Portsmouth C.C. v. Royal Engineers (article 11 august 1888)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Portsmouth C.C. v. Royal Engineers is a cricket result published in the Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle on 11 august 1888.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Portsmouth C.C.) lost.
Portsmouth C.C. v. Royal Engineers
This match was played on Saturday at the United Service Recreation (Men's) Ground, Portsmouth, when the former were defeated on nine runs on the first innings. The score was as follows:—
PORTSMOUTH C.C.
- Holloway, b Hampton ... 4
- Dr. Doyle, c Cooper, b Chivers ... 29
- J. H. Smith, c Eynott, b Chivers ... 19
- Whittington, c Eynott, b Chivers ... 2
- P. E. Key, c Jeffkins, b Lewis ... 0
- H. Love, c Lewis, b Jeffkins ... 6
- F. Ray, b Jeffkins ... 2
- F. Pratt, b Chivers ... 0
- J. Poole, not out ... 2
- H. Hutchings, b Chivers ... 1
- W. Hartfall, b Chivers ... 0
- Extras ... 4
- Total ... 69
ROYAL ENGINEERS.
- Cpl. Eynott, c and b Doyle ... 24
- C.S.M. Jeffkins, c Hutchings, b Doyle ... 13
- Sergt. Hampton, b Love ... 3
- Cooper, st Smith, b Doyle ... 5
- Chivers, c and b Doyle ... 0
- Lewis, st Smith, b Doyle ... 5
- C.S.M. Goldsmith, b Doyle ... 13
- Cpl. O'Brien, b Love ... 0
- Berridge, not out ... 1
- Holman, b Love ... 0
- Bryant, c Key, b Doyle ... 1
- Extras ... 13
- Total ... 78
