The Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1878 and continued to stage both events the Edgbaston Open tournament until 1908, and the Midland Counties Championships until November 1964.
[3] The Priory Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1865 and in May 1963 the Priory Club was destroyed by a fire,[4] talks about merger took place of the coming months with the Edgbaston C.L.T.C.
Smith, and the Edgbaston Open Tournament was won by George Reston Brewerton.
The focus of the Priory Club was more local but its growth was similarly impressive.
The Priory Club's tournaments and prizes were more restrained than Edgbaston's.