Portsmouth v. Royal Artillery
Portsmouth v. Royal Artillery is a cricket result published in The Sportsman on 22 may 1884.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Portsmouth) won.
Portsmouth v. Royal Artillery
Played at Portsmouth yesterday, the latter proving victorious. The feature of interest was the no-balling of Lovell, under Lord Harris's amendment. He left the field, but the Portsmouth club generously allowed another man to take his place. Score:
PORTSMOUTH.
- Dr. Doyle, c Cox, b Carron ... 27
- L. J. Allen, b Mitchell ... 22
- Rev. Cotton, c Goodall, b Mitchell ... 0
- F. Fielder, c Stanton, b Ball ... 11
- H. Street, l b w, b Mitchell ... 6
- T. B. Hallett, c and b Cox ... 11
- W. R. Fowler, b Mitchell ... 8
- Dr. Weston, l b w, b Cox ... 13
- Poole, b Cox ... 7
- J. Agate, c M'Dougal, b Cox ... 0
- R. Hemingsley, l b w, b Mitchell ... 6
- W. Pate, not out ... 2
- Bye 1, l-b 1, n b 4 ... 6
- Total ... 129
PORTSMOUTH (second innings). — Doyle, b Goodall 2; Allen, c Stanton, b Cox, 2; Fielder, run out, 2; Hallett (not out), 29; Weston, run out, 0; Agate (not out), 25; total, 61.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
- Sergt. Barlow, b Cotton ... 59
- Gunner Cox, b Fowler ... 10
- Sergt. Scott, b Hemingsley ... 0
- Corpl. Goodall, b Cotton ... 21
- Sergt. M'Dougall, b Cotton ... 20
- Gunner Plant, run out ... 1
- Corpl. Mitchell, b Cotton ... 4
- Bombr. Ball, c Allen, b Street ... 2
- Gunner Carron, b Street ... 3
- Bombr. Hardy, b Cotton ... 1
- Sergt. Stanton, c Fielder, b Cotton ... 2
- Bramble, not out ... 11
- Leg-bye 1, n-b 1 ... 2
- Total ... 135
The gold medal presented to W. Scotton, the Notts professional, by the Portsmouth Garrison men's team, bears the following inscription:— "To W. Scotton from the Portsmouth Garrison (men's) team, for good service rendered on May 9 and 10, 1884 — one hundred and forty (not out).
