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Tennis star Evelyn Colyer

22/2/2022

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On This Day 22 February 1930 this appeared in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.
A Tennis Wedding: Miss Evelyn Colyer and Mr Hamish Munro at Christchurch, Streatham. Hamish Munro was a Tea Planter and soon after they moved to Assam Evelyn died of complications after giving birth to twins

First class lawn tennis player Evelyn Colyer, daughter of Sir Frank (an eminent Dental Surgeon) and Lady Colyer married Mr Hamish Munro- a Tea Planter from Assam.

Best known for her doubles partnership with Joan Austin. In 1923 "the Babes", as the press dubbed them, excited both public and press by fighting their way to the doubles final. Colyer went on to represent her country at the 1924 Olympics.
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Image © Illustrated London News Group
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