Eastbourne v. Old Yverdonians

Eastbourne v. Old Yverdonians is a cricket result published in The Sporting Life on 6 august 1897.

Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Eastbourne) won.

Eastbourne v. Old Yverdonians

The Sporting Life (6 august 1897, p. 7)

This match was concluded at the Saffrons, Eastbourne, yesterday, the home team winning by an innings and 2 runs. J. F. Marsh, for the winners, during the match took ten wickets for 111, F. W. Bush four for 40, and Wheeler tour for 22. Full score:—

YVERDONIANS.

First innings.

• N. O. Tagart, c Bush, b Marsh ... 0
• J. D. Adamson, c Bush, b Conan Doyle ... 32
• P. A. Robson, c Stanbrough, b Marsh ... 4
• F. D. North, b Marsh ... 17
• H. Bryan, c Holt, b Marsh ... 1
• B. F. Hanson, c and b Marsh ... 0
• Hart, c Wheeler, b Conan Doyle ... 6
• J. S. Bookless, b Marsh ... 6
• C. De B. Thurston, not out ... 28
• R. J. Godfrey, l b w, b Wheeler ... 23
• P. Godfrey, c Stanbrough, b Wheeler ... 12
• Byes ... 8
• Total ... 137

Second innings.

• N. O. Tagart, c sub, b Marsh ... 18
• J. D. Adamson, c Papillon, b Wheeler ... 40
• P. A. Robson, b Wheeler .. 0
• F. D. North, l b w, b Bush ... 0
• H. Bryan, c Davenport, b Bush ... 0
• B. F. Hanson, not out ... 9
• Hart, c Wheeler, c Wilkinson, b Marsh ... 6
• J. S. Bookless, c Morrison, b Bush ... 34
• C. De B. Thurston, c Marsh, b Bush ... 1
• R. J. Godfrey, b Marsh ... 16
• P. Godfrey, b Marsh ... 18
• Byes ... 6
• Total ... 147

EASTBOURNE.

• A. M. Wilkinson, c North, b Hart ... 39
• H. J. Davenport, b Hart ... 57
• F. W. Bush, b Adamson ... 37
• W. E. Harrison, l b w, b Hart ... 42
• H. G. Papillon, b Hanson ... 33
• F. L. Holt, c Bryan, b Hanson ... 4
• M. H. Stanbrough, c Bryan b Adamson ... 14
• J. F. Marsh, not out ... 23
• Dr. Conan Doyle, b Robson ... 6
• C. R. Morrison, b Robson ... 0
• Wheeler, b Hart ... 1
• Byes, &c. ... 30
• Total ... 286

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