Hanover Rovers v. Borough of Portsmouth

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Hanover Rovers v. Borough of Portsmouth is a cricket result published in The Sporting Life on 2 september 1884.

Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Borough of Portsmouth) lost by 43 runs.


Hanover Rovers v. Borough of Portsmouth

The Sporting Life (2 september 1884, p. 4)

Twelve a-side took part in this match, which was played at Holly Hill, Southampton, on August 29, and ended in a win for the Hanover Rovers by 43 runs. Score:—


HANOVER ROVERS. — A. Wood b Fowler 2 and c Hemingsley b Cotton 3, E. J. Sale b Fowler 25 and c Snowden b Hemingsley 20, G. Clifford c Doyle b Fowler 1 and c Pate b Hemingsley 4, G. Ogilvie c Allan b Fowler 13 and b Cotton 13, H. Whittington c Allan b Cotton 2 and c Young b Hemingsley 8, E. Ravani b Cotton 11 and b Cotton 5, Hon. T. Pelham c Snowden b Cotton 0 and b Cotton 0, G. Whittington b Cotton 1 and b Cotton 0, W. Adams c Snowden b Fowler 0 and not out 1, A. Brimmell c Pate b Cotton 9 and c and b Cotton 2, G. Roberts c Doyle b Cotton 8 and c Smith b Cotton 6, T. Eedy not out 3 and st Snowden b Cotton 6; l-b 2 and b 4. — Totals, 77 and 72.

BOROUGH OF PORTSMOUTH.Dr. Doyle b Roberts 7 and c H. Whittington b Clifford 0, G. Smith c T. Pelham b Clifford 28 and c and b Clifford 3, Rev. E. Cotton b Clifford 5 and c and b Clifford 0, A. Guy b Roberts 0 and b Roberts 6, C. Young c Adams b Clifford 5 and b Clifford 0, H. Street c H. Whittington b Clifford 3 and c Brimmell b Roberts 1, L. Allan run out 19 and c H. Whittington b Roberts 9, W. R. Fowler b Roberts 0 and b Clifford 0, S. H. Snowden c Clifford b Roberts 0 and not out 4, W. Pate b Roberts 0 and c Clifford b Roberts 0, Dr. Weston b Ogilvie 2 and b Roberts 1, R. Hemingsley not out 0 and c G. Whittington b Roberts 7; b 1, l-b 1, n-b 2, and l-b 2. — Totals, 73 and 33.