Fareham v. Hampshire Rovers

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Fareham v. Hampshire Rovers is a cricket result published in The Evening News (Portsmouth) on 22 may 1890.

Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Hampshire Rovers) lost.


Fareham v. Hampshire Rovers

The Evening News (Portsmouth) (22 may 1890, p. 3)

This match was played on Wednesday, on the ground at Hilsea, and resulted in a narrow victory for Fareham by one run only on the first innings. The scoring on both sides was very low, there being no less than six "ducks" in the first innings of Fareham, and in the second the only one to reach double figures was Mr. Britten, who was also responsible for six wickets in the first venture of the Rovers. The honours of batting for the last-named were gained by Mr. Henery and the Rev. J. Stebbing, though Mr. "Extras" numbered a dozen, out of a total of 72, leaving the Rovers deficient by a single. Score:—

FAREHAM.

First Innings.

  • J. H. Darby, b Henery ... 0
  • T. Routledge, b Doyle ... 27
  • O. Jaques, b Doyle ... 26
  • A. Steed, b Doyle ... 0
  • E. J. Davies, b Doyle ... 1
  • J. E. Jacques, hit wicket ... 0
  • A. H. Britten, b Doyle ... 0
  • J. R. Butler, not out ... 3
  • C. Martin, lbw, b Stebbing ... 0
  • A. Osgood, b Stevens ... 3
  • D. R. Davies, b Stevens ... 0
  • Extras ... 8
  • Total ... 73

Second Innings.

  • J. H. Darby, c Hill, b Stevens ... 2
  • T. Routledge, c Hill, b Stevens ... 3
  • O. Jaques, b Henery ... 5
  • A. Steed, b Stevens ... 3
  • E. J. Davies, b Doyle ... 1
  • J. E. Jacques, st Hill, b Henery ... 4
  • A. H. Britten, c Stevens, b Henery ... 13
  • J. R. Butler, b Doyle ... 0
  • C. Martin, b Stevens ... 1
  • A. Osgood, not out ... 0
  • D. R. Davies, lbw, b Stevens ... 0
  • Extras ... 14
  • Total ... 46

HAMPSHIRE ROVERS.

  • Dr. Doyle, c Osgood, b Britten ... 8
  • L. G. Bonham-Carter, b Routledge ... 1
  • C. B. Hill, b Routledge ... 4
  • P. J. T. Henery, b Britten ... 19
  • H. T. Chapman, c Osgood, b Britten ... 4
  • Col. Kay, b Britten ... 0
  • Capt. Stevens, b Britten ... 0
  • Rev. J. Stebbing, b Darby ... 20
  • K. W. Bickersteth, b Britten ... 2
  • Capt. Boucicault, b Darby ... 0
  • F. Lipscomb, not out ... 2
  • Extras ... 12
  • Total ... 72

In the second innings the Hampshire Rovers scored 27 for the loss of one wicket — Dr. Doyle, not out, 11; L. G. Bonham-Carter, b Routledge, 13; C. B. Hill, not out, 1; extras, 2.