritchie
Brian Helmore*
A.B.S. Todd
Ted Avory*
Major Josiah George Ritchie
J.S. Heagerty*
F.T. McKeon
Eric Peters*
D.J. Wardley
M.F. McCabe*
L. Robinson
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
Gerald (Gerry) Millard
H. Bignold*
E.C. Penny
Round 3
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Gordon Crole-Rees
Douglas Powell*
Percival Russell Raub Hurditch
Donald Greig*
Neville Deed
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower*
C.J. Meads
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Brian Helmore
Ted Avory*
J.S. Heagerty
Eric Peters*
M.F. McCabe
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford*
H. Bignold
Quarterfinals
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Douglas Powell
Donald Greig*
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Ted Avory
Eric Peters*
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford
Semifinals
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Donald Greig
Edward (Teddy) Higgs*
Eric Peters
Final
Nigel G. Sharpe*
Edward (Teddy) Higgs