M.C.C. v. Wiltshire
M.C.C. v. Wiltshire is a cricket result published in The Sporting Life on 12 august 1907.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (M.C.C.) lost.
M.C.C. v. Wiltshire
A CENTURY BY H. S. SNELL.
The concluding day of the match at Lord's was marked by the capital play of H. S. Snell during Wiltshire's second innings. Soon after the commencement he "collared" the bowling, and hitting hard, scored 114. Snell's principal hits were fifteen 4's and six 3's. The innings closed for 256. In their second venture M.C.C. required 241 to avert defeat, but their innings only realised 176 runs. Wiltshire winning by 65 runs. Smith took four wickets for 36. Full score and analysis:—
WILTSHIRE.
1st Inn.
- H S Snell b East ... 2
- Smith c Wood b Thompson ... 14
- Newman b East ... 0
- H Taunton not out ... 72
- W R C Laverton b East ... 18
- R W Awdry b Thompson ... 0
- F H Humphrys b Thompson ... 0
- A G Dibsdall c Thompson b East ... 6
- Captain R H Olivier b Thompson ... 7
- Smart run out ... 17
- T S Luce did not bat ... 0
- Extras ... 14
- Total ... 150
2nd Inn.
- H S Snell b Thompson ... 114
- Smith b East ... 0
- Newman b East ... 31
- H Taunton b Thompson ... 12
- W R C Laverton b East ... 30
- R W Awdry c and b Hendren ... 5
- F H Humphrys b East ... 5
- A G Dibsdall c Hendren b Thompson ... 18
- Captain R H Olivier b Thompson ... 4
- Smart b Thompson ... 21
- T S Luce not out ... 1
- Extras ... 15
- Total ... 256
M.C.C.
1st Inn.
- Sir A Conan Doyle b Smart ... 27
- Thompson c Awdry b Smith ... 81
- C C T Doll b Humphrys ... 0
- M S Poore b Humphrys ... 4
- A E Wood b Smart ... 0
- R L Crankshaw b Smart ... 4
- East st Olivier b Smith ... 20
- Cecil Headlam b Dibsdall ... 0
- D W Payne c Snell b Dibsdall ... 8
- Oscar Asche b Dibsdall ... 0
- Hendren not out ... 6
- Extras ... 15
- Total ... 165
2nd Inn.
- Sir A Conan Doyle b Humphrys ... 9
- Thompson b Humphrys ... 6
- C C T Doll b Newman ... 25
- M S Poore b Smith ... 0
- A E Wood c Luce b Smart ... 21
- R L Crankshaw b Smart ... 17
- East c Laverton b Smith ... 44
- Cecil Headlam b Smith ... 11
- D W Payne b Newman ... 19
- Oscar Asche not out ... 6
- Hendren c Newman b Smith ... 5
- Extras ... 13
- Total ... 176
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Wiltshire. — First Innings.
| O. | M. | R. | W. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson | 21 | 4 | 48 | 4 |
| East | 19 | 3 | 78 | 4 |
| Hendren | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
East bowled two no-balls.
Second Innings.
| O. | M. | R. | W. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson | 25 | 4 | 60 | 5 |
| East | 40 | 11 | 103 | 4 |
| Hendren | 19 | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| Doyle | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
M.C.C. — First Innings.
| O. | M. | R. | W. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 18 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Smart | 16 | 2 | 49 | 3 |
| Humphrys | 11 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Dibsdall | 7.4 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
Second Innings.
| O. | M. | R. | W. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 25 | 11 | 36 | 4 |
| Smart | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Humphrys | 20 | 4 | 51 | 2 |
| Newman | 15 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
Umpires: Pougher and W A J West.
