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F. R. Leighton Crawford
Francis Riou Leighton Crawford (5 August 1886 – 5 January 1954) was a British tennis player Born in Ceylon, Crawford was the eldest son of civil servant Henry Leighton Crawford, who served as Controller of Revenue in the Ceylon Civil Service. His younger brother, mountaineer Colin Grant Crawford, was a member of both the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition, 1922 and 1933 British Mount Everest expedition, 1933 Mount Everest expeditions. Crawford won the All England Plate, Wimbledon Plate in 1919 and was a two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist. In 1922 he beat Major Ritchie in the final of the Sussex Championships. He was the single champion at Monte-Carlo Masters, Monte Carlo in 1924. As a member of the Indian Imperial Police, Indian Police, Crawford was eligible to compete for India in Davis Cup competition and in 1922 was offered a place on the team, which he turned down. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, F. R. Leighton 1886 births 1954 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
