United Services v. South Hants
United Services v. South Hants is a cricket result published in The Evening News (Portsmouth) on 10 september 1890.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (United Services) lost.
United Services v. South Hants
The home team sustained a hollow defeat on Tuesday in this snatch at the U.S.C.C. Ground, Portsmouth, South Hants took the field, and Steele's first ball sent Caption Cooper back to the Pavilion; they had all been disposed of before luncheon for 65, and the visitors had made 38 without any loss. They eventually ran up a high three-figure score, though batting with but ten men. The score was as follows:—
UNITED SERVICES.
- Captain Cooper, R.A., b Steele ... 0
- Dr. Conan Doyle, b Steele ... 3
- Rev. Paske-Smith, c Prinsep, b Fewings ... 11
- Col. Kay, b Steele ... 1
- C. B. Morland, c Prinsep, b Fewings ... 4
- F. M. B. Hobbs, R.M.L.I., c sub., b Steele ... 8
- C. W. Gale, l b w, b Fewings ... 2
- H. A. Stansfield, b Fewings ... 1
- W. J. Todd, b Fewings ... 1
- C. Fellgate, not out ... 27
- G. Walker, c Hoffmeister, b Fewings ... 1
- Extras ... 6
- Total ... 65
In the second innings of the U.S. 68 were made for four wickets — Dr. Conan Doyle, b Fewings, 15; F. M. B. Hobbs, b Fewings, 13; C. W. Gale, b Steele, 0; C. Fellgate, st Robson, b Fewings, 15; G. Walker, not out, 24; extra, 1.
SOUTH HANTS.
- C. Robson, c Cooper, b Morland ... 53
- H. E. Hoffmeister, c and b Hobbs ... 17
- J. Fewings, b Paske-Smith ... 39
- G. Ridges, c Cooper, b Morland ... 1
- D. A. Steele, c Cooper, b Morland ... 10
- H. Hickman, c Cooper, b Paske-Smith ... 20
- F. Ellaby, run out ... 11
- V. E. Archer-Burton, b Hobbs ... 18
- E. C. Prinsep, c Cooper, b Conan Doyle ... 6
- E. L. Ede, not out ... 2
- Extras ... 12
- Total ...194
