Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open | |
Type: | Defunct |
Tour: | LTA Circuit |
Location: | Boughton Cricket Ground, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
Venue: | Worcestershire County Cricket Club |
The Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open or Worcestershire CCC Open was a late 19th century men's and women's grass court tennis tournament played at the Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Boughton Cricket Ground, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.. The tournament was staged in May 1884.[1]
In mid Victorian era Boughton was closely identified with the beginnings of Worcestershire county cricket. In 1865 the County Cricket Club was formed by Lord Lyttleton.[2] In August 1884 a Worcester Cricket Club Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was first staged at the Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Boughton Cricket Ground, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.[1]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |||||||||||||
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1883 | John Redfern Deykin | Walter William Chamberlain | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3. | |||||||||||||
1884 | Walter William Chamberlain | Frederick William Knox | 6–2, 6–4[.<ref name="tb"/>
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|1885 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} John Charles Kay||{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Frederick William Knox||6–2, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/>
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===Men's doubles===
(Incomplete roll)
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|1883||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Walter William Chamberlain]] A. Fuller|| A.L. Davies Hugh Vibart MacNaghten||4–6, 6–1, 6–4.|-|1884|| John Redfern Deykin Mr. Powell|| Mr. Mitchell Harry T. Shapley||6–4, 3–6, 6–1.|-|} Mixed doubles(Incomplete roll)
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