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''Eastbourne v. Incogniti'' is a [[cricket]] result published in [[The Sporting Life]] on 20 august 1897.

Final result of the 2-days match. [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s team (Eastbourne) won.

== Eastbourne v. Incogniti ==
[[File:the-sporting-life-1897-08-20-eastbourne-v-incogniti-p4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[The Sporting Life]] (20 august 1897, p. 4)]]

Following up their advantage in the initial stage of this match at the Saffrons, Eastbourne, the home team yesterday secured an early and decisive victory the balance in their favour at the finish being an innings and 65 runs. Mr. A. S. Francis carried his overnight score to 112. The chief hits in his brilliant compilation being — one 5, sixteen 4's, and seven 3's. In the second innings of the visitors, Mr. Gilbert took five wickets for 41, and Mr. W. J. Ford two for 22. Full scores:—

'''EASTBOURNE.'''

* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|A. Conan Doyle]], c Lindsay b Roberts ... 4
* Vine, c Lindsay, b Abney ... 33
* C. A. W. Gilbert, c Poland b Roberts ... 0
* G. Cuming, b Abney ... 27
* W. J. Ford, c Griffin, b Abney ... 35
* A. S. Francis, not out ... 112
* E. O. Powell, b Lindsay ... 26
* N. O. Tagart, b Hadow ... 1
* A. B. C. Francis, c Abney, b Roberts ... 27
* W. A. Carr, not out ... 12
* Wheeler, c langton, b Abney ... 3
* Byes, &c. ... 30
* Total ... 310

'''INCOGNITI.'''

''First innings.''

* C. W. Lindsay, c A. S. Francis, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 16
* Rev. F. W. Poland, b Wheeler ... 0
* H. Goodenough Rice, c Carr, b Wheeler ... 2
* A. Roberts, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 2
* A. E. Holt, l b w, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 17
* G. Langton, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 0
* G. Griffin, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 1
* Major Montrose, c Carr, b Wheeler ... 6
* L. L. G. Abney, st Carr, b Wheeler ... 0
* D. R. Hadow, not out ... 3
* A. Lofts, c Powell, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 0
* Total ... 47

''Second innings.''

* C. W. Lindsay, c Cuming, b Gilbert ... 35
* Rev. F. W. Poland, c Wheeler, b Cuming ... 27
* H. Goodenough Rice, b Gilbert ... 33
* A. Roberts, b Cuming ... 5
* A. E. Holt, b Gilbert ... 5
* G. Langton, b Gilbert ... 5
* G. Griffin, not out ... 11
* Major Montrose, c A. B. C. Francis, b Ford ... 19
* L. L. G. Abney, c A. S. Francis, b Vine ... 20
* D. R. Hadow, b Ford ... 6
* A. Lofts, st Carr, b Gilbert ... 16
* Byes, &c. ... 16
* Total ... 198

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