Rochford Hundred Club Lawn Tennis Tournament Explained

The Rochford Hundred Club Lawn Tennis Tournament^[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881.^[2] It was organised by the Rochford Hundred Club, and played at the Rochford Hundred Cricket Club grounds, Rochford, Essex, England. Later editions were played at Southend Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The tournament ran till 1886.

History

The Rochford Hundred Club Lawn Tennis Tournament was an late 19th century grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1881 at the Rochford Hundred Cricket Club grounds, South-on-Sea, Essex, England.^[3] Later editions were played at Southend Park, South-on-Sea, Essex, England. The tournament ran till 1886.^[4] The Rochford Hundred Club that consisted of the Rochford Hundred Cricket Club and Rochford Hundred Lawn Tennis Club,^[5] and played at the Rochford Hundred Cricket Club grounds.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

• 1881— M. Thackeray def. W. Wood, 6–3, 4–6, 6–5.^[6]
• 1882— E. Meeson def. W. Meggy, 6–3, 6–5.^[7]

Men's doubles

(incomplete roll)

• 1881— J.C. Page & M. Thackeray def. R.C. Browne & Mr. Keightley, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–5.^[8]
• 1882— R.C. Browne & M. Thackeray def. C. Blake & W. Wood, 6–5, 4–6, 6–3,^[9]

Notes and References

1. Lawn Tennis in 1881". Routledges Sporting Annual. London: George Routledge and Son's. 1882. p. 70.
2. THE SECOND LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT ROCHFORD HUNDRED CLUB.—The president's (the Rev. F. Thackeray's) prize, to be competed for at the Rochford Hundred Lawn Tennis Club on the 17th August. Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser. (Friday 04 August 1882). The British Newspaper Archive. Essex, England. page.5.
3. Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser (1882)
4. Cricket and Lawn Tennis on Southend Park: The Rochford Hundred Club will still continue to provide both of these outdoor games, as the Secretary of the Rochford Hundred Tennis Club, who is also a member of the cricket committee, spoke yesterday about the continuity in staging annual tennis tournaments. Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser. (Thursday 11 March 1886). The British Nedwspaper Archive. Essex, England. page.5.
5. News: Palmer . Emma . Southend vintage tennis tales all set to interest you as Wimbledon bounces back into action look back in time.. 25 February 2023 . Basildon Canvey Southend Echo Newspaper. 26 June 2021 . en.
6. Web site: Edition – Rochford Hundred cricket Club 1881 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 25 February 2023.
7. Web site: Edition – Rochford Hundred cricket Club 1882 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 25 February 2023.
8. Tennis Archives (1881)
9. Tennis Archives (1882)