Portsmouth v. United Services (article 28 july 1888)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Portsmouth v. United Services is a cricket result published in The Sportsman on 28 july 1888.
The match was stopped because of weather.
Portsmouth v. United Services
This match was commenced yesterday morning in tolerably fine weather at the United Service Recreation Men's Grounds, Portsmouth, but rain subsequently delayed play, and at last stopped the game. Present score:—
PORTSMOUTH.
- A. C. Doyle, b Clifford ... 22
- A. E. White, b Hammersley ... 0
- C. H. Wall, b Hampton ... 0
- L. Wall, c Eynott, b Hampton ... 2
- E. H. Andrews, b Hammersley ... 7
- L. J. Allen, b Jeffkins ... 24
- Rev. F. Stebbing, b Eastby ... 40
- H. Street, run out ... 8
- H. G. Grice, b Hammersley ... 16
- Sparkes, not out ... 5
- Batchelor, b Eastby ... 0
- Byes 11, l-b 4, w 1, n-b 1 ... 17
UNITED SERVICES
- Sergt. Buckingham, Oxford L.I., not out ... 13
- Corpl. Eynott, R.E., not out ... 10
- Total ... 23
The following did not bat:— C. S. M. Jeffkins, R. E.; Sergt. Hampton, R.R.; Private Hammersley, Oxford L.I.; Private Eastby, King's Own Yorkshire L.I.; Corpl. McDonald, R.E.; Private Wall, South Lancashire; Mr Bryant, R.N.; Sergt. Harold, South Lancashire, and Private Clifford, A.M.D.
