Wiltshire v. M.C.C.

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Wiltshire v. M.C.C. is a cricket result published in the Warminster & Westbury Journal on 29 july 1897.

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


Wiltshire v. M.C.C.

Warminster & Westbury Journal (29 july 1897, p. 6)

Played at Trowbridge on Monday and Tuesday, and ended in a win for Wiltshire by an innings and eighty-four runs. Scores:—


M.C.C.

First innings.

  • Pike, st Smart, b Smith ... 15
  • C. Hulton, b Smith ... 11
  • Handford, run out ... 0
  • Sir M. Wood, c Radcliffe, b Overton ... 3
  • Hon. M. Forbes, b Overton ... 0
  • Burton, not out ... 8
  • G. E. Mackay, b Smith ... 12
  • Cranfield, c George, b Smith ... 4
  • A. Whatman, b Overton ... 1
  • C. M. Thornton, c Stevens, b Smith ... 1
  • A. Conan Doyle, absent ... 0
  • Extras ... 4
  • Total ... 59

Second innings.

  • Pike, st Smart, c and b Smart ... 0
  • C. Hulton, c Miller, b Smart ... 0
  • Handford, c Awdry, b Smart ... 4
  • Sir M. Wood, c Awdry, b Smart ... 0
  • Hon. M. Forbes, c Awdry, b Smith ... 2
  • Burton, b Smith ... 8
  • G. E. Mackay, c Miller, b Smith ... 8
  • Cranfield, not out ... 1
  • A. Whatman, b Smart ... 22
  • C. M. Thornton, absent ... 0
  • A. Conan Doyle, b Smart ... 6
  • Extras ... 4
  • Total ... 55


WILTSHIRE.

  • W. S. Medlicott, st Whatman, b Cranfield ... 21
  • J. E. Stevens, c Conan Doyle, b Cranfield ... 23
  • C. S. Awdry, st Whatman, b Cranfield ... 8
  • O. G. Radcliffe, b Handford ... 51
  • H. S. Snell, b Cranfield ... 12
  • A. M. Miller, c Hulton, b Burton ... 12
  • F. H. Humphrys, c Wood, b Burton ... 30
  • Smith, c Cranfield, b Burton ... 26
  • Smart, c Thornton, b Burton ... 5
  • George, c Wood, b Handford ... 0
  • Overton, not out ... 4
  • Extras ... 8
  • Total ... 200