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''United Service C.C. v. Portsmouth C.C.'' is a [[cricket]] result published in [[The Evening News (Portsmouth)]] on 18 may 1886.

[[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s team (Portsmouth Cricket Club) lost by 82 runs.


== United Service C.C. v. Portsmouth C.C. ==
[[File:the-evening-news-portsmouth-1886-05-18-united-service-cc-v-portsmouth-cc-p3.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[The Evening News (Portsmouth)]] (18 may 1886, p. 3)]]

In this match yesterday, at the United Service Recreation (Men's) Ground, Portsmouth, the team of the former easily vanquished their opponents, winning on the one innings by 82 runs. Sergeant Goodall contributed a good not out innings of 54, in which there were one 5, one 4, and five 3's. The score was as follows:— 

'''UNITED SERVICE.'''

* Private Plant, b Fowler ... 8
* Corporal Smith, c White,  b Coomber ... 24
* Bombardier Winch, b Coomber ... 2 
* Gunner Carter, c [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]], b Coomber ... 13 
* Sergeant Goodall, not out ... 54
* Corporal Maloney, lbw, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 3
* Sergeant Botting, lbw, b Coomber  5
* Sergt Mitchell, run out ... 0
* Corporal Severn, b Street ... 0 
* Gunner Purnett, st Gibbons, b Coomber ... 4
* Gunner Raize, b Coomber ... 4
* Extras ... 6
* Total ... 123 

'''PORTSMOUTH.'''

* Gibbons, b Smith ... 0 
* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]], b Smith ... 8
* Allan, b Smith ... 5
* Hall, c Goodall, b Smith ... 8
* Fowler, b Smith ... 0
* Snowden, c and b Plant ... 6
* Welsh, b Plant ... 3
* A. E. White, b Plant ... 2
* Street, not out ... 0
* Webster, b Smith ... 3
* Coomber, c Severn, Smith ... 0
* Extras ... 6 
* Total ... 41 



 


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