Actors v. Authors (MCC 1907)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Actors v. Authors is a cricket result published in the Marylebone Cricket Club, Matches for the Season, 1907.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (M.C.C.) lost.
Actors v. Authors
Marylebone Cricket Club, Matches for the Season (1907, p. 39)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15.
AUTHORS.
- Sir A. Conan Doyle, c and b Egerton ... 4
- Major F. G. Guggisberg, l b w, b Smith ... 56
- Arthur Anderson, b Foster ... 22
- C. Headlam, b Smith ... 29
- A. H. Wood, b Smith ... 0
- E. B. Noel, c Pearce, b Smith ... 17
- A. A. Milne, st Knox, b Smith ... 5
- Major Philip Trevor, b Smith ... 25
- P. G. Wodebouse, b Wilde ... 1
- P. Graves, c and b Smith ... 19
- E. W. Hornung, not out ... 7
- B 5, l-b 2, n-b 1 ... 8
- Total ... 193
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
| First Innings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. |
| Egerton | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pearce | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Foster | 13 | 2 | 51 | 1 | .. | .. |
| O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Asche | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Smith | 13.2 | 5 | 37 | 7 | .. | .. |
| Wilde | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. |
ACTORS.
- V. O'Connor, b Wodehouse ... 51
- B. S Foster, c Milne, b Wodehouse ... 100
- H. E Pearce, c Anderson b Doyle ... 39
- Oscar Asche, run out ... 0
- H. Wilde, not out ... 48
- C. Aubrey Smith, not out ... 15
- D. Ferguson did not bat.
- A. S. Homewood did not bat.
- B. Egerton did not bat.
- P. F. Knox did not bat.
- Henry Ainley did not bat.
- Total ... 253
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
| First Innings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. |
| Doyle | 7 | 0 | 66 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Guggisberg | 5 | 0 | 60 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Graves | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Wood | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Wodehouse | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Noel | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .. | .. |
Umpires — Richardson and Bean. Scorers — Martin and Attewell.
Actors won by 6 wickets and 60 runs.