M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent (MCC 1903)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent is a cricket result published in the Marylebone Cricket Club, Matches for the Season, 1903.
First-class match. Arthur Conan Doyle's team (M.C.C.) lost.
M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent

Marylebone Cricket Club, Matches for the Season (1903, p. 7)
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, MAY 28, 29.
M.C.C.
First Innings.
- W. G. Grace, Esq. b Fairservice ... 11
- Thompson, c Bradley, b Fielder ... 14
- J. Gilman, Esq. b Fairservice ... 19
- T. A. D. Bevington, Esq. b Bradley ... 17
- A. E. Trott, c Phillips, b Bradley ... 1
- E. I. M. Barrett, Esq. c and b Fairservice ... 4
- Relf, c Phillips, b Hearne ... 42
- C. C. T. Doll, Esq. b Fairservice ... 58
- Sir A. Conan Doyle, c Huish, b Hearne ... 3
- Butt, b Hearne ... 2
- J. T. Hearne, not out ... 1
- B 4, l-b 1 ... 5
- Total ... 177
Second Innings.
- W. G. Grace, Esq. b Fairservice ... 31
- Thompson, b Fielder ... 2
- J. Gilman, Esq. c Hearne, b Blythe ... 9
- T. A. D. Bevington, Esq. c Humphreys, b Bradley ... 15
- A. E. Trott, b Fairservice ... 31
- E. I. M. Barrett, Esq. c Seymour, b Bradley ... 15
- Relf, b Fairservice ... 4
- C. C. T. Doll, Esq. b Bradley ... 2
- Sir A. Conan Doyle, not out ... 16
- Butt, c Seymour, b Humphreys ... 2
- J. T. Hearne, b Blythe ... 15
- B 3 ... 3
- Total ... 145
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
First Innings | Second Innings. | ||||||||||||
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Name. | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. | |
Fielder | 16 | 1 | 67 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Bradley | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | 32 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Fairservice | 18 | 6 | 40 | 4 | .. | .. | 16 | 3 | 56 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Blythe | 10 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .. | .. | 4.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | |
A. Hearne | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .. | .. | |
Humphreys | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
KENT.
First Innings.
- C. J. Burnup, Esq. c Gilman, b Trott ... 72
- E. W. Dillon, Esq. c and b Hearne ... 0
- Huish, b Trott ... 6
- Seymour, c Butt, b Trott ... 0
- Humphreys, st Butt, b Hearne ... 12
- A. Hearne, b Thompson ... 16
- W. Phillips, Esq. b Hearne ... 2
- Fairservice, b Hearne ... 1
- Blythe, c Grace, b Hearne ... 11
- W. M. Bradley, Esq. b Trott ... 9
- Fielder, not out ... 2
- B 12, l-b 4 ... 16
- Total ... 147
Second Innings.
- C. J. Burnup, Esq. c Barrett, b Trott ... 47
- E. W. Dillon, Esq. c Barrett, b Hearne ... 0
- Huish, b Hearne ... 56
- Seymour, lbw b Trott ... 17
- Humphreys, b Thompson ... 9
- A. Hearne, b Hearne ... 8
- W. Phillips, Esq. b Thompson ... 1
- Fairservice, not out ... 19
- Blythe, not out ... 5
- B 13, l-b 1 ... 14
- Total ... 176
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
First Innings | Second Innings. | ||||||||||||
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Name. | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. | O. | M. | R. | W. | Wds. | N-b. | |
J. T. Hearne | 21 | 8 | 59 | 5 | .. | .. | 20 | 4 | 54 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Trott | 14.2 | 3 | 54 | 4 | .. | .. | 19 | 2 | 66 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Thompson | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | 5 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Relf | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .. | .. | |
Bevington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .. | .. |
Umpires — Phillips and Pike. Scorers — Geeson and T. Attewell.
Kent won by 3 wickets