General Walter Reid
Craig
Male
England
1846-12-29
Pilkington, Prestwich-cum-Oldham, Lancashire , England
1923-07-06
Hangleton, Sussex, England


About

Walter Reid Craig (29 December 1846 – 6 July 1923) was an English tennis player. Craig was also a notable cricket player, active in 1874 who played for Lancashire.

Reid played his first lawn tennis tournament in 1881 at the Buxton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. He won three singles titles including the Claremount Park Open (1886-1887) and Macclesfield Open (1886). He was also a semi finalist at the Derbyshire Championships in 1885 where he was defeated by James Dwight, and a semi finalist at the Northern Championships in 1886 where he was defeated by William Parkfield Wethered. He played his final singles tournament at the South of England Championships held in Brighton in 1889 where he reached the quarter finals before losing to Stuart Leslie Bathurst.



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Archive statistics 1882 - 1889
2
49
31


Tournament wins 1886 - Macclesfield (Amateur)
1886 - Claremount Park Open (Amateur)


Tournaments South of England Championships - 1889 Buxton - 1889 Midland Counties Championships - 1888 South of England Championships - 1888 Buxton - 1888 Edgbaston - 1888 South of England Championships - 1887 Bournemouth - 1887 Buxton - 1887 North of Wales - 1887 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1886 Buxton - 1886 Macclesfield - 1886 Claremount Park Open - 1886 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1885 Buxton - 1885 North of Wales - 1885 Buxton - 1884 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1883 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1882

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