Eastbourne v. Old Yverdonians
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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

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