R.M.C. (Sandhurst) v. M.C.C. and Ground

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

R.M.C. (Sandhurst) v. M.C.C. and Ground is a cricket result published in The Sporting Life on 29 may 1906.

Arthur Conan Doyle's team (M.C.C.) won.


R.M.C. (Sandhurst) v. M.C.C. and Ground

The Sporting Life (29 may 1906, p. 8)

On Saturday, at Sandhurst, R.M.C. were defeated by 22 runs, with five wickets to spare. The weather was wretchedly was, and the pitch very sticky, this accounting for the low scores. Score:—


R.M.C.

  • G W Dobson b Colman ... 45
  • H G Moore-Gwynn c Conan Doyle b Overton ... 30
  • W M Parker c Newstead b Colman ... 0
  • L Carr b Overton ... 2
  • D M Ewans c Newstead b Colman ... 0
  • A G L Clarke b Overton ... 0
  • J H Muir b Colman ... 1
  • G T Wright b Colman ... 6
  • L R Fowle b Overton ... 1
  • E H Leathman c King b Overton ... 12
  • C R Thorpe not out ... 2
  • Total ... 99


M.C.C. and Ground.

  • G F Wells-Cole c Leathman b Evans ... 19
  • C E D King b Evans ... 18
  • Sir A Conan Doyle st Leathman b Evans ... 0
  • A H Wood not out ... 24
  • Capt Bonham Carter b Evans ... 19
  • Capt R A Gray c Leathman b Muir ... 19
  • Extras ... 22
  • Total (5 wkts) ... 121

Lt.-Col. J. E. Caunter, Capt. H. E. Trevor, Newstead, Colman, and Overton did not bat.