M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridgeshire (article 30 august 1900)
M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridgeshire is a cricket result published in The Sporting Life on 30 august 1900.
Result was a draw.
M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridgeshire

This two days' match commenced at Lord's Ground, St. John's Wood, on Friday, was continued on Saturday in fine weather, and after playing out time, it ended in a draw. On the first day Cambridgeshire had completed an innings for the respectable total of 256, and M.C.C. had lost four wickets for 134. The features of Saturday's play were the innings of 101 by J. H. King and not out 90 by O. Watts. Full score sad bowling analysis:—
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
- Mr. K. Swann-Mason, b King ... 73
- Bacon, c Whiteside, b Woodcock ... 88
- G. Watts, c Cuming, b Woodcock ... 34
- Rev. P. Hattersley-Smith, b Woodcock ... 0
- Mr. W. R. Thomas, c Whiteside, b Doyle ... 11
- D. Hayward, c Whiteside, b Geeson ... 9
- Rev. E. F. Wood, b Geeson ... 4
- Mr. E. Briggs, b Geeson ... 11
- Mr. J. H. Widdicombe, b Geeson ... 1
- Mr. F. K. Robinson, run out ... 10
- Bryan, not out ... 2
- B 8, l-b 4, w 1 ... 13
- Total ... 256
In the second innings Mr. R. Swann-Mason scored b Woodcock 69, Bacon b Geeson 10, G. Watts not out 90, Rev. P. Hattersley-Smith b Woodcock 12, Mr. S. E. Briggs c Whiteside b Marriott 46; byes, &c., 8. — Total (for four wickets), *235.
(*) Innings declared closed.
M.C.C. AND GROUND.
- Mr. A. J. Smith, b Hayward ... 10
- Mr. W. R. Collins, b Hayward ... 4
- Mr. H. H. Marriott, c Watts, b Hayward ... 29
- J. H. King, b Hayward ... 101
- Mr. C. W. Gooch, c Watts, b Swann-Mason ... 6
- Geeson, b Hayward ... 24
- Mr. A. Conan Doyle, st Watts, b Bacon ... 33
- Mr. F. E. Cuming, b Watts ... 0
- Mr. A. A. Somerville, b Hayward ... 11
- Whiteside, c Hayward, b Watts ... 3
- Woodcock, not out ... 0
- B 14, l-b 5 ... 19
- Total ... 240
In the second innings Mr. A. J. Smith scored c Bacon b Hayward 15, Mr. W. R. Collins b Bryan 8, Mr. H. H. Marriott b Thomas 40, J. H. King not out 15, Mr. C. W. Gooch c Thomas b Hayward 23, Mr. A. Conan Doyle c Briggs b Thomas 6, Mr. A. A. Somerville not out 36; byes, &c., 5. — Total, (for five wickets), 148.
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. — FIRST INNINGS.
O. | M. | R. | W. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodcock | 27 | 2 | 94 | 3 |
Geeson | 23 | 7 | 42 | 4 |
Smith | 3 | — | 18 | — |
Doyle | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
King | 20 | 7 | 39 | 1 |
Marriott | 2 | — | 12 | — |
Doyle bowled one wide.
SECOND INNINGS.
O. | M. | R. | W. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodcock | 11 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
Geeson | 17.3 | 2 | 81 | 1 |
Doyle | 6 | 1 | 17 | — |
King | 4 | — | 21 | — |
Marriott | 4 | — | 43 | 1 |
Cuming | 4 | — | 13 | — |
Geeson bowled one wide.
M.C.C. AND GROUND. — FIRST INNINGS.
O. | M. | R. | W. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan | 20 | 6 | 54 | — |
Hayward | 30 | 6 | 83 | 6 |
Swann-Mason | 10 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Briggs | 4 | 1 | 14 | — |
Bacon | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
Widdicombe | 2 | — | 12 | — |
Watts | 7.1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
SECOND INNINGS.
O. | M. | R. | W. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
Hayward | 11 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
Bacon | 7 | — | 34 | — |
Thomas | 6 | 1 | 36 | 2 |