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''Hants County Challenge Cup'' is a [[cricket]] result published in [[The Sportsman]] on 19 september 1890.

[[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s team (Portsmouth) lost.


== Hants County Challenge Cup ==
[[File:the-sportsman-1890-09-19-hants-county-challenge-cup-p4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[The Sportsman]] (19 september 1890, p. 4)]]

'''FINAL TIE.'''

WINCHESTER v. PORTSMOUTH. — This contest, which was extended into three days, on Wednesday ended in a victory for Winchester by 151 runs. Altogether 997 runs were scored. C. J. R. Richards alone securing three figures. P. B. Vanderbyl contributed ninety-six for the winners and also did well in the bowling department. On one occasion he sent the ball 44 yards 1 ft 10 in, the distances being measured by Holmes and Young, two of the county umpires. Score: 


'''WINCHESTER.'''

''First innings.''

* J. A. Fort, c Jeffkins, b Pillans ... 23
* C. J. R. Richards, b Pillans ... 1
* H. Elliott, c sub., b [[Alfred H. Wood|Wood]] ... 6
* P. B. Vanderbyl, run out ... 18
* Rev. J. G. Crowdy, c Buckingham, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 46
* Capt. C. E. Clowes, c Sparkes, b Andrews ... 17
* A. Tebbutt, run out ... 8
* A. Pink, c Smith, b Andrews ... 30
* M. Sherry, c [[Alfred H. Wood|Wood]], b Pillans ... 4
* S. Aylward, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 5 
* W. Roberts, not out ... 13
* Extras ... 27
* Total ... 198

''Second innings.''

* J. A. Fort, b Pillans ... 27
* C. J. R. Richards, c Smith, b Sparkes ... 119
* H. Elliott, b Jeffkins ... 21
* P. B. Vanderbyl, c Andrews, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 96
* Rev. J. G. Crowdy, c Grice, b Sparkes ... 1
* Capt. C. E. Clowes, c [[Alfred H. Wood|Wood]], b Sparkes ... 1
* A. Tebbutt, c Smith, b Sparkes ... 26
* A. Pink, b [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] ... 6
* M. Sherry, b Allan ... 16
* S. Aylward, not out ... 17
* W. Roberts, b Allan ... 13
* Extras ... 33
* Total ... 376


'''PORTSMOUTH.'''

''First innings.''

* Sergt. Buckingham, run out ... 24
* L. Bonham-Carter, b Pink ... 13
* J. H. Smith, b Vanderbyl ... 46
* F. G. Jeffkins, b Vanderbyl ... 7
* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr. A. C. Doyle]], run out ... 5
* G. A. Sparkes, b Vanderbyl ... 33
* [[Alfred H. Wood|A. Wood]], b Vanderbyl ... 0
* A. A. Pillans, not out ... 9
* L. Allan, b Vanderbyl ... 18
* E. H. Andrews, b Vanderbyl ... 15
* T. Grice, b Roberts ... 7
* Extras ... 11
* Total ... 188

''Second innings.''

* Sergt. Buckingham, c Richards, b Clowes ... 23
* L. Bonham-Carter, c Sherry, b Vanderbyl ... 6
* J. H. Smith, c Crowdy, b Vanderbyl ... 82
* F. G. Jeffkins, c Fort, b Vanderbyl ... 18
* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr. A. C. Doyle]], c Fort, b Vanderbyl ... 2
* G. A. Sparkes, l b w. b Pink ... 26
* [[Alfred H. Wood|A. Wood]], b Pink ... 13
* A. A. Pillans, not out ... 14
* L. Allan, c Sherry, b Pink ... 12
* E. H. Andrews, c Pink, b Richards ... 9
* T. Grice, run out ... 13
* Extras ... 17
* Total ... 235






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