| Full name | Ernest William Hicks |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Born | 14 January 1877 Balmain, New South Wales |
| Died | 9 March 1956 (aged 79) Bowral, New South Wales |
| College | Newington College |
Ernest William Hicks (14 January 1877 – 3 September 1956)[1] was an Australian tennis player who was a player/manager of his nation's Davis Cup team.[2][3]
Hicks was born in Balmain, New South Wales, the fourth of eight children and second of four sons of Henry Hicks and Emily Garrett. His older brother was tennis administrator Thomas Hicks (1869–1956).[4] Living in Stanmore, he was educated at Newington College commencing in 1891 aged fourteen.[5]
References
- ↑ Descendants of John WEAVERS Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "THE TENNIS PLAYERS". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Tennis Identity Dies Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ The Hicks Hyde Family in Australia: Information about Thomas Henry Hicks Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 88
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