The Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] was an early Victorian era men's grass court tennis tournament first staged in June 1881 at the Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[2] The inaugural men's singles event was won by Richard Taswell Richardson a two time Wimbledon finalist. It was staged only three times until 1883.[3]
| Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Tournament of the Liverpool Cricket Club |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Abolished | 1883 |
| Editions | 3 |
| Location | Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Venue | Liverpool Cricket Club |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editThe Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early open men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first stage in 1881 at the Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[4] This was same venue where the prestigious Northern Championships were also held in alternating years between the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester and the Aigburth ground.
A description of the event that concluded on 18 June 1881:
On Thursday, 16th, the tournament of the Liverpool Cricket Club commenced, the Gentleman's singles in this competition proving a very easy affair for R.T. Richardson, who had no opponent worthy of his steel.
— Lawn Tennis in 1881, Routledge's Sporting Annual (1882). p. 68.
Finals
edit- Incomplete Rolls
Gentleman's singles
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881.[5] |  Richard Richardson |
Reginald Herbert Jones |
6–0, 6–0 |
Gentleman's pairs
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881.[6] | E. T. Richardson Richard Richardson |
Reginald Herbert Jones C.P. Smith |
6–1, 6–4 |
Ladies pairs
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881.[7] | Miss. Hunt Miss. Eyton |
Mrs. Nixon Miss. Black |
beat |
References
edit- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.68.
- ^ The Field. Saturday 18 June 1881. Tournament of the Liverpool Cricket Club. London. England. p.39.
- ^ The Field. Saturday 14 July 1883. Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament to be held at the ground of the Liverpool Cricket Club. Aigburth. London. England. p.273.
- ^ The Field. Saturday 18 June 1881
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.68.
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882)
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882)
Sources
edit- Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London.
- The Field. Saturday 18 June 1881. London. England.
- The Field. Saturday 14 July 1883. London. England.