United Services v. Southsea Rovers
United Services v. Southsea Rovers is a cricket result published in the Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle on 11 may 1889.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Southsea Rovers) lost.
United Services v. Southsea Rovers
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The great feature in this two days' match, which on Saturday evening was brought to a close, at the United Service Recreation (Men's) Ground, Portsmouth, was the heavy scoring by Company-Sergeant-Major Jeffkins, whose contribution of 205 was made up of nine 4's, twelve 3's, twenty-seven 2's, and singles. Seven others also ran into double figures. Score as follows:—
UNITED SERVICES.
- Sergeant Hampton, R.E., lbw, b Sparkes ... 55
- Pvt. Easby, K.O.Y.L.I. [1], c Wheatstone, b Brunket ... 10
- C.S.M. Jeffkins, R.E., c Street, b Doyle ... 205
- Sergt. Redfearn, R.A., c Street, b Doyle ... 39
- Pvt. Hornblow, K.O.Y.L.I., b Sparks ... 6
- Q.M.S. Bowley, R.A., c Browne, b Doyle ... 0
- Sergt. Blease, R.A., st Wheatstone, b Partridge ... 45
- B.S.M. M. Miller, R.A., c and b Sparkes ... 4
- B.S.M. Brickwood, R.A., c Brunket, b Partridge ... 42
- Bryant, R.N., not out ... 34
- Gr. Thornton, R.A., b Street ... 11
- Extras ... 9
- Total ... 461
SOUTHSEA ROVERS.
- Dr. Doyle, c Jeffkins, b Hampton ... 6
- Sparkes, c Blease, b Redfearn ... 0
- Cooper, c Easby b Hampton ... 1
- W. Fuller, c Easby, b Redfearn ... 7
- Capt. Fuller, b Redfearn ... 5
- Brunket, b Hampton ... 4
- Street, not out ... 36
- Wheatstone, c Eashy, b Redfearn ... 4
- Partridge, b Hornblow ... 5
- Hollands, b Miller ... 0
- Gladdon, run out ... 0
- Extras ... 4
- Total ... 72
In their follow-on the Southsea Rovers made 38 for three wickets — W. Fuller, run out, 17; Captain Fuller, not out, 12; Sparkes, c and b Hampton, 8; Brunket, run out, 1; Wheatstone, nut out, 0.
- ↑ K.O.Y.L.I. : King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry